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Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest

Prizes: $3,750
Deadline: Apr 1, 2025
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No Fee!

Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest

Prizes: $12,000
Deadline: May 1, 2025
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North Street Book Prize

Prizes: $22,000
Deadline: Jul 1, 2025
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For self-published and hybrid-published books

Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest

Prizes: $12,000
Deadline: Oct 1, 2025
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Bethesda Urban Partnership Poetry Contest
$350 prize, deadline change: received by January 14 | Visit source

Bethesda Urban Partnership Essay Contest
$500 prize, deadline change: received by January 14 | Visit source

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