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.
Poetry Competition closing 30th September 2019 For manuscripts of poems that pay close attention to form, up to 60 pages. Prizes include $3,000 for first place. Deadline for entries is 30th September 2019.
Fiction Competition closing 30th September 2019 A competition for fictional short stories up to 2,000 words on any theme. Closing date 30th September. Results announced and published on our web site by 31st October. Prize winning stories are published in our next anthology. Prizes include GBP 200 for first place. 2nd GBP 75, 3rd GBP 25. Deadline for entries is 30th…
Poetry Competition closing 31st July 2019 For poems of any subject or style, up to 40 lines. Prizes include GBP 1,000 for first place. GBP 500; GBP 250. Also anthology publication. Deadline for entries is 31st July 2019.
Fiction Competition closing 30th September 2019 For unpublished novels of any length. Prizes include $5,000 for first place. Deadline for entries is 30th September 2019.
Fiction Competition closing 1st September 2019 An annual prize awarded to the best self-published novels of any genre, length or publication date. It was established in 2014 as a way to encourage the development of independently spirited novels. We accept all novels, as long as they are self-published and haven't competed for the Prize in previous years. Prizes include GBP 300…
Poetry Competition closing 30th September 2019 For poetry manuscripts between 48 and 80 pages long. Maximum one poem per page. Prizes include $2,000 for first place. Also publication. Deadline for entries is 30th September 2019.
Fiction Competition closing 31st July 2019 For short stories on any theme, up to 500 words. Prizes include GBP 200 for first place. GBP 75; GBP 50. Deadline for entries is 31st July 2019.
Fiction Competition closing 31st July 2019 For short stories on any theme, up to 2,000 words. Prizes include GBP 200 for first place. GBP 75; GBP 50. Deadline for entries is 31st July 2019.
Fiction Competition closing 30th September 2019 For collections of short stories of at least 150 pages, by any writer who has not previously published a volume of prose fiction. Prizes include $0 for first place. Publication. Deadline for entries is 30th September 2019.
Poetry Competition closing 31st July 2019 For unpublished poems up to 40 lines. Prizes include GBP 500 for first place. GBP 300; GBP 200. Deadline for entries is 31st July 2019.
Nonfiction Competition closing 21st September 2019 For travel writing between 750 and 5,500 words. Prizes include $1,000 for first place. $750; $500. Deadline for entries is 21st September 2019.
Fiction Competition closing 31st July 2019 For short stories up to 5,000 words on the theme: Westgate-on-Sea. Prizes include GBP 0 for first place. Cash prize and publication. Deadline for entries is 31st July 2019.
Poetry Competition closing 30th September 2019 Submit up to six poems. Must be formal (sonnets, sestinas, villanelles, etc.). Open to any writer who has not published a book of poetry. Prizes include $1,000 for first place. $500. Also publication. Deadline for entries is 30th September 2019.
Nonfiction Competition closing 30th July 2019 For fiction or nonfiction of exactly 100 words on the theme: 100 Years Ahead. Prizes include GBP 50 for first place. GBP 30; GBP 20. Deadline for entries is 30th July 2019.
Poetry Competition closing 31st July 2019 For poems by children aged 10-13 from the UK and Ireland, on the theme of place. Prizes include GBP 500 for first place. GBP 5,000 for the winner's school. Deadline for entries is 31st July 2019.
Fiction Competition closing 30th July 2019 For fiction or nonfiction of exactly 100 words on the theme: 100 Years Ahead. Prizes include GBP 50 for first place. GBP 30; GBP 20. Deadline for entries is 30th July 2019.
Nonfiction Competition closing 30th September 2019 For unpublished essays on any topic, up to 10,000 words. Prizes include $1,000 for first place. $300; $200. Deadline for entries is 30th September 2019.
Nonfiction Competition closing 31st July 2019 Accepts submissions from publishers and self-published authors of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry books - published between January 1, 2017 and July 31, 2019 - that evoke the spirit of the North of England. Prizes include GBP 10,000 for first place. Deadline for entries is 31st July 2019.
Fiction Competition closing 31st July 2019Accepts submissions from publishers and self-published authors of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry books - published between January 1, 2017 and July 31, 2019 - that evoke the spirit of the North of England. Prizes include GBP 10,000 for first place. Deadline for entries is 31st July 2019.
Nonfiction Competition closing 31st August 2019For fiction, nonfiction, or poetry manuscripts up to 1,500 words for children aged 5-12, which address the needs of children of color and Native nations by providing stories with which they can identify and relate, and which promote a greater understanding of one another. Prizes include $2,000 for first place. Also publication. $1,000. Deadline for…
Poetry Competition closing 31st July 2019Accepts submissions from publishers and self-published authors of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry books - published between January 1, 2017 and July 31, 2019 - that evoke the spirit of the North of England. Prizes include GBP 10,000 for first place. Deadline for entries is 31st July 2019.
Fiction Competition closing 31st August 2019For fiction, nonfiction, or poetry manuscripts up to 1,500 words for children aged 5-12, which address the needs of children of color and Native nations by providing stories with which they can identify and relate, and which promote a greater understanding of one another. Prizes include $2,000 for first place. Also publication. $1,000. Deadline for…
Poetry Competition closing 31st August 2019For fiction, nonfiction, or poetry manuscripts up to 1,500 words for children aged 5-12, which address the needs of children of color and Native nations by providing stories with which they can identify and relate, and which promote a greater understanding of one another. Prizes include $2,000 for first place. Also publication. $1,000. Deadline for…