$15 Entry fee includes 2-month premium subscription to the ONLY POEMS Substack ($14 value)

$3000 Poet of the Year
$300 x2 Runner-ups
We will also name a few honorable mentions. Everyone will be comped a 1-year+ Substack subscription. 

ONLY POEMS PRIZE

First prize is $1000 for one poem, second prize is $250 and third prize is $100. Winners, finalists and semi-finalists will be published in the winter/spring issue of Naugatuck River Review.

 Naugatuck River Review's Annual Narrative Poetry Contest

Be forewarned– this is not a subtle contest,
but a contest of sudden change.


!Short Story Contest!

That’s Absurd! Anthology Contest Submissions Now Live! 

Submissions Close March 31st, 2024. 

Accepting Fiction, Novella & Longform Prose Submissions. 

Minimum 1,500 words to Maximum 10,000 words *if you have longer, you are welcome to submit, but it may not be accept

"That's Absurd!" Anthology Contest 

Each month we invite you to post a story on Twitter using #GWstorieseverywhere for a chance to win a free class. 

#Gwstorieseverywhere

This contest is for unclassifiable works: works that blur, bend, blend, erase, or obliterate genre and other labels.

A & L Unclassifiable Contest

We actively seek plays that reflect the diversity of our community.

10 Minute Play Contest

Enter Midway Journal’s -1000 Below: Flash Prose and Poetry Contest for a chance to win the $500 grand prize!

1000 Below: Flash Prose And Poetry Contest

This annual contest challenges you to write an original poem in 48 hours — with only one catch. The final poem must include ten words that we provide.

2-Day Poem Contest

Judged by Grace Lau, author of The Language We Were Never Taught to Speak from Guernica Editions.

2022 Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize

Guest judged by Diane Seuss, Pulitzer Prize winning poet. At Driftwood Press, we are actively searching for artists who care about doing it right, or better.

The 2024 Adrift Chapbook Contest

The winner will receive $500 dollars and 10 copies of the issue in which the story appears. The winner will also have the opportunity to be interviewed about their work; the interview will be published alongside the story.

The 2024 Adrift Short Story Contest

The Kim Bridgford Memorial Sonnet Contest has two categories: Single Sonnet and Sonnet Crown. The winning poet in each category each will be awarded a prize of $500 and invited to read the pieces at the May 2024 Poetry by the Sea Conference. We welcome traditional sonne

2024 Kim Bridgford Memorial Sonnet Contest

Élan celebrates the writing of students between 6th and 8th grades in our annual Middle School Writing Contest. The winner of the contest is awarded a certificate and publication of their work on the Élan website.

2024 Middle School Writing Contest

Jaded Ibis Press is offering an award for a nonfiction book by a US-based writer who identifies as a historically marginalized voice. Judged by Myriam Gurba, author of acclaimed works such as Mean, the winner will have their book published by the press. 

2024 Uplifting Voices Award

The winner's book will be published in a perfect-bound edition. 
3 Mile Harbor Press' distributor is Small Press Distributor.

3 Mile Harbor Press Annual Poetry Book Contest

Since 1978, writers have been hunkering down over the Labour Day Weekend to hammer out works of stunning originality in sweat-soaked prose.

3-Day Novel Contest

3-Minute Arts is pleased to announce its latest writing competition with a closing date of 16th Feb 2024. Three categories: Drama / Story / Song, each looking for a performance piece of no more than 3 minutes. Submit via the website.

3-Minute Writing Competition

Winning poets and honorable mentions will receive a print copy of the contest issue. Non-prize poems will be considered for inclusion in the same or later issue of 3rd Wednesday as a regular submission unless the poet chooses not to have them considered.

3rd Wednesday’s Annual Poetry Contest

The 42 Miles Press Poetry Award was created in an effort to bring urgent and original voices to the poetry reading public. The prize is offered annually to any poet writing in English.

42 Miles Press Poetry Award

From the stories received in those 15 days, the best stories will be selected to be published that same month. Only enough stories will be selected to publish two stories per weekday.

50-Word Story of the Month

This is some chill filler text for a killer contest hosted by some awesome people. We will update it when we audit this contest later in the year (or if this is your contest, claim it and write something better here).

53-Word Story Contest

The Young Writers Award is open to all South Australian students.
It is free of a topic.

Aate Young Writers Award

The Australasian Association of Writing Programs (AAWP) and Westerly Magazine are offering a prize for Life Writing. We celebrate Life Writing as a rumination upon memory and experience and encourage creative and hybrid approaches.

Aawp/Westerly Magazine Life Writing Prize

$500 prize for the best short story (flash fiction), plus publication in Able Muse (the print journal).

