A prize of $1,000, publication by Black Lawrence Press, and 10 author copies is given annually for a collection of poems, short stories, essays, or hybrid work. Collections...
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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.
Black Lawrence Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $27
Application Deadline: 3/31/23
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
American Literary Translators Association
Cash Prize: $6,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 4/17/23
Genre: Poetry, Translation, Cross-Genre
A prize of $6,000 is given annually for a book of poetry or a text from Zen Buddhism translated from an Asian language into English and published in the previous year....
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