Creative Writing Contests

DEADLINE MARCH 1, 2012 There is Hope Magazine Writing Contest Top Prize $500 and photo shoot  There is Hope Magazine is a new biannual magazine which is premiering in June, 2012. This magazine will feature articles of how everyday people are overcoming ...

JANUARY 31, 2012. The Creative Nonfiction Down Under Essay Contest. $6,500.  JANUARY 31, 2012 The Creative Nonfiction Down Under Essay Contest PRIZE: $6500 AUS


The literary magazine Creative Nonfiction, in association with ...

DECEMBER 31, 2011: THE METCALF-ROOKE AWARD, $1500.00  www.biblioasis.com

The METCALF-ROOKE AWARD, given annually to one previously unpublished work of fiction, has been championing new and up-and-coming ...

NOVEMBER 1, 2011 The Malahat Review's 2012 Open Season Awards $1000 in each of three categories  http://www.malahatreview.ca/contests/open_season/info.html


Entry fee: $35 CAD for Canadians, $40 USD for Americans, $45 USD for entries from elsewhere....

DEADLINE DECEMBER 31, 2011: DREAM QUEST ONE WRITING CONTEST   URL: http://www.dreamquestone.com

The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is international and open to anyone who loves writing a story that is ...

10th October 2011  Dramatic First Paragraph Fiction Competition

1st Prize: £100

2nd Prize: £50

Entry fee: £2.00

Closing date: 10th October 2011

You have just ...

SEPTEMBER 20 - HOOT monthly flash fiction mini contest - 30% of submission $$  HOOT is a literary magazine on a postcard! We publish flash fiction, non-fiction and poetry of <150 words. The writing is coolly/beautifully designed on ...

OCTOBER 14 2011, Stringybark Australian History Short Story Award, A$300  http://www.stringybarkstories.net

Australian history is endlessly fascinating, despite what some of us learnt at school. Stringybark Stories invites ...

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011  Our contest is simple but competitive, and takes place quarterly. Winners and runners-up will be published once a year in our literary anthology, Colonnade....

AUGUST 31 2011, LEAP LOCAL TRAVEL STORY COMPETITION, $500 FIRST PRIZE AND TWO $150 SECOND PLACE PRIZES  Leap Local Travel Story Competition

Leap Local?s annual travel story competition awards a $500 first prize and two $150 runners-up prizes for a 500-...

DECEMBER 31, 2011 LeafGuard Name the Squirrel Contest $1,500  Our LeafGuard Squirrel needs a name and we could use your child's help to come up with one. Your child could win up to a $1,500 head start toward their ...

30 NOVEMBER 2011 - INKTEARS SHORT STORY COMPETITION - PRIZE £1,000  INKTEARS SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2011

Now open for entries – winner’s prize increased this year to £1,000

Type: Short story (UK + International)...

DECEMBER 1ST 2011, WRITING FOR A PURPOSE! FICTION & NONFICTION BOOK PUBLISHED AND $250 CASH PRIZE  http://www.wix.com/writingforapurpose/purpose

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Writing for a Purpose is a contest that was established to assist young writers who have a message,...

SEPTEMBER 21st, 2011 -- ANDERBO NO-FEE NOVEL CONTEST -- $500  http://www.anderbo.com/anderbo1/andernovelcontest-02.html

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Anderbo Novel Contest

ANDERBO SEEKS NOVELIST (by September 21st, 2011)

for ...

SEPTEMBER 3 34th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL 3-DAY NOVEL CONTEST Prize $500+ publication  Register by September 2, 2011
Contest dates: September 3-5, 2011
Entry fee: $50-$55
Info:  http://www.3daynovel.com
The 3-Day Novel Contest is a notorious ...

29 JULY 2011 ARTHRITIS CARE CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION £500 OPEN UNIVERSITY VOUCHER  Arthritis Care is launching its fifth annual creative writing competition. This year’s theme is If I were an Olympian. We’d like you to tell us what being ...

