The Letter Review Prizes for Fiction and Poetry are now accepting entries!

Name: Letter Review Prize for Short Stories

Prizes: $1000 USD total prize pool. $600 first place plus publication. $ 250-second place plus publication. $150 third place plus publication. Twenty writers are Longlisted. All entries are considered for publication and for submission to the Pushcart Prize.

Entry Fee: $20 USD.

Dates: Open now until the 30th of June, 2023 at 11:59 pm ET.

Word Length: 999 – 3000 words.

Details: Open to anyone in the world. There are no genre or theme restrictions.  

Enter Here: https://letterreview.com/information/

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Name: Letter Review Prize for Flash Fiction

Prizes: Winning entries are published at Letter Review. $400 USD for First Place, $250 for Second, and $150 for Third. 20 entries are Longlisted. All entries are considered for publication and for submission to anthologies such as the Pushcart Prize. 

Entry Fee: $15.

Dates: Open now, closing 30th June 2023 at 11:59 pm ET. 

Words: Up to 999. 

Details: Open to anyone in the world. There are no genre or theme restrictions.  

Enter Here: https://letterreview.com/information/

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Name: Letter Review Prize for Poetry 

Prizes: Winning entries published at Letter Review. $400 USD for First Place, $250 for Second, and $150 for Third. 20 entries are Longlisted. All entries are considered for publication and for submission to anthologies such as the Pushcart Prize. 

Entry Fee: $15.

Dates: Open now, closing 30th June 2023 at 11:59 pm ET. 

Lines: 70 lines max per poem.  

Details: Open to anyone in the world. There are no style or subject restrictions. 

Enter Here: https://letterreview.com/information/

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Last call for entries! Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest

Deadline: May 28, 2023

The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who enjoys expressing their innermost thoughts and feelings in the beautiful literary art of poetry or writing a story that’s worth telling everyone! Welcome to all, having the ability to dream… Write a poem or short story for a chance to win cash prizes totaling $1275.00! All works must be original. https://www.dreamquestone.com

Guidelines:

Write a poem, 30 lines or fewer on any subject, style, or form, typed or neatly hand-printed.

And/or write a short story, 5 pages maximum length, on any subject or theme, fiction, non-fiction, creative nonfiction (including essay compositions, diary, journal entries, short stage-plays, screenplays, and screenwriting). All entries must be either typed or legibly hand-printed. Multiple and simultaneous poetry and short story entries are accepted.

Postmark deadline: May 28, 2023

All contest winners will be published on June 30, 2023

Prizes(USD):

Writing First Prize is $500. Second: $250. Third: $100.

Poetry First Prize is $250. Second: $125. Third: $50.

Entry fees(USD): $5 per poem, $10 per story

To send entries: Include title(s) with your story (ies) and/or poem(s), along with your name, mailing address, phone#, email, brief biographical info. (Tell us a little about yourself), on the coversheet. Add a self-addressed stamped envelope for entry confirmation. Fees payable to: “DREAMQUESTONE.COM”

Mail to:

Dream Quest One

Poetry & Writing Contest

P.O. Box 804632

Chicago, IL 60680

Visit https://www.dreamquestone.com for details on how to enter!

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. “And remember, in whatever you do, it’s okay to dream, for dreams do come true.” –Dream Quest One

Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize

Deadline: May 15, 2023

Established in 1975, this $25,000 award recognizes the most outstanding book of poetry published in the United States in the previous calendar year. The prize includes a ten-day residency at Glen Hollow in Naples, New York, and distribution of the winning book to hundreds of Academy of American Poets members.

The Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize honors the memory of Lenore Marshall (1897-1971), a poet, novelist, essayist, and political activist. She was the author of three novels, three books of poetry, a collection of short stories, and selections from her notebooks. Her work appeared in such distinguished literary magazines as The New Yorker, The Saturday Review, and Partisan Review. In 1956 she helped found the National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy, the citizens’ organization that lobbied successfully for passage of the 1963 partial nuclear test ban treaty. In 1994, the Academy was selected by the New Hope Foundation to administer the award.

Submissions for the 2023 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize will be accepted until May 15, 2023. The judges are Shane McCrae, January Gill O’Neil, and Monica Youn.

Any poet who meets one of the below criteria on the date of the application deadline, in any given year, is eligible:

• U.S. Citizen; or,
• resident of the United States for the ten-year period prior to the submission deadline; or,
• Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Legal Permanent Status (LPS), or any subsequent categories designated by the U.S. authorities as conferring similar enhanced status upon non-citizens living in the United States.

Please note: By law the Academy of American Poets must report cash prizes awarded to individuals to the Internal Revenue Service. If individuals have a Social Security Number (SSN) or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN), the individual will receive a 1099. If the individual does not have an SSN or ITIN, the individual will receive a 1042 and could be subject to a withholding of a percentage of the cash prize.

• Books must be submitted in the year after their publication, which means that books published in 2023 may not be submitted for consideration until 2024.
• The 2023 contest is open to any book of original poetry, in English, published in the United States during 2022 in a standard edition (48 pages or more) by a living poet.
• Self-published books are not eligible.
• Translations and new editions of previously published books are not eligible.
• Publishers may submit as many titles as they wish.
• To submit an entry, publishers must upload a PDF copy to Submittable. A $75 entry fee and completed entry form via Submittable signifying the publisher’s acceptance of these guidelines is required for each title submitted.
• The winner will be announced in September 2023.

