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- Poetry / March 1, 2019 (deadline)
Hippocrates Prize For Poetry And Medicine 2019
The Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine is an annual international award for an unpublished poem on a medical subject. Poems must be no more than 50 lines in length and not have previously been..
- Poetry / December 3, 2018 (deadline)
Peter Porter Poetry Prize 2019
Organised by the Australian Book Review, and now in its fifteenth edition, the Peter Porter Poetry Prize is one of Australia’s most lucrative and respected awards for poetry. It honours the life and..
- Prose / September 30, 2018 (deadline)
The Caterpillar Story For Children Prize 2018
The Caterpillar is the younger sibling of The Moth, a magazine of poems and stories and art for grown-ups. The Caterpillar is for kids between the ages of 7 and 11(ish), though grown-ups are bound to like..
- Prose / August 31, 2018 (deadline)
Young Lions Fiction Award 2019
Established in 2001, The New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award is a 10,000 USD prize awarded each spring to a writer age 35 or younger for a novel or a collection of short stories. Each..
- Poetry / October 31, 2018 (deadline)
National Poetry Competition 2018
The Poetry Society’s annual National Poetry Competition is one of the most prestigious prizes in the world for previously unpublished single poems. All poems must have a title and must not exceed..
- Prose / May 15, 2019 (deadline)
St. Francis College Literary Prize 2019
This biennial 50,000 USD Literary Prize is sponsored by St. Francis College to offer its support and encouragement to the literary community and mid-career authors who have recently published their 3rd..
- Poetry / December 31, 2018 (deadline)
The Moth Poetry Prize 2018
The Moth Poetry Prize is one of the biggest prizes in the world for a single unpublished poem. The prize is open to anyone (over 16) as long as the poem is previously unpublished, and each year it attracts..
- Playwriting / August 15, 2018 (deadline)
The Yale Drama Series 2019
Organised by the David Charles Horn Foundation, The Yale Drama Series is seeking submissions for its 2019 playwriting competition. Submissions must be original, unpublished full-length plays written..
- Poetry / October 31, 2018 (deadline)
The Plough Poetry Prize 2018
Organised by the Plough Arts Centre and supported by the Ronald Duncan Literary Foundation, The Plough Poetry Prize is now open for its 2018 edition. There are two categories: • Open Poetry Competition •..
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Cliveden Literary Festival 2018
You already know Cliveden as the English country estate steeped in politics, aristocracy, espionage, sex and scandal. So what better home for a celebration of story-telling than this English gem, which..