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Hidden River Press
Genres: Poetry
Hidden River Arts offers a yearly prize of $1000 and publication in Hidden River Press, an imprint of Hidden River Publishing, for an unpublished book-length collection of poetry of 75 to 100 pages. The award is open to all poets writing in English around the world.
Top Prize:
$1000 + publication
💰 Entry fee: $20
📅 Deadline: April 30, 2024 (Expired)
Voice.club
Genres: Fiction, Flash Fiction, and Short Story
Voice.club Writing Contests: Express yourself in a supportive international community, as you develop your writing skills. We invite you to write a story of 350 words or less, based on our current prompt. Our monthly contests are open to writers aged 13 and older from any country, but each story must be written in English. Our April prompt is "Magic."
Top Prize:
$25 USD Amazon Gift Card
Additional prizes:
Publication
📅 Deadline: April 30, 2024 (Expired)
Wolfe Pack & Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
Genres: Crime, Mystery, and Novella
Novellas are an important part of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe's opus. To celebrate this format, the Wolfe Pack and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine have partnered to sponsor the Black Orchid Novella Award. Each entry must be an original, unpublished work of fiction that conforms to the literary tradition of the Nero Wolfe series.
Top Prize:
$1,000
Additional prizes:
Publication in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
📅 Deadline: May 31, 2024
Vine Leaves Press
Genres: Essay, Memoir, Non-fiction, and Novel
Small presses have potential for significant impact, and at Vine Leaves Press, we take this responsibility quite seriously. It is our responsibility to give marginalized groups the opportunity to establish literary legacies that feel rich and vast. Why? To sustain hope for the world to become a more loving, tolerable, and open space. It always begins with art. That is why we have launched this writing competition.
Top Prize:
$1,000
Additional prizes:
Book publication
💰 Entry fee: $25
📅 Deadline: July 01, 2024
Adventure Writers
Genres: Fiction, Novel, Thriller, and Mystery
Any novels between 50,000 and 200,000 words that are in the realm of action/adventure/thriller/mystery - and chocked-full of adventure - are welcome. New and previously published books welcome, though you must have sold or given away less than 10,000 books of the title(s) you enter. We do not accept sci-fi, fantasy, horror or young children's books. See our website for info on rules and entering.
Top Prize:
$1,000
Additional prizes:
Two AWC Finalist Awards: $500
💰 Entry fee: $50
📅 Deadline: April 30, 2024 (Expired)
Fish Publishing
Genres: Poetry
The top ten poems of the annual Fish Poetry Contest will be published in Fish Anthology. First prize winner will receive €1000 and the second prize winner will receive a week in residence at Anam Cara Writers ' Reatreat. 3rd: €300
Top Prize:
€1000
Additional prizes:
2nd: writer's retreat | 3rd: €300
💰 Entry fee: $14
📅 Deadline: March 31, 2024 (Expired)
Tadpole Press
Genres: Essay, Fantasy, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Humor, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Science Fiction, Science Writing, Thriller, Young Adult, Children's, Poetry, Romance, Short Story, Suspense, and Travel
Can you write a story using 100 words or less? Pieces will be judged on creativity, uniqueness, and how the story captures a new angle, breaks through stereotypes, and expands our beliefs about what's possible or unexpectedly delights us. In addition, we are looking for writing that is clever or unique, inspires us, and crafts a compelling and complete story. The first-place prize has doubled to $2,000 USD.
Top Prize:
$2,000
Additional prizes:
2nd: writing coach package
💰 Entry fee: $15
📅 Deadline: April 30, 2024 (Expired)
F(r)iction
Genres: Poetry
We seek work that actively pushes boundaries, that forces us to question traditions and tastes. If your work takes risks, we want to read it. We like strong narratives that make us feel something and stories we haven’t seen before. We accept work, written in English, from anywhere in the world—regardless of genre, style, or origin—and welcome speculative writing and experimental literature. Strange is good. Strange with a strong character arc is even better. Keep it weird, folks.
