Poetry Contests

Alligator Juniper/Prescott College: National Writing Contest

National Writing Contest in Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry $15 Entry Fee *** $1,000 First Place Prize *** Postmark Deadline: October 1, 2012  Our annual contest awards $1000 plus publication for the first place winners in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Finalists in each genre will be recognized as such, published, and paid in copies. Cost of entry: $15, checks or money orders payable to Alligator Juniper. Every entrant...

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MOBIUS THE POETRY MAGAZINE Contest 2012

4TH DR. ZYLPHA MAPP ROBINSON INTERNATIONAL POETRY AWARD, FIRST PRIZE: $200, 2nd Prize: (selected MOBIUS) 3rd Prize (Audiobook: “Poetry Among the Flowers: Queens Meets Asia” by Juanita Torrence-Thompson). 3 Honorable Mentions.  THEME  from our 8 Mobius categories –Website: www.mobiuspoetry.com Not mandatory, but preferably at least one HUMOROUS OR CELEBRATORY poem. – ALL poems are considered for publication in Mobius, The Poetry Magazine...

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ON THE SAME PAGE LITERARY FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES OPENING OF 2012 WRITER’S COMPETITION

West Jefferson, NC – Ashe County’s On the Same Page Literary Festival, now in its fifth year, is opening the Festival’s second writing competition. In association with the 2012 Festival, which will take place September 12 – 15 in Ashe County, NC, the Page Crafter’s Prize recognizes writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry with cash awards. Winning writers will have the opportunity to read their work during the On the Same Page Literary...

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Call for entries: Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest – Summer 2012

The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who loves expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful art of poetry or writing a short story that is worth telling everyone! And welcome to all who have the ability to dream… Write a poem or short story for a chance to win cash prizes. All works must be original. http://www.dreamquestone.com Guidelines: Write a poem, thirty lines or fewer on any subject, style,...

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The CZP / Rannu Fund For Writers of Speculative Literature

Submission period: March 1, 2012 – May 31, 2012 Winners announced: September 1, 2012 Submit entries WITHIN THE BODY OF YOUR E-MAIL to:  rannufund (at) gmail (dot) com ABSOLUTELY NO ATTACHMENTS. Your submission will be deleted unread if it is in an attachment. $10.00 CDN or U.S. fee per entry, or $15.00 CDN or U.S. to enter both fiction and poetry categories. Please pay only via PayPal to rannufund (a) gmail (dot) com All entries must be...

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Calls for Submissions: Switchback Contests

Each month Switchback provides a prompt and we want you to send us your best work inspired by that prompt. The winning entry as decided by our editors will be featured on Switchback. Contest submissions can be poetry, fiction, nonfiction, or even art but must be 500 words or under. Please send us only one submission per prompt and only previously unpublished works. We accept simultaneous submissions but please notify us immediately of...

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