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Screenwriting Contests
First Person Impressions Writing Contest
A national competition for memoir and documentary writers, videographers, and photographers ... (more)
DEADLINE: 08-15-2008.
PRIZES: $500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $10.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival Fiction Writing Contest
The Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival is pleased to announce its first annual Fiction Writing Contest. Grand prize includes $1,500, domestic airfare ... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-15-2008.
PRIZES: $1,500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $20.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
The Samuel French Morse Poetry Prize
The prize is awarded annually to the manuscript of a first or second book of poems by a U.S. poet and consists of a $1000 cash award and publication ... (more)
DEADLINE: 09-15-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $20.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
The New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award
The New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award is a $10,000 prize awarded each spring to a writer age 35 or younger for a novel or a collection of short stories ... (more)
DEADLINE: 08-29-2008.
PRIZES: $10,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $0.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
Moment-Karma Short Fiction Contest
Moment Magazine is now accepting submissions for the 2008 Moment-Karma Short Fiction Contest. Moment will award three prizes to outstanding works of unpublished short fiction with Jewish content ... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-14-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
Memphis Magazine 2008 Fiction Contest
Seeking entries for our annual fiction contest. The winning story will earn a $1,000 grand prize and will be published in a future issue of Memphis magazine ... (more)
DEADLINE: 08-01-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $10.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
The 2008 Editor's Prize Best Poem Contest
Grand prize: $1,000 for best poem and publication. All poems submitted will be considered for publication ... (more)
DEADLINE: 08-30-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
Literal Latte Essay Awards
Send unpublished essays, 8,000 word max. All styles and subject welcome ... (more)
DEADLINE: 09-20-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $10.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
Kore Press First Book Award
This competition is open to any female writer who has not published a full-length collection of poetry. A prize of $1,000 plus book publication by Kore Press will be given for a book-length poetry manuscript ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-31-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $20.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
Hunger Mountain Creative Nonfiction Prize
One $1,000.00 prize winner receives publication in the Spring 2009 Issue; two honorable mentions receive $100.00 each ... (more)
DEADLINE: 09-10-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
The 5th Annual Gival Press Short Story Award
Submissions of a previously unpublished original (not a translation) short story in English must be approximately 5,000 to 15,000 words of high literary quality ... (more)
DEADLINE: 08-08-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
Paumanok Poetry Award
Poems may be published or unpublished, and there are no restrictions on style, subject matter, or length of poems ... (more)
DEADLINE: 09-15-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
Kate Tufts Discovery Award
Established in 1993, the Kate Tufts Discovery Award is presented annually for a first book by a poet of genuine promise ... (more)
DEADLINE: 09-15-2008.
PRIZES: $10,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $0.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
The Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award is presented annually for a work by an emerging poet, one who is past the very beginning but has not yet reached the acknowledged pinnacle of his or her career ... (more)
DEADLINE: 09-15-2008.
PRIZES: $100,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $0.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
The Fourth Annual Camber Press Poetry Chapbook Award
The winning poet will receive $1,000 and have his or her manuscript published by Camber Press, Inc. ... (more)
DEADLINE: 08-15-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
Astounding Beauty Ruffian Press Poetry Award
The award will include publication by this press, five copies of the finished book, and a cash prize of $1,000 ... (more)
DEADLINE: 09-30-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
American Literary Review Short Fiction Contest
The winner in each category will receive $ 1,000 and publication in our Fall 2009 issue ... (more)
DEADLINE: 09-01-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
The Tennessee Writers Alliance Short Fiction and Poetry Awards
Prizes: $600, $300, and $150 in each category. Entry is one short story, or a batch of up to three poems ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-01-2008.
PRIZES: $600.00.
ENTRY FEE: $20.00.
Added: 05-Jun-2008
The Sara Henderson Hay Prize
The prize for 2008 will be $600.00. Entries are limited to no more than 100 lines per poem and up to three poems may be submitted ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-01-2008.
PRIZES: $600.00.
ENTRY FEE: $10.00.
Added: 05-Jun-2008
Mighty River Short Story Contest
Seeking entries for the best short story relating in some way to the Mississippi River, the River Valley, or a sister River: its landscape, people, culture, history, current events, or future ... (more)
DEADLINE: 09-01-2008.
PRIZES: $500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 05-Jun-2008
The 2008 Holland Prize
Logan House announces the fourth annual Holland Prize for unpublished poetry manuscripts (48-80 pages). The winning manuscript will be published in 2009, and the winner will receive $500 ... (more)
DEADLINE: 08-01-2008.
