Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Dogwood are given annually for a poem, a short story, and an essay. Submit up to three poems totaling no more than 10...
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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.
Dogwood
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $10
Application Deadline: 9/5/20
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Gotham Book Prize
Cash Prize: $50,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 11/1/20
Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $50,000 will be given annually for a book of fiction or creative nonfiction about New York City or that takes place in New York City published in the current year....
read moreGriffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry
Cash Prize: $48,750
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 12/31/20
Genre: Poetry
Two prizes of CAD $65,000 (approximately $48,750) each are given annually for poetry collections by a Canadian poet or translator and by an international poet or translator...
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