Top Prize:
$300
Additional prizes:
Publication
💰 Entry fee: $10
📅 Deadline: April 30, 2024 (Expired)
Oxford Flash Fiction
Genres: Flash Fiction, Fiction, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Humor, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, and Young Adult
Write yourself into history and become one of the greats with the Oxford Flash Fiction Prize. For centuries, the greats have come to Oxford to ink masterpieces. Now, in one of the oldest towns, where the history of the English language can be traced back to its ancient streets, we are celebrating one of the newest forms in literature – flash fiction.
Top Prize:
£1000
Additional prizes:
2nd Prize: £200 | 3rd Prize: £100 | New Voice Prize: £200
💰 Entry fee: $9
📅 Deadline: January 31, 2024 (Expired)
Ethos Literacy
Genres: Fiction, Flash Fiction, and Short Story
The challenge: write a story using 100 words on one of four topics. Open to all ages with a special prize for authors 14 years or younger. The contest supports nonprofit literacy programs.
Top Prize:
$200
Additional prizes:
6 cash prizes of $100 each; publication in digital magazine, inclusion in webcast
💰 Entry fee: $12
📅 Deadline: February 01, 2024 (Expired)
Writers' Mastermind
Genres:
You’ve got something special. We want to get it out into the world. The Writers’ Mastermind is holding a short story contest for writers of all levels and all genres. 1K-5K words. Previously published work is accepted.
Top Prize:
$100
Additional prizes:
Publication and social media promotion, 6 months free membership to the Writers' Mastermind
💰 Entry fee: $0
📅 Deadline: September 01, 2021 (Expired)
Writers Alliance of Gainesville
Genres: Essay, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, and Short Story
Bacopa Literary Review’s 2024 contest is open from March 4 through April 4, with $200 Prize and $100 Honorable Mention in each of six categories: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Flash Fiction, Free Verse Poetry, Formal Poetry, and Visual Poetry.
Top Prize:
$200
Additional prizes:
100
📅 Deadline: May 02, 2024 (Expired)
Anthology Magazine
Genres: Non-fiction
The Anthology Nature Writing Competition is created to celebrate the beauty of the natural world, inspire literary excellence and encourage Anthology’s readers to explore the great outdoors. Whether it’s the wonder of life right in your own garden, an encounter with wildlife, the serenity of a forest, a reflection on environmental challenges, or the healing power of nature, we welcome your stories.
Top Prize:
€500
Additional prizes:
Publication
💰 Entry fee: $10
📅 Deadline: September 30, 2024
IndieReader
Genres: Fiction, Non-fiction, and Novel
Where talented authors meet publishing professionals with the power to make a difference in the success of their books. Every author who enters a title in the IR Discovery Awards will receive a verdict, written by an IndieReader reviewer and based on their assessment after reading the complete book.
Top Prize:
First look consideration by a top, NYC-based literary agency
Additional prizes:
$500, publicist consultation service, Reedsy credit, custom author website
💰 Entry fee: $150
📅 Deadline: February 14, 2024 (Expired)
Gotham Writers Workshop
Genres: Crime, Essay, Fantasy, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Horror, Humor, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, and Young Adult
The Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize is a writing competition sponsored by the stage and radio series Selected Shorts. Selected Shorts is recorded for Public Radio and heard nationally on both the radio and its weekly podcast. This years entries will be judged by Carmen Maria Machado (In the Dream House, Her Body and Other Parties).
Top Prize:
$1000 + free 10 week course with Gotham Writers
💰 Entry fee: $25
📅 Deadline: March 01, 2024 (Expired)
Indiana Review
Genres: Essay, Fiction, and Non-fiction
Send us one creative nonfiction piece, up to 5000 words, for a chance at $1000 + publication. This year's contest will be judged by Lars Horn.
Top Prize:
$1,000
💰 Entry fee: $20
📅 Deadline: March 31, 2024 (Expired)
WS Writers
Genres: Non-fiction, Poetry, and Short Story
All entries will be considered for publication. Winning submissions in each of the three categories (Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Poetry) will be awarded prizes of $400 for First Place, $200 for Second Place, and $100 for a total of $2,100 in prizes. All finalists will be accepted for publication and will receive one copy of the current issue of Flying South.
