Two prizes of $1,500 each and publication by Orison Books are given annually for a poetry collection and a book of fiction. Eric Pankey will judge in poetry and Victor LaValle...
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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.
Orison Books
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $30
Application Deadline: 4/1/19
Southeast Missouri State University Press
Cash Prize: $2,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 4/1/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $2,000, publication by Southeast Missouri State University Press, and 30 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Using the online submission system...
read moreGemini Magazine
Cash Prize: $5,000
Entry Fee: $10
Application Deadline: 4/1/19
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $5,000 and publication in Gemini Magazine is given annually for a short story. The editors will judge. Submit a story of any length with a $10 entry fee by...
read moreZone 3 Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 4/1/19
Genre: Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Zone 3 Press is given biennially for a memoir or essay collection. Submit a manuscript of 120 to 300 pages with a $25 entry fee by April 1...
read moreSaturnalia Books
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $30
Application Deadline: 4/1/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,500, publication by Saturnalia Books, and 20 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Patricia Smith will judge. Using the online submission...
read moreWaterston Desert Writing Prize
Cash Prize: $2,500
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 4/1/19
Genre: Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $2,500 and a two-week residency at the PLAYA retreat in Summer Lake, Oregon, is given annually for a nonfiction work-in-progress that “recognizes the vital role...
read moreCleveland State University Poetry Center
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $28
Application Deadline: 4/5/19
Genre: Poetry
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication by the Cleveland State University Poetry Center are given annually for poetry collections. The First Book Competition is open to poets...
read moreCleveland State University Poetry Center
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $28
Application Deadline: 4/5/19
Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication by the Cleveland State University Poetry Center is given annually for an essay collection. Hanif Abdurraqib will judge. Using the online...
read moreFour Way Books
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $30
Application Deadline: 4/7/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Four Way Books is given annually to a U.S. poet for a poetry collection. The winner will also be invited to participate in a reading in New...
read moreOxford American
Cash Prize: $10,000
Entry Fee: $30
Application Deadline: 4/8/19
Genre: Creative Nonfiction
A fellowship, which includes a stipend of $10,000, will be given annually to a writer working on a first book of nonfiction. The fellowship includes housing in a private...
read moreAustralian Book Review
Cash Prize: $5,000
Entry Fee: $18
Application Deadline: 4/10/19
Genre: Fiction
A prize of AUD $5,000 (approximately $3,610) is given annually for a story. A second-place prize of AUD $3,000 (approximately $2,170) and a third-place prize of AUD $2,000 (...
read moreOberon
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $18
Application Deadline: 4/10/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Oberon is given annually for a single poem. Submit up to three poems with an $18 entry fee, which includes an issue of Oberon...
read moreUniversity of Arkansas Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $28
Application Deadline: 4/15/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by University of Arkansas Press is given annually for a poetry collection by a Latina or Latino writer. Using the online submission system,...
read moreNew Ohio Review
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 4/15/19
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in New Ohio Review are given annually for a poem or group of poems, a short story, and an essay. Tyehimba Jess will judge...
read moreUniversity of Arkansas Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 4/15/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by University of Arkansas Press is given annually for a first or second poetry collection by a writer of Arab heritage. Series editors Hayan...
read moreGulf Coast
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $23
Application Deadline: 4/15/19
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Three prizes of $1,500 each and publication in Gulf Coast are given annually for a poem, a short story, and an essay. Submit up to five poems totaling no more than 10...
read moreAmerican Literary Translators Association
Cash Prize: $5,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 4/15/19
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $5,000 is given annually for a book of poetry, fiction, or nonfiction translated from an Asian language into English and published in the previous year. Publishers...
read moreHidden River Arts
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $22
Application Deadline: 4/15/19
Genre: Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Hidden River Publishing is given annually for a book-length work of nonfiction. The editors will judge. Using the online submission system...
read moreAmerican Literary Translators Association
Cash Prize: $5,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 4/15/19
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $5,000 is given annually for a book of fiction or nonfiction translated from Italian into English and published in the previous year. Publishers or translators may...
read moreAmerican Literary Translators Association
Cash Prize: $2,500
Entry Fee: $50
Application Deadline: 4/15/19
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Two prizes of $2,500 each are given annually for a book of poetry and a book of prose translated from any language into English and published in the previous year. For the...
read moreSlope Editions
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $22
Application Deadline: 4/15/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Slope Editions is given annually for a poetry collection. Solmaz Sharif will judge. Submit a manuscript of 40 to 90 pages with a $22 entry...
read moreHub City Press
Cash Prize: $10,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 4/16/19
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $10,000 and publication by Hub City Press will be given annually for a short story collection. U.S. writers who have not published a book in any genre and who have...
read moreHub City Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 4/17/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Hub City Press is given biennially for a poetry collection. U.S. poets who have published no more than one full-length poetry collection...
read morePen Parentis
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $15
Application Deadline: 4/17/19
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Brain, Child is given annually to a fiction writer who is the parent of a child under the age of 10. The winner also receives an...
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