Dr. Linda I. Meyers won the $10,000 Grand Prize. Read about the winning entries.
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Twenty-two years ago, I earned a Masters of Arts degree in creative writing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. I had been published in several small press magazines before entering the corporate world in 1988. I'm itching to get published again.
Contest Won: Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest 2011, Finalist
Prizes: $3,750
Deadline: Apr 1, 2025
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Prizes: $12,000
Deadline: May 1, 2025
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Prizes: $22,000
Deadline: Jul 1, 2025
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Prizes: $12,000
Deadline: Oct 1, 2025
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