Poetry ContestsStan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize The Stan and Wick Poetry Prize is an annual poetry prize for a full-length book of poetry. The prize is awarded by the Kent State University Press. Deadline: May 1, 2018 Prizes: $2,500 and publication Entry Fee: The Pleiades Press Editors Prize for Poetry The Pleiades Press Editors Prize for Poetry is open to all writers for a poetry collection of at least 48 pages. The winning collection will be published by Pleidas Press. Deadline: May 1, 2018 Prizes: $3000 and publication Entry Fee: Emerging Writer's Contest The Emerging Writer's Contest is open to unpublished writers of fiction, nonfiction and poetry. The winner in each category will be awarded $2,000. Deadline: May 15, 2018 Prizes: $2,000 cash prize Entry Fee: Wheelbarrow Books Poetry Prize The Wheelbarrow Book Poetry Prize is open to manuscripts by authors that have published at least one full-length collection of poetry in English. It is run by the RCAH Center for Poetry at Michigan State University, in cooperation with the MSU Press. Deadline: October 1, 2018 Prizes: $1000 and publication Entry Fee: New Ohio Review Contest The contest is open to fiction, nonfiction and poetry with a $1,000 prize in each genre. This year's judges are Claire Vaye Watkins (fiction), Kiese Laymon (nonfiction) and Tyehimba Jess (poetry). Deadline: April 15, 2019 Prizes: $1000 prize in each genre Entry Fee: The Nimrod Literary Awards are looking for previously unpublished poetry and ficiton. Fiction can be up to 7,500 words. Poem entries can be one long poem or several short poems (3 to 10 pages). Deadline: April 30, 2019 Prizes: $2000 first prize Entry Fee: Loraine Williams Poetry Prize The Georgia Review is accepting entries for the 2019 Loraine Williams Poetry Prize. Stephen Dunn will serve as the final judge for this year's prize. Deadline: May 15, 2019 Prizes: $1500 plus publication in The Georgie Review Entry Fee: Nowhere Spring 2019 Travel Writing Contest The contest seeks stories that possess a powerful sense of place. They can be fiction, nonfiction, poetry or essay. The length limit is from 800 to 5,000 words. Deadline: July 1, 2019 Prizes: $1,000 prize. Entry Fee: $20 entry fee. Literal Latte Poetry Awards Litteral Latte runs a contest for unpulished poems up to 2,000 words. The contest has a $1,00 first prize, $300 second prize and $200 third prize. Deadline: July 15, 2019 Prizes: $1,000 first prize Entry Fee: Juniper Literary Prizes The annual literary prize offers awards in creative nonfiction, fiction and poetry. The winners are chosed by faculty judges from the University of Massachussetts MFA program. Deadline: September 30, 2019 Prizes: $1,000 and a publication contract with the University of Massachusetts Press Entry Fee: $30 entry fee Robert and Adele Schiff Awards in Poetry and Prose The Cincinnati Review is home to the annual Robert and Adele Schiff Awards in Poetry and Prose. A poem (up to 8 pages) and prose (up to 40 pages) winner are chosen for publication. Deadline: July 15, 2020 Prizes: $1,000 prize Entry Fee: $20 entry free (includes one-year subscription) Writer's Digest Poetry Awards This is the 15th annual Writer's Digest Poetry Awards. Enter any poem 32 lines or less. There are cash prizes for first, second and third place. Deadline: October 1, 2020 Prizes: $1,000 first prize plus publication Entry Fee: $20 entry fee Sow's Ear Poetry Contest Sow's Ear Poetry Review runs a poetry contest every fall with a distinguished guest judge. Deadline: November 1, 2020 Prizes: $1,000 and publication Entry Fee: $30 fee The Iowa Poetry Prize The prize is open to new and established poets for a book-length collection of poems. Manuscripts should be 50 to 150 pages in length. Deadline: April 30, 2021 Prizes: Publication by University of Iowa Press under a standard royalty agreement Entry Fee: $20 reading fee Earl Weaver Baseball Prize This contest named after Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver seeks fiction, poetry or creative nonfiction with baseball as a central theme or key component. The contest is run by the Cobalt Review. There are also monthly themed prizes. Deadline: September 20, 2021 Prizes: $200 prize Entry Fee: $7 entry fee Boston Review Annual Poetry Contest The Boston Review Annual Poetry Contest features a different theme and different judge each year. Deadline: May 31, 2022 Prizes: $1,000 and publication Entry Fee: $20 entry fee Blue Mountain Arts Poetry Card Contest Blue Mountain Arts is running its 35th Biannual Poetry Card Contest. You can enter as many times as you like through the submission form or via snail mail. There are three prizes including a $350 first prize. Deadline: December 31, 2022 Prizes: $350 first prize Entry Fee: No entry fee Fish Poetry Prize The Fish Poetry Prize was established in 2006. Winning poems are published in the annual Fish Anthology. Deadline: March 31, 2023 Prizes: 1,000 Euro 1st prize. Entry Fee: 14 Euros Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest This poetry contest from Winning Writers offers $2,250 in prize including a $1,000 first prize. The judge is Jendi Reiter, assisted by Lauren Singer. Deadline: April 1, 2023 Prizes: $2,000 cash first prize Entry Fee: No entry fee Omnidawn Single Poem Broadside Poetry Contest The 2023 poetry contest is open to a wide range of styles. Poems should be between 8 and 24 lines in length. Deadline: April 17, 2023 Prizes: $1,000 cash prize plus publication Entry Fee: $10 for the first poem and $5 for each additional poem Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition Writer's Digest is running its 92nd annual writing competition. WD says nearly 500 winners will be chosen. Deadline: May 5, 2023 Prizes: $5,000 Grand Prize Entry Fee: $30 for first manuscript entry, $20 for first poetry entry Black Warrior Review Contest The 2023 Black Warrior Review writing contest is open to nonfiction, fiction and poetry. There is also a Flash category. Deadline: September 1, 2023 Prizes: $1,000 plus publication in each category. $500 in the Flash category. Entry Fee: $20 entry fee |
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