A prize of $2,500 and publication of an excerpt in Scandinavian Review is given annually for an English translation of a work of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction...
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The Writing Contests, Grants & Awards database includes details about the creative writing contests—including poetry contests, short story competitions, essay contests, awards for novels, and more—that we’ve published in Poets & Writers Magazine during the past year. We carefully review the practices and policies of each contest before including it. Ours is the most trusted resource for legitimate writing contests available anywhere.
American-Scandinavian Foundation
Cash Prize: $2,500
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 9/15/25
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
New York Public Library
Cash Prize: $90,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 9/26/25
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Fifteen fellowships are given annually to artists, academics, and creative writers, including poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators, whose work...
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Cash Prize: $2,000
Entry Fee: $30
Application Deadline: 11/1/25
Genre: Poetry, Translation
A prize of $2,000 and publication by Saturnalia Books is given annually for a poetry collection in translation. Translators who identify as female (including those who are...
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