canadian essay contests

Tracking Preferences

We use cookie and similar technologies in our web sites. For more information see our privacy policy page.

• Search for:

• Become a member
• News & Media
• Français
• For In-House Counsel
• National Office
• CBA Partners
• CBA Elections and Appointments

More than 36,000 lawyers stay sharp through membership in the CBA .

• CBA Initiatives
• Court Interventions
• Public Policy & Advocacy
• Resolutions
• Submissions
• CBA Influence

We focus our members’ influence in key areas of law in ways individual lawyers or firms cannot.

• Why Join a Section?
• How to Join Sections
• CBA Section Contacts
• 2023 Essay Contest Winners
• 2022 Essay Contest Winners
• 2021 Essay Contest Winners
• 2020 Essay Contest Winners
• Essay Contest Formatting Requirements
• Flexibility Fund
• CBA Committees
• CBA Discussion Boards
• Canadian Corporate Counsel Association

Join over 25,000 of your esteemed colleagues who participate in CBA Sections, Forums and Committees.

• Webinars By Series
• Online Symposia
• National Conferences
• Skilled Lawyer Series
• Certified Executor Advisor designation
• Dell Technologies
• On-Demand Webinars
• Complimentary Professional Development
• Digital Futures Ultimate Series

CBA Membership gives you access to complimentary accredited professional development programs from across Canada. Membership pays for itself.

• CBA PracticeLink
• CBA Journals
• CBA Magazines
• Class Action Database
• Practice Tools
• CBA Legal Career Centre

The CBA supports professional excellence among the legal community through our many engaging and expert publications.

• Membership Information
• CBA Advantage
• Lawyers Financial
• Join / Update / Renew
• Partner Firms
• Membership Card

A membership that moves your career forward.

• Find-a-Lawyer
• Pro Bono Initiatives
• Legal Resources
• Immigrating to Canada?
• Public Education and Information

Take advantage of our complimentary resources to help you find what you need, quickly and easily.

Essay Contests

The CBA ’s essay contests can help you build your profile within the legal community, connect with senior members of the bar, and hone your research and writing skills. What’s more, we award $500–$2,500 in cash prizes for the best submissions.

Awards and their requirements include:

Aboriginal Law — Aboriginal Law Section Student Essay Contest

Administrative Law — Paul Smith Memorial Award

Air and Space Law — Air and Space Law Section Student Essay Contest

Dispute Resolution — James L. Thistle, K.C. Memorial Award 

Business Law — The Business Law Student Essay Contest  (sponsored by McInnes Cooper LLP )

Charities and Not-for-Profit Law — Charities and Not-for-Profit Law Student Essay Contest

Child & Youth Law — Child & Youth Law Section Student Essay Contest

Civil Litigation — Civil Litigation Section Law Student Essay Contest

Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review — James H. Bocking Memorial Award

Constitutional and Human Rights Law — Constitutional and Human Rights Law Section Essay Contest

Construction and Infrastructure Law — The Atrium Law Student Essay Contest

Criminal Justice — Criminal Justice Section Student Essay Contest

Elder Law — Elder Law Section Student Essay Contest

Environmental, Energy and Resources Law — Gowling WLG-David Estrin Prize (sponsored by Gowling WLG )

Health Law — Health Law Student Essay Contest (sponsored by  Carbert Waite LLP )

Intellectual Property — Intellectual Property Section Law Student Essay Contest

International Law — International Law Section Student Essay Contest

Labour & Employment Law — Labour and Employment Law Section Student Essay Contest

Military Law —Sword & Scale Essay Competition. Deadline: Mar. 31, 2020

Municipal Law Section — Municipal Law Section Student Essay Contest

Privacy and Access Law — Privacy and Access Law Section Student Essay Contest 

Public Sector Lawyers — In the Public Interest Essay Contest

Real Property — Real Property Law School Essay Contest sponsored by TitlePLUS

Wills, Estates and Trusts — Wills, Estates and Trusts Section Essay Contest

Women Lawyers Forum — Writing Them In Essay Contest

Deadline: May 2 (11:59 pm ET)

Thank you to our sponsors:

• Join the CNFC

• What is Creative Nonfiction?
• Mission and Background
• Board of Directors
• Staff and Volunteers
• Sponsors and Supporters
• Member Meetups
• Memoir Book Club
• 2024 – 1st place winner
• 2024 – 2nd place winner
• 2024 – 3rd place winner
• 2023 – 1st place winner
• 2023 – 2nd place winner
• 2022 Contest Winner
• 2023 – 3rd place winner

CNF contest

The Humber Literary Review (HLR) and the Creative Nonfiction Collective Society (CNFC) have joined forces to bring you a Canada-wide creative nonfiction contest. Special thanks to this year’s contest judge,   Lisa Bird-Wilson.  Winners were announced on May 23, 2024 via Zoom. See the contest drop-down menu to learn more about this year’s winners.

2024 CNFC-HLR creative nonfiction contest shortlist:

Mieke de Vries – “How To Give Yourself a Subcutaneous Testosterone Injection”

Mieke de Vries is a queer, nonbinary, trans, disabled, and neurodivergent writer, editor, and musician of Dutch and Danish descent. He lives on the unceded land of the Quw’utsun, MÁLEXEȽ, and W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations. He works as essays editor for  The Ex-Puritan . You can read his work at  miekedevries.com

Nancy Huggett – “Watershed”

Nancy Huggett is a settler descendant who writes, lives, and caregives on the unceded Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation (Ottawa, Canada). Her work is in American Literary Review, Event, Prairie Fire, and The New Quarterly. She’s won some awards and a gazillion rejections. She keeps writing.

Basma Kavanagh – “Km i tkinu/Watanuna: On belongingness and the practice of homeland”

Basma Kavanagh, a multidisciplinary artist and writer, lives and works in Nova Scotia, in Mi’kma’ki. She produces artist’s books, has published three volumes of poetry, and recently completed an MFA in Creative Nonfiction. See more of her work at  www.basmakavanagh.ca

Murgatroyd Monaghan is an Autistic mother, poet and writer of mixed descent. She tells the true stories of the beautiful and diverse people of northern Turtle Island/Canada. When she isn’t writing or having experiences that she plans to write about, she can be found on her giant fluffy bed discussing Star Trek with her children.

Erika Thorkelson is a freelance journalist and writer of fiction and creative nonfiction. Her work has appeared in The Walrus, Maisonneuve, and Room Magazine, among others. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia and is a lecturer at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.