Able Muse Write Fiction Prize

$500 prize for the best poem, plus publication in Able Muse (the print journal).

Able Muse Write Poetry Prize

Winner will receive $1500, publication by Kallisto Gaia Press, 20 copies of the collection, and up to 20 ARCs to be sent to reviewers and award sponsors chosen by the winner.

Acacia Fiction Prize

This award was established in 1975 to encourage the work of emerging poets and to enable the publication of a poet’s first book. It is currently made possible by financial support from the members of the Academy of American Poets.

Academy Of American Poets First Book Award

The Accenti Writing Contest was launched in 2005, inviting submissions for original and unpublished prose texts (short stories, nonfiction, creative nonfiction).

The Accenti Writing Contest

Winner of 2023 Acheven Book Prize Receives:
Book publication by Fitzroy Books and Regal House Publishing in 2026/6
$750 honorarium

The Acheven Book Prize For Young Adult Fiction

A student writing contest. Entries should include themes of friendship and incorporate a language other than English in some form.

Ad Meliora Student Writing Contest

Open to authors with a disability and/or chronic illness, the prize will call for entries of novels which include a disabled or chronically ill character or characters. The winner will receive £1,000 and two runners-up £500 each.

The ADCI Literary Prize

with the support of the Adrienne Rich Literary Trust
$1,500 prize for a single poem
Judge: Marie Howe

Adrienne Rich Award

The adult contest is open to residents of Maryland, Virginia and Washington and there is a $15 fee, except for F Scott Fitzgerald members where it is free. 

Adult Short Story Competition | F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival

We are the only contest we know of that focuses on Adventure Writing!  Whether you write like the Grandmaster himself, Clive Cussler, or have your own action-packed style - get on board and enter!

The Adventure Writers Competition

A major, internationally renowned award for a single outstanding poem. First prize is £5,000, second prize is £2,000 and third prize is £1,000.

Aesthetica Creative Writing Award

A celebration of innovative new writing from across the world. Each year, the competition invites submissions of short fiction that highlight the craft and skill of the short form.

Aesthetica Fiction Award

A celebration of innovative new writing from across the world. Each year, the competition invites submissions of poetry that redefine the parameters of form, concept and technique.

Aesthetica Poetry Award

Honoring the memory of a celebrated poet and a beloved teacher, the Agha Shahid Ali Prize in Poetry is awarded annually.

Agha Shahid Ali Poetry Prize

Established in 1981, the Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize is administered by the University of Pittsburgh Press.

Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize

The winner will be notified at the end of the summer following the submission and will receive a $1,000 cash award upon publication of the book in January of 2025. The initial print run is 500 copies.

The Airlie Prize

Each year, 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 their book as part of the Akron Series in Poetry.

Akron Poetry Prize

The annual AlburyCity Short Story Award is open for entries from mid-May to late-July each year, with awards announced during the Write Around the Murray Festival (WAM). It is open to entrants throughout Australia. Stories can be on any theme.

Alburycity Short Story Award

An annual award for a short story, financed by a bequest made by Miss Nellie Tom-Gallon in memory of her brother and generously supported by ALCS and Hawthornden Literary Retreat.

ALCS Tom-Gallon Trust Award

NCLR considers creative nonfiction submissions only through the Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize Competition, named for NCLR‘s Founding Editor.

Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize

Honoring Allen Ginsberg’s contribution to American literature and his Paterson upbringing, this annual poetry competition awards the first prize of $2000, the second prize of $1000, and the third prize of $500 for a single poem.

Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards

Two $1000 awards and publication by Saturnalia Books
Selected by the Saturnalia Books Editorial Team

Alma Book Awards

We are proud to award two £2,500 cash prizes to post-graduate students currently enrolled on any course related to the field of philosophy at any institution in the UK.

The Alpine Fellowship Academic Prize

Awarded for the best poetry on the theme of the Alpine Fellowship 2024 - Language.

The Alpine Fellowship Poetry Prize

Awarded for the best playwriting response theme of the Alpine Fellowship 2024 - Language.

The Alpine Fellowship Theatre Prize

Awarded for the best piece of writing on the theme of the Alpine Fellowship 2024 - Language. 

The Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize

If you're aged 22 or younger, you can submit creative writing in any form, including stories, poetry, non-fiction, memoir, anecdotes, comic strips, scripts, artwork - absolutely anything you like. Show us what you can do with words!

Amazing Young Writers Challenge For Children & Students

A $1,000 publication prize given for a book-length poetry manuscript originally written in Spanish and with an English translation.