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Lazuli Literary Group
Genres: Essay, Fiction, Poetry, Short Story, Flash Fiction, Non-fiction, Novella, and Script Writing
We are not concerned with genre distinctions. Send us the best you have; we want only for it to be thoughtful, intelligent, and beautiful. We want art that grows in complexity upon each visitation; we enjoy ornate, cerebral, and voluptuous phrases executed with thematic intent.
Top Prize:
$500
Additional prizes:
Publication in "AZURE: A Journal of Literary Thought"
💰 Entry fee: $15
📅 Deadline: March 24, 2024 (Expired)
South Warwickshire Literary Festival
Genres: Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, and Short Story
Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction 800 words, Poetry 40 lines, any genre any style. Over 16s only
Top Prize:
£50
Additional prizes:
Read entry at literary festival, September 2024 UK
💰 Entry fee: $5
📅 Deadline: March 29, 2024 (Expired)
Plough Publishing
Genres: Poetry
This award honors the achievements of the great Dominican-American poet, translator, and public school teacher Rhina Polonia Espaillat. The Rhina Espaillat Poetry Award will be awarded for an original poem of not more than fifty lines that reflects her lyricism, empathy, and ability to find grace in everyday events of life.
Top Prize:
$2,000
Additional prizes:
Publication in Plough Quarterly. Two finalists will receive $250
💰 Entry fee: $5
📅 Deadline: March 30, 2024 (Expired)
Sunspot Literary Journal
Genres: Fiction and Poetry
For Sunspot Lit’s Inception contest, send your best opening (novel, CNF, art collection, photo series, etc.). No restrictions on theme or category. Submit via Submittable or Duotrope.
Top Prize:
$500
Additional prizes:
Publication
💰 Entry fee: $12
📅 Deadline: March 31, 2024 (Expired)
The Lascaux Review
Genres: Poetry
Poems may be previously published or unpublished, and simultaneous submissions are accepted. Winner receives $1,000, a bronze medallion, and publication online in The Lascaux Review. The winner and all finalists will be published in the annual print journal.
Top Prize:
$1,000
💰 Entry fee: $15
📅 Deadline: March 31, 2024 (Expired)
Texas Review
Genres:
Established in 2001, The Robert Phillips Poetry Chapbook Prize highlights one book a year that excels in the chapbook 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 book published
💰 Entry fee: $20
📅 Deadline: March 31, 2024 (Expired)
Indiana Review
Genres: Poetry
For our Poetry Prize, send no more than three poems in a single document. The winner will be awarded $1000 and publication in an upcoming issue of Indiana Review. This year's contest will be judged by Oliver Baez Bendorf.
Top Prize:
$1,000
Additional prizes:
Publication
💰 Entry fee: $20
📅 Deadline: March 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)
Parsec Inc.
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction, and Short Story
2023 Contest Theme is: Preserve or Purge. We ask that authors try and incorporate both concepts into their speculative work. This can be conveyed in the setting, plot, characters, dialogue; the only limit is your imagination. The theme must be integral to the story in some way and not just mentioned in passing.
Top Prize:
$200
Additional prizes:
2nd: $100 | 3rd: $50
💰 Entry fee: $0
📅 Deadline: March 31, 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)
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)
Minds Shine Bright
Genres: Fiction, Flash Fiction, Poetry, Script Writing, and Short Story
Minds Shine Bright is an arts business based in Melbourne Australia committed to supporting the arts and writers. We run two fiction writing competitions; Minds Shine Bright Confidence, a longitudinal look at the theme confidence in fiction and poetry, and Seasons a competition with a changing external theme. Light and Shadow is currently open.
Top Prize:
$500 AUD
Additional prizes:
2nd: $400 AUD | 3rd: $300 AUD | 4th: $200 AUD | Commended entries: $100 AUD
💰 Entry fee: $3
📅 Deadline: March 31, 2024 (Expired)
The Caterpillar Magazine
Genres: Poetry
The Caterpillar Poetry Prize is an annual prize for an unpublished poem written by an adult for children aged 7–11. Every year since 2015, The Caterpillar Poetry Prize has been awarded to a single poem by a single judge – among them John Hegley, Chrissie Gittins, Roger McGough, Michael Morpurgo & Michael Rosen. The winning poems will be published in the Irish Times online.
Top Prize:
€1,000 plus a week at Circle of Misse in France
Additional prizes:
2nd: €500 | 3rd: €250
💰 Entry fee: $16
📅 Deadline: March 31, 2024 (Expired)
Frost Farm Poetry
Genres: Poetry
The Trustees of the Robert Frost Farm in Derry, NH, and the Hyla Brook Poets invite submissions for the 2022, 12th Annual The Frost Farm Prize for metrical poetry. The winner receives $1,000 and an invitation, with honorarium, to read in June 2022 as part of The Hyla Brook Reading Series at the Robert Frost Farm.
