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ENDING: SavvyAuthors Hot Summer PitchFest
The SavvyAuthors Hot Summer PitchFest is for unpublished novels seeking representation or publication. Pitch your book on the blog to the listed agents and/or editors of your choosing. The agents/editors will then make requests from the …
Find out more »ENDING: Bland Crime Fiction Award (Diverse: PoC)
The Bland Crime Fiction Award is for crime fiction of 2500-5000 words by writers of color. Prize is a $1,500 grant. More info here. Sponsored by Sisters in Crime. Free Writing Events offers budget editing services …
Find out more »ENDING: Work Abroad Travel Writing Contest
The Work Abroad Travel Writing Contest is for essays from 1200-3000 words on one's experience working abroad. Prizes range from $50 to $500. More info here. Sponsored by Transitions Abroad Publishing, Inc.. Free Writing Events offers …
Find out more »ENDING: Goi Peace Essay Contest (Youth/Adult)
The Goi Peace Essay Contest is for essays by ages up to 25 on the theme "the change I want to make." Word count 700 or less. Prize up to $900. More info here. Sponsored by Goi …
Find out more »ENDING: Norton Writing Prize (College)
The Norton Writing Prize is for any nonfiction writing done by students enrolled in a 2 or 4 year course (1000-3000 words) including "literary narratives, literary and other textual analyses, reports, profiles, evaluations, arguments, memoirs, proposals" …
Find out more »ENDING: Towson University Prize for Literature (USA: Maryland) (Pubbed)
The Towson University Prize for Literature is for books published in the past three years or in the upcoming year by Maryland authors. Poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction accepted. Must be a current resident of Maryland …
Find out more »ENDING: Bard Fiction Prize (Pubbed) (USA) (Age 18-39)
The Bard Fiction Prize is for authors with a published work of literary fiction. Prize is $30,000 and an appointment as Bard College writer-in-residence. Entrants must be age 39 or younger. More info here. Sponsored by …
Find out more »ENDING: Singapore Poetry Contest
The Singapore Poetry Contest is for poetry containing the word "Singapore." Anyone except someone from Singapore can enter. Submit up to 3 poems of any length. Prize up to $100. More info here. Hosted by Singapore …
Find out more »ENDING: Walter Grant for Children’s Literature (US) (Diverse)
The Walter Grant is for diverse writers and illustrators of children's fiction who reside in the US and have not published a book. Children's in this case means anything from a board book to young adult. …
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