What’s New
Announcements about new contests, changes to contests, and new resources for writers
Jeff Sharlet Memorial Award for Veterans
April 18, 2018
$1,000 prize, deadline change: postmarked May 31 | Visit source
Voices of Lincoln Poetry Contest
April 16, 2018
Call for submissions: received by July 21 | Visit source
Karen Harryman and A.T. Hincapie Win the 15th Annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest
April 15, 2018
Winning Writers awarded $4,300 to 15 outstanding poets in our 2017 contest | Visit source
Peter Blazey Fellowship
April 13, 2018
A$15,000 prize, deadline change: received by June 10 | Visit source
Texas Book Festival Fresh Ink Youth Fiction Contest
April 12, 2018
$250 prize, deadline change: received by May 18 | Visit source
Sapiens Plurum Earth Day Short Fiction Contest
April 12, 2018
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by June 1 | Visit source
ABA Journal/Ross Writing Contest for Legal Short Fiction
April 12, 2018
$3,000 prize, deadline change: received by June 1 | Visit source
Stony Brook Short Fiction Prize
April 11, 2018
$1,000 prize, deadline change: postmarked June 1 | Visit source
Louise Meriwether First Book Prize
April 11, 2018
$5,000 prize, deadline change: received by June 30 | Visit source
Brain Mill Press: Poetry Month
April 11, 2018
Call for submissions: received by April 30 | Visit source
Subscriber News: April 2018
April 9, 2018
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
HIV Here & Now Project: National Poetry Month
April 4, 2018
Call for submissions: received by April 30 | Visit source
Southern Fried Karma Novel Contest
April 3, 2018
$1,500 prize, new contest: deadline May 31 | Visit source
Frontier New Voices Fellowship
April 3, 2018
$500 fellowship, contest added: received by May 1 | Visit source
Expatriate and Work Abroad Travel Writing Contest
March 15, 2018
$500 prize, deadline change: received by June 15 | Visit source
Enterprise Through Literature Contest for High School Students
March 14, 2018
$500 prize, deadline change: received by May 4 | Visit source
Bill Hallberg Award in Creative Writing
March 14, 2018
$150 prize, deadline change: received by April 30 | Visit source
Whiting Foundation Creative Nonfiction Grant
March 14, 2018
$40,000 prize, deadline change: received by May 2 | Visit source
Great Plains Emerging Tribal Writer Award
March 8, 2018
$500 prize, deadline change: received by May 1 | Visit source
Poetry Magazine: Transgender Poets Feature
March 8, 2018
Call for submissions: received by May 31 | Visit source
Blue Heron Book Works: Military Women Anthology
March 8, 2018
Call for submissions: received by July 20 | Visit source
Subscriber News: March 2018
March 6, 2018
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Lune Spark Young Writers’ Short Story Contest
February 27, 2018
$500 prize, contest added: received by April 28 | Visit source
Fairfield Scribes: Time Travel Anthology
February 26, 2018
Call for submissions: received by May 1 | Visit source
A Voice for Animals Teen Essay Contest
February 21, 2018
$500 prize, deadline change: received by April 30 | Visit source
Kind of a Hurricane Press: “Without Words” Anthology
February 18, 2018
Call for submissions: received by July 31 | Visit source
Kind of a Hurricane Press: “Jete Away” Anthology
February 18, 2018
Call for submissions: received by April 30 | Visit source
Paul Thornton, Alesa Lightbourne, and Nicole Evelina Win the 3rd Annual North Street Book Prize for Self-Published Books
February 15, 2018
Ten authors of outstanding self-published books received $6,250 in prizes from Winning Writers | Visit source
Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize
February 15, 2018
C$50,000 prize, deadline change: received by March 14, May 16, July 18 | Visit source
Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction
February 15, 2018
C$60,000 prize, deadline changes: received by March 14, May 16, July 18 | Visit source
Ocean Awareness Student Contest
February 11, 2018
$1,500 top prize, contest added: received by June 18 | Visit source
Orison Books: Simone Weil Anthology
February 8, 2018
Call for submissions: received by August 1 | Visit source
Subscriber News: February 2018
February 6, 2018
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
John Kaniecki’s Great 100 Poetry Prize
February 1, 2018
$100 prize, new contest: received by May 1 | Visit source
Fountainhead Essay Contest for High School Students
February 1, 2018
$10,000 prize, deadline change: postmarked May 15 | Visit source
Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest for Students
February 1, 2018
$10,000 prize, deadline change: postmarked May 15 | Visit source
Preservation Foundation Essay Contest for Unpublished Writers
January 30, 2018
$200 prize, contest added: received by August 31 | Visit source
James White Award for Science Fiction
January 24, 2018
200 pounds prize, contest added: received by April 27 | Visit source
Irene Adler Prize for Women Writers
January 23, 2018
$1,000 scholarship, contest added: received by April 30 | Visit source
Anthem Essay Contest for Students
January 15, 2018
$2,000 prize, deadline change: postmarked May 1 | Visit source
Subscriber News: January 2018
January 9, 2018
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Ollom Art: “The Hole: Mining Portals of Vulnerability”
December 19, 2017
Call for submissions: received by May 25 | Visit source
FicFun Fiction Writing Contest
December 14, 2017
$10,000 prize, new contest: received by April 30 | Visit source
Subscriber News: December 2017
December 8, 2017
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Saddle Road Press: Open Reading Period
December 4, 2017
Call for submissions: received by January 30 | Visit source
Subscriber News: November 2017
November 7, 2017
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