2024 CNFC-HLR creative nonfiction contest longlist:

Christopher Cameron – “Found Wanting”

Donna Costa – “Seven Forward, Seven Back”

Hanne De Jaegher – “Caring Detectives”

Carmen Farrell – “r/Repeat i/Imagining y/You k/Kindness”

Murgatroyd Monaghan – “The Train”

Jennifer Robinson – “Field Guide to Melissas”

Erika Thorkelson –  “Smoker”

Darryl Whetter – “ This Twenty-Three-Kilogram Marriage”

2024 CNFC-HLR nonfiction contest is now closed.

CONTEST CLOSES Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 11:59pm PST.

First place: $1,000 and publication in The Humber Literary Review

Second place: $300 and publication on CNFC website

At CNFC, we honour diversity and inclusivity without discrimination. We are keen to empower viewpoints from communities that include but are not limited to multiple dimensions of diversity such as race, ethnicity, religion, age, ability, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, class, socio-economic status, and neurodiversity.

WHAT:  Original previously unpublished creative nonfiction – maximum word length 3,000 words (no minimum). Literary journalism, memoir, and the personal or lyric essay—all are welcome. Please take note of the contest rules below.

WHO:  The competition is open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.

WHEN: The competition is open from November 13, 2023 to February 29, 2024.

FEE:  General public $20; CNFC members $15. CNFC members receive a discounted entry fee. You can become a member by registering  here.

HOW:  Submissions will be accepted via CNFC’s event management system.

• The contest will be judged blind so please DO NOT put your name (first and/or last) or contact information anywhere within the submission.
• Submit work that is entirely your own. We strongly discourage including the creative work of another (poems, songs, quotes), unless it abides by Canadian copyright law and is essential to the creative element of the submission.
• Entries must not have been previously published, either in print or online, or been accepted for publication elsewhere.
• Simultaneous submissions are allowed but please advise us immediately should your work be accepted elsewhere.
• Multiple entries are allowed; however, each entry must be accompanied by its own $20 or $15 entry fee.
• Please take note of the word count and ENSURE that your entry is no more than 3,000 words (excluding the title). Include the word count in the top right corner of the first page of your entry (e.g., Word count: 2900).
• Proper formatting is required. Please ENSURE that your entry is double-spaced, with no less than 1-inch margins, using standard 12-point fonts such as Times New Roman, Garamond, or Arial, and submitted in one of the following file formats: .doc, .docx, .txt, or PDF. 

Submissions that do not meet these rules will be disqualified.

To ensure your entry qualifies, please tick off the following boxes before submitting your entry:

❑ There is zero reference to my name (first and/or last) or my identity anywhere in the submission.

❑ The piece submitted is based on work that is entirely my own.

❑ My submission has not been published previously, nor has it been accepted for publication, either in print or online.

❑ I understand that each entry I submit must be supported by a payment of $15 or $20 depending on whether I am a CNFC member.

❑ I have carried out a word count and confirm that my submission is 3,000 words or less (excluding the title). The exact word count is entered on the top right corner of the first page.

❑ My submission has been checked to ensure that

• the margins are no less than 1 inch (top, bottom, left, and right),
• the entire entry is double-spaced,
• is presented in either Times Roman, Garamond, or Arial, 12-point font, and
• is submitted in one of the following file formats: .doc, .docx, .txt., or PDF.

The Humber Literary Review , a literary and arts magazine, publishes two print issues a year (fall/winter & spring/summer). Its pages feature personal essays, short fiction, poetry, artwork, and comics by emerging and established Canadian artists. The HLR is distributed by Magazines Canada and can be found in bookstores and on newsstands across the country. Work from the HLR has been featured in Best Canadian Poetry, Best Canadian Essays, and has been nominated for a National Magazine Award.  Find out more.

For the sixth year in a row, the Humber Literary Review (HLR) and the Creative Nonfiction Collective Society (CNFC) will join forces to bring you a Canada-wide creative nonfiction contest. Past contest winners include Raymond Gariepy, Taslim Jaffer, Nancy O’Rourke, Deborah Elderhorst, Margaret Nowaczyk, and Becky Blake.

Past contest news:

How winning the 2015 CNFC contest changed me

Kirsten Fogg is a bilingual Australian-Canadian journalist, editor and award-winning essayist who has been shaped by living in four countries and by the suicide of her 16-year-old brother. Her essays have been published in journals including Creative Nonfiction and The Malahat Review and adapted by ABC Radio National Australia. Her journalism has appeared in various world media. She has an MFA in Creative Nonfiction (2022). Sign up to her newsletter here:  Writer out of Residence and connect with her on…

Interview with 2024 CNFC Contest Judge, Lisa Bird-Wilson

Interview with 2024 CNFC Contest Judge, Lisa Bird-Wilson Volunteer Margaret Lynch interviews 2024 CNFC/HLR Contest Judge, Lisa Bird-Wilson who shares her thoughts on writing, reading, and what she’s looking for in contest submissions. Lisa Bird-Wilson is a Saskatchewan Métis and Cree writer whose work appears in literary magazines, newspapers, and anthologies across Canada. Her most recent book, Probably Ruby (2021), is published internationally and was shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction, for the Amazon First Novel Award,…

2023 Contest Shortlist

Congratulations to the five writers who’ve made the CNFC-HLR nonfiction contest shortlist! Our judge, Donna Morrissey, had some tough choices to make. According to her, the finalist selection process was difficult because the calibre of writing in each of the longlisted pieces was quite high. 2023 CNFC-HLR nonfiction contest shortlist:   Anita Allen – “Funhouse” Raymond Gariepy – “The Unborn and Born Dead are Yet Among Us” Rayyan Kamal – “Departure Lounge” Dhana Musil – “By Association” Laura Ollerenshaw –…

2023 CNFC-Humber Literary Review CNF Contest Longlist

The Creative Nonfiction Collective Society and The Humber Literary Review are pleased to announce the long list for this year’s creative nonfiction contest. Congratulations to the following writers! Anita Allen – Funhouse Carmen Farrell – Closet Full of Monsters Raymond Gariepy – The Unborn and Born Dead are Yet Among Us Rayyan Kamal – Departure Lounge Ivy Lerner-Frank – Mercy Dhana Musil – By Association Laura Ollerenshaw – Of Least Concern Adelle Purdham – Wild Horses Laura Wershler – To…

