A prize of $1,000 and publication by Autumn House Press is given annually for a poetry chapbook. Gerry LaFemina will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a...
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.
Briar Cliff Review
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 11/1/19
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Briar Cliff Review are given annually for a poem, a short story, and an essay. The editors will judge. Submit three...
read moreSoutheast Missouri State University Press
Cash Prize: $2,000
Entry Fee: $30
Application Deadline: 11/1/19
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $2,000 and publication by Southeast Missouri State University Press is given annually for a novel, novella, or collection of linked stories by a U.S. writer who has...
read moreMalahat Review
Cash Prize: $1,520
Entry Fee: $40
Application Deadline: 11/1/19
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Three prizes of CAD $2,000 (approximately $1,520) each and publication in Malahat Review are given annually for a poem or group of poems, a short story, and an essay....
read moreBrick Road Poetry Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 11/1/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000, publication by Brick Road Poetry Press, and 25 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Keith Badowski and Ron Self will judge. Using only...
read moreReed Magazine
Cash Prize: $1,333
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 11/1/19
Genre: Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $1,333 and publication in Reed Magazine is given annually for an essay. Using only the online submission system, submit an essay of up to 5,000 words with a...
read moreFiction Collective Two
Cash Prize: $15,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 11/1/19
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $15,000 and publication by Fiction Collective Two, an imprint of University of Alabama Press, is given annually for a novel, short story collection, novella, or...
read moreReed Magazine
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 11/1/19
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Reed Magazine is given annually for a short story. Using only the online submission system, submit a story of up to 5,000 words...
read moreAlice James Books
Cash Prize: $2,000
Entry Fee: $30
Application Deadline: 11/4/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $2,000 and publication by Alice James Books is given annually for a poetry collection by a poet residing in the United States. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 100 pages...
read morePleiades Press
Cash Prize: $2,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 11/15/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $2,000 and publication by Pleiades Press with distribution by Louisiana State University Press is given annually for a poetry collection by a U.S. poet. The winner...
read morePerugia Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $27
Application Deadline: 11/15/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Perugia Press is given annually for a first or second poetry collection by a woman. Submit a manuscript of 45 to 85 pages with a $27 entry...
read moreHidden River Arts
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $22
Application Deadline: 11/15/19
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Hidden River Press will be given annually for a novel. Hidden River Press staff will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit...
read moreSonora Review
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $8
Application Deadline: 11/15/19
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Sonora Review is given annually for a work of short prose on a theme. This year’s theme is “Encounter.” Hybrid work is encouraged...
read moreNightboat Books
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $28
Application Deadline: 11/15/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Nightboat Books is given annually for a poetry collection. Kazim Ali will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a...
read moreSonora Review
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $15
Application Deadline: 11/15/19
Genre: Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Sonora Review is given annually for a work of creative nonfiction on a theme. This year’s theme is “Encounter.” Hybrid work is...
read moreThe Story Prize
Cash Prize: $20,000
Entry Fee: $75
Application Deadline: 11/15/19
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $20,000 is given annually for a short story collection written in English and first published in the United States in the previous year. Two runners-up will receive...
read moreTulipTree Publishing
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 11/15/19
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication in TulipTree Review will be given annually for a story of genre fiction. Stories in the genres of mystery, crime, romance, science...
read moreWashington Writers Publishing House
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 11/15/19
Two prizes of $1,000 each, publication by Washington Writers Publishing House, and 50 author copies are given annually for a poetry collection and a short story collection or...
read morePleiades Press
Cash Prize: $2,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 11/15/19
Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $2,000 and publication by Pleiades Press with distribution by Louisiana State University Press is given annually for a collection of short stories, short short...
read morePushcart Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 11/15/19
Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $1,000 is given occasionally for a fiction or nonfiction manuscript that has been rejected by a commercial publisher. The award recognizes “worthy manuscripts that...
read moreWriter’s Digest
Cash Prize: $3,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 11/15/19
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $3,000 and travel and lodging expenses for a trip to the Writer’s Digest Conference in New York City is given annually for a short short story. The winner will also...
read moreYale University Press
Cash Prize:
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 11/15/19
Genre: Poetry
An award of publication by Yale University Press is given annually for a poetry collection by a poet who has not published a full-length book of poetry. Carl Phillips will...
read moreNarrative
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 11/17/19
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $1,500 and publication in Narrative is given annually for a poem, a short story, an essay, or an excerpt from a longer work of fiction or creative...
read moreNarrative
Cash Prize: $2,500
Entry Fee: $27
Application Deadline: 11/30/19
Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $2,500 and publication in Narrative is given annually for a short story, a short short story, an essay, or an excerpt from a longer work of prose. A second-...
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