Top Prize:
$1,000
💰 Entry fee: $6
📅 Deadline: March 31, 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)
Kinsman Avenue Publishing, Inc
Genres: Fiction, Flash Fiction, Novella, and Thriller
Ghost novellas wanted from (but not limited to) underrepresented authors by April 31, 2024. Entries must be between 15,000-25,000 words, incorporating BIPOC cultures, traditions, and histories. Selected submissions receive $1000 USD and publication within Kinsman Quarterly’s journal and the “Presence” collection. $25 submission fee required.
Top Prize:
$1,000
Additional prizes:
Publication in the Kinsman Quarterly and the "Presence" collection
💰 Entry fee: $25
📅 Deadline: March 31, 2024 (Expired)
The Plough Arts Centre
Genres: Poetry
Now in its twenty first year, the Plough Poetry Prize is an international open competition for poems in English up to 40 lines on any subject. We're delighted that this year's competition will be judged by Roger McGough.
Top Prize:
£1,000
Additional prizes:
2nd: £500 | 3rd: £250
💰 Entry fee: $6
📅 Deadline: March 31, 2024 (Expired)
Rubery Book Awards
Genres: Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Humor, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Novel, Novella, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, and Romance
The Rubery Prize is a prestigious international book award seeking the best books by indie writers, self published authors and books published by independent presses, judged by reputable judges. Through our reputation of finding quality and outstanding books we aim to bring recognition to the works that win and heighten an author's profile.
Top Prize:
£2000
Additional prizes:
£200, a write-up
💰 Entry fee: $60
📅 Deadline: March 31, 2024 (Expired)
Black Lawrence Press
Genres: Essay, Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, and Short Story
Each year Black Lawrence Press will award The Hudson Prize for an unpublished collection of poems or prose. The prize is open to new, emerging, and established writers.
Top Prize:
$1,000
Additional prizes:
Publication
💰 Entry fee: $28
📅 Deadline: March 31, 2024 (Expired)
ECPA
Genres: Christian, Fantasy, Novel, Novella, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Story, and Young Adult
The Christy Award® was established in 1999 to acknowledge the value and impact of the novel of faith in contemporary culture. Since that time, the Christys have been a focal point for the writers and publishers in our community.
Top Prize:
Award
💰 Entry fee: $175
📅 Deadline: March 31, 2024 (Expired)
First Coast Romance Writers
Genres: Fiction and Romance
The National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award celebrates published romance novels and novellas and is judged by romance readers. All entries must have an original copyright date of 2021 and must have been available for purchase in the United States beginning in 2021.
Top Prize:
NERFA Winner web logo and trophy
💰 Entry fee: $40
📅 Deadline: March 31, 2024 (Expired)
Berkeley Fiction Review
Genres: Flash Fiction
The Berkeley Fiction Review is a UC Berkeley undergraduate, student-run publication. We look for innovative short fiction that plays with form and content, as well as traditionally constructed stories with fresh voices and original ideas. Currently seeking flash fiction submissions of 1000 words or fewer.
Top Prize:
$150
Additional prizes:
2nd: $100 | 3rd: $50 | Honorable mentions: $25 | Publication
💰 Entry fee: $5
📅 Deadline: April 01, 2024 (Expired)
Nimrold International Journal of Prose and Poetry
Genres: Fiction, Poetry, Short Story, and Novel
All finalists in fiction and poetry will be published and paid at our standard publication rate. Semi-finalists in poetry will also be published and paid at our standard publication rate.
Top Prize:
$2000 + Publication
Additional prizes:
2nd: $1000 + Publication
💰 Entry fee: $20
📅 Deadline: April 01, 2024 (Expired)
The Rialto
Genres: Poetry
The Rialto working in association with the RSPB, BirdLife International, Cambridge Conservation Initiative and The University of Leeds Poetry Centre. Poems are invited that deal with any aspect of nature and place – these terms will be given a wide interpretation by the judge Zaffar Kunial.
Top Prize:
£1000
Additional prizes:
2nd: £500 | 3rd: £250
💰 Entry fee: $8
📅 Deadline: April 01, 2024 (Expired)
Sadie Tells Stories
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Story, and Young Adult
Are you an author who loves magic? Do you have an idea for a super short story that needs to be shared with the world? If you answered yes to both of those questions this contest is for you! The story can be about anything magical. Maybe it’s something that you’ve experienced in real life or it’s something you’ve created. Maybe it’s the start of a great idea. Maybe it’ll be the thing that inspires you to finally publish your book.
