Submit to the C.D. Wright Emerging Poet’s Prize! The grand prize includes $1,000 and publication (as well as an Editor’s Choice Prize of $250 and publication). This year, the contest is being judged by none other than Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown. The Arkansas International is a literary magazine sponsored by The University of Arkansas Graduate Program in Creative Writing and Translation. Check out their website: https://www.arkint.org/cd-wright-prize for more information.
The Nasiona is seeking submissions for a micro-nonfiction/poetry writing tournament. Submissions must be non-fiction stories about your life (ie. micro-memoir). Learn more about the contest here They will consider every submission for publication consideration, even if you don’t win the tournament. Deadline: February 5, 2021
Dynamo Verlag, a boutique publisher of poetry and fiction, has launched its first-ever book contest. The contest is open to book-length manuscripts of poetry or prose. The entry fee is $15 and the winner will receive a $500 advance against royalties and publication in Fall 2021. The contest is ending soon! The deadline for entries is January 31, 2021. Click here to submit. Click here for full contest details and rules.
Are you looking to enter a writing competition during Winter Break? Check out The Nasiona’s Micro-Fiction/Poetry Writing Prompt Tournament! This tournament’s writing prompt is: The First Time Was Also The Last Learn more about the competition (including the prize) here.
Submissions are now open for the DISQUIET Literary Prize! This contest is for writing in any genre, by a writer who has not published more than one book. The winners in each genre (nonfiction, fiction, poetry) will be published. The grand prize winner will receive a full scholarship including tuition, lodging, and a $1,000 travel stipend to Lisbon in 2021. There will be an alternative cash prize if coronavirus restrictions affect the Lisbon program. Deadline: January 15th, 2021 Reading fee: $15 Read the full contest guidelines or enter at Submittable.
If you’ve been writing over break or curious about publications — check out the Poetry Society of Vermont. Enter to win their Carol Lee Vail Prize for Emerging Poets here. The top 5 published poems will receive cash prizes ranging from $50-$750. Submit three unpublished poems with $15 entry fee by January 15, 2021
RipRap Literary Journal Volume 43 is CALLING writers and artists of all genres for our FOR SUBMISSIONS! They are currently accepting submissions for Artwork, Poetry, Short Fiction, Flash Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Plays. There is no fee to submit. Submit by December 18 ,2020. RipRap is a literary journal designed and produced annually by students in the Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing program at California State University Long Beach (CSULB). RipRap highlights new and emerging writers from across the country as well as enlightening interviews of award-winning, published writers who are featured in the CSULB English Department’s Visiting… Read Article →
The Luminarts Cultural Foundation is committed to the region’s most talented emerging artists during the pivotal time between their education and career. 2021 applications are NOW OPEN to all eligible artists in the Chicago community working in Classical Music, Visual Arts, Jazz, and Creative Writing. The application is free and winners can win up to $15,000 in unrestricted grant money. Find out more here
Dynamo Verlag, a boutique publisher of poetry and fiction, has launched its first-ever book contest. The contest is open to book-length manuscripts of poetry or prose. The entry fee is $15 and the winner will receive a $500 advance against royalties and publication in Fall 2021. The contest will close January 31, 2021. Click here to submit. Click here for full contest details and rules.
Miracle Monocle is a journal of innovative literary and visual art funded by the University of Louisville. The winner of this new award series will receive a $200 prize and publication in the journal. Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and experimental/hybrid literature are all welcome. Writers must identify as Black and be 25 years of age or younger. Entry to the competition will be free and facilitated through Duotrope’s new Duosuma system. Submissions will re-open in January. Check out their site for more.
The San Miguel Writers’ Conference & Literary Festival is looking for three writers to join in their Literary Season online, an interactive six-month writing conference experience where writers attend workshops and seminars, virtually meet keynote speakers such as Margaret Atwood, and network with literary agents. The Literary Season online will take place virtually for one week of each month, October to February. Submit your poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and Spanish short story to the writing contest for a chance to attend and have your selected work published on the website. Find more information about the… Read Article →
Glassworks is the literary magazine of Rowan University’s Master of Arts in Writing Program. Find out more submission information. Flash fiction, prose poetry, and micro essays are published monthly in the online edition of Flash Glass. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis depending on need.