Interview with Donna Morrissey

Interview with CNFC Contest Judge, Donna Morrissey In December 2022, CNFC volunteer, Nancy O’Rourke, interviewed the 2023 CNFC Contest Judge, Donna Morrissey. Read about Donna’s thoughts on writing, reading, and advice for CNFC contest writers. – Donna Morrissey has published seven national best-selling novels. She has received awards in Canada, the U.S. and England and her novel, Sylvanus Now, was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize. Donna’s fiction has been translated into several different languages. She was nominated for a Gemini for her script, The Clothesline…

Getting Your CNF Writing into the Winner’s Circle

Nancy O’Rourke, for the CNFC Blog CNFC member and volunteer, Nancy O’Rourke, a former CNFC contest winner and jury reader, interviewed two jury readers from the 2022 contest, Allyson Latta and Becky Blake. The interview explores how potential contest writers can best prepare their submissions to improve their chances of winning. BECKY BLAKE is a two-time winner of the CBC Literary Prize (for non-fiction in 2017 and short fiction in 2013). More recently, she was the 2021 winner of the CNFC/Humber…

Congratulations to the winner of the 2022 CNFC/HLR Nonfiction Contest!

The Creative Nonfiction Collective Society and The Humber Literary Review are pleased to announce the winner for this year’s creative nonfiction contest. Congratulations to Taslim Jaffer! Her submission Survival “is beautiful through and through, an elevated memoir that goes beyond rich storytelling into universal themes about motherhood and immigration. It takes great skill to weave together entomology and ethnography into a personal narrative, but the writer’s sharp voice and exquisite craft makes it seamless” according to our contest judge, Omar Mouallem…

CNFC and HLR Contest Longlist Announced!

The Creative Nonfiction Collective Society and The Humber Literary Review are pleased to announce the long list for this year’s creative nonfiction contest.

A Man of Many Gifts: Omar Mouallem

Lesley Buxton interviews this year’s CNFC contest judge Omar Mouallem.

Congratulations to the winner of the 2021 CNFC/HLR Nonfiction Contest

The Creative Nonfiction Collective Society and The Humber Literary Review are pleased to announce the winner for this year’s creative nonfiction contest.

YOUTH OF CANADA

Youth are the future.

Challenge yourself in an enriching competitive experience.

PHOTOGRAPHY CONTESTS

Shoot the Face Photo Contests 

Photo Contest Insider

2025 Annual Photo Challenge Mastery of Light Photography

2025 Atlantic Zone Competition

Chromatic Photo Awards 2024

International Photo Contests

2024 Nature Photo Contest

MATH CONTESTS

Caribou Math Contests

Gauss Mathematic Contests

Canadian Senior and Intermediate Mathematics Contests

Canadian Lynx Mathematical Competition

Pascal, Cayley, and Fermat Mathematics 

LinkedKey Mathematics Program

POETRY/WRITING CONTESTS

Prism International 

Polar Expressions Publishing

King’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction and Fiction

Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest 

Contests for Canadian Writers

Malahat Review Writing Contest

COMPUTING CONTESTS/HACKATHONS

Beaver Computing Challenge 

Canadian Computing Competition 

LinkedKey Computer Contest 

​ETH Women Hackathon

MLH Hackathons and Competitions

Technovation Girls Challenge

Empower Hacks 2.0

CHESS CONTESTS

Gems Chess Club

Annual Grand Pacific Open 

Chess Federation of Canada

2025 Ontario Chess Challenge

British Columbia Chess Foundation

SCIENCE CONTESTS/FAIRS

CDL Apprentice Program

Expo-Science Hydro-Québec 

CYM Medical Tournament

​ Destination Imagination 

Science Fairs

UBC Medical Anthropology: Contemporary Topics

BUSINESS CONTESTS

Next Canada 

ABORIGINAL YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM (AYEP) 

Startup Canada

4th ANNUAL GLOBAL YOUTH BUSINESS FORUM & EXPO 2024

FBLA Canada

Venture for Canada

University of Toronto Pitch Competitions 

CREATIVE WRITING/ESSAY CONTESTS

My City, My Home: Short Story Contest 

Ayn Rand Essay Contests

Fraser Institute: Student Essay Contest 

DREAMERS CREATIVE WRITING Flash Fiction and Nonfiction Contest

CNIB 2024 Braille Creative Writing Contest

Write the World Contest 

​ Servicescape Short Story Award 

53-Word Contest ​

National Ink Movement Anthology

POLAR EXPRESSIONS 2024 National Poetry and Short-Story Contest 

McNally Robinson Booksellers Poetry Award, Short Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction Contests  

VISUAL ARTS CONTESTS

Samantha Bell Art Contests 

Wildlife  Habitat Canada Art Competition

​ Celebrating Art

Art on Paper

MUSIC CONTESTS

Manitoba Music

Emerging Musician Program

Unionville Music Competition

North York Concert Orchestra

International Music Festival and Competition

Chamber Music Competitions

• Scroll to top
• Light Dark Light Dark

Winners become published authors

» Browse Winning Titles

An annual, nationwide creative writing contest for grades 4-8

The winning stories are published as books made available for sale online. The proceeds from these book sales are donated to the winner’s charity of choice to foster a sense of philanthropy. Here’re some of the recent donations.

Canadian Cancer Society

$750.98 was donated on behalf of Roy Oborne & Taym Saffar.

Children's Aid Foundation of Canada

$606.34 was donated on behalf of Cora Arvidson & Megan Lam.

Operation Smiles Canada

$639.68 was donated on behalf of Sumac Ashfaq & Olivia Hashem.

Right to Play Canada

$418.08 was donated on behalf of Tvisha Makhani & Brynne Storey.

Participation stats

authors have been discovered

The winning stories are published and can be purchased at Amazon, Apple iBook store, Google, and Overdrive. In addition, some of the youth authors are featured in the news.

students have participated

This annual creative writing contest takes place every October 1st and ends on the following March 31st.  It is completely free to enter and open to students across Canada.

We are not just publishing stories written by kids. We’re publishing confidence.

Develop confidence.

“I can’t begin to explain how much the KW4K experience has helped with my self-confidence in dealing with new challenges (like starting high school!).”

Olivia Simms

Author of How to be an Abbott

Foster Mentorship

“Advice I give to (young writers) is it doesn’t matter if you’re writing a story or an entry to a journal, writing just about anything will give you experience.”

Christopher Smolej

Author of Escape from the Taco Shop

Cultivate a Career Path

“KW4K has impacted me in many ways. Just basically in boosting my confidence, boosting my skills, I’ve done many public speaking things in my school.”