• The Academy of American Poets agrees to purchase approximately two hundred copies of the winning book for distribution to its members. The Academy may purchase additional copies of the book for its own use, but not for resale. No royalties will be paid to the author on the copies purchased by the Academy. The publisher agrees to sell to the Academy of American Poets the number of copies requested at a standard paper, printing, and binding, or at-cost discount.
• The decisions of the Academy of American Poets as to eligibility are final. Books will not be returned.
• All correspondence concerning the contest should be addressed to the Academy of American Poets and sent to awards@poets.org.
  
  Please also note: It’s the mission of the Academy of American Poets to support American poets at all stages of their careers and to foster the appreciation of contemporary poetry. In furtherance of our mission, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of quality and integrity in our publications and programs, and expect and require the same from the poets with whom we collaborate.
  
  All applicants and selected award recipients agree that, as part of their eligibility to receive the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, they will maintain the highest standards of fairness, decency and personal integrity, in the Academy’s sole discretion, including with adherence to all applicable laws and community values. The decisions of the Academy of American Poets regarding eligibility, both initial and throughout the award period, are final.

How to submit: https://poets.org/academy-american-poets/prizes/lenore-marshall-poetry-prize

The Letter Review Prize for Poetry

Deadline: April 30, 2023

Letter Review Prize for Poetry

Prizes: $800 USD total prize pool. First Prize is $400 USD and publication, Second Prize is $250 USD and publication, Third Prize is $150 USD and publication. All entries are considered for publication. 

Who May Enter: Unrestricted. We welcome writers from everywhere in the world. 

Entry Fee: $15 USD for one poem, $27 for two, and $35 for three. You may enter as many poems as you wish.   

Opens: Now. 

Deadline: 30th April 2023 11:59 pm (ET).

Length: Each individual poem should not exceed 70 lines.    

Restrictions: No subject or style restrictions. All poems are welcome. 

Further Details: https://letterreview.com/information/

Email Address: mail@letterreview.com

Last call! Letter Review Prize for Fiction, Flash Fiction, and Poetry

Deadline: February 28, 2023

The Letter Review Prize is open and accepting fiction, flash fiction, and poem entries!

The Prize is awarded in multiple categories, with a total Prize pool of $2400 USD and publication for our winners.

The Letter Review Prize for Short Stories

Letter Review is offering $1000 USD total Prize pool in a competition for short stories between 1000 – 3000 words. No genre or theme restrictions: all stories are welcome. Open to writers who live anywhere in the world. First Place receives $600 USD and publication, Second Place receives $250 USD and publication, and Third Place receives $150 USD and publication. Twenty writers will be longlisted. All entries are considered for publication, submission to the Pushcart Prize, and further anthologies. The Prize is judged blind to ensure fairness. See our Previous Winners Page here, and our Comments / Testimonials Page here. Enter via Submittable using the button below.

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The Letter Review Prize for Poetry

Letter Review is offering an $800 USD total Prize pool in a competition for poems of not more than 70 lines. No subject or style restrictions: all poems are welcome. Open to writers who live anywhere in the world. First Prize is $400 USD, Second Prize is $250 USD, and Third Prize is $150 USD. All winning entries are published at Letter Review. Twenty poets will be Longlisted. All entries are considered for publication, submission to the Pushcart Prize, and further anthologies. The Prize is judged blind to ensure fairness. See our Previous Winners Page here, and our Comments / Testimonials Page here. Enter via Submittable using the button below.

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The Letter Review Prize for Flash Fiction

Letter Review is offering $600 USD total Prize pool in a competition for short stories up to 1000 words in length. No genre or theme restrictions: all stories are welcome. The Prize is open to writers who live anywhere in the world. First Prize is $300 USD and publication, Second Prize is $200 USD and publication, and Third Prize is $100 USD and publication. Twenty writers will be Longlisted. All entries are considered for publication, submission to the Pushcart Prize, and for further anthologies. The Prize is judged blind to ensure fairness. See our Previous Winners Page here, and our Comments / Testimonials Page here. Enter via Submittable using the button below.

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Booksie 2023 Poetry Contest

Deadline: June 15, 2023

The poetry can be of any type, length, or content, but it must be your own. The poetry can be serious or whimsical, fact or fiction, but it should strike a chord that makes us sit up and take notice. We’re looking for poems that say something and make a reader sit up and think. You may submit as many entries as you like.

One winner will receive:

Grand prize winner (Booksie Gold Poet Laureate). 

• $1,000 cash award
• Gold winner badge
• Promotion across Booksie in the contest winner sections of the site

Two runners-up will receive:

Two runners-up (Booksie Silver Poet Laureates).

•  $150 cash
• Silver winner badge
• Promotion across Booksie in the contest winner sections of the site

Entry fee: $6.95

$3.48 for Premium members

Link to contest:

https://www.booksie.com/contest/booksie-2023-poetry-contest-32

Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee)

22nd annual free contest, sponsored by Winning Writers and Duotrope. The top two prizes are $2,000 and $500. $3,500 in total prizes. No fee to enter. Submit one humor poem online. Both published and unpublished work are welcome.

All entries that win cash prizes will be published on WinningWriters.com. Final judge: Jendi Reiter, assisted by Lauren Singer.

This contest is recommended by Reedsy. See guidelines, past winners, and submit online at https://winningwriters.com/werglepsh2301

For writing resources and contest opportunities, follow Winning Writers on Facebook and Twitter.

Dream Quest One is now accepting poems and short story entries!

The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who enjoys expressing their innermost thoughts and feelings in the beautiful literary art of poetry or writing a story that’s worth telling everyone! Welcome to all, having the ability to dream… Write a poem or short story to win cash prizes totaling $1275.00! All works must be original.

Guidelines:

Write a poem of 30 lines or fewer on any subject, style, or form, typed or neatly hand-printed.