PRIZES: $500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 05-Jun-2008
THE JOURNAL/OSU Press Poetry Prize
The Journal, the literary magazine of The Ohio State University, selects one full-length manuscript of poetry each year for publication by The Ohio State University Press ... (more)
DEADLINE: 09-30-2008.
PRIZES: $3,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 05-Jun-2008
Heart Poetry Award
Submit insightful, immersing, pictorial moments, unpublished modern free verse or prose poem ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2008.
PRIZES: $500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $10.00.
Added: 05-Jun-2008
The Bellevue Literary Review Prizes in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry
BLR Prize awards outstanding writing related to themes of health, healing, illness, the mind, and the body. First prize is $1000 (in each genre) and publication in the Spring 2009 issue of the BLR ... (more)
DEADLINE: 08-01-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 05-Jun-2008
The 2008 Happy Hour Poetry Awards
Contest open to all poets across the country and around the world. Maximum length: 40 lines per poem. Any topic. Any form ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-01-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 05-Jun-2008
The American Poet Prize for Poetry
The winner will receive $500 plus publication in The American Poetry Journal. All entries will be considered for publication. Submit up to three original and unpublished poems ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2008.
PRIZES: $500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $16.00.
Added: 05-Jun-2008
2008 RRofihe Trophy Contest
For an unpublished short story (up to 5,000 words). Winner receives: $500 cash ... (more)
DEADLINE: 09-15-2008.
PRIZES: $500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $10.00.
Added: 05-Jun-2008
Evolve Beyond Violence Nonfiction Essay Award
Nonfiction essays between 600 to 800 words max will be eligible with sentiments that reflect one or more of the following themes: Anti-war, anti-violence, human rights, peace ... (more)
DEADLINE: 09-01-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 05-Jun-2008
The Bechtel Prize
The Bechtel Prize is awarded annually in recognition of an exemplary article or essay related to creative writing education, literary studies, and/or the profession of writing ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2008.
PRIZES: $2,500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $0.00.
Added: 05-Jun-2008
The Summer 2008 Warren Adler Short Story Contest
We're looking for humorous stories in all their varied forms. From satire to farce, from the whimsical to the uproarious, all writers looking to get a laugh ... (more)
DEADLINE: 08-15-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 22-May-2008
The Story Prize
The Story Prize is an annual book award honoring the author of an outstanding collection of short fiction with a $20,000 cash award ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-15-2008.
PRIZES: $20,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $75.00.
Added: 22-May-2008
Serena McDonald Kennedy Award
No more than 50,000 word novella or 200 page manuscript of short stories will be accepted ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-15-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 22-May-2008
The William Stafford Award for Poetry
The poet submitting the winning poem will be awarded $1,000, publication of the poem in Rosebud, and three copies of the contest issue ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-15-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $10.00.
Added: 22-May-2008
Pulitzer Prizes in Letters
Columbia University, on the recommendation of The Pulitzer Prize Board, annually awards the Pulitzer Prize in Letters of $10,000 ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-15-2008.
PRIZES: $10,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $50.00.
Added: 22-May-2008
The Drue Heinz Literature Prize
The Drue Heinz Literature Prize recognizes and supports writers of short fiction and makes their work available to readers around the world ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2008.
PRIZES: $15,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $0.00.
Added: 22-May-2008
2008 Pearl Poetry Prize
Open to all poets, with or without previous book publication. addition to publication and the $1,000 cash prize, the winner also receives 25 copies ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-15-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $20.00.
Added: 22-May-2008
The 2008 Omnidawn Poetry Prize
The 2008 Omnidawn Poetry Prize is Omnidawn Publishing’s first annual contest for a first or second full-length collection of poems by a poet writing in English ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2008.
PRIZES: $2,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 22-May-2008
The Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Award
The Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Award is an annual series of awards to encourage poets to explore and illuminate positive visions of peace and the human spirit ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-01-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 22-May-2008
Soul Shelter First-Person Essay Awards
Win a grand prize of $1,000 and publication on Soul Shelter, a blog with a rapidly growing readership. Submit your best 400-1,500 word first-person essay ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-01-2008.
PRIZES: $2,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $0.00.
Added: 22-May-2008
New Millennium Awards for Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction
No restrictions as to style, content or number of submissions. Previously published pieces OK if online or under 5,000 print circulation ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-17-2008.
