Resource for Contests & Competitions
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Presently there are Artist and Writer contests and competitions below. More opportunities for all areas of The Arts and Performing Arts will be added when found.
Fiction Competition closing 31st January 2019 Our first short story competition of the year! Entries must be 5,000 words or less, and can be preexisting or previously published as long as the work is original and fits the competition theme, wonder. We highly recommend a few explanatory sentences at the beginning or end of your work to clarify the link to…
Fiction Competition closing 28th February 2019 For short stories between 300 and 3,000 words. Prizes include $2,000 for first place. Also magazine publication and 10 copies. $500; $300. Deadline for entries is 28th February 2019.
Poetry Competition closing 31st January 2019 For poems on any subject, up to 35 lines. Prizes include GBP 500 for first place. GBP 250; GBP 100. Local prizes for postcodes TQ12, TQ14, and EX7. Deadline for entries is 31st January 2019.
Nonfiction Competition closing 31st January 2019 Seeking creative nonfiction essays between 200 - 1000 words on any topic and in any style--from personal essay to lyric essay to hybrid and more! The mission of this contest is to reward bravery in real-life storytelling and create an understanding of our world through thoughtful, engaging narratives. Prizes include $500 for first place. $300;…
Poetry Competition closing 5th April 2019 For poetry manuscripts between 48 and 150 pages, by writers who have published at least one full-length poetry collection. Prizes include $1,000 for first place. Also publication. Deadline for entries is 5th April 2019.
Fiction Competition closing 31st January 2019 For short stories of any subject, genre, or length. Prizes include GBP 75 for first place. Also anthology publication. Deadline for entries is 31st January 2019.
Fiction Competition closing 28th February 2019 For short stories on any theme or subject, between 3,000 28,000 words (most are between 3,000 and 6,000 words). Prizes include $3,000 for first place. Also magazine publication. $1,000; $600. Deadline for entries is 28th February 2019.
Poetry Competition closing 31st January 2019 For poems on the theme: Homeless. Prizes include GBP 50 for first place. GBP 25. Deadline for entries is 31st January 2019.
Poetry Competition closing 30th April 2019 For 16-35 pages of poetry, by women who have not previously published a full-length poetry collection. Prizes include $1,000 for first place. Also publication. Deadline for entries is 30th April 2019.
Nonfiction Competition closing 1st February 2019 For life writing up to 5,000 words (true stories from a writer's personal experience). Prizes include GBP 1,500 for first place. GBP 500 x 2. Deadline for entries is 1st February 2019.
Poetry Competition closing 5th April 2019 For poetry manuscripts between 48 and 150 pages, by authors who have not published or committed to publish a collection of their poetry in a book of 48 pages or more with a press run of over 500 copies. Prizes include $1,000 for first place. Also publication. Deadline for entries is 5th April 2019.
Fiction Competition closing 31st January 2019 For children's books up to 28 pages aimed at ages 0-5, by previously unpublished authors / illustrators. Prizes include GBP 1,000 for first place. Deadline for entries is 31st January 2019.
Fiction Competition closing 1st March 2019 For flash fiction on any theme, up to 750 words. Prizes include $1,000 for first place. Also writing course. Deadline for entries is 1st March 2019.
Poetry Competition closing 31st January 2019 Submit 15 poems up to 36 lines including breaks. Prizes include GBP 0 for first place. Poetry collection publication and 20 copies. Deadline for entries is 31st January 2019.
Fiction Competition closing 31st January 2019For short stories up to 2,000 words. Prizes include EUR 500 for first place. Deadline for entries is 31st January 2019.
Poetry Competition closing 1st March 2019For poetry manuscripts between 50 and 100 pages. Prizes include $1,500 for first place. Also publication and 25 copies. Deadline for entries is 1st March 2019.
Fiction Competition closing 15th March 2019For a first book-length unpublished novel or collection of stories by women writers age 40 and older, who do not yet have a book-length publication of fiction. Prizes include $1,000 for first place. Also publication. Deadline for entries is 15th March 2019.
Nonfiction Competition closing 30th April 2019300 - 500 word essay on Imagination in Education, meant for students 10 - 14 years old. Prizes include $150 for first place. 2nd prize $100, 3rd prize $75 Deadline for entries is 30th April 2019.
Poetry Competition closing 31st January 2019For poems of any subject, form, or style, up to 40 lines. Prizes include GBP 1,000 for first place. GBP 300; GBP 100; GBP 50 x 4. Deadline for entries is 31st January 2019.
Poetry Competition closing 14th February 2019For poems of any genre or length by North Carolina residents. Prizes include $500 for first place. $100 undergraduate prize. Deadline for entries is 14th February 2019.