Top Prize:
$400
💰 Entry fee: $15
📅 Deadline: May 31, 2024
Kinsman Avenue Publishing, Inc
Genres: Poetry
Poetry entries wanted for the upcoming collection, SLAM! Up to $300 in cash prizes. We are looking for captivating rhythm, form, hard-hitting themes of culture, resilience, passion, and justice. BIPOC Poets are encouraged to submit. Entries should have unpredictable patterns of rhyme and explore free verse and playfulness with language.
Top Prize:
$300
Additional prizes:
Publication in Kinsman Quarterly and the "SLAM" anthology.
💰 Entry fee: $6
📅 Deadline: April 30, 2024 (Expired)
Genres: Children's, Crime, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense, Thriller, and Young Adult
Please submit the first 3,500 words of your novel. A one-page synopsis is also required.
Top Prize:
$250
Additional prizes:
30-minute consultation with genre expert
💰 Entry fee: $13
📅 Deadline: May 28, 2024
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Memoir, Non-fiction, Poetry, Script Writing, Short Story, and Novella
Geminga is a neutron star so small it was difficult to detect. With Geminga: $500 for Tiny Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, or Art, Sunspot Lit honors the power of the small. No restrictions on theme or category. Word limit is 100 for fiction and nonfiction. Micropoetry is limited to 140 characters. Graphic novels should be 4 pages or less.
Top Prize:
$500
Additional prizes:
Publication in digital and print
💰 Entry fee: $12
📅 Deadline: January 31, 2024 (Expired)
Cranked Anvil Press
Genres: Fiction and Short Story
Our quarterly short story competition is open for entries all year round. The competition is open to any theme or genre, but your story must be a maximum of 1,500 words (not including the title). You can enter up to three stories in each quarterly competition.
Top Prize:
£150
Additional prizes:
£75 for 2nd, £30 for 3rd
💰 Entry fee: $7
📅 Deadline: January 31, 2024 (Expired)
Kinsman Avenue Publishing, Inc
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Poetry, and Science Fiction
Kinsman Quarterly seeks fiction and poetry submissions from BIPOC authors for the Iridescence Award by December 31. Themes should include the supernatural, extraterrestrial, paranormal--urban fantasy, magical realism, science fiction, Afro-futurism, etc. Winners receive cash prizes up to $500 USD and publication in our literary magazine and E-book. No fees required.
Top Prize:
$500
Additional prizes:
Publication in Kinsman Quarterly and the Iridescence anthology
📅 Deadline: January 31, 2024 (Expired)
Black Caucus
Genres: Fiction, Non-fiction, Novel, and Poetry
Through this contest, the BCALA honors the best self-published ebooks by an African American author in the U.S. in both fiction and poetry genres. These awards acknowledge outstanding achievement in the presentation of the cultural, historical and sociopolitical aspects of the Black Diaspora. The purpose is to encourage the artistic expression of the African American experience via literature and scholarly research including biographical, historical, and social history treatments by African Americans.
Top Prize:
$2,500
📅 Deadline: February 29, 2024 (Expired)
The Iowa Review
Genres: Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, and Short Story
Each January since 2003, The Iowa Review has invited submissions to The Iowa Review Awards, a writing contest in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Winners receive $1,500; first runners-up receive $750. Winners and runners-up are published in each December issue.
Top Prize:
$1,500
💰 Entry fee: $20
📅 Deadline: January 31, 2024 (Expired)
Tupelo Press
Genres: Poetry
The Snowbound Chapbook Award includes a cash award of $1,000 in addition to publication by Tupelo Press, 25 copies of the winning title, a book launch, and national distribution with energetic publicity and promotion. Manuscripts are judged anonymously and all finalists will be considered for publication.
Top Prize:
$1,000
Additional prizes:
Publication by Tupelo Press
💰 Entry fee: $25
📅 Deadline: March 31, 2024 (Expired)
Write the World
Genres: Essay and Non-fiction
What are the most important issues taking place close to home? Perhaps a rare bird sighting near your town? Or a band of young people in your province fighting for access to higher education? This month, immerse yourself in a newsworthy event inside the borders of your own country, and invite us there through your written reporting.