And/or write a short story, 5 pages maximum length, on any subject or theme. Genres: fiction, non-fiction, and creative nonfiction (including essay compositions, diary, journal entries, short screenplays, stage plays, and screenwriting). All entries must be either typed or legibly hand-printed.

Multiple and simultaneous poetry and short story entries are accepted.

Postmark deadline: March 19, 2023

All contest winners will be published on April 30, 2023

Prizes (USD):

Writing First Prize is $500. Second: $250. Third: $100.

Poetry First Prize is $250. Second: $125. Third: $50.

Entry fees (USD): $5 per poem, $10 per story

To send entries: Include title(s) with your story (ies) or poem(s), along with your name, mailing address, phone#, email, and brief biographical info. (Tell us a little about yourself), on the coversheet. Add a self-addressed stamped envelope for entry confirmation. Fees payable to “DREAMQUESTONE.COM”

Mail to:

Dream Quest One

Poetry & Writing Contest

P.O. Box 804632

Chicago, IL 60680

Visit https://www.dreamquestone.com for details on how to enter!

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. “And remember, in whatever you do, it’s okay to dream, for dreams do come true.” –Dream Quest One

BRIDPORT PRIZE

Deadline: May 31, 2023

£11-£24 ENTRY FEES. Categories poetry, short story, flash fiction, and novel open for this deadline. Our short story, poetry, flash fiction and memoir competitions are open to international applicants, whilst the novel award is open to writers living in Britain and Ireland, British writers living overseas and writers living in British Overseas Territories. Poetry first prize £5,000. Limit 42 lines. Short story first prize £5,000. Limit 5,000 words. Flash Fiction first prize £1,000. Limit 250 words.
Novel winner receives £1,500 plus package. Limit 8,000 words and a synopsis – initially. Up to a year’s mentoring from The Literary Consultancy through their Chapter & Verse scheme (worth £2,640) and a detailed critique from the novel judge. Runner-up receives £750 plus full manuscript appraisal and Industry Day place from The Literary Consultancy.

How to enter, visit: https://thebridportprize.submittable.com/submit

NOWW 25th Annual International Writing Contest

Contest Opens: Jan 01, 2023

2023 Categories:

Poetry

• One entry consists of a minimum of 1 poem and a maximum of 5 poems.
• Poems may be in any style or theme.
• Combined line count of the total entry must not exceed 100 lines. 
• Poem titles or spaces between poems do not count toward the total number of lines.
• All poems per entry must be submitted in one file.
• It is strongly recommended that you do not submit poems that require unusual formatting. If you choose to rely on a specific formatting, submit your entry as a PDF rather than a Word file. NOWW cannot guarantee formatting will remain the same and we cannot be held responsible for any adverse changes to your formatting at any point in the submission or review/judging process, or at the time of publication (should your entry win).

Short Fiction

• A complete piece of literary fiction.
• Entry must be between 2000-3500 words.
• Title is not counted toward the total word count.

Creative Nonfiction

• A complete piece of creative nonfiction; note that memoir and personal essay can be considered creative nonfiction.
• Entry must be between 1500-3000 words.
• Title is not counted toward total word count.

Bill MacDonald Prize for Prose

• This contest category recognizes author and teacher Bill MacDonald, who published 39 books, most of which were set in the region, often Thunder Bay. The prize category was established in 2016, two years after his death. The category alternates yearly between fiction and non-fiction set in the Northwest, just as Bill’s work did.
• For 2023, a complete piece of fiction.
• A Northwestern Ontario setting must be central to the work. Northwestern Ontario includes the districts of Thunder Bay, Rainy River, and Kenora.
• An entry submitted to this category may not be submitted to any other category.
• Entry must be between 2000-3500 words.
• Title is not counted toward the total word count.

Short Crime Fiction

• A complete piece of crime fiction. The story should be a work in which crime is central to the plot. The category is broad and can include stories that may be considered mystery, thriller, cozy, or procedural.
• Entry must be between 2000-3500 words.
• Title is not counted toward the total word count.

Literary Critical Writing

• A concise critical review of any art form. This could include but is not limited to, a review of a book, movie, television program, music release, concert, theatre performance, or the works of an individual artist. 
• Your entry should aim to do two things: inform the reader about what you saw/read/listened to, and provide your evaluation, opinions, and final judgment.
• If the entry has been previously published, it must have been within the last two years (2021/2022).
• Entry must be between 300-500 words.
• Title is not counted toward the total word count.

2023 Rules:

Eligible Writers

This contest is open to individuals (Canadian and international) age 18 and over.

Deadline

Entries must be emailed no later than February 28, 2023, at midnight Eastern Time.

Rules

• Entries must be original and unpublished.
• Entries must be written in English.
• Entries must not bear the author’s name (other than on the cover page) or any other information that would make the author’s identity known to screeners or judges. Entries that do will be disqualified.
• Edits and revisions are prohibited. Once submitted, your entries are final.
• Authors agree that winning entries may be read at NOWW’s year-end celebration and published online on NOWW’s website and in the NOWW magazine without compensation to the author beyond that of the awarded prize money. With these exceptions, the author retains copyright in all work submitted. Winning entries may be edited prior to publication.
• Winners must provide a photo and brief biography.
• Submissions that do not follow the “How to Submit” instructions may be subject to disqualification.

Judging Process

• Judging is blind.
• Screeners will select six finalists per category to be sent to a final judge.
• Final judges reserve the right not to select winners if, in their opinion, none of the entries is of publishable quality.

Results

• Winners will be announced at NOWW’s year-end celebration and on the NOWW website on or after May 30, 2023.
• The finalists for each category will be notified by email after June 1, 2023, that their entries were shortlisted. 