Author of Why Peacocks Have Colorful Feathers

Share this fabulous opportunity with Grades 4-8 students

Every year, we mail out Call for Entries posters; if your school or library would like to be on our mailing list, sign up.

• Essay Contests
• Teacher Resources

Worldwide Essay Contests for High School & College Students

Over us$85,000 in prize money available in 2024.

Each year the Ayn Rand Institute (ARI), a United States organization, awards tens of thousands of dollars in prizes to students who distinguish themselves by writing essays on Ayn Rand’s classic novels Anthem , The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged .

Since 1985, more than 450,000 students have entered these contests, and ARI has awarded over US$2,200,000 in total prizes to student winners. The contests are open to all students worldwide, so Canadian students are more than welcome to participate.

Grades 8-12

2024 Essay Contest on Ayn Rand’s Anthem

Grades 8-12.

2024 Essay Contests on Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead

Grade 12 & college.

2024 Essay Contests on Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged

New! A website for students who want to learn more about Ayn Rand’s novels.

Search form

• Our experts

• Education Programs

Student Essay Contest

The Fraser Institute hosts an annual Student Essay Contest to promote student participation in economic discourse on current events and public policy. This contest affords students the opportunity to have their work peer-reviewed and published early on in their academic career. In addition, we offer exciting cash prizes for the top five winning submissions!

The Fraser Institute’s 2024 Student Essay Contest is now closed. Thank you to all the students who submitted their work. We look forward to reading your essay and your contributions to economic and public policy discourse. Due to the volume of submissions, we will announce winning essays in early fall 2024. All participants will receive an email in regards to the status of their submission.

We will be announcing our 2025 Student Essay Contest prompt in early 2025. To be the first to know about the 2025 Student Essay Contest click the subscribe link below: Subscribe for 2025 Student Essay Contest Updates

Learn more about essay contest requirements and submission process by reading our Contest Rules and FAQ Student Essay Contest .

Submit Your Essay

Categories and Prizes :

1 Prize	$1,500	$1,500	$1,500
2 Prize	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000
3 Prize	$750	$750	$750
4 Prize	$500	$500	$500
5 Prize	$250	$250	$250

Useful Links

• Essential Scholars
• 2024 Contest Rules
• FAQ Student Essay Contest 2024

2023 Essay Contest Winners

	1st Place ($1,500)
High School Category	St. George's Senior School
Undergraduate	HEC Montreal
Graduate	Carleton University
	2nd Place ($1,000)
High School Category	Cresecent Heights High School
Undergraduate	McGill University
Graduate	University of Ottawa
	3rd Place ($750)
High School Category	Lord Beaverbrook High School
Undergraduate	University of British Columbia
Graduate	HEC Montreal
	4th Place ($500)
High School Category	St. Augustine Catholic High School
Undergraduate	University of British Columbia
Graduate	University of Saskatchewan
	5th Place ($250)
High School Category	A.Y. Jackson Secondary School
Undergraduate	Dalhousie University
Graduate	University of Toronto

2019 Essay Contest Rules

Previous winners archive:

2023 Student Essay Contest Winners

2022 Student Essay Contest Winners

2021 Student Essay Contest Winners

2020 Student Essay Contest Winners

2019 Student Essay Contest Winners

2018 Student Essay Contest Winners

2017 Student Essay Contest Winners

2016 Student Essay Contest Winners

2015 Student Essay Contest Winners

Contact Education Programs

For more information, email [email protected]

Stay Connected

Subscribe Now   Visit Our Facebook Page -->

• Additional Resources
• A List of Writing Contests in 2022 | Exciting Prizes!
• Em Dash vs. En Dash vs. Hyphen: When to Use Which
• Book Proofreading 101: The Beginner’s Guide
• Screenplay Editing: Importance, Cost, & Self-Editing Tips
• Screenplay Proofreading: Importance, Process, & Cost
• Script Proofreading: Rates, Process, & Proofreading Tips
• Manuscript Proofreading | Definition, Process & Standard Rates
• 14 Punctuation Marks: Examples & Free Guide on How to Use
• Tips to Write Better if English Is Your Second Language
• Novel Proofreading | Definition, Significance & Standard Rates
• The Top 10 Literary Devices: Definitions & Examples
• Top 101 Bone-Chilling Horror Writing Prompts
• Top 10 Must-Try Writing Prompt Generators in 2024
• 100+ Creative Writing Prompts for Masterful Storytelling
• Best 101 Greatest Fictional Characters of All Time
• Top 10 eBook Creator Tools in 2024: Free & Paid
• 50 Timeless and Unforgettable Book Covers of All Time
• What Is Flash Fiction? Definition, Examples & Types
• Discover the Best Book Review Sites of 2024: Top 10 Picks
• 80 Enchanting Christmas Writing Prompts for Your Next Story

Your Guide to the Best eBook Readers in 2024

• Top 10 Book Review Clubs of 2024 to Share Literary Insights
• 2024’s Top 10 Self-Help Books for Better Living
• Writing Contests 2023: Cash Prizes, Free Entries, & More!
• Top 10 Book Writing Apps of 2024: Free & Paid!
• Top 10 Book Marketing Services of 2024: Features and Costs
• 10 Best Book Publishing Companies in 2024
• What Is a Book Teaser and How to Write It: Tips and Examples
• Audiobook vs. EBook vs. Paperback in 2024: (Pros & Cons)
• Top 10 Book Writing Software, Websites, and Tools in 2024
• How to Get a Literary Agent in 2024: The Complete Guide
• An Easy Guide to the Best Fonts & Font Sizes for Your Book
• Top 10 Book Promotion Services for 2024’s Authors
• Alpha Readers: Where to Find Them and Alpha vs. Beta Readers
• Author Branding 101: How to Build a Powerful Author Brand
• How to Write a Book Report | Steps, Examples & Free Template
• A Guide on How to Write a Book Synopsis: Steps and Examples
• How to Write a Book Review (Meaning, Tips & Examples)
• Book Title Generators: Top 10 Book Name Generators of 2024
• 50 Top Literary Agents in the USA for Authors in 2024
• Building an Author Website: The Ultimate Guide with Examples
• Top 10 Book Printing Services for Authors in 2024
• 10 Best Free Online Grammar Checkers: Features and Ratings
• How to Write a Poem: Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Poetry
• What Is a Poem? Poetry Definition, Elements, & Examples
• 2024’s 10 Best Paraphrasing Tools for All (Free & Paid)
• Top 10 AI Detector Tools in 2024 (Free & Paid)
• Top 10 Book Editing Software in 2024 (Free & Paid)
• What Is an Adverb? Definition, Types, & Practical Examples
• What Are Large Language Models and How They Work: Explained!
• What Is an Adjective? Definition, Usage & Examples
• Top 10 Hardcover Book Printing Services [Best of 2024]
• 15 Different Types of Poems: Examples & Insight into Poetic Styles
• 2024’s Top 10 Setting Generators to Create Unique Settings
• Different Types of Characters in Stories That Steal the Show
• Top 10 Screenplay & Scriptwriting Software (Free & Paid)
• 10 Best AI Text Generators of 2024: Pros, Cons, and Prices
• Top 10 Must-Try Character Name Generators in 2024
• How to Track Changes in Google Docs: A 7-Step Guide
• 10 Best AI Text Summarizers in 2024 (Free & Paid)
• 2024’s 10 Best Punctuation Checkers for Error-Free Text
• Top 10 AI Humanizers of 2024 [Free & Paid Tools]
• Top 10 AI Rewriters for Perfect Text in 2024 (Free & Paid)
• 10 Best Plot Generators for Engaging Storytelling in 2024
• 11 Best Story Structures for Writers (+ Examples!)
• How to Write a Book with AI in 2024 (Free & Paid Tools)