Top Prize:
Best entry: $100
Additional prizes:
Runner up: $50 | Best peer review: $50
📅 Deadline: July 22, 2024
Write the World
Genres: Flash Fiction
“There was more room to think,” wrote novelist David Gaffney on becoming a flash fiction convert, “more space for the original idea to resonate, fewer unnecessary words to wade through.” This month, gather your briefest bits of story, your flashes in a pan, your poetic impulses, and give us a story in 100 words or fewer.
Top Prize:
Best Entry: $100
Additional prizes:
Runner up: $50, Best Peer Review: $50
📅 Deadline: August 26, 2024
Exeter Writers
Genres: Fiction and Short Story
Exeter Writers runs an annual short story competition. The competition began in 2009 and is very popular, receiving entries from all over the world. The maximum word count is 3,000.
Top Prize:
$900
💰 Entry fee: $9
📅 Deadline: February 28, 2021 (Expired)
Genres: Fiction, Short Story, and Flash Fiction
Biopage is hosting a writing contest to remind people the benefits of writing. Each story (or once chapter of your stories) is limited to 5,000 characters or roughly 1,000 words. You can write about good life experience, or bad, embarrassing, frightening ones. You can win $300, and five runners-up can win $100 each.
Top Prize:
$300
📅 Deadline: July 31, 2024
Texas Review
Genres: Fiction and Novella
Established in 2001, The Clay Reynolds Novella Prize highlights one book a year that excels in the novella format. Since 2019 the Prize comes with $500, a standard royalty contract, and 20 copies of the published book.
Top Prize:
$500
Additional prizes:
A Standard Royalty contract, 20 copies of the novella published
💰 Entry fee: $20
📅 Deadline: March 31, 2024 (Expired)
The Moth
Genres: Fiction and Short Story
Judged by Louise Kennedy, The Moth Short Story Prize is open to anyone over 16, as long as their story is previously unpublished. The word limit is 3,000. Winning story published as part of the summer fiction series in the Irish Times, while the 2nd and 3rd-prize-winning stories will be published in the Irish Times online.
Top Prize:
€3,000
Additional prizes:
2nd: week-long writing retreat at Circle of Misse in France plus open travel stipend | 3rd: €1,000
💰 Entry fee: $16
📅 Deadline: June 30, 2024
Not Quite Write
Genres: Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Horror, Humor, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Science Writing, Thriller, and Young Adult
The Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction challenges writers to create an original piece of flash fiction based on two typical writing prompts plus one ""anti-prompt"". An anti-prompt is a challenge to break a specific “rule” of writing while telling a great story. Participants compete for AU$2,000 in cash prizes, including AU$1,000 for the winner, cash prizes for the entire shortlist and two bonus ‘wildcard’ prizes. Winners are read aloud on the Not Quite Write podcast, where the judges share in-depth analysis about the entries and offer free writing advice. The Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction is hosted in Australia and open to all writers of any age and level of ability around the world.
Top Prize:
$1,000 AUD
Additional prizes:
Publication on the Not Quite Write website and podcast
💰 Entry fee: $16
📅 Deadline: April 21, 2024 (Expired)
FanStory.com Inc.
Genres: Non-fiction and Short Story
Share a true story about your life. Write about any event that happened in your life that you would like to share. Cash prize to the winner.
Top Prize:
$100
💰 Entry fee: $10
📅 Deadline: December 15, 2024
Killer Nashville
Genres: Crime, Essay, Fantasy, Fiction, Humor, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Novel, Poetry, Science Fiction, Script Writing, Short Story, and Thriller
The Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award is committed to discovering new writers, as well as superlative books by established authors and, upon discovery, sharing those writers and their works with new readers. There are a large number of both fiction and non-fiction categories you can enter.
Top Prize:
$250
💰 Entry fee: $79
📅 Deadline: June 15, 2024
Dream Quest One
Genres: Fiction and Short Story
Write a short story, 5 pages maximum length, on any subject or theme, fiction, non-fiction, creative nonfiction (including essay compositions, diary, journal entries, short stage plays, screenplays, and screenwriting). All entries must be either typed or legibly hand printed. Multiple and simultaneous poetry and short story entries are accepted.
Top Prize:
$250
Additional prizes:
2nd: $125 | 3rd: $50
💰 Entry fee: $10
📅 Deadline: September 30, 2024
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