Prizes

• Each category will be awarded a 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd prize.
• 1^st prize is awarded $150.
• 2^nd prize is awarded $100.
• 3^rd prize is awarded $50.

Entry Fee

• Entry is free for NOWW members in good standing.
• Non-members must pay a fee of $10 in Canadian funds per entry before the contest closing date (February 28, 2023, midnight Eastern Time).
• Payment may be made online through PayPal at the time of submission.
• Cheques must be payable to NOWW and must be received by regular mail or hand delivered no later than February 28, 2023, at midnight Eastern Time.

How to Submit

• Two (2) entries may be made per category.
• Only electronic submissions will be accepted.
• We prefer submissions in .doc or .docx. We will also accept PDF files. All other file types will be disqualified.
• All files are to be labeled with the category and the submission title of your entry.

·        Examples: “Short Fiction Dracula is Back.doc” or “Poetry Three Poems.doc”

• Prose manuscripts must be double-spaced in Times New Roman 12-point font with one-inch margins on all sides and the pages numbered. Do not add your name or any identifying features in the header or footer of the document.
• Poetry must be single-spaced in Times New Roman 12-point font with one-inch (or greater) margins on all sides and the pages numbered. Do not add your name or any identifying features in the header or footer of the document.
• All entries must be submitted by the closing date of the contest which is no later than midnight EST, February 28, 2023, regardless of payment for entry. No refunds will be made should you not submit in time. 
• Each entry must include a cover page in a separate file with the following information:
  • Name*
  • Email address*
  • Mailing address*
  • Phone number*
  • Title of entry*
  • Category *

·        Line count (poetry only)*

·        Word count (all prose categories)*

·        How you heard about the contest

·        If you are a member of NOWW

1.      If your name appears anywhere besides the cover page or if there is any information within the body of the text that identifies you to screeners or judges, the entry will be disqualified.

2.      Counts must be exact, not estimates (do not include the title in the word count).

3.      Email entries to: admin@nowwwriters.ca 

4.      Pay entry fees via PayPal on our website: https://www.nowwwriters.ca/ 

5.      Include the name as it appears on your emailed entry in the comment section in PayPal to ensure it is matched with the correct entry.

6.      Send entry fees by cheque to:

NOWW Writing Contest

Box 425

1100 Memorial Avenue

Thunder Bay, ON

P7B 4A3

• Due to the volume of entries, we do not send confirmation of receipt of submission.
• For more information, contact Don at admin@nowwwriters.ca

Sponsor’s Name: Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop (NOWW)

Address: Box 425, 1100 Memorial Ave., Thunder Bay, ON  P7B 4A3

Email: admin@nowwwriters.ca

Contact Person–not for publication, but to facilitate confirmation of information.

Contact Person: Clayton Bye

Email: claytoncbye@gmail.com

Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest

Deadline: September 30, 2022

Welcome to the 20th annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest. Submit published or unpublished work. $8,000 in prizes.

Prizes:

• TOM HOWARD PRIZE: $3,000 for a poem in any style or genre
• MARGARET REID PRIZE: $3,000 for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style
• The top two winners will also receive two-year gift certificates from our co-sponsor, Duotrope (a $100 value)
• Honorable Mentions: 10 awards of $200 each (any style)
• Top 12 entries published online
• Enter via Submittable

Length limit: 250 lines maximum per poem. No restriction on age of author. Authors from all countries eligible except Syria, Iran, North Korea, Crimea, Russia, and Belarus (due to US government restrictions). First time entering? We prepared this brief video to guide you. See also our short entry checklist, then click the button below to submit. Read the winning entries from the 19th contest. The results of the 20th contest will be announced on April 15, 2023. Fee: $20 per submission of 1-3 poems. Enter as many submissions as you wish.

How to submit, visit:

https://winningwriters.submittable.com/submit/58274/tom-howard-margaret-reid-poetry-contest

Write your best poem and/or story for a chance to win cash prizes totaling $1275.00!

The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who enjoys expressing innermost thoughts and feelings in the beautiful literary art of poetry or writing a story that’s worth telling everyone! Welcome to all, having the ability to dream… Write a poem or short story for a chance to win cash prizes totaling $1275.00! All works must be original.

Guidelines:

Write a poem, 30 lines or fewer on any subject, style, or form, typed or neatly hand printed.

And/or write a short story, 5 pages maximum length, on any subject or theme. Genres: fiction, non-fiction, and creative nonfiction (including essay compositions, diary, journal entries, short screenplays, and, stageplays, and screenwriting). All entries must be either typed or legibly hand printed.

Multiple and simultaneous poetry and short story entries are accepted.

Postmark deadline: September 30, 2022

All contest winners will be published on November 30, 2022

Prizes(USD):

Writing First Prize is $500. Second: $250. Third: $100.

Poetry First Prize is $250. Second: $125. Third: $50.

Entry fees(USD): $5 per poem, $10 per story

To send entries: Include title(s) with your story (ies) or poem(s), along with your name, mailing address, phone#, email, and brief biographical info. (Tell us a little about yourself), on the coversheet. Add a self-addressed stamped envelope for entry confirmation. Fees payable to “DREAMQUESTONE.COM”

Mail to:

Dream Quest One

Poetry & Writing Contest

P.O. Box 804632

Chicago, IL 60680

Visit https://www.dreamquestone.com for details on how to enter!

