The personal essay can be in any form or style, and should be evocative, thought-provoking, and sincere--and if it's humorous too, even better. First-place winner receive a cash prize of $1,000 ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2013
PRIZES: $1,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $20.00
Added: 15-May-2013
Crook's Corner Book Prize
The Crook’s Corner Book Prize encourages emerging writers, while honoring the literary tradition of the American South. Submitted book must be the author’s first published novel. The 2013 winner will receive a $1,000 cash prize ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2013
PRIZES: $1,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $25.00
Added: 15-May-2013
Omnidawn Publishing First/Second Book Contest
First/Second Book poetry contest open to writers who have either never published a full-length book of poetry, or who have published only one full-length book of poetry. First-place winner receives $3,000 and publication ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2013
PRIZES: $3,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $27.00
Added: 15-May-2013
Katherine Paterson Prize for Young Adult and Children's Writing
Hunger Mountain is seeking entries for its Young Adult and Children’s Literature. First-place winner receives $1,000 and publication. Three category winners receive $100 each and publication ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2013
PRIZES: $1,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $20.00
Added: 15-May-2013
Howard Frank Mosher Short Fiction Prize
An annual contest for short fiction. One first place winner receives $1000 and publication. Enter one original, unpublished story under 10,000 words ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2013
PRIZES: $1,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $20.00
Added: 15-May-2013
Cider Press Review Editor's Prize
Cider Press awards a $1,000 prize, publication, and 25 author's copies of a book length collection of poetry, Author receives a standard publishing contract ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2013
PRIZES: $1,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $25.00
Added: 15-May-2013
The Barrow Street Press Book Contest
Award will be given for the best previously unpublished manuscript of poetry in English. The winner will receive book publication by Barrow Street Press, and $1,000 ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2013
PRIZES: $1,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $25.00
Added: 08-May-2013
Autumn House Poetry Contest
Submit a full-length collection of poetry 50-80 pages in length. The winner will receive book publication, $1,000 advance against royalties, and a $1,500 travel grant to promote his or her book ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2013
PRIZES: $1,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $30.00
Added: 08-May-2013
Red Hen Press Short Story Award
This award is for an original short story with a maximum of 25 pages. Submission is open to all writers and themes. Award is $1000 and publication of the awarded story by Red Hen Press ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2013
PRIZES: $1,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $20.00
Added: 08-May-2013
Pearl Poetry Prize
Open to all poets, with or without previous book publication. In addition to publication and the $1,000 cash prize, the winner also receives 25 copies and a foreword by the finalist judge ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2013
PRIZES: $1,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $25.00
Added: 08-May-2013
Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction
The winner of this annual award will receive $1000 and publication by UNT Press. Entries will be judged by an eminent writer. Entries can be a combination of short-shorts, short stories, and novellas ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-15-2013
PRIZES: $1,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $25.00
Added: 08-May-2013
The William Van Wert Memorial Fiction Award
An annual prize of $1,000 from Hidden River Arts, a literary arts organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania will be given in the following categories: (1) to the best unpublished short story or novel excerpt ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2013
PRIZES: $1,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $17.00
Added: 08-May-2013
Finishing Line Press Chapbook Contest
Finishing Line Press will award $1,000, print publication, and a standard royalty ebook contract to the first-place winner. Submit up to 26 pages of poetry. Open to all writers ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-15-2013
PRIZES: $1,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $15.00
Added: 08-May-2013
Northwind's Story Contest
The 2013 Story Contest is open to all fiction and narrative non-fiction writers. Entries must be previously unpublished, either in print or online, between 1,500 and 8,000 words. First Prize is $1,000 and publication ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-31-2013
PRIZES: $1,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $15.00
Added: 08-May-2013
Rattle Poetry Prize
Open to writers, worldwide; poems must be written in English (no translations). One $5,000 Winner and ten $100 Finalists will be selected in a blind review by the editors of Rattle and printed in the Winter 2013 issue ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-15-2013
PRIZES: $5,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $20.00
Added: 08-May-2013
Salamander Fiction Prize
Salamander magazine will award a cash prize of $1,500 plus publication for the best fiction story. All entries will be considered for publication ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-15-2013
PRIZES: $1,500.00
ENTRY FEE: $15.00
Added: 01-May-2013
Salamander Fiction Prize
Salamander magazine will award a cash prize of $1,500 plus publication for the best fiction story. All entries will be considered for publication ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-15-2013
PRIZES: $1,500.00
ENTRY FEE: $15.00
Added: 01-May-2013
RopeWalk Press Editor's Fiction Chapbook Prize
RopeWalk Press will award a prize of $1,000, publication, and 25 complimentary copies for the best fiction chapbook. Submit a single short story, multiple short stories, novellas, or stand-alone novel excerpts ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-15-2013
