Uncommon Contests: Nineteen Literary Awards With Prizes Beyond the Ordinary

A look at contests that, in addition to cash prizes, award residencies, retreats, and introductions to agents, among other unique opportunities.
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A look at contests that, in addition to cash prizes, award residencies, retreats, and introductions to agents, among other unique opportunities.
Assess the sponsor, know the rules, judge the judge, and seven other reminders before you submit.
Free contests, grants, and fellowships for poets and writers at any level.
An investigation into a common, and complicated, practice.
A comparative analysis of the last three years of the magazine’s Deadlines section.
A breakdown of the numbers behind the Deadlines listings in our March/April 2018 issue.
As part of a continuing series, we offer a breakdown of the numbers behind our Grants & Awards listings in our November/December 2017 issue.
As part of a continuing series, we offer a breakdown of the numbers behind our Grants & Awards listings in our September/October 2017 issue.
As part of a continuing series, we offer a breakdown of the numbers behind our Grants & Awards listings in our July/August 2017 issue.
While many literary contests honor work for its innovative or formal qualities, these five organizations sponsor prizes for literature that engages with social and political issues, helping to promote a more just and equitable world.