List Of Writing Contests
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A free list of writing contests for creative writers. These listings are organized by deadline and include themes (if any), entry fees, prizes, and URLs. Advertisers are not affiliated with Writer's Relief.
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| Deadline: | 2/15/2012 |
| Submit to: | Cleveland State University Poetry Center Prizes, (please specify: First Book or Open Competition), Department of English, 2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115-2214 |
| Entry Fee: | $25 |
| First Prize: | $1,000 plus publication |
| Type: | Poetry (48 to 100 pages) |
| URL: | CSU Poetry Center Prizes |
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| Deadline: | 2/15/2012 |
| Submit to: | Georgetown Review Poetry Manuscript Contest, Georgetown College, PO Box 227, Georgetown KY 40324. Or send online. Online Form |
| Entry Fee: | $20 |
| First Prize: | $1,000 plus publication and 20 copies |
| Type: | Poetry (48 to 80 pages MAX). |
| URL: | Georgetown Review Poetry Manuscript Contest |
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| Deadline: | 2/25/2012 |
| Submit to: | String Poet Prize. Send via attachment (or pasted-in text). Email Address |
| Entry Fee: | $10 |
| First Prize: | $200, a musical performance based on the accepted piece, and publication |
| Type: | Poetry (40 lines MAX) |
| URL: | String Poet Prize |
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| Deadline: | 2/25/2012 |
| Submit to: | The Nassau Review Writer Awards. Online Form |
| Entry Fee: | None |
| First Prize: | $250 per genre plus publication |
| Type: | Prose poetry (3 poems, 1 poem per page) and flash fiction (500 words MAX) |
| URL: | The Nassau Review Writer Awards |
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| Deadline: | 2/29/2012 |
| Submit to: | Norton Girault Literary Prize. Luisa A. Igloria, Director of the MFA Creative Writing Program, BAL 5000, English Department, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529. Or send online. Online Form |
| Entry Fee: | $25 |
| First Prize: | $1,000 plus publication in Barely South Review |
| Type: | Short stories (25 pages MAX) |
| URL: | Norton Girault Literary Prize |
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| Deadline: | 3/1/2012 |
| Submit to: | Bartholomew County Writers Group Short Story Contest. 5110 W Co Rd 400 N, Scipio, IN 47273. Email submissions are accepted, but will not be entered until entry fee is received. Email Address |
| Entry Fee: | $5 |
| First Prize: | $50 and publication in Pen It! Magazine |
| Type: | Short stories up to 2 pages, 12-point Arial. Name, address, email, and/or phone # MUST be on the first pg of submission |
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| Deadline: | 3/1/2012 |
| Submit to: | Kundiman, P.O. Box 4248, Sunnyside, NY 11104. Or send online. Online Form |
| Entry Fee: | $28 |
| First Prize: | $1,000 plus publication |
| Type: | Poetry (50 to 70 pages). Writers MUST be Asian American. |
| URL: | Kundiman |
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| Deadline: | 3/10/2012 |
| Submit to: | Nelligan Prize – Colorado Review, 9105 Campus Delivery, Department of English, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-9105. Or send online. Online Form |
| Entry Fee: | $15 (paper submission) or $17 (online submission) |
| First Prize: | $2,000 plus publication |
| Type: | Short stories (49 pages MAX) |
| URL: | Nelligan Prize - Colorado Review |
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| Deadline: | 3/15/2012 |
| Submit to: | Bellday Books, Inc., P.O. Box 3687, Pittsburgh, PA 15230 |
| Entry Fee: | $25 |
| First Prize: | $2,000 plus publication |
| Type: | Poetry (60 - 90 pages) |
| URL: | Bellday Poetry Prize |
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| Deadline: | 3/15/2012 |
| Submit to: | Gulf Coast Prizes in Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction. Gulf Coast Prize in [Genre], Department of English, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-3013. Online entries preferred. Online Form |
| Entry Fee: | $23 |
| First Prize: | $1,500 plus publication |
