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Columbia Journalism School
Genres: Non-fiction
The Mark Lynton History Prize, in the amount of $10,000, is awarded to a book-length work of history on any topic that best combines intellectual distinction with felicity of expression. Books must have been published in the United States between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023.
Top Prize:
$10,000
💰 Entry fee: $75
📅 Deadline: December 07, 2023 (Expired)
Exeter Writers
Genres: Fiction and Short Story
The Short Story Competition is organized by Exeter Writers, aiming to encourage and showcase emerging writing talent. This competition invites entries from writers of various backgrounds.
Top Prize:
£700
💰 Entry fee: $9
📅 Deadline: February 28, 2026 (Expired)
Trio House Press
Genres: Poetry
This contest is for emerging poets submitting their first or second book of poetry, which should contribute innovatively to American poetry. The awards include a $1,000 prize, publication, and twenty copies of the book. Manuscripts must be 48-120 pages long.
Top Prize:
$1,000
Additional prizes:
Publication and twenty books
💰 Entry fee: $25
📅 Deadline: June 30, 2026 (Expired)
Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers
Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, and Young Adult
The Colorado Gold Rush Literary Awards Contest is aimed at unpublished writers of novel-length fiction, offering feedback and exposure to literary agents and editors. It encourages diverse voices and celebrates various genres.
Top Prize:
$150
Additional prizes:
Winner receives official certificate, trophy, and reading during the conference luncheon. Three finalists receive $50, certificate, and pitch session with agents.
💰 Entry fee: $25
📅 Deadline: May 01, 2025 (Expired)
The Booby Prize
Genres: Flash Fiction and Fiction
The Booby Prize is a quarterly flash fiction contest supporting the conservation of the Blue-Footed Boobys.
Top Prize:
£500
Additional prizes:
If you include a Blue-Footed Booby in your story, it will automatically be inducted into the Booby Hall of Fame and have a chance to win a booby soft toy.
💰 Entry fee: $10
📅 Deadline: October 19, 2025 (Expired)
Tim Saunders Publications
Genres: Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Horror, Humor, Mystery, Novella, Poetry, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, and Young Adult
Established in 2023, this contest is a platform for writers and poets to get their work published. Categories include various forms of poetry and fiction, excluding erotic work. Winners receive feedback and cash prizes, while all approved submissions will be included in the anthology.
Top Prize:
£200
Additional prizes:
Feedback from the publisher + a complimentary copy of the anthology
💰 Entry fee: $15
📅 Deadline: September 30, 2025 (Expired)
Pitch Magazine
Genres: Essay and Non-fiction
The Young Sports Journalist competition invites entries from students aged 14-21. Participants must submit a piece between 700-800 words responding to a prompt. Winners receive recognition in Pitch Magazine and a chance for work experience.
Top Prize:
£50
Additional prizes:
Publication in magazine and online, work experience at Pitch Magazine.
💰 Entry fee: $0
📅 Deadline: April 09, 2025 (Expired)
Academy of American Poets
Genres: Poetry
The Ambroggio Prize is a $1,000 publication prize for a poetry manuscript originally in Spanish with an English translation. It honors American poets whose first language is Spanish and is awarded annually since 2017.
Top Prize:
$1,000
📅 Deadline: September 15, 2025 (Expired)
The Bath Novel Awards
Genres: Children's, Fiction, and Young Adult
The Bath Children's Novel Award is an international writing competition for children's novels, young adult (YA) fiction, chapter books, and picture book texts. It is open to unagented writers who are unpublished or self-published without an advance. The contest aims to support emerging authors.
Top Prize:
£5,000
Additional prizes:
Minerva trophy and feedback from an editorial director. Shortlisted authors receive feedback from Junior Judges aged 7-17. One longlisted author wins a course worth £1,980 from Cornerstones Literary Consultancy.
💰 Entry fee: $30
📅 Deadline: November 30, 2025 (Expired)
The Jane Austen Club of Sardinia
Genres: Fiction and Short Story
The Reeds in the Wind Literary Prize aims to promote the literary legacy of Grazia Deledda. It is open to international participants and accepts submissions in Italian, Sardinian, and English. Stories must explore themes from Deledda's works and have a word count of 5,000 to 7,000 characters. The awards will be presented during a ceremony scheduled for Saturday, 13 September 2025, in the town of Galtellì.
Top Prize:
€500
Additional prizes:
All finalists will have their stories published, and any travel expenses for finalists will be reimbursed.
💰 Entry fee: $0
📅 Deadline: July 20, 2025 (Expired)
Killer Nashville
Genres: Mystery, Non-fiction, Science Fiction, Short Story, Suspense, and Thriller
The Claymore Award assists new and rebranding English-language fiction authors with potential publishing opportunities, including agent representation, book deals, and media adaptations. The contest emphasizes the importance of getting the first 50 pages of an unpublished work noticed by industry professionals.
Top Prize:
$0
Additional prizes:
Top three finalists receive discounted admission to next year's Killer Nashville conference. Winners may receive publishing contracts and significant exposure to agents and publishers.
