Fiction Writing Contests

• THE HOPWOOD AWARDS - Avery Hopwood, who graduated from University of Michigan a century ago and went on to become the most commercially successful playwright of the 1920s, began an endowment that became the Avery and Jude Hopwood Awards. The awards, the nation's oldest such contest, have nurtured young fiction writers from Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Arthur Miller in the 1930s to current best selling novelist Elizabeth Kostova, who won her Hopwoods in 2003 and 2004. Total Hopwood contest prizes totaled $119,500 while the related contests awarded prizes of $25,550. ^pop (Added: 19-Oct-2006 Hits: 2198 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Visit Website | Rate It

• Nelson Algren Awards - The Nelson Algren awards are for short fiction. Submissions must be written by an American and must be unpublished. One $5,000 prize and three runner-up prizes of $1,500 are awarded. The award is given in memory of Chicago author Nelson Algren. Stories must be typed and double-spaced, between 2,500 and 8,000 words. ^pop (Added: 16-Sep-2007 Hits: 1309 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Visit Website | Rate It

• Iowa Short Fiction Awards - The Iowa Short Fiction Awards are given to a first collection of fiction in English and are administered through the Iowa Writers' Workshop. The honors are national in scope and have been given since 1969. Award-winning manuscripts will be published by the University of Iowa Press under the Press’s standard contract. ^pop (Added: 4-Apr-2008 Hits: 368 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Visit Website | Rate It

Poetry Contests

• THE RUTH LILLY POETRY PRIZE - THE RUTH LILLY POETRY PRIZE honors a living U.S. poet whose lifetime accomplishments warrant extraordinary recognition. Established in 1986 by Ruth Lilly, the annual prize is sponsored and administered by the Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine. Over the last twenty years, the Lilly prize has awarded over $1,000,000. ^pop (Added: 19-Oct-2006 Hits: 481 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Visit Website | Rate It

• Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest - The Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest accepts original poems of any length, style or theme. Both published and unpublished works are accepted. 30 cash prizes totaling $3,500 will be awarded. First prize: $1,000. Second prize: $400. Third prize: $200. ^pop (Added: 18-Feb-2007 Hits: 1206 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Visit Website | Rate It

Writing Contests

• EPIC NEW VOICES WRITING COMPETITION - EPIC established the New Voices writing competition to encourage reading and writing among middle school and high school students and to promote e-book literacy in public and private schools. The contest is open to students attending public, private, or home schools, and each entrant was permitted to submit one entry in each category. The grand prize winner receives cash prizes. ^pop (Added: 19-Oct-2006 Hits: 563 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Visit Website | Rate It

• THE CHARLES TAYLOR PRIZE FOR LITERARY NON-FICTION - THE CHARLES TAYLOR PRIZE FOR LITERARY NON-FICTION is the largest prize of its kind in Canada and has contributed significantly to the recognition of the genre. The prize was founded to commemorate the life and work of the late Charles Taylor, one of Canada’s foremost essayists and a prominent member of the Canadian literary community. Grand prizewinner receives $25,000. ^pop (Added: 19-Oct-2006 Hits: 857 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Visit Website | Rate It