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ENDING: Chicken Soup “Best Advice” Submission Window
This Chicken Soup Submission Window is for nonfiction (personal essays or poems, etc) up to 1200 words on the Chicken Soup for the Soul subject shown below: Best Advice I Ever Had Prize is publication in a Chicken Soup …
Find out more »ENDING: YSCI-FI Flash Fiction Contest
NOTE: The link for this event no longer takes you to the contest page. It looks like the event host may have let their domain lapse, and someone else picked it up. I'm not sure …
Find out more »ENDING: Booksie Young Writer Contest (Youth)
The Booksie Young Writer Contest is for short stories by youth aged 13-18. Any genre. A word limit is not listed. Prizes range from $75-$300. More info here. Hosted by Booksie. Find my events helpful? …
Find out more »ENDING: Restless Books Prize (Diverse: Immigrant) (USA)
The Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing is for fiction novels or short story collections by a first-generation immigrant to the US. Must be at least 45,000 words. Prize is $10,000 and publication by Restless …
Find out more »ENDING: Everything Change Contest
The Everything Change Contest is for short stories up to 5000 words that explore the impact of climate change on the future of humanity. Most genres accepted. Prize is $1000 with nine $50 runners-up, all of …
Find out more »ENDING: Working Class Writers Grant
The Working Class Writers Grant is for speculative fiction/nonfiction/poetry/drama by working class, blue-collar, poor, or homeless authors. Prize is a $750 grant. Max 10 pages for poetry/drama, max 5,000 words for stories/essays/excerpts; can be published or unpublished. …
Find out more »ENDING: Spirit First Poetry Contest
The Spirit First Poetry Contest is for poetry on the theme of meditation or mindfulness. Any length. Three prizes from $100-$200. More info here. Hosted by SpiritFirst.org. Free Writing Events also offers budget editing services …
Find out more »ENDING: Poetry Matters Literary Prize (Youth/Adult)
The Poetry Matters Literary Prize is for up to three poems with a maximum 30 lines each. Prize categories across multiple adult and youth age groups. Prize is $25-$75 in each category. More info here. Hosted …
Find out more »ENDING: Creative Capital Grants
The Creative Capital Grants are awarded to artists across all creative disciplines. Submit a letter of inquiry to advance through multiple rounds where professionals in your field will have eyes on your work. The 46 projects …
Find out more »ENDING: Auditory Cortex Poetry Contest (Asian-English Dialects)
The Auditory Cortex Poetry Contest is for up to two poems written in a less-mainstream form of the English language (emphasis laid on various Asian dialects of English). This must be submitted alongside the author's voice …
Find out more »ENDING: Black Caucus Self-Published Award (Diverse: African American)
The Black Caucus Self-Published E-Book Award is for self-published poetry or fiction eBooks by African American authors. Prize is $500 in each category. More info here. Hosted by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. …
Find out more »ENDING: Kelpies Prize for Scottish Children’s Books
The Kelpies Prize is for children's books set in Scotland (for either ages 8-11 or 12-15). The website does not expressly limit the contest to Scottish authors. The prize in each category is £2,000 and publication …
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