Poetry Contests

2014 DEBUT-LITZER PRIZES

 — $28 ENTRY FEE. Categories of fiction and poetry. Winners will receive a cash award of $1,000. Deadline April 30, 2014. Debut books first published in North America between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013 are eligible in fiction and poetry. Authors, agents, publicists, or publishers may submit entries. Entries must be published in English and available for purchase in either hardcover or bound paperback book form. Visit the...

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TEEN INK CONTESTS – Ongoing

Cover Art Contest Send your best photo or artwork and it could be published on the cover of Teen Ink magazine. Nonfiction Contest Two winners selected every month out of the following nonfiction sections: Nonfiction, Focus/Special Issue, College Essays, Heroes, Pride & Prejudice, Health, What Matters, and Sports. Poetry Contest Are you the next Maya Angelou or e.e. cummings? Serious, funny, long or short – send us your poems today!...

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The 2014 Wasafiri New Writing Prize is now open

The prize is open to anyone worldwide who has not published a complete book. Three categories: Poetry, Fiction and Life Writing. Fees: £6 for one category, £10 for two categories and £15 for three categories. To enter, simply fill in the entry form and send it to us with your entry and fee in UK Sterling. The closing date is 5pm GMT on 25 July 2014. A maximum of 5 poems can be entered and the word limit for Fiction and Life Writing is 3000....

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Ploughshares Emerging Writer’s Contest

Deadline: Thursday, May 15, 2014 Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry Entry Fees: $24, includes a year’s subscription to Ploughshares. Current subscribers may submit for free. Prizes: The winner of each category will receive $1,000 and publication in the Winter 2013-14 issue of Ploughshares. Description: Open to writers who have yet to publish a book, including chapbooks, eBooks and self-published works. Fiction or nonfiction under 6,000 words...

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The CutBank Chapbook Contest

Deadline
: March 31 2014 Award
: Publication, $1000 cash prize, and 25 contributor copies. 

 Eligibility
: This CutBank Chapbook competition is open to original English language manuscripts in the genres of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. While previously published stand-alone pieces or excerpts may be included in a manuscript, the manuscript as a whole must be an unpublished work. Translations and previously self-published...

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Patricia Goedicke Prize in Poetry

Judged by Juliana Spahr The Patricia Goedicke Prize in Poetry seeks to highlight work that showcases an authentic voice, a boldness of form, and a rejection of functional fixedness. The winner, chosen by a judge to be determined, will be featured in CutBank 81 and receive $500. All pieces will be considered for print publication. We look forward to reading your work! Submissions deadline is: March 15, 2014. Submissions are accepted through our...

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