| Type: | Poetry (5 poems, 10 pages MAX), short stories, and essays (25 pages MAX) |
| URL: | Gulf Coast Prizes in Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction |
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| Deadline: | 3/15/2012 |
| Submit to: | Omnidawn Poetry Chapbook Contest, Omnidawn Publishing, 1632 Elm Avenue, Richmond, CA 94805-1614. Or send online. Online Form |
| Entry Fee: | $15 |
| First Prize: | $1,000 plus publication |
| Type: | Poetry (20 to 40 pages MAX) |
| URL: | Omnidawn Poetry Chapbook Contest |
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| Deadline: | 3/31/2012 |
| Submit to: | CutBank Chapbook Contest. Online Form |
| Entry Fee: | $17 |
| First Prize: | $1,000 plus publication and 25 copies |
| Type: | Poetry (25 to 40 pages) |
| URL: | CutBank Chapbook Contest |
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| Deadline: | 3/31/2012 |
| Submit to: | Press 53 Open Awards, PO Box 30314, Winston-Salem, NC 27130-0314. Or send online. Online Form |
| Entry Fee: | $15 for all genres ($17 online submission), except $25 for novella ($28 online submission) |
| First Prize: | $250 for each genre, award, plus publication |
| Type: | Poetry, flash fiction, short-shorts, short stories, creative nonfiction, novella (see website guidelines for specific word counts) |
| URL: | Press 53 Open Awards Writing Contest |
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| Deadline: | 3/31/2012 |
| Submit to: | The Four Way Books Intro Prize in Poetry. Four Way Books, POB 535 Village Station, New York, NY 10014. Online submissions preferred. Online Form |
| Entry Fee: | $28 |
| First Prize: | $1,000 plus publication |
| Type: | Poetry collection |
| URL: | Four Way Books Intro Prize in Poetry |
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| Deadline: | 3/31/2012 |
| Submit to: | Winning Writers, Attn: Tom Howard Short Story Contest, 351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060-3961. Or send online. Online Form |
| Entry Fee: | $15 |
| First Prize: | $3,000 plus online publication |
| Type: | Stories and essays (5,000 words MAX) |
| URL: | Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest |
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| Deadline: | 4/1/2012 |
| Submit to: | Winning Writers, Attn: Wergle Flomp Contest, 351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060-3961. Or send online. Online Form |
| Entry Fee: | None |
| First Prize: | $1,500 plus online publication |
| Type: | Humor. Poetry (1 poem MAX) |
| URL: | Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest |
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| Deadline: | 6/1/2012 |
| Submit to: | Tiferet Writing Contest. Online Form |
| Entry Fee: | $20 |
| First Prize: | $400 per genre |
| Type: | Poetry (6 poems) or prose (20 pages). Must have a spiritual slant. |
| URL: | Tiferet Writing Contest |
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| Deadline: | 6/15/2012 |
| Submit to: | James DenBoer, Managing Editor, Swan Scythe Press, 515 P Street, Apartment 804, Sacramento, CA 95814 |
| Entry Fee: | $16 |
| First Prize: | Publication of chapbook and 25 copies |
| Type: | Poetry (20 - 32 pages MAX) |
| URL: | Chapbook Contest |
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| Deadline: | 2/15/2012 |
| Submit to: | Able Muse Write Prize. Online submissions are preferred. Submission Link |
| Entry Fee: | $15 |
| First Prize: | $500 plus publication |
| Type: | Poetry (5 poems, 10 pages MAX) or flash fiction (2 stories, 1500 words MAX) |
| URL: | Able Muse Write Prize |
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| Deadline: | 2/29/2012 |
| Submit to: | IndieReader Discovery Awards. Everyone entering the IRDA’s will get a guaranteed book review. Submission Link |
| Entry Fee: | $150 per title per category. $50 for each add'l category (we are currently offering 20% off the $150 fee). |
| First Prize: | Winners announced at Book Expo America. A review from Kirkus Reviews. Inclusion in IndieReader Selects. “First-look” deal with Book Ends Entertainment. |
| Type: | Self-published books |
| URL: | IndieReader Discovery Awards |
