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Literary awards and contests that give cash prizes to the winners... |
| You've spent a lot of time creating your poems and stories. Don't you think you should get something for them... even if they're not published yet? Entering your work for literary awards and contests can earn you $1000 or more if your entry wins! |
| Ruth Hindman Foundation H.E. Francis Short Story Competition Deadline: 12/31/2012 Entry Fee: $20.00 Website: http://www.hefranciscompetition.com A $2000 prize is given annually for a short story. Using the electronic submission system, or by mail, submit a short story of up to 5000 words with a $20.00 entry fee by December 31, 2012. If submitting by mail, include three copies of the story. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Ruth Hindman Foundation H.E. Francis Short Story Competition English Department University of Alabama Morton Hall Room 222 Huntsville, AL 35899 Contact: Anna Petroff --------------------------------------------- Boulevard Short Fiction Contest Deadline: 12/31/2012 Entry Fee: $15.00 Website: http://www.boulevardmagazine.org A $1500 prize and publication in Boulevard is given annually for a short story by a writer who has not published a nationally distributed book. The editors of Boulevard will judge the entries. Using the online submission system, or by mail, submit a story of up to 8000 words with a $15.00 entry fee - which includes a subscription to Boulevard - by December 31, 2012. Visit website for complete guidelines. Boulevard Short Fiction Contest PO Box 325 6614 Clayton Road Richmond Heights, MO 63117 Editor: Richard Burgin |
| Poetry Society of America Chapbook Fellowships Deadline: 12/22/2012 Entry Fee: $12.00 Website: http://www.poetrysociety.org Four $1000 prizes and publication by the Poetry Society of America are given annually for poetry chapbooks by poets who haven't published a full-length collection. Two fellowships are open to poets who are thirty years old or younger living in any of the five boroughs in New York City, and two fellowships are open to poets of any age living anywhere in the United States. Submit a manuscript of twenty to thirty pages with a $12.00 entry fee by 12/22/2012. Visit website for complete guidelines. Mary Ruefle and John Yau will judge the New York competition. Thomas Sayers Ellis and Nick Flynn will judge the national competition. Poetry Society of America 15 Gramercy Park South New York, NY 10003 Phone: (212) 254-9628 -------------------------------------- Poetry Society of America Robert H. Winner Memorial Award Deadline: 12/22/2012 Entry Fee: $15.00 Website: http://www.poetrysociety.org A $2500 prize and publication by the Poetry Society of America is given annually to a poet over the age of forty who has published no more than one book. Submit two copies of the manuscript of up to ten poems or twenty pages with the $15.00 entry fee by 12/22/2012. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Poetry Society of America 15 Gramercy Park South New York, NY 10003 Phone: (212) 254-9628 ------------------------------- Poetry Society of America Alice Fay Di Castagnola Award Deadline: 12/22/2012 Entry Fee: $15.00 Website: http://www.poetrysociety.org A $1000 prize and publication by the Poetry Society of America is given annually to a manuscript-in-progress of poetry. Previously published work may be included. Submit a manuscript of up to fifteen pages of poetry with the $15.00 entry fee by 12/22/2012. See website for complete guidelines. Poetry Society of America 15 Gramercy Park South New York, NY 10003 Phone: (212)254-9628 --------------------------------- Cleveland Foundation Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards Deadline: 12/31/2012 Entry Fee: none Website: http://www.anisfield-wolf.org Email:submit@anisfield-wolf.org Two $10,000 prizes are given annually for books of poetry, fiction, or nonfiction --including creative nonfiction -- that were published in the previous year and 'contribute to society's understanding of racism, or the appreciation of the rich diversity of human cultures. ' Submit five copies of a book published in 2012 by 12/31/2012. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Cleveland Foundation Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards 1422 Euclid Avenue Suite 1300 Cleveland, OH 44115 Contact: Mary Louise Hahn Phone: (216) 861-3810 |
