A prize of $1,000 and publication in TulipTree Review is given annually for a poem, a short story, or an essay that tells a story with female main characters who are “...
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.
TulipTree Publishing
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 3/8/21
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Yemassee
Cash Prize: $1,250
Entry Fee: $18
Application Deadline: 3/15/21
Two prizes of $1,250 and publication by Yemassee is given annually for a poetry chapbook and a fiction chapbook. Dustin Pearson will judge in poetry and Mira T. Lee...
read moreNational Poetry Series
Cash Prize: $10,000
Entry Fee: $35
Application Deadline: 3/15/21
Genre: Poetry
Five prizes of $10,000 each and publication by participating trade, university, or small press publishers are given annually for poetry collections. The 2021 publishers are...
read moreRobinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $10
Application Deadline: 3/15/21
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a single poem. Kim Stafford will judge. Submit up to three poems of no more than three pages each with a $10 entry fee by March 15. Send...
read moreBellingham Review
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 3/15/21
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Bellingham Review are given annually for works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The 49th Parallel Award for...
read moreVerse
Cash Prize: $500
Entry Fee: $16
Application Deadline: 3/15/21
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $500 and publication by Factory Hollow Press is given annually for a poetry chapnbook. The winner will also receive a monthlong residency in summer 2022 in a private...
read moreThe Word Works
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 3/15/21
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,500 and publication by the Word Works is given annually to a U.S. or Canadian poet for a poetry collection. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 80 pages with a $25 entry...
read moreAirlie Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 3/15/21
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Airlie Press is given annually for a poetry collection. The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a...
read morePrairie Schooner
Cash Prize: $3,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 3/15/21
Two prizes of $3,000 each and publication by University of Nebraska Press are given annually for a poetry collection and a short story collection. Kwame Dawes will judge....
read moreFish Publishing
Cash Prize: $1,188
Entry Fee: $16
Application Deadline: 3/31/21
Genre: Poetry
A prize of €1,000 (approximately $1,188) and publication in the Fish Publishing anthology is given annually for a single poem. The winner is also invited to read at the...
read moreElixir Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $30
Application Deadline: 3/31/21
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Elixir Press is given annually for a first or second poetry collection. Kirun Kapur will judge. Submit a manuscript of at least 48 pages...
read moreIowa City UNESCO City of Literature
Cash Prize: $20,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 3/31/21
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $20,000 will be given annually to a writer “who, like Paul Engle, represents a pioneering spirit in the world of literature through writing, editing, publishing, or...
read moreArts & Letters
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 3/31/21
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Arts & Letters are given annually for a group of poems, a short story, and an essay. Romeo Oriogun will judge in...
read moreBanipal Trust for Arab Literature
Cash Prize: $4,029
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 3/31/21
A prize of £3,000 (approximately $4,029) is given annually for a book of poetry or fiction translated from Arabic into English and published for the first time in English...
read moreLascaux Review
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $15
Application Deadline: 3/31/21
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Lascaux Review is given annually for a single poem. The winner and finalists will also be published in the annual print edition of...
read morePress 53
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $15
Application Deadline: 3/31/21
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Prime Number Magazine are given annually for a poem and a short story. Stacy R. Nigliazzo will judge in poetry and Dennis...
read moreTrustees of the Robert Frost Farm
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $6
Application Deadline: 3/31/21
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a poem written in metrical verse. The winner also receives a scholarship to attend and give a reading at the Frost Farm Poetry...
read moreBlack Lawrence Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 3/31/21
A prize of $1,000, publication by Black Lawrence Press, and 10 author copies is given annually for a collection of poems or short stories. The editors will judge. Using only...
read moreCleveland State University Poetry Center
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 3/31/21
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by the Cleveland State University Poetry Center is given annually for a poetry collection. Shane McCrae will judge. Using only the online...
read moreIndiana Review
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 3/31/21
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Indiana Review are given annually for a poem and a story. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three...
read moreFour Way Books
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $30
Application Deadline: 3/31/21
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Four Way Books is given annually for a poetry collection. The winner will also be invited to participate in a reading in New York City....
read moreSaturnalia Books
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $30
Application Deadline: 4/1/21
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,500, publication by Saturnalia Books, and 20 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Sabrina Orah Mark will judge. Using only the online...
read moreOrison Books
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 4/1/21
Two prizes of $1,500 each and publication by Orison Books are given annually for a poetry collection and a book of fiction. Jericho Brown will judge in poetry and Debra Spark...
read moreWinning Writers
Cash Prize: $2,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 4/1/21
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $2,000 and publication on the Winning Writers website is given annually for a humorous poem. A second-place prize of $500 is also awarded. Jendi Reiter will judge....
read moreNimrod International Journal
Cash Prize: $2,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 4/1/21
Two prizes of $2,000 each and publication in Nimrod International Journal are given annually for a group of poems and a work of fiction. A runner-up in each category...
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