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. “And remember, in whatever you do, it’s okay to dream, for dreams do come true.” –Dream Quest One

29th Annual POETRY CONTEST for the Dancing Poetry Festival

(The intention of the Dancing Poetry Festival and Artists Embassy International its parent organization is to honor the natural ambassadorship of excellent artists and their work that furthers intercultural understanding and peace through the universal language of the arts)
Over $1,000 in prize money to be awarded and an invitation to read

either live at the Palace of the Legion of Honor and/or virtually on the internet

Deadline received by April 15, 2022

Three Grand Prizes will receive $100 each plus their poem, danced, a certificate, and an invitation to read

Six First Prizes will receive $50 each plus a certificate and an invitation to read
Twelve Second Prizes will receive $25 each plus a certificate and an invitation to read
Thirty Third Prizes will receive $10 each plus a certificate and an invitation to read

CONTEST RULES
Line Limit: 38 lines maximum for each poem. No limit on the number of entries
Send TWO typed, clear copies of each entry
Show name, address, telephone number, e-mail, and how you heard about us on ONE copy only

(The anonymous copy goes to the judges. Judges’ decisions are final.)
Poems must be in English or include English translation
Entry Fee: One poem for $5 or 3 poems for $10
Make checks out to Artists Embassy International
Poets outside the USA, please send an international postal money order in US dollars or US currency
No poems will be returned.

Send all entries and fees postmarked by April 15, 2022, to
      AEI Contest Chair, Judy Cheung
      704 Brigham Ave.
      Santa Rosa, CA 95404

     Accepting a grand prize includes your permission to publish your poem in print or online with your credit for publicity involving the Dancing Poetry Festival. All other rights remain with the author.
Judges are members of AEI and represent poets, dancers, artists, and musicians with international credits.
Winners will be announced by August 1 of each year.

     Early submissions are appreciated by the staff. Thank you. We look forward to seeing your work.

Please look at photos of our Dancing Poetry Festivals to see the vast diversity of poetry and dance we present each year. For poetry, we look for something new and different including new twists to old themes, different looks at common situations, and innovative concepts for dynamic, thought-provoking entertainment.  We look forward to reading your submissions. Thank you.

We plan to present the Festival on YouTube, hopefully in September 2022

We hope you will enjoy it! : )

Visit the website: http://www.dancingpoetry.com/home.html

The Francine Ringold Awards for New Writers –

The Francine Ringold Awards for New Writers honor the work of writers at the beginning of their careers.

Prizes: $500 prizes will be awarded in both the fiction and poetry categories, and the winning manuscripts will appear in the spring issue of Nimrod. Winners will have the chance to work with the Nimrod board of editors to refine and edit their manuscripts before publication.

Contest Rules

Eligibility: Open only to writers whose work has not appeared or is not scheduled to appear in more than 2 publications in the genre in which they are submitting. (Self-published works, works with a distribution of fewer than 100 copies, and journalistic articles are not considered toward the count of 2 publications.)

Guidelines:

· Poetry: Up to 5 pages of poetry (one long poem or several short poems)

· Fiction: 5,000 words maximum (one short story or a self-contained excerpt from a novel)

· All work submitted must be unpublished.

· Work submitted may be on any theme, any subject.

· The contest is open internationally.

· Include a cover sheet containing title(s), author’s name, full address, phone, and email.

· Omit author’s name on the manuscript.

Dates: The contest opens May 1st, 2022. Postmark Deadline: July 15th, 2022.

Online Submissions: Work may be submitted online using our online submission manager system: https://nimrodjournal.submittable.com/submit

Postal Submissions: Clearly indicate “Ringold Contest Entry” on both the outer envelope and the cover sheet. Staple manuscript if possible; if not, please bind with a heavy clip. Include SASE for results only; manuscripts will not be returned. The results will be posted on Nimrod’s website.

Mail to:

Nimrod International Journal

Francine Ringold Awards for New Writers–Fiction or Poetry (indicate the appropriate category)

The University of Tulsa

800 S. Tucker Dr.

Tulsa, OK 74104

Entry Fee: Each entry must be accompanied by a $12 fee, which includes both the reading fee and a copy of the spring issue of Nimrod. Make checks payable to Nimrod. Writers may submit multiple entries, but each entry must include its own $12 fee.

Visit the website: https://artsandsciences.utulsa.edu/nimrod/francine-ringold-awards/

The 44th Nimrod Literary Awards

Founded by Ruth G. Hardman
The Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction & The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry

First Prize: $2,000 and publication
Second Prize: $1,000 and publication

The winners will also be flown to Tulsa from a domestic airport location for the Awards Ceremony and Writing Conference in October or, if global health situations do not allow for an in-person conference, winners will take part in a virtual Awards Ceremony and reading. All finalists will be considered for publication.

2022 Judges: Kaveh Bassiri and Toni Jensen

Contest Rules

Postmark Deadline: April 1, 2022

Poetry: 3-10 pages of poetry (one long poem or several short poems)

Fiction: 7,500 words maximum (one short story or a self-contained excerpt from a novel)

No previously published works or works accepted for publication elsewhere.  The author’s name must not appear on the manuscript.  Include a cover sheet containing titles, author’s name, full address, phone number, and email.

New for 2022: The Nimrod Literary Awards are open internationally.

Online Submissions: Work may be submitted online using our online submission manager system.

Postal Submissions: “Contest Entry” should be clearly indicated on both the outer envelope and the cover sheet. Manuscripts should be stapled, if possible; if not, please bind with a heavy clip. Manuscripts will not be returned.  Include SASE for results only. If no SASE is sent, no contest results will be sent; however, the results will be posted on Nimrod’s website.

Mail to:
Nimrod International Journal
Literary Contest–Fiction or Poetry (indicate the appropriate category)
The University of Tulsa
800 S. Tucker Dr.
Tulsa, OK 74104

Entry Fee: Each entry must be accompanied by a $20 fee.  Make checks payable to Nimrod. $20 includes both an entry fee & a one-year subscription (two issues). Writers may submit multiple entries, but each entry must include its own $20 fee.

