Deadline: Sunday, February 15, 2015 Entry Fees: *No entry fees* Prizes: 1st place prize – $500 2nd place prize – $200 special 3rd prize: 3Doodler 3D Printing Pen Description: For college students and young writers from all over the world: Bid4papers announces an international essay writing competition. Show your creativity and writing skills, take part in this contest, and win $500 doing what you like most – composing. Write an essay “Education...

http://www.theatreoxford.com Entry Fees: $10 (US Dollars) check made to Theatre Oxford–Fee MUST accompany each entry. Mail entries to: 10 Minute Play Contest PO Box 1394 Oxford, MS 38655 Deadline is Feb. 15th 2015. All authors agree to permit Theatre Oxford to produce their contest entry play if the theatre should wish to do so. Authors retain copyright and full ownership of their plays. -Authors may submit multiple plays, but each play...

http://www.pccc.edu/poetry NO ENTRY FEE. For books published in 2014. $500 award in each category: Pre-K – Grade 3; Grades 4 – 6; and Grades 7 – 12. Deadline March 15, 2015. For details, visit: http://www.pccc.edu/home/cultural-affairs/poetry-center/prizes

The 14th Annual Poetry Super Highway Great Poetry Exchange The mission of the Poetry Super Highway is to expose as many people to as many other people’s poetry as possible. What? – Send a book – Get a book In February 2015, the Poetry Super Highway will coordinate a great free exchange of poetry publications amongst poets worldwide. It’s not a contest. There are no judges, entry fees, winners, or losers. Last year, 71...

http://www.csupoetrycenter.com/essay-prize/ $28 ENTRY FEE.The winner will receive $1,000, publication, and a standard royalty contract. Deadline March 31, 2015. All essay collections are welcome, regardless of author’s previous publications; manuscripts should be approximately 100-300 pages in length. The CSU Poetry Center reserves the right to consider all entrants for publication; a listing of all winters and finalists will be posted on the...

BLACK BOX Playwriting Competition: FIVES Five plays. Five actors. Five winners. $500 in prize money! BLACK BOX is pleased to announce our second annual new theatre festival, FIVES. We are seeking submissions of unpublished, original work (works that have received previous staged readings or productions will also be considered), between 10-20 minutes in length. Contest is open to playwrights ages 16 and up. Plays should be of a strong ensemble...