PRIZES: $1,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $20.00
Added: 01-May-2013
Library of Poetry Book Award
Bitter Oleander Press will award $1,000 plus book publication of the winning manuscript. Open to anyone writing in the English language. Manuscripts must be typed and range between 48 and 80 pages of poetry in length ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-15-2013
PRIZES: $1,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $25.00
Added: 01-May-2013
Akron Poetry Prize
The University of Akron Press offers the Akron Poetry Prize, a competition open to all poets writing in English. The winning poet receives $1,500 and publication of his or her book ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-15-2013
PRIZES: $1,500.00
ENTRY FEE: $25.00
Added: 01-May-2013
Boston Review 16th Annual Poetry Contest
The winning poet will receive $1,500 and have his or her work published in the November/December 2013 issue of Boston Review. Submit up to five unpublished poems ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-03-2013
PRIZES: $1,500.00
ENTRY FEE: $20.00
Added: 01-May-2013
Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction
This annual national short fiction contest features a first place $2,000 cash award, and includes an invitation to an awards dinner on the campus of Rosemont College. Submit unpublished works of fiction up to 8,000 words ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-01-2013
PRIZES: $2,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $10.00
Added: 24-April-2013
Walton Sustainability Solutions Best Creative Nonfiction Essay Award
Creative Nonfiction and Arizona State University’s Global Institute of Sustainability are looking for remarkable true stories that illuminate and present the human side of environmental, economic, ethical, and/or social challenges ... (more)
DEADLINE: 05-31-2013
PRIZES: $10,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $20.00
Added: 24-April-2013
Boulevard Poetry Contest for Emerging Poets
Awards $1,000 and publication in Boulevard for the winning group of three poems by a poet who has not yet published a book of poetry with a nationally distributed press ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-01-2013
PRIZES: $1,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $15.00
Added: 24-April-2013
Vallum Award for Poetry
Vallum is accepting original and previously unpublished poetry submissions for the Vallum Award for Poetry. Submit up to 1-3 poems of maximum 60 lines each. 1st prize is $750, 2nd $250 ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-15-2013
PRIZES: $750.00
ENTRY FEE: $20.00
Added: 24-April-2013
2013 Booth Story Prize
Submit your best story ranging from 500 words to 7,500 words. First-place winner receives a cash prize of $1,000 and publication. All entries receive a one-year subscription ... (more)
DEADLINE: 05-31-2013
PRIZES: $1,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $20.00
Added: 17-April-2013
The New Measure Poetry Prize
Parlor Press will award $1,000 and publication of an original, unpublished manuscript of poems. Up to four other manuscripts may be accepted for publication ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-30-2013
PRIZES: $1,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $25.00
Added: 17-April-2013
Thomas A. Wilhelmus Editors' Award
Southern Indiana Review editors will award a prize of $1500 and publication for a work of creative nonfiction. All entries are considered for publication ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-01-2013
PRIZES: $1,500.00
ENTRY FEE: $20.00
Added: 17-April-2013
Winning Writers Sports Fiction & Essay Contest
This contest seeks today's best short fiction and essays on sports-related themes (no poetry this year). First-place winner in each category will receive a cash prize of $1,000. Each entry may contain up to 6,000 words ... (more)
DEADLINE: 05-31-2013
PRIZES: $1,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $15.00
Added: 12-April-2013
River Styx International Poetry Contest
Send up to three poems, no more than 14 pages. All poems will be considered for publication. First-place prize is a cash prize of $1,000 plus publication ... (more)
DEADLINE: 05-31-2013
PRIZES: $1,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $20.00
Added: 12-April-2013
The Debut-litzer Award
The Debut-litzer Award for creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry will award a $1,000 cash prize in each category. Debut books first published in North America between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012 are eligible in all genres ... (more)
DEADLINE: 05-31-2013
PRIZES: $1,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $25.00
Added: 12-April-2013
BLR Literary Prizes
The BLR Prizes award outstanding writing related to themes of health, healing, illness, the mind, and the body. First prize is $1,000 (in each genre) and publication in the Spring 2014 issue of BLR ... (more)
DEADLINE: 07-01-2013
PRIZES: $1,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $15.00
Added: 12-April-2013
2013 Backwaters Prize
This contest is open to anyone writing in English, whether the poet has previous book publications or not. The prize is a $1,000.00 cash prize plus publication of your manuscript ... (more)
DEADLINE: 05-31-2013
PRIZES: $1,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $25.00
Added: 12-April-2013
The American Fiction Prize
Seeks well-crafted, character driven literary fiction in any genre with a maximum of 10,000 words per story. First-place winner will receive $1,000, second place will receive $500 ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-15-2013
PRIZES: $1,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $16.00
Added: 05-April-2013
Guy Owen Award
Winning poet receives a cash prize of $1,000. Submit three to five poems (10 pages maximum) ... (more)
DEADLINE: 06-15-2013
PRIZES: $1,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $20.00
Added: 05-April-2013
EP International Book Contest
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Emergency Press is given annually for a book of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction. Special consideration is given to submissions that are multimedia or cross-genre in nature ... (more)
DEADLINE: 05-15-2013
PRIZES: $1,000.00
ENTRY FEE: $20.00
Added: 05-April-2013