PRIZES: $4,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $17.00.
Added: 22-May-2008
National Book Awards
One Winner in each genre receives $10,000 for the best book chosen in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-16-2008.
PRIZES: $10,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $125.00.
Added: 02-May-2008
Michigan Literary Fiction Award
To qualify, contestants must have previously published at least one literary novel or story collection in English ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-01-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $0.00.
Added: 02-May-2008
Oregon Literary Fellowships
Oregon Literary Fellowships provide fiscal support to writers and independent publishers throughout the state of Oregon ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-27-2008.
PRIZES: $2,500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $0.00.
Added: 02-May-2008
Literal Latte Poetry Awards
Send unpublished poems, 2,000 word max. All styles welcome ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-15-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $10.00.
Added: 02-May-2008
Finishing Line Press Open Chapbook Competition
A prize of $1,000 and publication will be awarded by Finishing Line Press for a chapbook-length poetry collection ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 02-May-2008
Crab Orchard Series in Poetry First Book Award
A first book of poems will be selected for publication from an open competition of manuscripts. The winner will receive a publication contract with Southern Illinois University Press, and will be awarded a $1000 prize ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-01-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 02-May-2008
BWC Literary Fellowships
The Literary Arts Fellowship and Residency program awards two nine-month fellowships annually to fiction writers, poets, playwrights, and screenwriters who reside in the Bronx ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-15-2008.
PRIZES: $5,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $0.00.
Added: 02-May-2008
The Richard J. Margolis Award
The Richard J. Margolis Award of Blue Mountain Center is a $5,000 prize, given annually to a promising new journalist or essayist ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-01-2008.
PRIZES: $5,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $0.00.
Added: 02-May-2008
The Frances Locke Memorial Poetry Award
This12th annual competition awards $1,000 cash, publication in the Fall-2008 Award issue and five complimentary copies of that issue ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-15-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $10.00.
Added: 17-April-2008
The Barrow Street Press Book Contest
The Barrow Street Press Book Contest award will be given for the best previously unpublished manuscript of poetry in English ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 17-April-2008
Bard Fiction Prize
The prize is intended to encourage and support young writers of fiction to pursue their creative goals and provide an opportunity to work in a fertile and intellectual environment ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-15-2008.
PRIZES: $30,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $0.00.
Added: 17-April-2008
The 2008 Autumn House Fiction Contest
The winners will receive book publication, $1,000 advance against royalties, and a $1,500 travel grant to participate in the 2009 Autumn House Master Authors Series in Pittsburgh ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 17-April-2008
The 2008 Autumn House Poetry Contest
The annual Autumn House Poetry Contest awards publication of a full-length manuscript and $2,500 to the winner ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 17-April-2008
Happy Hour Poetry Award
Contest open to all poets across the country and around the world. Maximum length: 40 lines per poem. Any topic ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-01-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 17-April-2008
Akron Poetry Prize
Open to all poets writing in English. The winning poet will receive $1,000 and publication of his or her book ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 17-April-2008
The Dream Quest One Poetry and Writing Contest
This competition welcomes anyone who loves to arrange words into beautiful art or to write a short story that is worth telling. And to all who have the ability to dream ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-31-2008.
PRIZES: $500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $10.00.
Added: 20-March-2008
The $4,000 Narrative Prize
The $4,000 Narrative Prize will be awarded annually for the best short story, novel excerpt, poem, or work of literary nonfiction published by a new or emerging writer in Narrative ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-15-2008.
PRIZES: $4,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $20.00.
Added: 20-March-2008
The Muriel Craft Bailey Memorial Award
Poems must be original, unpublished in any medium (print or electronic), and not under consideration elsewhere ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-01-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $4.00.
Added: 20-March-2008
Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize (Starts April 2008)
Established in 1975, this $25,000 award recognizes the most outstanding book of poetry published in the United States in the previous year ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-15-2008.
PRIZES: $25,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 06-March-2008
Guy Owen Prize Contest
$1000 and publication in SPR awarded to the winning poem selected by a distinguished poet ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-15-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 19-February-2008
The 2008 Omnidawn Poetry Prize
The 2008 Omnidawn Poetry Prize is Omnidawn Publishing’s first annual contest for a first or second full-length collection of poems by a poet writing in English ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2008.
PRIZES: $2,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 19-February-2008
Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse
Poetry in traditional verse forms. First prize is $2,000 ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2008.
PRIZES: $2,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $6.00.