Writing Contests 2024: Cash Prizes & Free Entries!

• Patchwork Plagiarism: Definition, Types, & Examples
• 15 Powerful Writing Techniques for Authors in 2024
• Simple Resume Formats for Maximum Impact With Samples
• What Is a Complement in a Sentence? (Meaning, Types & Examples)
• 25 Figures of Speech Simplified with Examples – PaperTrue
• What are Clauses? Definition, Meaning, Types, and Examples
• Persuasive Writing Guide: Techniques & Examples
• How to Paraphrase a Text (Examples + 10 Strategies!)
• 10 Best Translation Services of 2024 (Features Explained)
• 10 Best AI Writing Assistants of 2024 (Features + Pricing)
• Pre-Publishing Steps
• Book Cover Design: An Introduction
• What is a Book Copyright Page?
• 8 Pre-Publishing Steps to Self-Publish Your Book
• 7 Essential Elements of a Book Cover Design
• How to Copyright Your Book in the US, UK, & India
• How to Format a Book in 2024: 7 Tips for Print & EBooks
• Beta Readers: Why You Should Know About Them in 2024
• How to Publish a Book in 2024: Essential Tips for Beginners
• ISBN Guide 2024: What Is an ISBN and How to Get an ISBN
• Self Publishing Guide
• How to Hire a Book Editor in 5 Practical Steps
• Self-Publishing Options for Writers
• How to Promote Your Book Using a Goodreads Author Page
• What Makes Typesetting a Pre-Publishing Essential for Every Author?
• 4 Online Publishing Platforms To Boost Your Readership
• Typesetting: An Introduction
• Quick Guide to Novel Editing (with a Self-Editing Checklist)
• Quick Guide to Book Editing [Complete Process & Standard Rates]
• 10 Best Self-Publishing Companies of 2024: Price & Royalties
• Self-Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing: 2024 Guide
• How to Publish a Book on Amazon: 8 Easy Steps [2024 Update]
• 10 Best Book Cover Design Services of 2024: Price & Ratings
• A Beginner’s Guide to Self-Publishing a Book in 2024
• Learn How Much Does It Cost to Self-Publish a Book in 2024
• What are Print-on-Demand Books? Cost and Process in 2024
• What Are the Standard Book Sizes for Publishing Your Book?
• Top 10 EBook Conversion Services for 2024’s Authors
• How to Copyright a Book in 2024 (Costs + Free Template)
• How to Market Your Book on Amazon to Maximize Sales in 2024
• How to Find an Editor for Your Book in 8 Steps (+ Costs!)
• What Is Amazon Self-Publishing? Pros, Cons & Key Insights
• Manuscript Editing in 2024: Elevating Your Writing for Success
• Know Everything About How to Make an Audiobook
• A Simple 14-Point Self-Publishing Checklist for Authors
• Traditional Publishing
• How to start your own online publishing company?
• 8 Tips To Write Appealing Query Letters
• How to Write a Query Letter (Examples + Free Template)
• Third-person Point of View: Definition, Types, Examples

Writing Tips

• How to Create Depth in Characters
• Starting Your Book With a Bang: Ways to Catch Readers’ Attention
• How to Write a Powerful Plot in 12 Steps
• Research for Fiction Writers: A Complete Guide
• Short stories: Do’s and don’ts
• How to Write Dialogue: 7 Rules, 5 Tips & 65 Examples
• How to Write a Novel in Past Tense? 3 Steps & Examples
• What Are Foil and Stock Characters? Easy Examples from Harry Potter
• How To Write Better Letters In Your Novel
• On Being Tense About Tense: What Verb Tense To Write Your Novel In
• How To Create A Stellar Plot Outline
• How to Punctuate Dialogue in Fiction
• On Being Tense about Tense: Present Tense Narratives in Novels
• The Essential Guide to Worldbuilding [from Book Editors]
• What Is Point of View: 1st, 2nd & 3rd POV with Examples
• How to Create Powerful Conflict in Your Story | Useful Examples
• How to Write a Book: A Step-by-Step Guide
• How to Write a Short Story: 6 Steps & Examples
• How To Craft a Murder Mystery Story
• How to Write a Novel: 8 Steps to Help You Start Writing
• What Is a Stock Character? 150 Examples from 5 Genres
• How to Write a Children’s Book: An Easy Step-by-Step Guide
• Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey: Worksheet & Examples
• Novel Outline: A Proven Blueprint [+ Free Template!]
• Character Development: 7-Step Guide for Writers
• Foil Character: Definition, History, & Examples
• What Is NaNoWriMo? Top 7 Tips to Ace the Writing Marathon
• What Is the Setting of a Story? Meaning + 7 Expert Tips
• Theme of a Story | Meaning, Common Themes & Examples
• 5 Key Elements of a Short Story: Essential Tips for Writers
• What Is a Blurb? Meaning, Examples & 10 Expert Tips
• What Is Show, Don’t Tell? (Meaning, Examples & 6 Tips)
• How to Write a Book Summary: Example, Tips, & Bonus Section
• How to Write a Book Description (Examples + Free Template)
• 10 Best Free AI Resume Builders to Create the Perfect CV
• A Complete Guide on How to Use ChatGPT to Write a Resume
• 10 Best AI Writer Tools Every Writer Should Know About
• 15 Best ATS-Friendly ChatGPT Prompts for Resumes in 2024
• How to Write a Book Title (15 Expert Tips + Examples)
• The 10 Best AI Story Generators: Features, Usage & Benefits
• 100 Novel and Book Ideas to Start Your Book Writing Journey
• Exploring Writing Styles: Meaning, Types, and Examples
• Mastering Professional Email Writing: Steps, Tips & Examples
• How to Write a Screenplay: Expert Tips, Steps, and Examples
• Business Proposal Guide: How to Write, Examples and Template
• Different Types of Resumes: Explained with Tips and Examples
• How to Create a Memorable Protagonist (7 Expert Tips)
• How to Write an Antagonist (Examples & 7 Expert Tips)