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| Deadline: | 2/29/2012 |
| Submit to: | Arizona Mystery Writers Writing Contest. PO Box 31992, Tucson, Arizona 85715. Three copies of each entry. No certified or registered mail accepted. No e-mail submissions. |
| Entry Fee: | $10 |
| First Prize: | $200 |
| Type: | Mystery stories (2,500 words MAX) |
| URL: | Arizona Mystery Writers |
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| Deadline: | 3/1/2012 |
| Submit to: | The Write Place At the Write Time - Winter Writers' Contest. Submit pasted-in text and a brief bio via email. No attachments. Email Address |
| Entry Fee: | None |
| First Prize: | $15 Barnes & Noble gift card and publication |
| Type: | Short stories (500 words MAX) on the end of the Mayan calendar. See website for details. |
| URL: | Winter Writers' Contest |
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| Deadline: | 3/2/2012 |
| Submit to: | CONTEST, Selected Shorts, Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway, New York, NY 10025 or Online Form |
| Entry Fee: | $25 |
| First Prize: | $1,000 plus a free 10-week creative writing class with Gotham Writers’ Workshop. |
| Type: | Short stories (750 words MAX) on the topic of "Objects of Desire" |
| URL: | Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize |
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| Deadline: | 3/5/2012 |
| Submit to: | ATTN: Fiction Contest, Folio, Department of Literature, American University, Washington, DC 20016-8047 |
| Entry Fee: | $15 |
| First Prize: | $500 |
| Type: | Fiction (5,000 words MAX) |
| URL: | Folio Prose Contest |
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| Deadline: | 3/15/2012 |
| Submit to: | Bellingham Review's Contests for Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction. Online Form |
| Entry Fee: | $20 per genre |
| First Prize: | $1,000 plus publication |
| Type: | Poetry (3 poems MAX), short stories, and essays (6,000 words MAX) |
| URL: | Bellingham Review's Contests |
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| Deadline: | 4/1/2012 |
| Submit to: | Robert Crawford, The Frost Farm Prize, 280 Candia Rd., Chester, NH 03036 |
| Entry Fee: | $5 per poem |
| First Prize: | $1,000 plus invitation to read |
| Type: | Poetry |
| URL: | The Frost Farm Prize |
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| Deadline: | 4/15/2012 |
| Submit to: | The Argos Prize. Attn: Danielle Sellers, The Country Dog Review, P.O. Box 1476, Oxford, MS 38655 |
| Entry Fee: | $10 |
| First Prize: | $500 plus publication |
| Type: | Poetry (3 poems MAX) |
| URL: | The Argos Prize |
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| Deadline: | 5/1/2012 |
| Submit to: | Ruminate Magazine: Janet B. McCabe Poetry Prize. Online Form |
| Entry Fee: | $15 |
| First Prize: | $1,000 plus publication |
| Type: | Poetry (3 poems MAX, 40 lines/poem MAX) |
| URL: | Janet B. McCabe Poetry Prize |
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| Deadline: | 10/15/2012 |
| Submit to: | Ruminate Magazine: William Van Dyke Short Story Prize. Online Form |
| Entry Fee: | $15 |
| First Prize: | $1,000 plus publication |
| Type: | Short stories (7,000 words MAX) |
| URL: | William Van Dyke Short Story Prize |
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A free list of writing contests for creative writers, compiled and updated regularly by Writer’s Relief. This easy-to-skim writing contest list is developed for all levels of writers. You’ll find competitions for poetry, short stories, flash fiction, personal essays, creative nonfiction, fiction, memoir, novels, poetry collections, chapbooks, books of all kinds, and more. Some of these writing contests are free (no entry fee, aka “no fee contests”) and some of them require an entry fee. Prizes often include publication (online or in print) and also some monetary award. Writers must look into and research these writing contests prior to entering them. We hope you enjoy our free writing contests list, and we encourage writers to share these listings with their friends. Learn how you can advertise your writing contest with us and reach our subscribers.