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2021 Rattle Chapbook Prize

2021 Rattle Chapbook Prize

The competition is organised by the Rattle, an American poetry magazine.

Each poet may submit 15 – 30 pages of poems.

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

Three winners will receive $5,000 and 500 author copies of their chapbook, which will also be distributed to all of Rattle’s 7,000+ subscribers.
2021-01-15
The 2021 Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction

The 2021 Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction

The competition is open to both U.S. and international writers.

$2,000 will be awarded for the best short story. There are no theme restrictions, but stories must be at least 10 pages but no more than 50 pages.

Entry fee is $17 per story.
2021-03-14
The 2021 Calibre Essay Prize

The 2021 Calibre Essay Prize

Entries are welcome from writers writing in English anywhere in the world.

Entries must be a single essay of 2,000 to 5,000 words.

Each entry must be accompanied by an entry fee of AU$25, or AU$15 for current ABR subscribers.

The winner will receive AU$5,000, and second place will receive $2,500.
2021-01-15
The Kent and Sussex Poetry Society Open Competition

The Kent and Sussex Poetry Society Open Competition

The competition is open to anyone aged 16 and over.

Poems must be in English, unpublished, not accepted for publication.
Poems may be on any subject and in any form or style.

Entry fees:
· Up to two poems: £5 per poem;
· Three or more poems: £4 per poem.

• 1st prize: £1,000
• 2nd prize: £300
• 3rd prize: £100
• 4th prize: 4 x £50
2021-01-31
The Nine Dots Prize

The Nine Dots Prize

The competition is open to anyone worldwide aged 18+, writing in English.

Entrants are asked to respond to a question: ''What does it mean to be young in an ageing world?'' The word limit is 3,000 words.
The winner will be required to develop this summary into a short book of between 25,000 and 40,000 words.

The competition is free to enter.

The Prize winner will receive US$100,000 from the Kadas Prize Foundation.
2021-01-18
The Mogford Prize for Food and Drink Writing 2021

The Mogford Prize for Food and Drink Writing 2021

The competition is open to any nationality provided the entrant is over the age of 18 years at the time of the closing date.

Your short story should have a maximum of 2,500 words. Food and Drink must be at the heart of the tale.

Entry fee: £15 for each submitted short story.

The winner will receive £10,000.
The three runner-up entrants will receive £250 each.
2021-01-06
The 2021 Colorado Prize for Poetry

The 2021 Colorado Prize for Poetry

The Colorado Prize for Poetry is an international poetry book manuscript contest.
Manuscripts must be at least 48 pages but no more than 100 pages.

There is a $28 online entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription to Colorado Review.

The winner receives a $2,000 honorarium and publication of his or her book by the Center for Literary Publishing,
2021-01-14