Writing for the Web: 7 Expert Tips for Web Content Writing

• What are the Parts of a Sentence? An Easy-to-Learn Guide
• How to Avoid AI Detection in 2024 (6 Proven Techniques!)
• How to Avoid Plagiarism in 2024 (10 Effective Strategies!)
• 10 Best Spell Checkers of 2024: Features, Accuracy & Ranking
• What Is Climax Of A Story & How To Craft A Gripping Climax
• What Is a Subject of a Sentence? Meaning, Examples & Types
• Object of a Sentence: Your Comprehensive Guide
• What Is First-Person Point of View? Tips & Practical Examples
• Second-person Point of View: What Is It and Examples
• 10 Best AI Essay Outline Generators of 2024
• The Importance of Proofreading: A Comprehensive Overview
• The Ultimate Guide to Phrases In English – Types & Examples
• Modifiers: Definition, Meaning, Types, and Examples
• What Is a Simile? Meaning, Examples & How to Use Similes
• Mastering Metaphors: Definition, Types, and Examples

Still have questions? Leave a comment

Add Comment

Checklist: Dissertation Proposal

Enter your email id to get the downloadable right in your inbox!

Examples: Edited Papers

Need editing and proofreading services.

• Tags: Essay , Novel , Poetry , Short Story , Writing Contests

If you have great ideas but struggle to pen them, don’t worry. Almost all poets and writers fail at writing consistently, and we have a solution. We’ve listed the best creative writing contests in 2024!

You can go through the list to find any writing competitions in 2024 that inspire you to write. If you aren’t confident in your draft, try looking for some free writing contests! Whether you’re looking for poetry contests, short story writing competitions, or essay contests, we’ve listed them all. So, which one will you enter?

Elevate your book, essay, short story, or poem with perfect editing! Learn more

Here is a month-wise list of the best writing contests in 2024:

January 2024

February 2024.

• August 2024
• September 2024
• October 2024
• Other Writing Contests

The new year opens with plenty of poetry competitions but few essay contests and almost no free writing contests. With several mixed contests listed this month, however, we’re sure our poets and writers will be satisfied!

Poetry contests 2024

1. gemini poetry open contest 2024.

Gemini Magazine has organized this poetry contest 2024 to offer six finalists with publication in its March/April 2024 issue. The poems may have been uploaded on personal blogs, but previously published poems are ineligible.

Word count: 3 poems of any length

Prizes: $1,000, $100, four prizes of $25

Entry fee: $9

Closing date: 02 January 2024 

2. 2024 Poetry Competition

The organizers of this poetry contest seek to honor James Allen, the first person to breed Snowdrops from the wild. This is one of the free poetry contests for children and teens, who can participate through separate categories.

Theme: Nature unbound

Word count: 30 lines

Prize: £300

Entry fee: £4

Closing date: 07 January 2024

3. 2024 William Matthews Poetry Prize  

Asheville Poetry Review has organized this contest to offer three deserving poets with publication. Previously published poems and works of translations are not eligible. All entries will be considered for publication!

Prizes: $1,000 and $250

Entry fee: $20

Closing date: 16 January 2024

4. Magma 2023/24 Poetry Competition  

This poetry contest is held in two categories: The judge’s prize and the editor’s prize. Three winners from both categories will be published in Magma . The winners and ten commended poets will be invited to read their poems at a contest event.

Category 1: 11–50 lines

Category 2: Up to 10 lines

Prizes: £1000, £300, £150 per category

Entry fee: £5

Closing date: 31 January 2024

5. Kent and Sussex Poetry Society Open Poetry Competition 2024  

This is one of the poetry competitions that does not allow simultaneous submissions, at least for contests that announce results before 16 April 2024. Winning entries will be published online and included in an annual Folio publication.

Word count: 40 lines

Prizes: £1000, £300, £100, 4 prizes of £50

Short story writing contests 2024

6. the not quite write prize for flash fiction   .

Running between 19–21 January 2024, this unique flash fiction contest challenges authors to break a specific rule of writing. It’s called an anti-prompt, and you’ll have to pair this with two prompts to write your entry in 60 hours. Exciting, isn’t it? 

Word count: 500

Prizes: $1,000 AUD, $500 AUD, $200 AUD, $100 AUD, 4 prizes of $50 AUD

Entry fee: $25 AUD

Closing date: 21 January 2024

7. Story Unlikely Short Story Contest [Free writing Contest!]

This is one of the best short story competitions that welcome all genres: fantasy, sci-fi, memoir, and even nonfiction! All winning entries are published in the monthly issue of Story Unlikely and the winning entry may be published in the annual print issue.

Word count: 4,500

Prizes: $750, $500, $250

Entry: Free!

Essay contest 2024

8. the 2024 calibre essay prize   .

One of the best essay contests of 2024, this competition promotes nonfiction of all kinds: “personal or political, literary or speculative, traditional or experimental.” You may include illustrations in your essay, but the total file size should be below 3 MB.

Word count: 2,000–5,000

Prizes: $5,000 AUD, $3,000 AUD, $2,000 AUD

Entry fee: $30 AUD

Closing date: 22 January 2024

Book writing contests 2024

9. 2023 exeter novel prize.

This novel writing contest invites non-agented writers to submit a previously unpublished manuscript. Send the first 10,000 words of your novel and include a 500-word synopsis. Self-published writers are welcome to enter!

Word count: 10,000 

Prizes: £1000, five prizes of £100

Entry fee: £20

Closing date: 01 January 2024

10. Cai Emmons Fiction Award   

Red Hen Press has organized this novel writing contest 2024 to honor the late novelist Cai Emmons. All authors who haven’t published a full-length work with Red Hen Press are eligible to enter.

Word count: At least 150 pages

Prize: $5,000

Entry fee: $25

Closing date: 15 January 2024

11. Desert Writers Award  

The organizers of this award support one deserving writer of creative nonfiction while they work on their book. Make sure to highlight your interest in desert literature in your biographical statement and project description!

