The Santa Barbara Literary Festival brings together readers and writers of every genre for a two-day celebration of storytelling and inspiration. Engaging panels, enlightening workshops, pop-up events, keynote speakers and welcoming social gatherings, bring together established authors, emerging writers, and passionate readers in a uniquely intimate setting that fosters community centered around a shared love of the literary arts all in beautiful downtown Santa Barbara.
Find details about every creative writing competition—including poetry contests, short story competitions, essay contests, awards for novels, grants for translators, and more—that we’ve published in the Grants & Awards section of Poets & Writers Magazine during the past year. We carefully review the practices and policies of each contest before including it in the Writing Contests database, the most trusted resource for legitimate writing contests available anywhere.