Added: 11-February-2008
A national competition for memoir and documentary writers, videographers, and photographers ... (more)
DEADLINE: 08-15-2008.
PRIZES: $500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $10.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival Fiction Writing Contest
The Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival is pleased to announce its first annual Fiction Writing Contest. Grand prize includes $1,500, domestic airfare ... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-15-2008.
PRIZES: $1,500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $20.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
The Samuel French Morse Poetry Prize
The prize is awarded annually to the manuscript of a first or second book of poems by a U.S. poet and consists of a $1000 cash award and publication ... (more)
DEADLINE: 09-15-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $20.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
The New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award
The New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award is a $10,000 prize awarded each spring to a writer age 35 or younger for a novel or a collection of short stories ... (more)
DEADLINE: 08-29-2008.
PRIZES: $10,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $0.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
Moment-Karma Short Fiction Contest
Moment Magazine is now accepting submissions for the 2008 Moment-Karma Short Fiction Contest. Moment will award three prizes to outstanding works of unpublished short fiction with Jewish content ... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-14-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
Memphis Magazine 2008 Fiction Contest
Seeking entries for our annual fiction contest. The winning story will earn a $1,000 grand prize and will be published in a future issue of Memphis magazine ... (more)
DEADLINE: 08-01-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $10.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
The 2008 Editor's Prize Best Poem Contest
Grand prize: $1,000 for best poem and publication. All poems submitted will be considered for publication ... (more)
DEADLINE: 08-30-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
Literal Latte Essay Awards
Send unpublished essays, 8,000 word max. All styles and subject welcome ... (more)
DEADLINE: 09-20-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $10.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
Kore Press First Book Award
This competition is open to any female writer who has not published a full-length collection of poetry. A prize of $1,000 plus book publication by Kore Press will be given for a book-length poetry manuscript ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-31-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $20.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
Hunger Mountain Creative Nonfiction Prize
One $1,000.00 prize winner receives publication in the Spring 2009 Issue; two honorable mentions receive $100.00 each ... (more)
DEADLINE: 09-10-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
The 5th Annual Gival Press Short Story Award
Submissions of a previously unpublished original (not a translation) short story in English must be approximately 5,000 to 15,000 words of high literary quality ... (more)
DEADLINE: 08-08-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
Paumanok Poetry Award
Poems may be published or unpublished, and there are no restrictions on style, subject matter, or length of poems ... (more)
DEADLINE: 09-15-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
Kate Tufts Discovery Award
Established in 1993, the Kate Tufts Discovery Award is presented annually for a first book by a poet of genuine promise ... (more)
DEADLINE: 09-15-2008.
PRIZES: $10,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $0.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
The Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award is presented annually for a work by an emerging poet, one who is past the very beginning but has not yet reached the acknowledged pinnacle of his or her career ... (more)
DEADLINE: 09-15-2008.
PRIZES: $100,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $0.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
The Fourth Annual Camber Press Poetry Chapbook Award
The winning poet will receive $1,000 and have his or her manuscript published by Camber Press, Inc. ... (more)
DEADLINE: 08-15-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
Astounding Beauty Ruffian Press Poetry Award
The award will include publication by this press, five copies of the finished book, and a cash prize of $1,000 ... (more)
DEADLINE: 09-30-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
American Literary Review Short Fiction Contest
The winner in each category will receive $ 1,000 and publication in our Fall 2009 issue ... (more)
DEADLINE: 09-01-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 26-Jun-2008
The Tennessee Writers Alliance Short Fiction and Poetry Awards
Prizes: $600, $300, and $150 in each category. Entry is one short story, or a batch of up to three poems ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-01-2008.
PRIZES: $600.00.
ENTRY FEE: $20.00.
Added: 05-Jun-2008
The Sara Henderson Hay Prize
The prize for 2008 will be $600.00. Entries are limited to no more than 100 lines per poem and up to three poems may be submitted ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-01-2008.
PRIZES: $600.00.
ENTRY FEE: $10.00.
Added: 05-Jun-2008
Mighty River Short Story Contest
Seeking entries for the best short story relating in some way to the Mississippi River, the River Valley, or a sister River: its landscape, people, culture, history, current events, or future ... (more)
DEADLINE: 09-01-2008.
PRIZES: $500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 05-Jun-2008
The 2008 Holland Prize
Logan House announces the fourth annual Holland Prize for unpublished poetry manuscripts (48-80 pages). The winning manuscript will be published in 2009, and the winner will receive $500 ... (more)
DEADLINE: 08-01-2008.