💰 Entry fee: $54
📅 Deadline: April 01, 2025 (Expired)
Pulp Literature Press
Genres: Fiction
The Raven Short Story Contest invites submissions of previously unpublished short fiction between 250 to 2500 words. The contest is judged by Kelly Robson, a renowned author.
Top Prize:
$300
Additional prizes:
Publication in Pulp Literature
💰 Entry fee: $25
📅 Deadline: October 15, 2025 (Expired)
The Alpine Fellowship
Genres: Essay, Fiction, and Non-fiction
The Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize is awarded for the best piece of writing on the theme of 'Fear.' All genres are accepted, and entries must be in English. The competition aims to discover and support emerging writing talent globally.
Top Prize:
£3000
Additional prizes:
2nd: £1000 | 3rd: £1000
📅 Deadline: April 01, 2025 (Expired)
Farnham Literary Festival
Genres: Fiction
The competition invites submissions of the first five pages of a novel and a 250-word synopsis. The work must be unpublished and original. There is no specific theme or style required.
Top Prize:
£1000
Additional prizes:
1st: The Paris Prize for Fiction, including a critique for the first place winner | 2nd: £300 | 3rd: £200
💰 Entry fee: $10
📅 Deadline: December 31, 2025 (Expired)
Claremont Graduate University
Genres: Poetry
The Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award is one of the most prestigious poetry awards, providing significant financial support to poets. It offers a $100,000 prize for a single poetry collection published within the eligibility year, aimed at supporting mid-career poets. The award encourages poets to continue developing their craft.
Top Prize:
$100,000
Additional prizes:
The Kate Tufts Discovery Award offers $10,000 for a first book of poetry.
📅 Deadline: July 01, 2025 (Expired)
Genres: Poetry
A free monthly poetry contest hosted by the Nudante team, where poets upload and share their work with the community. The winner receives a $100 first prize.
Top Prize:
$100
💰 Entry fee: $0
📅 Deadline: August 28, 2026 (Expired)
World History Association
Genres: Children's and Essay
An international competition open to K–12 students, focusing on personal connections to world history. Essays must address specific topics and demonstrate critical thinking and effective communication.
Top Prize:
$500
Additional prizes:
One-year membership in the World History Association
📅 Deadline: May 01, 2025 (Expired)
Partus Press Ltd
Genres: Poetry
The Oxford Poetry Prize is an annual competition for a single poem in English. The guest judge this year is Rebecca Tamás.
Top Prize:
£1000
Additional prizes:
Second: £200 Third: £100 Publication offered to all winning poets.
💰 Entry fee: $13
📅 Deadline: August 31, 2026 (Expired)
The Morris Museum of Art
Genres: Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, and Script Writing
The Porter Fleming Literary Competition honors the memory of Porter Fleming. It awards $7,000 in cash across four categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and One-Act Play. Winners are invited to a literary program and awards ceremony in Spring 2026.
Top Prize:
$1,000
Additional prizes:
2nd place: $500 3rd place: $250 Prizes available in each of the four genre categories
💰 Entry fee: $15
📅 Deadline: March 01, 2026 (Expired)
The Lascaux Review
Genres: Poetry
The Lascaux Prize in Poetry invites submissions of previously published or unpublished poems. The winner receives $1,000, a bronze medallion, and publication in The Lascaux Review. There is no limit to the number of entries, and up to five poems can be submitted per entry.
Top Prize:
$1,000
💰 Entry fee: $15
📅 Deadline: March 31, 2026 (Expired)
The Moth Magazine
Genres: Fiction and Short Story
The Moth Short Story Prize is an international contest open to anyone over 16, requiring original, unpublished stories up to 3,000 words. The winners are chosen by a single judge who reads entries anonymously. The contest is held annually, and the winning story is published in the Irish Times.
Top Prize:
€3,000
Additional prizes:
2nd: €1000 & Publication in the Irish Times | 3rd prize: A week at The Moth Retreat & publication in the Irish Times.
💰 Entry fee: $17
📅 Deadline: June 15, 2026 (Expired)
Soft Designs, Inc.
Genres: Fiction, Flash Fiction, and Short Story
The contest encourages participants to submit one fictional story (max 350 words) for a chance to win a prize. The contest requires a minimum of 10 shortlisted submissions to award a prize, which is a $25 Amazon Gift Card.
Top Prize:
$25 USD Amazon Gift Card
Additional prizes:
Publication
📅 Deadline: August 01, 2024 (Expired)
Blue Ridge Mountains Conference
Genres: Christian
The BRMCWC Foundation Awards are open to unpublished works from attendees of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. Participants must be registered for the entire conference to compete.
💰 Entry fee: $35
📅 Deadline: March 30, 2026 (Expired)
Poetries in English Magazine
Genres: Fiction, Poetry, and Short Story
The inaugural Louise Glück Prize for Best Poem or Prose, run by Poetries in English Magazine. Open to poetry and prose; the winner receives a $1,000 honorarium and publication in the magazine.
Top Prize:
$1,000
💰 Entry fee: $35
📅 Deadline: December 25, 2026
Munster Literature Centre
Genres: Poetry
Each entrant for their €24 entry fee will receive a complementary postage-free, one-year subscription to Southword. Poems will be read and judged anonymously. Poems must be previously unpublished. The winning poet will have their three poems published in Southword.