Top Prize:
$500
Additional prizes:
$150
💰 Entry fee: $10
📅 Deadline: April 01, 2024 (Expired)
U.S. Institute of Peace
Genres: Essay
This year, AFSA celebrates the 100th anniversary of the United States Foreign Service. Over the last century, our diplomats and development professionals have been involved in groundbreaking events in history – decisions on war and peace, supporting human rights and freedom, creating joint prosperity, reacting to natural disasters and pandemics and much more. As AFSA looks back on this century-long history, we invite you to join us in also looking ahead to the future. This year students are asked to explore how diplomats can continue to evolve their craft to meet the needs of an ever-changing world that brings fresh challenges and opportunities to the global community and America’s place in it.
Top Prize:
$2,500
Additional prizes:
Runner-up: $1,250
📅 Deadline: April 01, 2024 (Expired)
Blue Ridge Mountains Conference
Genres: Christian
The mission of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference is to inspire writers to connect with God, other writers, and industry professionals as they embrace their calling with excellence. The entrant must be registered for the entire conference in order to compete.
Top Prize:
Award
💰 Entry fee: $45
📅 Deadline: April 01, 2024 (Expired)
New York Mills Regional Cultural Center
Genres: Essay and Non-fiction
The Great American Think-Off is an exhibition of civil disagreement between powerful ideas that connect to your life at the gut level. The Cultural Center, located in the rural farm and manufacturing town of New York Mills, sponsors this annual philosophy contest.
Top Prize:
$500
📅 Deadline: April 01, 2024 (Expired)
Winning Writers
Genres: Humor and Poetry
Now in its 22nd year, this contest seeks today's best humor poems. No fee to enter. Submit published or unpublished work. $3,500 in prizes.
Top Prize:
$2,000
Additional prizes:
Two-year gift certificate for Duotrope | 2nd: $500
💰 Entry fee: $0
📅 Deadline: April 01, 2024 (Expired)
Killer Nashville
Genres: Fiction and Novel
Every year, the Killer Nashville Claymore Award assists new and rebranding English-language fiction authors get published, including possible agent representation, book advances, editor deals, and movie and television sales. While we cannot guarantee that winners and finalists of this award will receive publication, dozens of winners & runners-up of the Claymore award have gone on to find great success in their careers and many of them attribute that success to this award.
Top Prize:
Publishing contract
Additional prizes:
Discounted admission to Killer Nashville, introductions to agents/editors
💰 Entry fee: $40
📅 Deadline: April 01, 2024 (Expired)
Genres: Essay and Non-fiction
The Young Sports Journalist Competition, 2024, seeks well-argued articles from aspiring journalists aged 14-21. Winning entries will be published online and printed in the Summer Issue of Pitch. Critiqued by our panel of accomplished judges, winners will also receive a £50 cash prize and offered work experience here at PITCH HQ. The competition runs from 7 February 2024 to 5 April 2024. And winners will be announced in May.
Top Prize:
£50
Additional prizes:
Publication in magazine and online
📅 Deadline: April 05, 2024 (Expired)
Georgia Romance Writers
Genres: Novel and Romance
The purpose of the Published Maggie Award for Excellence is to recognize the achievements of published authors of romantic fiction. The Maggie Award is a symbol of achievement given by the Georgia Romance Writers (GRW) to bring special attention to these authors. The Maggie, a silver medallion commissioned by GRW, receives national attention. Books will be ranked by librarians, booksellers, and other professionals in the publishing industry.
Top Prize:
Trophy
💰 Entry fee: $40
📅 Deadline: April 05, 2024 (Expired)
FanStory.com Inc.
Genres: Poetry
A Lune is a 5-3-5 contest. That means the first line has five syllables. The second line of your poem will have three. And the final line will have five again. Your poem can rhyme. Write about anything. Cash prize!
Top Prize:
$100
💰 Entry fee: $10
📅 Deadline: April 07, 2024 (Expired)
Genres: Travel
Have you been marked by travel? If so, tell us how. Engaging with the genre of creative nonfiction, seize upon memorable incidents from your travel history — study abroad, domestic travels, even your discovery of Northfield. Entertain us. Make us laugh. Move us. Help us travel with you.
Top Prize:
$200
📅 Deadline: April 07, 2024 (Expired)
Genres: Poetry
The Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowships are $50,000 awards given to honor poets of literary merit appointed to serve in civic positions and to support them in creating new work, as well as to enable them to undertake meaningful, impactful, and innovative projects that enrich the lives of their neighbors, including youth, through responsive and interactive poetry activities.
Top Prize:
$50,000
📅 Deadline: April 08, 2024 (Expired)
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