| A Room of Her Own Foundation Lighthouse Prize Deadline: August 31, 2011 Entry fee: $20 Website: http://www.aroho.org Email: tracey@aroomofherownfoundation.org A prize of $1000 and publication by Red Hen Press is given annually for a poetry collection by a woman writer. Eloise Klein Healy will judge. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 96 pages with a $20 entry fee by August 31, 2011. Send a SASE or visit their website (listed above) for complete guidelines. Address: A Room of Her Own Foundation, PO Box 778, Placitas, NM 87043 Phone: (505) 867 5373 Associate Director: Tracey Cravens-Gras |
| Red Hen Press Benjamin Saltman Poetry Award Deadline: August 31, 2011 Entry fee: $25 Website: http://www.redhen.org A prize of $3000 and publication by Red Hen Press is given annually for a poetry collection. David Mason will judge. Submit a manuscript of at least 48 pages with a $25 entry fee by the deadline listed above. Call or visit website for complete guidelines. Address: Red Hen Press, Benjamin Saltman Poetry Award, PO Box 40820, Pasadena, Ca 91114 Phone: (626) 356 4760 Managing Editor: Kate Gale |
| Writers' Digest 1st Annual Science Fiction/Fantasy Competition Deadline: September 15, 2011 Entry Fee: $25 Website: http://www.writersdigest.com/science-fiction-competition 1st Prize: $1000, promotion in Writer's Digest, $100 worth of Writer's Digest books and the 2012 Novel and Short Story Writer's Market. 2nd Prize: $500, promotion in Writer's Digest, $100 worth of Writer's Digest books and the 2012 Novel and Short Story Writer's Market. Honoable Mentions: Promotion in Writer's Digest and the 2012 Novel and Short Story Writer's Market. Winners will be notified by mail on December 31, 2011. You can enter as many manuscripts as you want, but they must be 4000 words or less. Visit website (listed above) for more details. ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
| Is your Family Unstoppable Contest Deadline: October 5, 2011 Website: http://www.smuckersuncrustables.com/promotions Upload photos of your family showing their unstoppable qualities in action along with a short caption. The top ten entries will be posted and consumers will be asked to vote online for the best entry. Grand Prize: a 5 day/4 night trip for four to Yosemite National Park, Ca. with round-trip coach airfare, hotel accommodations, and $4000 cash. Runner-up winners: a Smuckers gift basket of products worth $25. Judging criteria: ~ creativity/originality of photo and caption, relevance to theme of photo and caption, and composition of photo/clarity of caption. Limit one entry per person or email address. Visit website (listed above) for official rules and to enter the contest. |
| Young Voices of America - Exercise their Creativity Short Story Contest Deadline: August 31, 2011 Write a short story that includes at least one scene showing the health benefits of regular exercise. Category 1 Grades 7th - 12th First Prize: $250 Second Prize: $175 Third Prize: $100 Category 2 Grades 3rd - 6th First Prize: $250 Second Prize: $175 Third Prize: $100 Category 3 Grades Pre-Kindergarten - 2nd First Prize: $25 Second Prize: $20 Third Prize: $15 Spelling, punctuation, and grammar count. Make sure to follow all the rules for submitting your work so you won't get disqualified. Entries must be original and previously unpublished. They must not exceed 20,000 words. Give your story a title. Proofread your work...twice. Then have a parent or teacher proofread it. Entries must be written in English. Parents of very young children may type the story for their child. Do not alter the child's story. Any obvious rewriting of the story by an adult will result in disqualification. Email your story to contestentries@youngvoicesfoundation.org Save a copy for your files since entries won't be returned. Winners will be announced on the Young Voices Foundation website (http://www.youngvoicesfoundation.org) and prizes awarded within 30 days after the contest closes. See complete submission guidelines at: http://www.youngvoicesfoundation.org/submissionguidelines.html |
| Tenneessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival Poetry Contest Deadline: August 18, 2011 Entry Fee: $20 A $1000 prize and publication in Louisiana Cultural Vistas is given annually for a group of poems. The winner is invited to give a reading at the 2012 Tenneessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival in March. Poets who have not yet published a poetry collection may submit 2 to 4 poems, totaling no more than 400 lines, along with the $20 entry fee by August 18, 2011. Visit their website for complete guidelines. website: http://www.tennesseewilliams.net/index.php?topic=contests *********** New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award Deadline: August 27, 2011 Entry fee: None A $10,000 prize is given annually to honor a novel or a short story collection written by a U.S. citizen who is 35 years old or younger. Publishers and agents may submit ten copies of a book (or bound galleys) published in 2011, a nomination form, an author biography, and book reviews by August 27, 2011. There is no entry fee. Visit website, email, or call for complete details. website: http://www.nypl.org/y email: isabel_yordan@nypl.org address: New York Public Library, Young Lions Fiction Award, 11 West 40th St. Room 73, New York, NY 10018 phone: (212) 930 0887 Associate manager: Isabel Yordan ************** University of Notre Dame Press Richard Sullivan Prize Deadline: September 1, 2011 Entry fee: $15 A $1000 prize and publication by the University of Notre Dame Press is given biennially for a short story collection. Writers who have published at least one short story collection are eligible. Submit two copies of a manuscript of any length and a curriculum vitae with a $15 entry fee, which includes a subscription to Notre Dame Review, by September 1, 2011. Visit website or send email for complete guidelines. website: http://www.nd.edu/-alcwp email: creativewriting@nd.edu address: University of Notre Dame Press, Richard Sullivan Award, Department of English, 340 O'Shaughnessy Hall, Notre Dame, In 46556-5611 |
| These were posted in the Poets and Writers Magazine. Publisher: Elliot Figman Web site: http://www.pw.org/magazine Individual Artist Fellowships Deadline: August 1, 2011 Established Professional Fellowships of $6000 and emerging Professional Fellowships given annually to Delaware poets, fiction writers, and creative non-fiction writers. Writers who have lived in Delaware for at least a year prior to application, and are not enrolled in a degree granting program, are eligible. Submit 15-20 pages of poetry or prose by August 1, 2011. There is no entry fee required. Visit the web site for complete guidelines. web site: http://www.artsdel.org/grants/default.shtml email: kristin.pleasanton@state.de.us address: Delaware Division of the Arts, Individual Artist Fellowships, 820 North French Street, Wilmington, De. 19801 Phone: (302) 577 8284 Coordinator: Kristin Pleasanton *********** Memphis Magazine Fiction Contest Deadline: August 1, 2011 Entry fee: $10.00 A prize of $1000 and publication in Memphis Magazine is given annually for a short story written by an author who lives within 150 miles of Memphis. Unpublished stories and those previously published in magazines with a circulation under 20,000 are eligible. Submit a short story containing 3000 to 4500 words, along with a $10.00 entry fee, by August 1, 2011. Send SASE for complete guidelines or visit their web page. web site: http://www.memphismagazine.com Address: Memphis Magazine, Fiction Contest, 460 Tennessee Street, Memphis,Tn. 38103 Phone: (901) 521 9000 Senior Editor: Marilyn Sadler ********** North Carolina Humanities Council Linda Flowers Literary Award Deadline: August 15, 2011 Entry Fee: None A prize of $500, publication in North Carolina Conversations, and a week-long residency at Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities in Southern Pines, N. Carolina will be given annually to a work of poetry, fiction, ot creative non-fiction that reflects the people and culture of N. Carolina. Submit five copies of a work of poetry or prose of up to 2500 words by August 15, 2011. There is no entry fee. Call, email, or visit their web site for complete guidelines. Web site: http://www.nchumanities.org/content/2011-linda-flowers-award-details-and-guideli... email: scrisp@nchumanities.org address: North Carolina Humanities Council, Linda Flowers Literary Award, 122 North Elm Street, Suite 601, Greensboro, N.C. 27401 phone: (336) 334 5325 Executive director: Shelley Crisp ********* Memoir (and) Prize for memoir in poetry or prose Deadline: August 16, 2011 Entry fee: None A prize of $500 and publication in Memoir (and) is given twice a year for a memoir in the form of a poem, short story, or essay. The editors will judge. Using the online submission system, submit up to five poems or up to 10,000 words of prose by August 16, 2011. No entry fee. See web site for guidelines. web site: http://www.memoirjournal.com |
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