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The National Poetry Competition 2023
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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 ÂŁ7. Subsequent entries in the same submission cost ÂŁ5 per poem.

• 1st prize: £5,000
• 2nd prize: £2,000
• 3rd prize: £1,000
The Moth Short Story Prize 2023
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The Moth Short Story Prize is an international prize, open to anyone over the age of 16.

You can enter as many stories as you like.

The entry fee is €15 per story.

• 1st prize: €3,000
• 2nd prize: a week-long writing retreat at Circle of Misse in Francel
• 3rd prize: €1,000
The Moth Poetry Prize 2023
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The Moth Poetry Prize is one of the biggest prizes in the world for a single unpublished poem.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 the age of 16.

The entry fee is €15 per poem.

• 1st prize: 6,000 €
• 3 runner-up prizes of €1,000
• 8 prizes of €250 for commended poems

Deadline: 31 December 2023

The Moth Nature Writing Prize 2023
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The competition is open to anyone over the age of 16.

You can submit both poetry and prose. There is a word limit of 4,000.

The entry fee is €15 per entry.

Prizes:
• 1st prize: 1,000 € and a week at Circle of Misse in France
• 2nd prize: 500 €
• 3rd prize: 250 €
The Masters Review Winter Short Story Award for New Writers 2024
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The competition is open to emerging writers.

Submissions of fiction or nonfiction must be under 6,000 words.

The entry fee is US$20.

The winning story will be awarded US$3,000.

Deadline: 28 January 2024

The Masters Review Novel Excerpt Contest 2023
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The Masters Review, an American literary magazine, hosts an annual Novel Excerpt Contest.

You may submit an excerpt from any section of your completed or in-progress novel. Maximum word count is 6000 words.

The entry fee is $20.

• 1st Prize: $3,000
• 2nd Prize: $300
• 3rd Place: $200

Deadline: 12 November 2023

The Masters Review Chapbook Open 2023
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The competition is open to emerging writers.

Entries can be collections of flash fiction, creative nonfiction essays, short stories, and anything in-between. Manuscripts should be between 25-45 pages.

The entry fee is $25.

The winning writer will receive $3000, manuscript publication, and 75 contributor copies.

Deadline: 17 December 2023

The Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize 2023/2024
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The Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize is an annual short story competition open to both published and unpublished writers.

The story must be no longer than 6,000 words.

The cost of entry per submission is ÂŁ10.

The winning author will receive a cash prize of ÂŁ2,500. Shortlisted authors will each receive ÂŁ200.
The Future Generation Art Prize 2023
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The Future Generation Art Prize is a world-wide competition open to artists aged between 18 and 35.

All works of art, regardless of category or media are eligible for submission.

The competition is free to enter.

The main prize winner receives US $100,000 split between a $60,000 cash prize and a $40,000 investment in their practice.
The Derwent Art Prize 2024
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The competition is open to artists over the age of 18 years.

Artists are invited to submit up to 6 works created in pencil.

The entry fee is ÂŁ15 for the first work and ÂŁ5 for additional works.

• First Prize: £4,000
• Second Prize: £2,000
• Young Artist First Prize: £4,000
• Young Artist Second Prize: £2,000

Deadline: 4 January 2024