Word count: 10 pages

Entry fee: $15

12. North American Poetry Book Award  

The Poetry Society of Virginia has organized this poetry competition to award one full-length book of poetry. Self-published and audiovisual works are ineligible, but books that have won other pre-publishing awards are allowed. 

Word count: At least 64 pages

Prize: $1,000

Entry fee: $36

13. Bardsy Winter Anthology Contest  

This unique fiction writing contest invites authors to send the first chapters of their in-progress novel or memoir. The best thing is, that you receive feedback on your entry and you can revise it accordingly before judging begins!

Word count: 2,500–3,000

Prizes: $1000, some prizes of $50

Mixed writing contests 2024

14. mississippi review writing contest 2024.

Mississippi Review has organized this poetry, short story, and essay contest 2024 to award publication to three winners. You can submit online or via post, and the postal entry fee is $15. All the best!

Categories: Poetry, fiction, and nonfiction

Word count: 3–5 poems (10 pages) for poetry; 1,000–8,000 words for prose

Prizes: 3 prizes of $1,000

Entry fee: $16

15. The DISQUIET Prize   

The organizers of this writing competition offer one winner a fully paid trip to attend the DISQUIET International Literary Program in Lisbon. Three additional winners receive fee waivers for the program and they can opt for a cash prize of $1,000 in its stead.

Word count: 10 pages for poetry; 25 pages for prose

Prizes: A paid trip to Lisbon and other prizes

Closing date: 05 January 2024

16. The Winter Anthology Contest  

This unique writing competition 2024 welcomes poets and writers to submit any published or unpublished piece of any length! The winner will be published in Volume 14 of The Winter Anthology and finalists will be considered for publication.

Categories: Poetry and prose

Entry fee: $11

Closing date: 10 January 2024 

February features a good balance of poetry and short story competitions, but essay contests are, as always, quite rare. What’s more, we’ve managed to find six free writing contests, perhaps the highest this number has been in a single month!

Poetry competitions 2024

1. yeats poetry prize   .

WB Yeats Society of NY has organized this poetry competition to honor the “valuable contributions poets and poetry make to human consciousness”. The judge may recognize some honorable mentions aside from the top two prizes.

Word count: 60 lines

Prizes: $1,000, $500

Entry fee: $15 per poem

Closing date: 01 February 2024 

2. Claire Keyes Poetry Award

Soundings East , the literary journal of Salem State University has organized this poetry competition 2024. The final judge, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, will select a group of poems that will be awarded with publication in the journal.

Word count: 1 page per poem

Entry fee: $10 (8–10 poems)

Closing date: 01 February 2024  

3. Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards  

This poetry contest awards three poets with publication in Paterson Literary Review . Entries to this contest must be submitted via mail. Although the competition honors Ginsberg, the organizers urge you not to emulate his style in your entry.

Word count: 2 pages per poem

Prizes: $2,000, $1,000, $500

Entry fee: $18 (3–5 poems)

4. West Chester University Poetry Awards  

These free poetry competitions are open to undergraduate poets enrolled in a US college or university. You can submit up to three poems for each award with the contact information of a referring professor.

Word count: Various

Prizes: 2 prizes of $1,500, 3 prizes of $1,000, 2 prizes of $500

Closing date: 16 February 2024 

5. Heroica Poetry Prize for Women and Non-Binary Authors and Poets  

Heroica has organized this poetry competition in 2024 for women and non-binary poets. The prize-winning and longlisted entries will be published in print in the first Heroica Poetry Anthology.

Word count: —

Prizes: £125, £50, £25

Entry fee: £2 for 1 poem, £5 for 3 poems; £10 for unlimited series

Closing date: 29 February 2024 

Short story contests 2024

6. american short(er) fiction prize  .

American Short Fiction has organized this flash fiction contest to award one writer with a cash prize and publication. Dantiel W. Moniz—writer of the story collection Milk, Blood, Heat —will judge the competition. All entries will be considered for publication!

Word count: 1,000

Entry fee: $18

7. Short Short Story Contest

The organizers of this short story contest help immigrants achieve their dreams by teaching them various courses. Alongside one overall winner and four winners for each topic, one prize will be awarded to a teen writer. 

Themes: bicycle(s), eclipse, fire, suitcase(s)

Word count: 100

Prizes: $300, 5 prizes of $100

8. WOW! Winter 2024 Flash Fiction Contest  

This women-centric flash fiction contest 2024 offers 17 prizes aside from the top three entries. You can opt for a critique of your work with an entry fee of $20. The entries are limited, so make sure to submit your entry soon!

Word count: 250–750

Prizes: $400, $300, $200

Entry fee: $10

Closing date: 28 February 2024  

9. Edinburgh Short Story Award

In its tenth year, this short story competition offers five top prizes and publication to the top 20 (or more) entries. The contest offers free entries to Scottish writers who receive some form of income support. 

Word count: 2,000

Prizes: £3,000, £500, £250, special prizes of £750 and £300

Entry fee: £10

Closing date: 28 February 2024 

10. Imagine Little Tokyo 2024 Short Story Contest [Free Writing Contest!]

The Little Tokyo Historical Society has organized this free short story contest in two categories: English and Japanese. These short stories should be set in the Little Tokyo district of Los Angeles and reflect the neighborhood’s culture. Now here’s a worldbuilding challenge like no other!

Word count: 2,500

Prizes: 2 prizes of $500

Essay contests 2024

11. the sarabande prize in essay.

One of the rarer essay writing competitions, the winner gets a collection of essays with a publishing contract. You may edit your entry within a week of submission, but not after that. The selected work will undergo the complete book editing process before publication with Sarabande Books.   

Word count: 100–250 pages

Prize: $3,000

Entry fee: $29

Closing date: 15 February 2024

12. Paterson Poetry Prize

This writing contest awards publication to one poet with the strongest collection of poems. The winner can claim the prize only if they’re available for an in-person or virtual reading at the Poetry Center in Paterson. 

Word count: At least 48 pages

Prize: $2,000

Entry fee: $18 per story

13. Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry

This poetry competition awards one poet with a cash prize and publication with a standard royalty contract. Translations and previously published manuscripts are not eligible. Sarabande Books will consider all finalists for publication!

14. Ambroggio Prize [Free Writing Contest!]

This one-of-a-kind free poetry contest awards a manuscript “originally written in Spanish and with an English translation”. Make sure to exclude the “Acknowledgements” page from your entry while submitting! The contest is open to US citizens only.