DEADLINE OCTOBER 31, 2011 Atlantis Short Story Competition Prize: $300 + in-depth feedback  Info: http://www.atlantis-shortstorycontest.com/

Unpublished writers from every edge of this beautiful planet are encouraged to submit their short story ...

AUGUST 15 2011, H.O.W Journal Summer Writing Contest, Up to $500 Prize  Fiction judged by MARY GAITSKILL
Guidelines:

-The contest is open to all writers and all themes
-The word limit is 12,000.
-We do consider unpublished ...

JUNE 14, 2011 THE EYES OF BABYLON NATIONAL MULTI-GENRE WRITING CONTEST Prize: $1000  THE EYES OF BABYLON NATIONAL MULTI-GENRE WRITING CONTEST

The producers of The Eyes of Babylon have launched a national writing contest to promote the ...

DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 1, 2011 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Award for Imaginative Fiction: $1,000  Contest for original works of fantasy, science fiction, mystery, or horror, 4,000 words or less. Deadline: September 1, 2011. GRAND PRIZE: $1,000, 4 runners-...

MAY 31, 2011 FLANNERY O'CONNER AWARD FOR SHORT FICTION $1000  Accepting collections of original short fiction. Manuscripts should be 40,000-75,000 words & should be accompanied by a $25 submission fee, manuscript ...

APRIL 29TH, 2011 50 Plus Writing Contest- $500  At Impowerage we believe it?s never too late to follow your dreams whatever they may be. We know that life is far from over at 50 and it?s never too late ...

OCTOBER 1ST 2011 SPILLING INK FICTION PRIZE  2011 Spilling Ink Short Story Prize

Prizes: 1st £500, 2nd £250, 3rd £125, plus Shortlisted

All winning and shortlisted entries will be published ...

SEPTEMBER 1ST 2011 UNBOUND PRESS BEST NOVEL AWARD  2011 Unbound Press Best Novel Award

Prizes: 1st £500 & Publication, 2nd £250 & Publication, plus Honourable Mentions – receive free, detailed critique ...

AUGUST 1ST 2011 UNBOUND PRESS FLASH FICTION AWARD  2011 Unbound Press Flash Fiction Award

Guest Judge: Laura Marney, author of numerous short stories and four novels.

Prizes: 1st £250, 2nd £125, 3rd ...

JULY 1ST 2011 SPILLING INK SHORT STORY PRIZE  2011 Spilling Ink Short Story Prize

Prizes: 1st £250, 2nd £125, 3rd £50, plus Shortlisted

All winning and shortlisted entries will be published and ...

MAY 1ST 2011 UNBOUND PRESS SHORT FICTION AWARD  2011 Unbound Press Short Fiction Award
Guest Judge: Elizabeth Reeder.

Prizes: 1st £250, 2nd £125, 3rd £50, plus Shortlisted

All winning and shortlisted ...

DEADLINE DECEMBER 31, 2011  Canadian Tales of the Mysterious Short Story Competition: Prize $500
http://www.redtuquebooks.ca/RTevents/ShortStoryCompetition.pdf

30/04/2011,AD COPYWRITING CONTEST,£100  Are you a marketing professional, marketing student, or copy writer?
Whether you're in the industry or a creative type who loves to play with words, we ...

31/May/2011.Travel Writing contest.£100  http://www.thetravelwritingcontest.com

Are you a travel writer producing creative or creative non-fiction work?
If you're a travel writer - either ...

JUNE 1, 2011, GRITLIT CHALLENGE OF THREE, $200 FIRST PRIZE  The gritLIT Challenge of Three 3000 words or 300 lines!

Hamilton's literary festival, seeks three outstanding works of short fiction and three suites ...

MARCH 15, 2011, The Pinch Literary Awards, $1500 and publication  A prize of $1,500 and publication in the Pinch is given annually for a short story; Rick Bass will judge. Submit a story of up to 5,000 words with a $20 ...

1 FEBRUARY 2011, DUNDEE INTERNATIONAL BOOK PRIZE, £10,000  Expired, but watch for this prize next year!

The prize, despite its name, is open to new writers from any part of the world. The writers can have had ...

