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Poetry London Prize 2023

Poetry London Prize 2023

The competition is organized by Poetry London magazine.

Entries must be in English. The maximum length is 80 lines.

For Poetry London subscribers the entry fee is £5 per poem; for non-subscribers £10.

• 1st prize: £5,000
• 2nd prize: £2,000
• 3rd prize: £1,000
2023-06-30
Rattle Poetry Prize 2023

Rattle Poetry Prize 2023

The competition is open to poets of any nationality writing in English.

You may submit up to four poems per entry.

The $25 USD entry fee is a one-year subscription to Rattle magazine.

The overall winner will receive a cash prize of $15,000 USD. Ten finalists will each receive $500 USD, and be eligible for the $5,000 USD Reader's Choice Award.
2023-07-15
2023 Wells Festival of Literature's Competitions

2023 Wells Festival of Literature's Competitions

There are four competitions:
• Open Poetry Competition (£6 per entry; prizes: £1000, £500, £250);
• Short Story Competition (£6 per entry; prizes: £750, £300, £200);
• Book for Children Competition (£6 per entry; prizes: £750, £300, £200);
• Young Poets Competition (£3 per entry; prizes: £150, £75, £50).
2023-06-30
Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2023

Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2023

The competition is open to anyone aged 11-17.

Young poets can submit poems on any theme, of any length and of any style.

The competition is free to enter.

The top 15 winners will have their poems printed in the winners’ print anthology.
2023-07-31
Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize 2023

Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize 2023

The Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize is a literary award for a first full-length book of poetry in the English language.

The entry fee is $25 per manuscript.

The prize carries a cash award of $5,000 and publication by the University of Pittsburgh Press as part of the Pitt Poetry Series.
2023-04-30
2023 University of New Orleans Press Publishing Lab Prize

2023 University of New Orleans Press Publishing Lab Prize

The University of New Orleans Press is looking for full length works of fiction (novels and short story collections).

The entry fee is $28.

The selected author will receive a ten thousand dollar ($10,000) advance on royalties and a contract to publish with UNO Press.
2023-08-01
2023 HG Wells Short Story Competition

2023 HG Wells Short Story Competition

The competition is open to anyone.

This year’s theme is ''Motion''. Your story can be set anywhere, feature any characters, and be written in any style.

There are two categories:
• Authors 21 years of age and under with a prize of £1,000. Entry is free.
• Authors aged 22 years and above with a prize of £500 (entry £10 or £5 with student id).
2023-07-10