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ENDING: Limnisa Short Story Competition
The Limnisa Short Story Competition is for short fiction up to 3000 words. Submit fresh, original, and compelling short fiction on any subject up to 3000 words. Submit via email. Prizes include a free writer's retreat, discounts …
Find out more »ENDING: #SweekLove Writing Competition
The #SweekLove Writing Competition is for stories up to 10,000 words on the topics of either "Imperfect Love" or "Secret Love." You must be 14 years or older to enter and several languages are accepted. …
Find out more »ENDING: Hodson Trust-John Carter Brown Library Fellowship
The Hodson Trust-John Carter Brown Library Fellowship is for nonfiction "work by academics, independent scholars and writers working on significant projects relating to the literature, history, culture, or art of the Americas before 1830." Open to novelists …
Find out more »ENDING: Pass or Pages (Adult SF/F)
Pass or Pages is a query critique event. This month's genre is adult science fiction and fantasy. Submit queries for feedback directly to agents. Five queries will be selected randomly, and the participating agents will explain …
Find out more »ENDING: Online Writing Tips Short Fiction Prize
The Online Writing Tips Short Fiction Prize is for short fiction between 1000-4000 words in any genre. The grand prize is £100 with smaller second and third place prizes. More information here. This events is sponsored …
Find out more »ENDING: Prospero Poetry Prize
The Prospero Prize is for poetry. There is no genre or word limit, but it appears the contest is seeking out something highly refined (see this link for more details). Prize is $150. This event is sponsored by …
Find out more »ENDING: Critical Junior Poet’s Award (Youth)
The Critical Junior Poet's Award is for poetry by students aged 13-18. The prize is $100 in addition to some smaller prizes. It is recommended you read past winners to get an idea of what the …
Find out more »ENDING: Spencer Poetry Award (College)(US)
The Iris N. Spencer Poetry Award is for poems by US undergraduate students that have been "composed in the traditional modes of meter, rhyme and received forms." The prize is $1500 for first place and $500 …
Find out more »ENDING: Myong Cha Son Haiku Award (College)(US)
The Myong Cha Son Haiku Award is for unpublished, original haiku by undergraduate students enrolled in a US college or university. The prize is $1500 for first place and $500 for second place. More information here. …
Find out more »ENDING: Espaillat Award (College)(US)
The Rina P. Espaillat Award is for poems by US undergraduate students that have been written in, or translated from, the Spanish language. The prize is $500. More information here. This event is sponsored by Westchester University.
Find out more »ENDING: Decaro Poetry Competition (US: CT)(Youth)
The Lynn Decaro Poetry Competition is for poems by students in grades 9-12 in Connecticut. Prizes are as follows: (1st: $75) (2nd: $50) (3rd: $25). More information here. This event is sponsored by Connecticut Poetry Society.
Find out more »ENDING: Binnacle Ultra-Short Competition
The Binnacle Ultra-Short Competition is for flash fiction up to 150 words or poetry up to 16 lines/150 words. The prize varies, with a minimum prize pool of $300 and a minimum individual prize of $50. …
Find out more »ENDING: ESME Annual Showcase Awards (Single Moms)
The ESME (Winter) Annual Showcase Awards is for poetry, short stories, essays, memoirs, and blog posts by single mothers. Poems are maximum 2 pages long with a maximum two total poems. Other formats are maximum 1500 words, with …
Find out more »ENDING: Finish-Your-Book Fellowship (See Limits)
The Finish-Your-Book Fellowship is for novelists who are ANY of the following: a US immigrant, a first-generation American, a resident of Montana, a parent with a child under the age of 5. This is for a novel, memoir, short story collection, …
Find out more »ENDING: Alsina Best Crime Fiction
The Alsina Best Crime Fiction is for short stories between 500 and 1000 words in the genre of crime fiction. First place is £50 and second place is £25. Stories can be written in English or …
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