JULY 15, 2011, Room Magazine's Annual Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Non-fiction, Prize: $500  Calling all woman writers: sharpen your pencils or fire up your laptop and send us your fiction, poetry, or creative non-fiction contest entries.

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FEBRUARY 1: RUMINATE NONFICTION PRIZE, $500  Ruminate is thrilled to announce our first annual Ruminate Nonfiction Prize.

The first place story will win a $500 prize and the runner-up will win ...

JANUARY 15TH EXTENDED DEADLINE, 2011 Third Coast Fiction Contest, $1000  Judge: Brad Waston.

EXTENDED Deadline: Jan. 15th.

A prize of $1000 and publication will be given to the best short story.

Complete Guidelines:...

NOVEMBER 30TH EXTENDED DEADLINE, 2011 Kore Press Short Fiction Award, $1,000  Judge: Antonya Nelson
EXTENDED deadline: NOVEMBER 30th, 2010
A prize of $1,000 plus chapbook publication by Kore Press will be given for a short story ...

MARCH 31, 2011 BRISTOL SHORT STORY PRIZE £1,000  http://www.bristolprize.co.uk/rules.html

1st Prize - £1,000

OCTOBER 31, 2010, 2011 Kore Press Short Fiction Award, $1000  Judge: Antonya Nelson
Deadline: October 31, 2010
A prize of $1,000 plus chapbook publication by Kore Press will be given for a short story written in ...

JANUARY 31, 2011; University of New Orleans Writing Contest for Study Abroad; $3000 fee waiver  University of New Orleans Writing Contest for Study Abroad; fee waiver (including housing) for summer writing workshop abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland (valued ...

DEADLINE DECEMBER 18, 2010 100 Words or Fewer Writing Contest Prize: $500  www.100wordsorfewerwritingcontest.com Prize $500.00

This is the sixth contest in this series.

Fiction only.

Runner up prizes: $200, $100, $50
...

DEADLINE DECEMBER 1ST, 2010, Gulf Stream Award Prize: $250  We are excited to announce our newest contest, the 2011 Gulf Stream Award. One winner in each genre will win $250 and publication in Gulf Stream Online ...

DEADLINE DECEMBER 31, 2010 : InspiraTO Ten-Minute Playwriting Contest Prize $500  The 6th Annual InspiraTO Ten-Minute Playwriting Contest is accepting ten-minute play submissions on the theme of "sound".

First Prize: $500 CDN.

Each ...

DEADLINE DECEMBER 15, 2010: Novel Endeavors Creative Fiction Contest Prize: $1000  Second annual Creative Fiction Competition. All genres welcome.
http://www.novelendeavors.com/index.php?p=1_20_-1000-Writing-Competition
Prize: $1000 ...

31st August 2010, Free Phrase Writing Competition $200 (AUD)  * The competition is open to all writers for free.
* Participants should write in the two main languages of Diasporic, Greek or English.
* It is a competition ...

DEADLINE OCTOBER 15, 2010 - SEVEN Fund Essay Competition: Faith-Based Enterprise Solutions to Poverty  $5000 prize. The SEVEN Fund (SEVEN) is pleased to announce its 2010-11 Essay Competition in partnership with the Washington DC-based Center For Interfaith ...

JULY 18TH 2010 100 Words OR Fewer Writing Contest  SHORT FICTION CONTEST $500 First Prize

100 Words or fewer:
http://www.100wordsorfewerwritingcontest.com/

DEADLINE OCTOBER 25, 2010 Funniest pregnancy story wins Free Cord Blood banking or $1000 cash!  Send us your funniest pregnancy story!
In 200 words or less tell us about a funny story that happened to a pregnant you, friend, or loved one for the ...

DEADLINE DECEMBER 31st, 2010 Canadian Tales Of The Fantastic Short Story Competition  Writers of short fiction are encouraged to enter the 2010 Canadian Tales of the Fantastic Short Story Competition.

To be considered, a story must ...