Top Prize:
€1000
Additional prizes:
The winning poet will have their three poems published in Southword.
💰 Entry fee: $24
📅 Deadline: September 30, 2024 (Expired)
Good Housekeeping and Rachel Mills Literary
Genres: Fiction
Good Housekeeping magazine has partnered with Rachel Mills Literary Agency to launch a competition for aspiring novelists that offers a cash prize.
Top Prize:
£1500
Additional prizes:
The winner will also receive a 1 hour, one-on-one mentoring session with literary agent Nelle Andrew. Their work will be published online by Good Housekeeping.
📅 Deadline: August 31, 2025 (Expired)
Sunspot Lit
Genres: Non-fiction and Poetry
The Geminga Contest 2026 invites submissions for Tiny Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Graphic Novels, and Art. The contest emphasizes the power of brevity, allowing a maximum of 100 words for fiction and nonfiction. Micropoetry is limited to 140 characters. Selected works will be published in Sunspot Lit's digital and print editions.
Top Prize:
$100
Additional prizes:
Cash prize of $100, publication for the winner, and publication offered to runners-up and finalists.
💰 Entry fee: $5
📅 Deadline: February 01, 2026 (Expired)
American Foreign Service Association (AFSA)
Genres: Essay
The contest invites high school students to write an essay reflecting on the role of the U.S. Foreign Service during the Vietnam War and its impacts on contemporary U.S. diplomacy.
Top Prize:
$2,500
Additional prizes:
All-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C.
📅 Deadline: March 01, 2025 (Expired)
Memoir Writing Ink
Genres: Memoir, Non-fiction, and Essay
This contest honors exceptional memoir writing, created in memory of Amy MacRae and supports ovarian cancer research. The award was established to celebrate her life and legacy.
Top Prize:
$1,000
Additional prizes:
The winner will also be featured on Alison Wearing's website and in the Memoir Writing Ink course.
💰 Entry fee: $25
📅 Deadline: July 01, 2026 (Expired)
Libaro Publishing
Genres: Fiction and Young Adult
The Libraro Prize is a writing competition aimed at discovering new authors. It offers a £50,000 package and a book deal with Hachette UK for the winning entry. The contest also encourages reader engagement, offering two reader prizes worth £10,000 each for engagement and referrals.
Top Prize:
£30,000 advance and £20,000 marketing contribution
Additional prizes:
£10,000 for 2x runner ups
💰 Entry fee: $0
📅 Deadline: February 15, 2026 (Expired)
Lucas Ackroyd
Genres: Essay and Non-fiction
The Irene Adler Prize is a scholarship for women writers, offering $1,000 to support their education in journalism, creative writing, or literature. The prize aims to celebrate and elevate women's voices in writing.
Top Prize:
$1,000
Additional prizes:
2x honorable mentions: $250 Winner also receives a scholarship for education
📅 Deadline: January 31, 2025 (Expired)
University of Southampton
Genres: Non-fiction and Short Story
The Philip Hoare Prize is an international competition for the best non-fiction writing, established in 2025, seeking vivid and original narratives that blend personal, historical, and natural themes.
Top Prize:
£300
Additional prizes:
2nd: £100 | 3rd: £50 | Winner also receives publication in the University of Southampton’s annual Avenues Creative Writing anthology.
💰 Entry fee: $0
📅 Deadline: July 31, 2025 (Expired)
Fusilli Writing
Genres: Flash Fiction
An international flash fiction competition for stories up to 200 words with a twist. The competition is open to anyone 18+ and accepts any theme, with a focus on quality writing.
Top Prize:
£30
Additional prizes:
Publication on the winners' page
💰 Entry fee: $3
📅 Deadline: December 31, 2025 (Expired)
Seedra
Genres: Fiction, Humor, Non-fiction, and Short Story
Teazr's Spill the Tea contest asks for the true stories people usually keep to themselves: the moment at work you almost lost it, the date you were desperate to escape, the cringe memory that still surfaces at 3am. Entries are posted to Teazr and ranked by reader likes, with the thirty most-liked stories sharing $1,400 in prizes. Entry is free, unlimited, and can be anonymous.
Top Prize:
$500
Additional prizes:
Ranked by reader likes: 2nd-3rd $100 each, 4th-10th $50 each, 11th-30th $15 each ($1,400 total across 30 winners). Winning stories are placed behind Teazr's paywall and writers receive 50% of what their story earns.
💰 Entry fee: $0
📅 Deadline: September 09, 2026 (Expired)
Edge & Busby Press
Genres: Fiction, Horror, and Short Story
Edge & Busby Press seeks literary psychological horror for its inaugural anthology contest — stories where the dread comes from people. Sixteen stories will be selected. Guest judge: Carl Ellsworth (Red Eye, Disturbia).
Top Prize:
$500
Additional prizes:
Second prize $200; $100 honoraria for the remaining 14 selected stories. All 16 published in the anthology.
💰 Entry fee: $0
📅 Deadline: September 15, 2026 (Expired)
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