Visit the website: https://artsandsciences.utulsa.edu/nimrod/nimrod-literary-awards/

Rattle Magazine: The Neil Postman Award for Metaphor (no fee)

Rolling deadline

Rattle is proud to announce Prairie Moon Dalton’s “Grandmother”, which appeared in issue #72, is the winner of the 2022 Neil Postman Award for Metaphor.

We established the Neil Postman Award for Metaphor in honor and remembrance of Neil Postman, who died on October 5, 2003. The intention of the award is simple and two-fold: to reward a given writer for their use of metaphor, and to celebrate (and, hopefully, propagate) Postman’s work and the typographical mind.

Each year, the editors choose one poem that was published from regular submissions to Rattle during the previous year. There are no entry fees or submission guidelines involved. The author of the chosen poem receives $2,000.

For more information and to read all fifteen previous winners, please visit the award’s webpage. To submit your own poems, choose any free submission option on our Submittable page.

“GRANDMOTHER”
by Prairie Moon Dalton

Georgia was hot and she was so small
she slept inside a dresser drawer.
Hair like gossamer, legs like a bird’s.

When she was eight a movie was eight
cents. When she was eight she watched
her brother kill her sister
with a metal license plate.

Now she is flesh folded heavy
against a chair, TV flashing
pale on the trailer’s walls.
Her pictures, pills, jewelry
surrounding her like treasure.

Last call! 2nd Annual Perkoff Prize – New Deadline: March 31, 2022

Announcing the second annual Perkoff Prize, a new contest from the Missouri Review. The re-vamped Perkoff Prize is a tri-genre contest that will award $1000 and publication each to writers of the best story, set of poems, and essay that engage in evocative ways with health and medicine as judged by the editors.

The initial concept for the Perkoff Prize was as a post-publication award (much like TMR’s Peden Prize) that recognized literary excellence in a piece that had a meaningful connection to health and medicine. The original benefactor of this prize, the late Dr. Gerald Thomas Perkoff, was Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri School of Medicine in the Department of Family and Community Medicine (learn more about his life here). His love of poetry and the possibilities in treating the vast, rich arena of human experience with health and medicine drove this desire to take note of and reward literary achievement. We started planning ways to reinvent and revitalize the prize in the late spring of 2019, with no idea what the following years would bring us. Now here we are, amidst a pandemic that has relentlessly revealed to us the precarity—and resourcefulness—of human health and the endeavors of medicine to relieve pain and suffering. It is our humble hope that the Perkoff Prize is an opportunity for the artful expression of these infinitely diverse and collectively resonant human experiences.

NEW DEADLINE:  MARCH 31, 2022

Guidelines:

• All submissions must engage with health and medicine in some way.
• All submissions must be previously unpublished.
• Poetry: up to 10 pages of poetry.
• Fiction and Nonfiction: up to 8500 words, double-spaced.
• Winners will be published in print issue of TMR.
• All entries will be considered for publication (whether in print, or as part of our Poem of the Week or Blast features).
• Multiple submissions and simultaneous submissions are welcome, but you must pay a separate fee for each entry and withdraw the piece immediately if accepted elsewhere.
• Current University of Missouri students and faculty are ineligible.
• Standard Entry fee: $15. Each entrant receives a one-year subscription to the Missouri Review in digital format (normal price $24).
• “All Access” Entry fee: $30. In addition to the one-year digital subscription to the Missouri Review, the “All Access” entry fee grants access to the last 10 years of digital issues and the audio recordings of each digital issue.

How to Submit, click on the designated links below:

• Online
• By Mail

Last Call! Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee) – Deadline: April 1, 2022

Now in its 21st year, this contest seeks today’s best humor poems. No fee to enter. Submit published or unpublished work. $3,500 in prizes.

Please submit one humor poem during

Deadline: April 1, 2022

Prizes:

• First Prize: $2,000 plus a two-year gift certificate from our co-sponsor, Duotrope (a $100 value)
• Second Prize: $500
• Honorable Mentions: 10 awards of $100 each
• Top 12 entries published online
• Submit online

No fee to enter. Judge: Jendi Reiter, assisted by Lauren Singer. One poem only, please. Length limit: 250 lines maximum. No restriction on age of author. Both unpublished and previously published work accepted. Authors from all countries eligible except Syria, Iran, North Korea, and Crimea (due to US government restrictions). The poem you submit should be in English. Inspired gibberish is also accepted (example). Read the winning poems from our 20th contest.

First time entering? We prepared this brief video to guide you. See also our short entry checklist, then click the button below to submit. The results of our 21st contest will be announced on August 15, 2022.
 

Last call! Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest – Deadline: March 31, 2022 – Enter Now!

Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest

If you love expressing innermost thoughts and feelings using the beautiful literary art of poetry and/or writing a story that’s worth telling everyone, then here is an excellent opportunity for you. This poetry and writing contest is open to everyone and international. This is a platform where you can showcase creative writing and poetic talent, skills, and abilities.

• Writing Contest entries may be written on a maximum of 5 pages, wither neatly handwritten or typed, single or double line spacing, on any subject or theme, fiction, nonfiction or creative nonfiction (including essay compositions, diary, journal entries and screenwriting).
• Poetry Contest entries may be written on any subject, theme, or form. All poems must be 30 lines or fewer and either neatly handwritten or typed, single or double line spacing.
• Multiple and simultaneous entries in both the Poetry Contest and the Writing Contest are accepted.

