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ENDING: Jittery Monks Essay Scholarship (Student)
The Jittery Monks Essay Scholarship (Student) is for scholarship essays of any length by college students. Prize is $1,500. The topic is on the benefits of delegating time for your course work. More info here. Sponsored/Hosted …
Find out more »ENDING: Bloom Discovery Award (USA: New England)
The Bloom Discovery Award (USA: New England) is for picture books, novels, poetry, and nonfiction of various lengths by authors who reside in New England, USA. See image below for details. Prize is consideration by …
Find out more »ENDING: Fountain Essay Competition
The Fountain Essay Competition is for personal essays of 1500-2500 words by any author. Prize is $150-$1000. This year's theme question is "Why should we be grateful?" More info here. Sponsored/Hosted by Fountain Magazine. Free …
Find out more »Author Mentor Match
The Author Mentor Match is for middle grade and young adult novels of typical length by any amateur author. Prize is professional mentorship on your novel. More info here. Sponsored/Hosted by various. Free Writing Events …
Find out more »ENDING: Fitscarraldo Editions Essay Prize (UK/IRE)
The Fitscarraldo Editions Essay Prize (UK/IRE) is for book-length essay proposals of at least 25,000 words (for the proposed essay) by any unpublished author in Ireland or the UK. Prize is £3,000. More info here. …
Find out more »ENDING: Alabama Arts Council Fellowships (USA: AL)
The Alabama Arts Council Fellowships (USA: AL) is for fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction of 10-20 pages by any author who has lived in Alabama for at least 2 years. Prize is $5,000. More info …
Find out more »ENDING: Broadside Chapbook Contest (Diverse)
The Broadside Chapbook Contest (Diverse) is for poetry collections of 60-90 pages by African American poets. Prize is $500 and publication. More info here. Sponsored/Hosted by Broadside Lotus Press. Free Writing Events offers budget editing …
Find out more »ENDING: Mississippi Artists Fellowships (USA: MS)
The Mississippi Artists Fellowships is for nonfiction of 15-20 pages by permanent residents of Mississippi, USA. Prize is $5,000. More info here. Sponsored/Hosted by Mississippi Arts Commission. Free Writing Events offers budget editing services from …
Find out more »ENDING: Balticon Poetry Contest*
The Balticon Poetry Contest is for 1-3 science fiction, fantasy, or horror poems of up to 50 lines each by any author. Prize is $100. *It's not clear if this contest is active for 2019.* …
Find out more »ENDING: Tower Poetry Competition (UK:Youth)
The Tower Poetry Competition (UK:Youth) is for poems of up to 48 lines by UK students aged 16-18. Prize is £3000. This year's theme is "Underwater." More info here. Sponsored/Hosted by Tower Poetry. Free Writing …
Find out more »ENDING: Spencer Poetry Award (US:College)
The Spencer Poetry Award (US:College) is for 1-2 traditional poems of traditional length by US college students. Prize is $1,500. By traditional, the contest means ""composed in the traditional modes of meter, rhyme, and received …
Find out more »ENDING: Myong Cha Son Haiku Award (US: College)
The Myong Cha Son Haiku Award (US: College) is for 1-2 haiku poems of traditional length by US college students. Prize is $1,500. More info here. Sponsored/Hosted by West Chester University. Free Writing Events offers …
Find out more »ENDING: Poetry Matters Literary Prizes
The Poetry Matters Literary Prizes is for 1-3 poems of 30 lines each by any author. Prize is $75 in various categories. More info here. Sponsored/Hosted by P. R. A. Publishing. Free Writing Events offers …
Find out more »ENDING: SBLitJo Flash Cat Prize
The SBLitJo Flash Cat Prize is for flash fiction of up to 1000 words by any author. Prize is $100 and/or publication. You must earn unpaid publication in the magazine to be eligible to compete …
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