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Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest

Prizes: $2,250
Deadline: Apr 1, 2020
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No Fee!

Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest

Prizes: $5,000
Deadline: Apr 30, 2020
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North Street Book Prize for Self-Published Books

Prizes: $10,500
Deadline: Jun 30, 2019
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Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest

Prizes: $5,000
Deadline: Sep 30, 2019
Most Recent Winners

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Texas Teen Book Festival Fresh Ink Fiction Contest
$150 prize, deadline change: received by July 15 | Visit source

Young Lions Fiction Award
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by September 6 | Visit source

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