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- Multiple Disciplines / January 15, 2020 (deadline)
Hektoen International Writing Contest
Hektoen International, an online journal of medical humanities, has launched an international essay writing competition. This year’s theme is Blood. They will consider essays on pioneers in hematology..
- Poetry / December 1, 2019 (deadline)
Café Writers Open Poetry Competition 2019
Organised by the Café Writers, and judged by Zaffar Kunial, this Open Poetry Competition is now open for entries for its 2019 edition. Entries must be your own original work and in English. Maximum..
- Poetry / November 11, 2019 (deadline)
The Charles Causley Poetry Competition 2019
Organised by the Charles Causley Trust, the Charles Causley International Poetry Competition 2019 is now open for entries. The poem/s may be on any subject; 40 lines of text maximum, no minimum. All..
- Poetry / January 14, 2020 (deadline)
Colorado Prize For Poetry 2020
Organized by the Center for Literary Publishing at Colorado State University, the Colorado Prize for Poetry is an international poetry book manuscript contest. Manuscripts must be at least 48 pages but..
- Poetry / November 30, 2019 (deadline)
Brunel International African Poetry Prize 2020
The Brunel International African Poetry Prize is a major annual poetry prize aimed at the development, celebration and promotion of poetry from Africa. Now in its eighth year, the Prize is sponsored by..
- Multiple Disciplines / October 1, 2019 (deadline)
29th Annual Jeffrey E. Smith Editors Prize
The Missouri Review is currently accepting submissions for the 29th Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize. There are three categories: • Fiction • Nonfiction • Poetry Submit one piece of fiction..
- Multiple Disciplines / October 31, 2019 (deadline)
Bedford International Writing Competitions 2019
The Bedford International Writing Competitions 2019 is now open for entries. This is their seventh year of running competitions and they are looking forward to reading the stories and poems that you will..
- Poetry / January 31, 2020 (deadline)
The Plough Poetry Prize 2019
Organised by the Plough Arts Centre, The Plough Poetry Prize is now open for its 2019 edition. Maximum length, excluding title and any blank lines: 40 lines. Poems must be the original work of the entrant,..
- Prose / October 13, 2019 (deadline)
2nd Bath Flash Fiction Award 2019
With a goal of promoting flash fiction for both writers and readers and to bring the genre to a wider audience, the 2nd Bath Flash Fiction Award 2019 is now open for entries. Entries can be on any theme..
- Poetry / October 1, 2019 (deadline)
Peter Porter Poetry Prize 2020
Organised by the Australian Book Review, and now in its sixteenth edition, the Peter Porter Poetry Prize is one of Australia’s most lucrative and respected awards for poetry. It honours the life and..