The following are the details of the prizes:

• The First Writing Prize is $500.00
• Second Writing Prize is: $250.00
• Third Writing Prize is: $100.00
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• The First Poetry Contest is: $250.00
• Second Poetry Prize is: $125.00
• Third Poetry Prize is: $50.00

There is a $5.00 (US dollars) entry fee per poem submitted and a $10.00 (US dollars) entry fee per short story submitted.

Kindly note that DEADLINE is MARCH 31, 2022 at 11:59 PM. Enter Now! for a chance to win cash prizes totaling $1275.00.

Please visit DreamQuest’s official rules for more details at

https://www.dreamquestone.com

Write your best poems and short stories to win cash prizes totaling $1275.00!

The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who enjoys expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful literary art of poetry or writing a story that’s worth telling everyone! Welcome to all, having the ability to dream… Write a poem or short story for a chance to win cash prizes totaling $1275.00! All works must be original. https://www.dreamquestone.com

Guidelines:

Write a poem, 30 lines or fewer on any subject, style, or form, typed or neatly hand printed.

And/or write a short story, 5 pages maximum length, on any subject or theme, fiction or non-fiction (including essay compositions, diary, journal entries, short screenplays, and screenwriting). Also, all entries must be either typed or legibly hand-printed.

Multiple and simultaneous poetry and short story entries are accepted.

Postmark deadline: March 31, 2022 at 11:59 PM

All contest winners will be published on May 22, 2022

Prizes(USD):

Writing First Prize is $500. Second: $250. Third: $100.

Poetry First Prize is $250. Second: $125. Third: $50.

Entry fees(USD): $5 per poem, $10 per story

To send entries: Include title(s) with your story (ies) or poem(s), along with your name, mailing address, phone#, email, brief biographical info. (Tell us a little about yourself), on the coversheet. Add a self-addressed stamped envelope for entry confirmation. Fees payable to: “DREAMQUESTONE.COM”

Mail to:

Dream Quest One

Poetry & Writing Contest

P.O. Box 3141

Chicago, IL 60654

Visit https://www.dreamquestone.com for details on how to enter!

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. “And remember, in whatever you do, it’s okay to dream, for dreams do come true.” –Dream Quest One

Dream Quest One – Poetry and Writing Contest – WINTER – 2021 – 2022

Deadline: March 31, 2022

Introduction: Dream Quest One Poetry and Writing Contest is about showcasing the creative writing and poetic talent, skills, and abilities of all poets and writers. The Dream Quest One mission is to inspire, motivate and encourage anyone having the desire or love for poetry and writing, to continue doing so without fear of failure or success! 

Awards:

Writing First Prize: $500, 2nd: $250, 3rd: $100.

Poetry First Prize: $250, 2nd: $125, 3rd: $50

Eligibility: The Dream Quest One Poetry and Writing Contest is international, and is open to all poets and writers whether published or not. Current and former employees of Dreamquestone.Com or their relatives are not eligible. Previously published poems and short stories in other contests, books, magazines, etc., are accepted and welcome as long as they are original to the contest entrant. 

Rules: All poems must be 30 lines or fewer, may be either neatly handwritten or typed, single or double line spacing, on any subject, theme, form, or style. All entries must be original works.

All short stories may be on any subject or theme. Genres: any fiction, non-fiction, creative nonfiction, essays, diary, journal entries and short screenplays are accepted. Contestants will enter their short stories either neatly hand printed or typed, using single or double line spacing, within a maximum of (5) pages or less. No word count. All entries must be original works. You may submit entries to both the poetry contest and the writing contest, at the same time. Multiple entries are accepted. 

Fee Details: 
$5.00 (US dollars) per poem. 
$10.00 (US dollars) per story.

All entries may be submitted by March 31, 2022 at 11:59PM, Pacific Standard Time (PST)

Winners will be notified and published online in the Dare to Dream pages on May 22, 2022.  

Contact:
c/o Andre L. West
Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest
P.O. Box 3141 
Chicago, IL 60654

USA

Email: alwest56@hotmail.com 

Website: https://www.dreamquestone.com

Official Rules:https://www.dreamquestone.com/rules

Loop Poetry Contest

Deadline:

Sunday, December 5, 2021

Categories

General, Poetry

Entry Fees

$9.95 to enter this contest and all writing contests at FanStory.com

Prizes

$100 Cash Prize

Description

A Loop Poem is a creative poetry type. The challenge is to take the last word of the previous line of your poem and use it as the first word in the next line. See an example in the contest announcement. It’s fun to write and if your poem is well received it can win the cash prize.

Contact Information

FanStory.com

Website:

https://www.fanstory.com/contestdetails.jsp?id=107882

Tadpole Press 100 Word Writing Contest

Deadline

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Categories

Children’s, Drama, Essay, Fantasy, Fiction, General, Journalism, Mystery, Narrative Medicine, Nonfiction, Personal Journals, Plays, Poetry, Publishing, Romance, Science Fiction, Screenwriting, Teaching, Young Adult

Entry Fees

$10

Prizes

1st place: $1,000.
2nd place: $450 writing coaching package.
3rd place: $250 developmental or diversity editing package.

Description

Give us a glimpse of something that reveals the abundance of this big, beautiful, unexpected life that we’ve got. Create never-ending possibilities in a complex, never-ending universe. Make us “see a World in a Grain of Sand.” Show us all of that immense, wide world in only 100 words or less.

All ages. All genders. All nationalities. All writers welcome.

