A prize of $5,000 and a monthlong residency at the Blue Mountain Center, an artists colony in Blue Mountain Lake, New York, is given annually to an essayist or journalist whose...
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.
Blue Mountain Center
Cash Prize: $5,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 7/1/19
Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction
Bellevue Literary Review
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 7/1/19
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Bellevue Literary Review are given annually to a poet, a fiction writer, and a creative nonfiction writer for works...
read moreNuclear Age Peace Foundation
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $15
Application Deadline: 7/1/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication on the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation website is given annually for a single poem that explores “positive visions of peace and the human spirit...
read moreClaremont Graduate University
Cash Prize: $100,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 7/1/19
Genre: Poetry
The $100,000 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award is given annually to honor a book of poetry by a midcareer U.S. poet. The winner spends one week in residence at Claremont Graduate...
read morePrairie Heritage, Inc.
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 7/1/19
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a book of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction published in the previous year that “illuminates the heritage of America’s mid-...
read moreNowhere Magazine
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 7/1/19
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Nowhere Magazine is given twice yearly for a poem, a short story, or an essay that “possesses a powerful sense of place.” Porter...
read moreLiterary Arts
Cash Prize: $3,500
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 7/8/19
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Fellowships of $3,500 each are given annually to Oregon writers to initiate, develop, or complete literary projects in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. One Women...
read moreStone Canoe
Cash Prize: $500
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 7/8/19
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Three prizes of $500 each and publication in Stone Canoe are given annually for works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction by writers who are current or past...
read moreCrab Orchard
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 7/8/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000, publication by Southern Illinois University Press, and a $1,500 honorarium to give a reading at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale is given annually...
read moreNarrative
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 7/14/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,500 and publication in Narrative is given annually for a poem or group of poems. The poetry editors will judge. Using the online submission system,...
read moreRattle
Cash Prize: $10,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 7/15/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $10,000 and publication in Rattle is given annually for a poem. A Reader’s Choice Award of $2,000 is also given to one of ten finalists. Submit up to four...
read moreComstock Review
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $28
Application Deadline: 7/15/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Comstock Review is given annually for a single poem. David Kirby will judge. Using the online submission system, submit up to five...
read moreThe Story Prize
Cash Prize: $20,000
Entry Fee: $75
Application Deadline: 7/15/19
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $20,000 is given annually for a short story collection written in English and published in the United States in the previous year. Two runners-up receive $5,000 each...
read moreLiteral Latté
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $10
Application Deadline: 7/15/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Literal Latté is given annually for a poem or group of poems. Submit up to ten poems totaling no more than 2,000 words each with a...
read moreCincinnati Review
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 7/15/19
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Cincinnati Review are given annually for a poem and a piece of fiction or creative nonfiction. Rebecca Lindenberg will...
read moreThe Word Works
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 7/15/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by the Word Works is given annually for a poetry collection by a poet who has published at least two full-length books of poetry. Nancy White...
read moreSanta Fe Writers Project
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $30
Application Deadline: 7/15/19
Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $1,500 and publication by the Santa Fe Writers Project is given biennially for a book of fiction or creative nonfiction. Carmen Maria Machado will judge. Submit a...
read moreLedbury Poetry Festival
Cash Prize: $1,300
Entry Fee: $7
Application Deadline: 7/18/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of £1,000 (approximately $1,300); a course at Ty Newydd, the National Writing Centre of Wales; and publication on the Ledbury Poetry Festival website is given annually...
read moreSixfold
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $5
Application Deadline: 7/24/19
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Sixfold are given quarterly for a group of poems and a short story. Using the online submission system, submit up to five...
read moreHidden River Arts
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $22
Application Deadline: 7/30/19
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Hidden River Press is given annually for a story collection. Using the online submission system, submit a manuscript of any length with a $...
read moreKore Press
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $28
Application Deadline: 7/30/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,500, publication by Kore Press, and 20 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection by a woman, trans, or gender-nonconforming poet. Erica Hunt will...
read moreEmrys Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 7/30/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Emrys Press is given annually for a poetry chapbook. The winner will also receive a weeklong residency at the Rensing Center near...
read moreF(r)iction
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $15
Application Deadline: 7/31/19
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $1,000 is given three times a year for a short story. Using the online submission system, submit a story of 1,000 to 7,500 words with a $15 entry fee by July 31. The...
read moreHowling Bird Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 7/31/19
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Howling Bird Press will be given in alternating years for a book of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction. The 2019 prize will be awarded...
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