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Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest

Prizes: $3,500
Deadline: Apr 1, 2023
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No Fee!

Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest

Prizes: $9,000
Deadline: Apr 30, 2023
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North Street Book Prize

Prizes: $20,400
Deadline: Jun 30, 2023
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For self-published and hybrid-published books

Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest

Prizes: $8,000
Deadline: Sep 30, 2022
Most Recent Winners

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Leonard L. Milberg ‘53 High School Poetry Prize
$1,500 prize, deadline change: received by November 27 | Visit source

Edit Your Source Code Creative Writing Contest
$500 prize, new contest: received by October 23 | Visit source

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