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$2,500 prize, deadline change: received by December 12 Deadline December 12 (must be received by this date), formerly December 13. Highly recommended free contest from Friends of American Writers gives two awards of $2,500 apiece for books of fiction or creative nonfiction for adults. Books must have been published in the current calendar year and be set in the Midwest or written by a Midwestern…
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by November 9 Deadline November 9 (must be received by this date, don't enter before September 14), formerly November 17. Neutral free contest offers two prizes of $1,000 for creative writing by Wyoming residents aged 18+ with no more than one published book in each genre (poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and script). Doubleday Award is for women only;…
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by October 14 Deadline October 14 (must be received by this date; don't enter before September 14), formerly October 13. Neutral free contest from Free Spirit Publishing awards prizes up to $1,000 for original children's books, written for either ages 0-4 (50-125 words) or 4-8 (300-800 words), by Latino authors residing in the US who have not previously…
500 pounds prize, deadline change: received by October 11 Deadline October 11 (must be received by this date), formerly October 13. Neutral free contest gives ebook anthology publication and 500 pounds prize for a previously unpublished short story, 2,000-7,500 words, by a UK resident aged 18+ on a theme that changes annually. For 2026, the theme is "Found Fiction". Complete the entry form online…
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by October 16 Deadline October 16 (must be received by this date), formerly October 10. Highly recommended free contest gives $10,000 for the best US-published nonfiction book, published or forthcoming in the current calendar year, that best enhances our understanding of community and the forces that strengthen or undermine human connectedness and social…
10,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by September 7 Deadline September 7 (must be received by this date), formerly September 8. Highly recommended free contest gives prizes up to 10,000 pounds for a published or self-published book of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction (all genres compete together) by an author aged 18-35 as of December 31 of the deadline year. Books must have been…
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by September 6 Deadline September 6 (must be received by this date), formerly September 7. Recommended free contest gives prizes up to $1,000 and possible print and online publication for an unpublished flash fiction piece, 6-499 words, in which the protagonist or narrator is a K-12 teacher. Author need not be a teacher, but they must be 18+. Submit one…
$500 prize, deadline change: received by December 31 Deadline December 31 (must be received by this date), formerly August 31. Neutral free contest from Dappled Things: A Quarterly of Ideas, Art, & Faith awards prizes up to $500 for nonfiction (essays, memoirs) from a Catholic perspective. No separate application process; winners selected from essays published in the preceding four issues of the…
Winners of our 25th annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest Tim Loveday of Melbourne, Australia, won the 25th annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers and co-sponsored by Duotrope and Chill Subs. His entry, "Dog Act(or)" , bested those of 4,824 other poets to receive the $2,000 prize. The Second Prize of $500 was awarded to Annah Chiedza Hodhera of Harare, Zimbabwe,…
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by August 31 Deadline August 31 (must be received by this date), formerly September 6. Neutral free contest gives $1,000 for a published article that furthers the understanding of the history of working people in the US or Canada. Entries should have been published in print or online between September 1, 2024 and August 31 of the deadline year. Articles…