Contact Information

Tadpole Press
Amber Byers
https://www.tadpolepress.com/events
https://www.tadpolepress.com/contact
amber@tadpolepress.com
(303) 668-8812

Website

https://www.tadpolepress.com/events

30 Below Contest—2021

NARRATIVE INVITES all writers, poets, visual artists, photographers, performers, and filmmakers between eighteen and thirty years old to send us their best work. We’re looking for the traditional and the innovative, the true and the imaginary. We’re looking to encourage and promote the best young authors and artists working today.

Awards: First Prize is $1,500, Second Prize is $750, Third Prize is $300, and ten finalists will receive $100 each. The prizewinners and finalists will be announced in Narrative.

All N30B entries are eligible for the $4,000 Narrative Prize for 2021 and for acceptance as a Story of the Week or Poem of the Week.

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK.

We accept submissions in the following media:

Written: Works of prose and of poetry, including short stories, all poetic forms, novel excerpts, essays, memoirs, and excerpts from book-length nonfiction. Prose submissions must not exceed 15,000 words. Each poetry submission may contain up to five poems. The poems should all be contained in a single file. All submissions should be double-spaced (excluding poetry, which should be single-spaced), with 12-point type, at least one-inch margins, and sequentially numbered pages. Please provide your name, address, telephone number, and email address at the top of the first page. Submit your document as a .doc, .docx, .pdf, or .rtf file. You may enter as many times as you wish, but we encourage you to be selective and to send your best work. All entries will be considered for publication.

Drawn: Graphic stories, graphic-novel excerpts, and comics of no more than thirty pages, in .pdf format.

Photographed: Photo essays of between five and twenty images, previously unpublished (including on sites like Instagram, your personal website, stock photography sites, etc.). Images should be submitted together in low-resolution .pdf format; however, upon acceptance, images will need to be provided that have a resolution of at least 300 dpi, in a .tif, .jpg, or raw format that can be reproduced at 2,048 pixels wide. Captions or text should be included, either with the file containing the images or as a separate document in a .doc or .pdf format, with numbered captions corresponding to the similarly numbered photographs. Please provide your name, address, telephone number, and email address on the first page.

Spoken: Original works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry in audio theater, including performance, radio journalism, and stories and poems read aloud. Submissions may run up to ten minutes, in .mp3 format, with a bit rate of at least 128 kbit/s.

Filmed: Short films and documentaries of up to fifteen minutes. Submissions must be in .mp4 or .mov format.

Timing: Entries will be accepted through November 19, 2021, at midnight, Pacific standard time.

Entry fee: There is a $26 fee for each entry. And with your entry, you’ll receive three months of complimentary access to Narrative Backstage.

Judging: The contest will be judged by the editors of the magazine. Winners and finalists will be announced to the public by December 18, 2021. All entrants will be notified by email of the judges’ decisions, which will be final. The judges reserve the option to declare ties and to designate and award only as many winners and/or finalists as are appropriate to the quality of contest entries and of work represented in the magazine.

Entries must be previously unpublished, though we do accept works that have appeared in college publications. Entries cannot have been the winner, finalist, or honorable mention in another contest. We accept online entries only. We do accept simultaneous submissions, but if your entry is accepted elsewhere, please let us know as soon as possible (and accept our congratulations!).

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK.

Last call! NANCY THORP POETRY CONTEST AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Deadline: October 31, 2021

Sponsored by Hollins University, the 58th Annual Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest provides scholarships, prizes, and recognition for the best poems submitted by young women who are sophomores or juniors in high school or preparatory school.

WINNING SUBMISSIONS

Winners will receive the following:

First place

• $350 cash prize
• Publication in Cargoes, Hollins’ award-winning student literary magazine
• Ten copies of Cargoes
• Renewable scholarship up to $5,000 provided through the Creative Talent Award in Creative Writing applicable if you enroll at Hollins University. Total value of $20,000 in scholarship funds over four years.
• Free tuition and housing for the university’s Hollinsummer creative writing program (for rising 9-12th grade students)

Second place

• Publication in Cargoes
• Two copies of Cargoes
• Renewable scholarship up to $1,000 provided through the Creative Talent Award in Creative Writing applicable if you enroll at Hollins University. Total value of $4,000 in scholarship funds over four years.
• $500 scholarship to apply toward the university’s Hollinsummer creative writing program (for rising 9-12th grade students)

WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS?

• Students must submit their poem(s) in Microsoft Word, 12pt Times New Roman – online
• No more than two poems by any one student may be submitted
• Label all pages with the author’s name, title of poem, and page number
• Each entry must include the following information:
  • Author’s name
  • Author’s mailing address
  • Author’s phone number and email address
  • Year of author’s high school graduation
  • High school teacher or guidance counselor’s name and email address
  • Author’s school
  • Address of author’s school
  • Phone number of author’s school

Note: Poems that are under consideration elsewhere are not eligible.

Submit Your Entry

WHAT IS THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES?

October 31, 2021  

WHO JUDGES THE WORK?

Submissions are reviewed by faculty members of Hollins University’s noted creative writing program, as well as students currently enrolled in the university’s lauded M.F.A. in creative writing.

WHEN ARE WINNERS NOTIFIED?

February 2022

WHO WAS NANCY THORP?

Nancy Thorp, Hollins class of 1960, was a young poet who showed great promise when she was a student. Following her death in 1962, her family established the Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest to encourage and recognize the work of young poets.

QUESTIONS?

Submit questions about the contest or your submission to hupoet@hollins.edu.

Visit the website: https://www.hollins.edu/academics/majors-minors/english-creative-writing-major/nancy-thorp-poetry-contest/

How to submit your entry: https://www.hollins.edu/academics/majors-minors/english-creative-writing-major/nancy-thorp-poetry-contest/nancy-thorp-poetry-contest-entry-form/