A prize of $25,000 and a weeklong residency at Interlochen Center for the Arts in Interlochen, Michigan, will be given annually for a book of fiction or nonfiction published in...
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.
Interlochen Center for the Arts
Cash Prize: $25,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 6/1/24
Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
PEN America
Cash Prize: $15,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 6/1/24
Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Two grants of $15,000 are given annually for nonfiction works-in-progress that “use oral history to illuminate an event, individual, place, or movement.” Using only the online...
read morePEN America
Cash Prize: $5,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 6/1/24
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Two grants of $5,000 each will be given annually for poetry, fiction, and nonfiction works-in-progress “by immigrant and refugee writers, recognizing that the literature of...
read morePEN America
Cash Prize: $4,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 6/1/24
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Ten grants of $3,000 to $4,000 each are given annually to support the translation of book-length works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction that have not previously...
read moreSalamander
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $15
Application Deadline: 6/1/24
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Salamander is given annually for a short story. Kevin Wilson will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a story of...
read moreAmerican Short Fiction
Cash Prize: $2,500
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 6/1/24
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $2,500 and publication in American Short Fiction is given annually for a short story. The winner also receives a weeklong, all-expenses-paid writing retreat...
read moreBard College
Cash Prize: $30,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 6/1/24
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $30,000 and a one-semester appointment as writer-in-residence at Bard College is given annually to a fiction writer under the age of 40. The winner must give at...
read moreOmnidawn Publishing
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $35
Application Deadline: 6/14/24
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000, publication by Omnidawn Publishing, and 20 author copies is given annually for a poetry chapbook. T.J. Anderson III will judge. Using only the online...
read moreWestern Connecticut State University
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 6/14/24
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Three prizes of $1,000 each are given annually for books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction published in the previous year. The winners also receive $500 in travel expenses and...
read moreTowson University
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 6/15/24
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a book of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction by a current resident of Maryland who has lived in the state for at least three years...
read moreNew American Press
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 6/15/24
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $1,500, publication by New American Press, and 25 author copies is given annually for a book of fiction. Kalani Pickhart will judge. Using only the online submission...
read moreBitter Oleander Press
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $28
Application Deadline: 6/15/24
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,500 and publication by Bitter Oleander Press is given annually for a poetry collection. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 80 pages with a $28 entry fee between May 1...
read moreUniversity of Akron Press
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 6/15/24
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,500 and publication by University of Akron Press is given annually for a poetry collection. Matthew Olzmann will judge. Using only the online submission system,...
read more42 Miles Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 6/15/24
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000, publication by 42 Miles Press, and 50 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. The winner is also invited to give a reading at University of...
read moreTusculum Review
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 6/15/24
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Tusculum Review is given annually for a poetry chapbook, a short story, or an essay. This year’s prize will be awarded in nonfiction...
read moreArtist Trust
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 6/21/24
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Grants of $1,500 each will be given annually to poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers who are residents of Washington State. Students enrolled in a degree-granting...
read moreGriffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry
Cash Prize: $96,268
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 6/21/24
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $130,000 Canadian (approximately $96,268) is given annually for a poetry collection written in or translated into English by a living poet or translator from...
read moreGriffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry
Cash Prize: $7,405
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 6/21/24
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $10,000 Canadian (approximately $7,405) will be awarded for a debut poetry collection by a living Canadian poet or permanent resident. Publishers may submit four...
read moreLascaux Review
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $15
Application Deadline: 6/30/24
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Lascaux Review, both online and in print, is given annually for a work of flash fiction. Previously published or unpublished stories...
read moreHigh Frequency Press
Cash Prize: $2,000
Entry Fee: $35
Application Deadline: 6/30/24
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $2,000, publication by High Frequency Press, and 25 author copies will be given annually for a novel or a short story collection. The winner will also receive film...
read moreThe Moth
Cash Prize: $3,271
Entry Fee: $16
Application Deadline: 6/30/24
Genre: Fiction
A prize of €3,000 (approximately $3,271) is given annually for a short story. A second-place prize of a weeklong retreat at Circle of Misse in Missé, France, with an open-ended...
read moreCider Press Review
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $27
Application Deadline: 6/30/24
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000, publication by Cider Press Review, and 25 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. The editors will judge. Using only the online...
read moreAutumn House Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $35
Application Deadline: 6/30/24
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Autumn House Press is given annually for a poetry collection. The winner also receives a $1,500 travel and publicity grant. Kazim Ali will...
read moreBarrow Street Press
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $30
Application Deadline: 6/30/24
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,500 and publication by Barrow Street Press is given annually for a poetry collection. Kevin Prufer will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a...
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