Curated opportunities for writers.
The Moth Poetry Prize is one of the biggest prizes in the world for a single unpublished poem. The competition is open to anyone over 16. The entry fee is €17 per poem. • 1st prize: €6,000 • 3 runner-up prizes of €1,000 • 8 prizes of €250 for commended poems
The Colorado Prize for Poetry is an international poetry book manuscript contest. Manuscripts must be at least 48 pages but no more than 100 pages. There is a $28 online entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription to Colorado Review . The winner receives a $2,500 honorarium.
The competition is open to original, unpublished poems in English of 40 lines or fewer. Entry fee: €7 per poem. • 1st Prize: €2,000 • 2nd Prize: €500 • 3rd Prize: €250
The competition is open to anyone aged 13 and over. There are three categories: • Short Story – submission fee: $15, 1st prize: $1,000 • Poetry – submission fee: $10, 1st prize: $300 • Flash Fiction – submission fee: $10, 1st prize: $300
You may submit one humor poem written in English, up to 250 lines in length. The competition is free to enter. • 1st prize: $2,000 • 2nd prize: $750 • 3rd Prize: $350 • 10 honorable mentions, $200 each
The competition is open to anyone over the age of 18. Writers may submit micro pieces (fiction, nonfiction, or hybrid narratives), each of 250 words or fewer. Entry fees: • up to 2 micros: $14, • up to 4 micros: $23. The grand prize winner will receive $1,000.
To enter the Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize, submit an unpublished short story in English, up to 6000 words. The entry fee is £11 per submission. The winning author will receive a cash prize of £3,000. Shortlisted authors will each receive £200.
All poets writing in English are eligible to enter. Poets are invited to submit original poems, up to 60 lines in length. Each entry must be accompanied by an entry fee of AU$30. The winner will receive AU$6,000. The other four shortlisted poets will each receive AU$1,000.
The competition is open to anyone aged 18 or over. International entries are welcome. All poems must have a title and must not exceed 40 lines in length. Entries can be on any subject. The first poem submitted costs £9. Subsequent entries in the same submission cost £6 per poem. • 1st prize: £5,000 • 2nd prize: £3,000 • 3rd prize: £2,000