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Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest

Prizes: $2,250
Deadline: Apr 1, 2019
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No Fee!

Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest

Prizes: $5,000
Deadline: Apr 30, 2019
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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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Gaithersburg Book Festival Poetry Contest
$250 prize, contest added: received by February 21 | Visit source

Northern New England Review Raven Prize in Creative Nonfiction
$500 prize, new contest: received by January 31 | Visit source

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