Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Sixfold are given quarterly for a group of poems and a short story. Using only the online submission system, submit up to...
read moreWriting Contests, Grants & Awards
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.
Sixfold
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $5
Application Deadline: 1/24/20
New Millennium Writings
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 1/31/20
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Four prizes of $1,000 each and publication in New Millennium Writings are given twice yearly for a poem, a short story, a work of flash fiction, and a work of creative...
read moreBlack Lawrence Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 1/31/20
A prize of $1,000, publication by Black Lawrence Press, and 10 author copies is given annually for a novel. The contest is open to traditional novels “as well as novels-in-...
read moreRegal House Publishing
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 1/31/20
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Regal House Publishing will be given annually for a poetry collection. Peter Schmitt and the editors will judge. Submit a manuscript of 48...
read moreAutumn House Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 1/31/20
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Autumn House Press is given annually for a debut poetry collection by a writer age 33 or younger. Yona Harvey will judge. Submit a...
read moreMoney for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 1/31/20
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Grants of up to $1,500 each are given in alternating years to feminist poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers who are citizens of the United States or Canada. The...
read moreIowa Review
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 1/31/20
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Three prizes of $1,500 each and publication in Iowa Review are given annually for works of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Stephanie Burt will judge in poetry, Lan...
read moreWinter Anthology
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $10
Application Deadline: 1/31/20
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Winter Anthology is given annually for a group of poems, a story, or an essay. Using only the online submission system, submit up to...
read moreCrazyhorse
Cash Prize: $2,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 1/31/20
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Three prizes of $2,000 each and publication in Crazyhorse are given annually for a poem, a short story, and an essay. Cyrus Cassells will judge in poetry, Jamel Brinkley...
read moreSchaffner Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 1/31/20
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Schaffner Press is given annually for a poetry collection, a novel, a short story collection, an essay collection, or a memoir that “deals...
read moreAustin Community College
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $30
Application Deadline: 1/31/20
Two prizes of $1,500 each are given annually for a poetry collection and a book of fiction published during the previous year. Authors and publishers may submit three copies of...
read moreVirginia Commonwealth University
Cash Prize: $5,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 2/1/20
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $5,000 and an all-expenses paid trip to give a reading at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond is given annually for a first or second book of poetry...
read morePassaic County Community College
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 2/1/20
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a book of poetry published in the previous year. The winning poet is expected to participate in an awards ceremony and give a reading at...
read moreW. B. Yeats Society of New York
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $15
Application Deadline: 2/1/20
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication on the W. B. Yeats Society of New York website is given annually for a single poem. The winner is also invited to a ceremony in New York City...
read moreBinghamton University
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 2/1/20
Two prizes of $1,000 each are given annually for books of poetry and fiction published during the previous year. The Milt Kessler Poetry Book Award is given for a poetry...
read moreStadler Center for Poetry & Literary Arts
Cash Prize: $5,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 2/1/20
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Two four-month residencies, which include a stipend of $5,000 each, at the Stadler Center for Poetry at Bucknell University are given annually to fiction and nonfiction writers...
read moreMain Street Rag
Cash Prize: $1,200
Entry Fee: $27
Application Deadline: 2/1/20
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,200, publication by Main Street Rag, and 50 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. The editors and previous winners will judge. Submit a...
read morePassaic County Community College
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $18
Application Deadline: 2/1/20
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Paterson Literary Review is given annually for a single poem. Submit three copies of up to five poems of no more than two pages each...
read moreSouthern Indiana Review
Cash Prize: $4,000
Entry Fee: $35
Application Deadline: 2/3/20
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $4,000 and publication by Southern Indiana Review Press is given annually for a poetry collection. Michael Waters will judge. Submit up to 80 pages of poetry (no...
read moreSouthern Illinois University
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $30
Application Deadline: 2/8/20
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Three prizes of $1,000 each are given annually for a poetry collection, a book of fiction, and a book of creative nonfiction published in the previous year. Each winner will...
read moreFurious Flower Poetry Center
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $15
Application Deadline: 2/10/20
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Obsidian, the literary journal of Illinois State University, is given annually for a group of poems. The winner also receives...
read moreHippocrates Prize
Cash Prize: $1,260
Entry Fee: $10
Application Deadline: 2/14/20
Genre: Poetry
A prize of £1,000 (approximately $1,260) and publication in the Hippocrates Prize anthology and on the website is given annually for a single poem on a medical theme. A prize...
read moreMilkweed Editions
Cash Prize: $10,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 2/14/20
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $10,000 and publication by Milkweed Editions is given annually for a poetry collection by a poet currently residing in Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South...
read moreColgate University
Cash Prize: $42,745
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 2/15/20
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Two nine-month residencies at Colgate University, including a stipend of $42,745, health benefits, and travel expenses, are given annually to poets, fiction writers, or...
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