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Photography and Literature 2024
DescriptionThe competition is open to anyone.

You may submit one photo inspired by literature (poetry, prose, drama etc.).

The competition is free to enter.

• 1st prize: 800 €
• 2nd prize: 500 €
• 3rd prize: 300 €

Deadline: 16 May 2024

XVII International Compostela Prize for Picture Books
DescriptionEntrants are asked to submit a project of picture book: a book in which the story is told through images, or through images and text that complement each other.

The competition is free to enter.

The winner will receive a cash prize of 9,000 €. The prize-winning work will be published by the Kalandraka.

Deadline: 16 May 2024

Montreal International Poetry Prize 2024
DescriptionThe Montreal International Poetry Prize is a biennial poetry competition awarding one prize of $20,000 CAD to a poet for a single poem.

Each entry must be an original, unpublished poem of 40 lines or fewer.

Entry fees: from $20 CAD to $25 CAD.

Deadline 15 May 2024

Transversalidades 2024 Photo Contest
DescriptionThe competition is open to anyone.

Your photos should show the diversity of territories, societies and cultures of different continents.

The competition is free to enter.

The overall winner will receive a cash prize of 1,500 €.

Deadline: 12 May 2024

PRIX {virginia} 2024 – International Photography Prize for Women
DescriptionThe competition is open to women photographers, regardless of their nationality or age.

Each candidate must submit 12 - 18 photographs on any subject (one cohesive body of work rather than single images).

The competition is free to enter.

The winner will receive a cash prize of 10,000 €.

Deadline: 7 May 2024

Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2024
DescriptionThe competition is organized by the National Portrait Gallery in London.

The photographs must be portraits.

Each entry costs £22.

The winner will receive £15,000.

Deadline: 7 May 2024

Banff Mountain Photo Essay Competition 2024
DescriptionThe competition is open to amateur and professional photographers.

You may submit a mountain-themed photo essay. Images must have been taken within the last two years (2023 – 2024).

The competition is free to enter.

The Grand Prize winner will receive $3,000 CAD.

Deadline: 6 May 2024

2024 Sports Photography Grants
DescriptionThe competition is open to emerging and early-career sports photographers.

To enter the competition, you must submit 20 sports photographs (action and portrait both accepted).

Entry is free.

7 photographers will each receive a $5,000 grant, to be spent on career development.

Deadline: 1 May 2024

Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest 2023/2024
DescriptionYou may submit stories and essays on any theme, up to 6,000 words each. For this contest, a story is any short work of fiction, and an essay is any short work of nonfiction.

The entry fee is $22.

The winning story and essay will each receive $3,500.
Ten Honorable Mentions will receive $300 each.

Deadline: 1 May 2024

The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction 2024
DescriptionThe competition is open to anyone over the age of 18.

Flash fictions must be in English. Your entry must be 1000 words or fewer, excluding the title.

Entry fees: from $16 to $32.

The grand prize winner will receive $2,500.

Deadline: 30 April 2024