PRIZES: $500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 05-Jun-2008
THE JOURNAL/OSU Press Poetry Prize
The Journal, the literary magazine of The Ohio State University, selects one full-length manuscript of poetry each year for publication by The Ohio State University Press ... (more)
DEADLINE: 09-30-2008.
PRIZES: $3,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 05-Jun-2008
Heart Poetry Award
Submit insightful, immersing, pictorial moments, unpublished modern free verse or prose poem ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2008.
PRIZES: $500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $10.00.
Added: 05-Jun-2008
The Bellevue Literary Review Prizes in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry
BLR Prize awards outstanding writing related to themes of health, healing, illness, the mind, and the body. First prize is $1000 (in each genre) and publication in the Spring 2009 issue of the BLR ... (more)
DEADLINE: 08-01-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 05-Jun-2008
The 2008 Happy Hour Poetry Awards
Contest open to all poets across the country and around the world. Maximum length: 40 lines per poem. Any topic. Any form ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-01-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 05-Jun-2008
The American Poet Prize for Poetry
The winner will receive $500 plus publication in The American Poetry Journal. All entries will be considered for publication. Submit up to three original and unpublished poems ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2008.
PRIZES: $500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $16.00.
Added: 05-Jun-2008
2008 RRofihe Trophy Contest
For an unpublished short story (up to 5,000 words). Winner receives: $500 cash ... (more)
DEADLINE: 09-15-2008.
PRIZES: $500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $10.00.
Added: 05-Jun-2008
Evolve Beyond Violence Nonfiction Essay Award
Nonfiction essays between 600 to 800 words max will be eligible with sentiments that reflect one or more of the following themes: Anti-war, anti-violence, human rights, peace ... (more)
DEADLINE: 09-01-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 05-Jun-2008
The Bechtel Prize
The Bechtel Prize is awarded annually in recognition of an exemplary article or essay related to creative writing education, literary studies, and/or the profession of writing ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2008.
PRIZES: $2,500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $0.00.
Added: 05-Jun-2008
The Summer 2008 Warren Adler Short Story Contest
We're looking for humorous stories in all their varied forms. From satire to farce, from the whimsical to the uproarious, all writers looking to get a laugh ... (more)
DEADLINE: 08-15-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 22-May-2008
The Story Prize
The Story Prize is an annual book award honoring the author of an outstanding collection of short fiction with a $20,000 cash award ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-15-2008.
PRIZES: $20,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $75.00.
Added: 22-May-2008
Serena McDonald Kennedy Award
No more than 50,000 word novella or 200 page manuscript of short stories will be accepted ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-15-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 22-May-2008
The William Stafford Award for Poetry
The poet submitting the winning poem will be awarded $1,000, publication of the poem in Rosebud, and three copies of the contest issue ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-15-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $10.00.
Added: 22-May-2008
Pulitzer Prizes in Letters
Columbia University, on the recommendation of The Pulitzer Prize Board, annually awards the Pulitzer Prize in Letters of $10,000 ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-15-2008.
PRIZES: $10,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $50.00.
Added: 22-May-2008
The Drue Heinz Literature Prize
The Drue Heinz Literature Prize recognizes and supports writers of short fiction and makes their work available to readers around the world ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2008.
PRIZES: $15,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $0.00.
Added: 22-May-2008
2008 Pearl Poetry Prize
Open to all poets, with or without previous book publication. addition to publication and the $1,000 cash prize, the winner also receives 25 copies ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-15-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $20.00.
Added: 22-May-2008
The 2008 Omnidawn Poetry Prize
The 2008 Omnidawn Poetry Prize is Omnidawn Publishing’s first annual contest for a first or second full-length collection of poems by a poet writing in English ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2008.
PRIZES: $2,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 22-May-2008
The Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Award
The Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Award is an annual series of awards to encourage poets to explore and illuminate positive visions of peace and the human spirit ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-01-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 22-May-2008
Soul Shelter First-Person Essay Awards
Win a grand prize of $1,000 and publication on Soul Shelter, a blog with a rapidly growing readership. Submit your best 400-1,500 word first-person essay ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-01-2008.
PRIZES: $2,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $0.00.
Added: 22-May-2008
New Millennium Awards for Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction
No restrictions as to style, content or number of submissions. Previously published pieces OK if online or under 5,000 print circulation ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-17-2008.
PRIZES: $4,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $17.00.
