6 Writing Contests - National
WWA Short Story Contest 2019
Deadline: June 15, 2019
Prizes: 1st: $2000, 2nd: $500, 3rd: $250
Fees: $13.00
The contest is open to original and unpublished fiction short stories of up to 2,500 words. The story can be on any subject, in any style, by a writer of any nationality aged 16 or over (no upper age limit).
Short Story
WOW! Women On Writing Q3 2019 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest
Deadline: April 30, 2019
Prizes: 1st Place: $500, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow's Store (2nd and 3rd places prizes as well as 7 runner's up and 10 honorable mentions)
Fees: $12.00
Seeking creative nonfiction essays on any topic and in any style–from personal essay to lyric essay to hybrid and more! The mission of this contest is to reward bravery in real-life storytelling and create an understanding of…
Non-Fiction
The First Page Challenge
Deadline: September 30, 2019
Prizes: $200 minimum (Last contest reached $535)
The First Page Challenge is a contest for writers who are shoulder-deep in a new manuscript. Our judge, Michelle Barker, will be asking herself one question: how likely am I to turn this page and keep reading?
Book Creative Fiction Manuscript Novella Short Story Youth
WOW! Women On Writing Spring 2019 Flash Fiction Contest
Deadline: May 31, 2019
Prizes: 1st Place: $400, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate (and 2nd, 3rd places prizes; as well as 7 runner's up and 10 honorable mentions)
Fees: $10.00
Guest Judge: Literary Agent Savannah Brooks of the Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency Seeking short fiction of any genre between 250 – 750 words. The mission of this contest is to inspire creativity, communication, and…
Fiction Short Story
Ruminate Magazine announces the 2019 Janet B. McCabe Poetry Prize!
Deadline: May 18, 2019
Prizes: $1500.00
Fees: $20.00
The prize will be judged by award-winning poet, Carlos Santos Perez and is open to all forms of poetry. There are no geographical restrictions. You may submit up to 2 poems per entry, no longer than 40 lines each.
Poetry
Miami Book Fair/de Groot Prize for a novella
Deadline: April 30, 2019
Prizes: Cash awards, expense paid trip to present at the Miami Book Fair, publication by Melville House
The goal of this contest is to recognize and support emerging writers. Winners receive cash awards ($6,000 for the winner, $3,000 for the runners-up), expense paid trip to present at the Miami Book Fair and publication by…
Fiction Novella
