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The Masters Review Flash Fiction Contest

The Masters Review Flash Fiction Contest

The competition is open to emerging writers.

You may submit stories under 1000 words.

$20 entry fee allows submit up to two stories (each under 1000 words).

The winning writer will be awarded $3000 and publication in The Masters Review. Second and third place will be awarded $300 and $200, respectively, as well as publication in The Masters Review.
2021-05-30
19th annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest

19th annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest

You may submit poems on any theme, up to 250 lines each.

Entry fee: $15 per submission of 1-2 poems.

Prizes:
• The Tom Howard Prize: $3,000 for a poem in any style or genre.
• The Margaret Reid Prize: $3,000 for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style.
2021-09-30
The Wells Festival of Literature's Competitions

The 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).
2021-06-30
2021 International Essay Contest for Young People

2021 International Essay Contest for Young People

Essays may be submitted by anyone up to 25 years old.

This year's theme is “What is Life?”. Essays are accepted in English, French or Japanese.

The competition is free to enter.

1st prize winners will receive a cash prize of 100,000 Yen (approx. US $900).
2021-06-15
Boston Review 2021 Writing Contests

Boston Review 2021 Writing Contests

The Boston Review, an American political and literary magazine, has announced two contests:
• Annual Poetry Contest
• Aura Estrada Short Story Contest

There is an entry fee of US$20 for writers from the United States, Canada, and Western Europe.
Contestants outside U.S., Canada, Western Europe, and those experiencing hardship may enter free of charge.

The first prize winner in each contest receives US$1,000.
2021-06-01
The Moth Nature Writing Prize 2021

The Moth Nature Writing Prize 2021

The Prize will be awarded to an unpublished piece of prose or poetry which best combines exceptional literary merit with an exploration of the writer’s relationship with the natural world.

The entry fee is €15 per entry.

The winner receives €1,000 and a week at Circle of Misse in France.
2021-09-15
Winchester Poetry Prize 2021

Winchester Poetry Prize 2021

The competition is open to anyone aged 16 or over.

Poems may be on any subject and in any form or style.

Entry fees: £5 for first poem and £4 for subsequent poems.

• 1st Prize: £1,000
• 2nd Prize: £500
• 3rd Prize: £250
2021-07-31