Added: 22-May-2008
National Book Awards
One Winner in each genre receives $10,000 for the best book chosen in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-16-2008.
PRIZES: $10,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $125.00.
Added: 02-May-2008
Michigan Literary Fiction Award
To qualify, contestants must have previously published at least one literary novel or story collection in English ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-01-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $0.00.
Added: 02-May-2008
Oregon Literary Fellowships
Oregon Literary Fellowships provide fiscal support to writers and independent publishers throughout the state of Oregon ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-27-2008.
PRIZES: $2,500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $0.00.
Added: 02-May-2008
Literal Latte Poetry Awards
Send unpublished poems, 2,000 word max. All styles welcome ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-15-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $10.00.
Added: 02-May-2008
Finishing Line Press Open Chapbook Competition
A prize of $1,000 and publication will be awarded by Finishing Line Press for a chapbook-length poetry collection ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 02-May-2008
Crab Orchard Series in Poetry First Book Award
A first book of poems will be selected for publication from an open competition of manuscripts. The winner will receive a publication contract with Southern Illinois University Press, and will be awarded a $1000 prize ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-01-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 02-May-2008
BWC Literary Fellowships
The Literary Arts Fellowship and Residency program awards two nine-month fellowships annually to fiction writers, poets, playwrights, and screenwriters who reside in the Bronx ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-15-2008.
PRIZES: $5,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $0.00.
Added: 02-May-2008
The Richard J. Margolis Award
The Richard J. Margolis Award of Blue Mountain Center is a $5,000 prize, given annually to a promising new journalist or essayist ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-01-2008.
PRIZES: $5,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $0.00.
Added: 02-May-2008
The Frances Locke Memorial Poetry Award
This12th annual competition awards $1,000 cash, publication in the Fall-2008 Award issue and five complimentary copies of that issue ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-15-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $10.00.
Added: 17-April-2008
The Barrow Street Press Book Contest
The Barrow Street Press Book Contest award will be given for the best previously unpublished manuscript of poetry in English ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 17-April-2008
Bard Fiction Prize
The prize is intended to encourage and support young writers of fiction to pursue their creative goals and provide an opportunity to work in a fertile and intellectual environment ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-15-2008.
PRIZES: $30,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $0.00.
Added: 17-April-2008
The 2008 Autumn House Fiction Contest
The winners will receive book publication, $1,000 advance against royalties, and a $1,500 travel grant to participate in the 2009 Autumn House Master Authors Series in Pittsburgh ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 17-April-2008
The 2008 Autumn House Poetry Contest
The annual Autumn House Poetry Contest awards publication of a full-length manuscript and $2,500 to the winner ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 17-April-2008
Happy Hour Poetry Award
Contest open to all poets across the country and around the world. Maximum length: 40 lines per poem. Any topic ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-01-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 17-April-2008
Akron Poetry Prize
Open to all poets writing in English. The winning poet will receive $1,000 and publication of his or her book ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 17-April-2008
The Dream Quest One Poetry and Writing Contest
This competition welcomes anyone who loves to arrange words into beautiful art or to write a short story that is worth telling. And to all who have the ability to dream ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-31-2008.
PRIZES: $500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $10.00.
Added: 20-March-2008
The $4,000 Narrative Prize
The $4,000 Narrative Prize will be awarded annually for the best short story, novel excerpt, poem, or work of literary nonfiction published by a new or emerging writer in Narrative ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-15-2008.
PRIZES: $4,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $20.00.
Added: 20-March-2008
The Muriel Craft Bailey Memorial Award
Poems must be original, unpublished in any medium (print or electronic), and not under consideration elsewhere ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-01-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $4.00.
Added: 20-March-2008
Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize (Starts April 2008)
Established in 1975, this $25,000 award recognizes the most outstanding book of poetry published in the United States in the previous year ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-15-2008.
PRIZES: $25,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 06-March-2008
Guy Owen Prize Contest
$1000 and publication in SPR awarded to the winning poem selected by a distinguished poet ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-15-2008.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 19-February-2008
The 2008 Omnidawn Poetry Prize
The 2008 Omnidawn Poetry Prize is Omnidawn Publishing’s first annual contest for a first or second full-length collection of poems by a poet writing in English ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2008.
PRIZES: $2,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 19-February-2008
Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse
Poetry in traditional verse forms. First prize is $2,000 ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2008.
PRIZES: $2,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $6.00.
Added: 11-February-2008