A prize of $1,000, publication by Oversound, and 25 author copies is given annually for a poetry chapbook. Timothy Donnelly will judge. Using only the online submission...
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.
Poetry International
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $15
Application Deadline: 4/30/21
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Poetry International is given annually for a single poem. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three poems with a...
read moreBeloit Poetry Journal
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $15
Application Deadline: 4/30/21
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,500 and publication in Beloit Poetry Journal is given annually for a single poem. Natasha Trethewey will judge. Using only the online submission system,...
read moreGhost Story
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 4/30/21
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $1,500 and publication on the Ghost Story website is given twice yearly for a short story with a supernatural or magic realism theme. The winning work will...
read moreTrio House Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 4/30/21
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000, publication by Trio House Press, and 20 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Lee Ann Roripaugh will judge. Using only the online...
read moreAshland Poetry Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $27
Application Deadline: 4/30/21
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000, publication by Ashland Poetry Press, and 50 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Maggie Anderson will judge. Using only the online...
read moreDIAGRAM/New Michigan Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 4/30/21
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $1,000, publication by New Michigan Press, and 25 author copies is given annually for a chapbook of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or hybrid-genre work. Ander...
read moreUniversity of Nebraska Press
Cash Prize: $2,000
Entry Fee: $30
Application Deadline: 5/1/21
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $2,000, publication by University of Nebraska Press, and 20 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. An honorable mention prize of $1,000 and...
read moreMoon City Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 5/1/21
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Moon City Press is given annually for a poetry collection. The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a...
read moreBreakwater Review
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $10
Application Deadline: 5/1/21
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Breakwater Review is given annually for a single poem. Submit three poems of any length with a $10 entry fee by May 1. All entries...
read moreHigh Desert Museum
Cash Prize: $2,500
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 5/1/21
Genre: Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $2,500 and a two-week residency at the PLAYA artists and scientists’ retreat in Summer Lake, Oregon, is given annually for a nonfiction work-in-progress that “...
read moreGeorgia Review
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $15
Application Deadline: 5/1/21
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,500 and publication in Georgia Review is given annually for a single poem. Arthur Sze will judge. Submit up to three poems totaling no more than 10 pages...
read moreAtlanta Review
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $15
Application Deadline: 5/1/21
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Atlanta Review is given annually for a single poem. Using only the online submission system, submit up to five poems of any length...
read moreWick Poetry Center
Cash Prize: $2,500
Entry Fee: $30
Application Deadline: 5/1/21
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $2,500 and publication by Kent State University Press is given annually for a debut poetry collection. The winner is also invited to teach a weeklong writing...
read moreLeapfrog Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $35
Application Deadline: 5/3/21
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Leapfrog Press is given annually for a short story collection, novel, or novella. Using only the online submission system, submit a...
read moreAustralian Book Review
Cash Prize: $4,356
Entry Fee: $19
Application Deadline: 5/3/21
Genre: Fiction
A prize of AUD $6,000 (approximately $4,356) is given annually for a story. A second-place prize of AUD $4,000 (approximately $2,970) and a third-place prize of AUD $2,500 (...
read moreBristol Short Story Prize
Cash Prize: $1,343
Entry Fee: $12
Application Deadline: 5/5/21
Genre: Fiction
A prize of £1,000 (approximately $1,343) and publication in Volume 14 of the Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology is given annually for a short story. Irene Baldoni,...
read moreCrook’s Corner Book Prize Foundation
Cash Prize: $5,000
Entry Fee: $35
Application Deadline: 5/15/21
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $5,000 is given annually for a debut novel set in the American South. The author may live anywhere, but eligible novels must be set primarily in Alabama, Arkansas,...
read moreCarve
Cash Prize: $2,000
Entry Fee: $17
Application Deadline: 5/15/21
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $2,000 and publication in Carve is given annually for a short story. Using only the online submission system, submit a story of up to 10,000 words with a $17...
read moreAcademy of American Poets
Cash Prize: $5,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 5/15/21
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $5,000 is given annually for a second book of poetry by a living poet to be published in the coming calendar year. The winner also receives an all-expenses paid...
read moreAcademy of American Poets
Cash Prize: $25,000
Entry Fee: $75
Application Deadline: 5/15/21
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $25,000 is given annually for a poetry collection by a living poet published in the United States during the previous year. The winner also receives an all-expenses...
read morePloughshares
Cash Prize: $2,000
Entry Fee: $24
Application Deadline: 5/15/21
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Three prizes of $2,000 each and publication in Ploughshares are given annually for a poem or group of poems, a short story, and an essay. Each winner also receives a...
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