Word count: 48–100 pages

15. Center for African American Poetry and Poetics Book Prize [Free Writing Contest!]

Autumn House Press has organized this free writing competition to honor one poet-writer of African descent. The book may be of any genre that “intersects with … poetry, hybrid work, speculative prose, and/or translation.”

Word count: 48–168 pages

16. Harold Morton Landon Translation Award [Free Writing Contest!]

This free poetry contest 2024 honors a manuscript translated into English from any other language. Collaborations of up to two translators are eligible but self-published works will not be considered. The contest is open to US citizens only.

17. Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction  

The organizers of this short fiction contest welcome you to submit a collection of short stories, one or more novellas, or a short novel. The manuscript must be unpublished, but individual works may have appeared in magazines or anthologies.

Word count: 150–250 pages

Closing date: 15 February 2024 

Mixed writing competitions 2024

18. slippery elm prize for poetry and prose  .

Slippery Elm has organized this writing contest to offer publication to poets and writers in their online and print issues. All entrants will receive a copy of the winning issue and be considered for publication!

Word count: None for poetry; 5,000 words for prose

Prizes: $500 per category

Entry fee: $15 (3 poems; 1 prose entry)

19. Elmbridge Literary Competition 2023–24  

This contest features four categories for children and teens and only the adult category has an entry fee. Sampson Low will publish the winning entries from all categories together in a chapbook.

Categories: Poetry and short story

Theme: Fame

Word count: 30 lines for poetry; 1,500 words for a short story

Prizes:   £250,  £150, £100 per category

Closing date: 23 February 2024

20. 2024 Writing Competition

This writing contest is part of the Bournemouth Writing Festival and offers anthology publication to 40 poets and writers. All winners will be invited to the launch party, receive a free copy of the anthology, and get two tickets to a BWF event.

Categories: Poetry and flash fiction

Theme: Lines in the sand

Word count: 30 lines for poetry; 400 words for prose

Prize: Anthology publication

21. The Canterbury Tales Writing Competition 2023/24 [Free Writing Contest!]

This free writing competition offers young poets and writers prize not only for themselves but also for their school library! There are three age groups and the top three prizes in each group for both, students and their libraries. Exciting, right?!

Theme: Being part of a group

Prizes: £300, £150, £100 (to the student); 1000, £500, £250 (to the school library)

March is overloaded with poetry competitions, perhaps in anticipation of April, the poetry writing month. Short story contests were hard to come by, but we did manage to find some free poetry contests!

Poetry contests

1. bsfs poetry contest 2024 [free writing contest].

Baltimore Science Fiction Society has organized this poetry competition. You may submit up to three poems exploring themes of science fiction/fantasy/horror/science. The winners also receive convention membership.

Prizes: $100, $75, $50 

Closing date: 01 March 2024 

2. The Alpine Fellowship Poetry Prize 2024 [Free Writing Contest!]

This free poetry contest welcomes you to submit a single poem or a collection, as long as all the poems relate to the theme. Prize winners will be invited to attend The Alpine Fellowship’s annual symposium, offering up to £500 as travel expenses.

Theme: Language

Prizes: £3,000, £1,000, £1,000 

Closing date: 01 March 2024

3. The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2024

The Limerick Writers’ Centre has organized this international poetry contest and invites entries in Irish or English. Poet Arthur Broomfield will judge the English poems while Tomás Ó Coileáin will judge the Irish ones.

Prizes: €200, €50

Entry fee: €3.5

Closing date: 16 March 2024

4. The London Magazine Poetry Prize 2024

The London Magazine offers cash prizes and publication to three poets through this poetry competition. Students and poets with a low income can submit entries at an entry fee of £5!

Prizes: £500, £300, £200

Closing date: 31 March 2024

5. The E.H.P. Barnard Poetry Prize

This poetry contest, organized by the artist Tom Niell, is open only to UK-based poets. Along with the cash prize, the winner also gets a poem video, performed, produced, and promoted. Exciting, right?

Location: UK

Theme: Travel

Word count: 400

Prizes: £100, £75, £50

Entry fee: £2

Closing date: 31 March 2024 

6. The Caterpillar Poetry Prize 2024  

The Caterpillar has organized this poetry competition with Joseph Coelho as the judge. The winning entries will be published in the Irish Times online and the first prize winner also gets a week at Circle of Misse in France.

Prizes: €1,000, €500, €250

Entry fee: €15

7. The Plough Prize 2024  

In its twenty-first year, this renowned poetry contest will be judged by Roger McGough. There is no restriction on the subject. You may send your entry via post, but make sure it reaches the organizers before the deadline.

Prizes: £1,000, £500, £250

8. The Plaza Prose Poetry Prize  

The Plaza Writers has organized this poetry competition to highlight prose poetry. The top ten entries will be selected for anthology publication. Contest judge Carrie Etter is looking for “thrilling experiments with the prose poem form”.

Word count: 450

Prizes: £750, £200, £50

Entry fee: £11

9. Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize  

This short story competition has been organized by Symphony Space and sponsored by Selected Shorts. The winning entry will be performed by an actor and published in Electric Literature . 

Word count: 750

Prize: $1,000 and a 10-week course with Gotham Writers

10. Peter Carey Short Story Awards 2024

This short story contest awards two Australian authors with cash prizes, digital publication in Meanjin , as well as the magazine’s standard contributor fee. An additional prize of 500 AUD will be awarded to a writer who lives, works, or studies in Moorabool Shire.

Location: Australia

Word count: 2,000–3,000

Prizes: 2,000 AUD, 1,000 AUD

Entry fee: 15 AUD

Closing date: 14 March 2024

11. Indignor House Writing Competition 2024  

Indignor House Publishing has organized this short story writing contest to support emerging voices in fiction. 25 entries will be selected for publication in an anthology, of which winners will receive a hardcover copy.

Theme: Fear

Word count: 5,000

Prizes: $500, $250, $150

12. Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest

This essay contest welcomes you to submit outstanding personal essays. All entries will be considered for publication in The New Quarterly and the organizers will pay an honorarium of $250 upon publication.

Location: Canada

Entry fee: $40

Closing date: 28 March 2024 

13. PFD Queer Fiction Prize back for 2024

Peters Fraser + Dunlop, a London-based literary agency, has organized this book writing contest to support emerging queer writers. The submissions do not have to be on LGBTQIA+ experiences as long as the author identifies as such.

Categories: Adult and YA/children’s fiction

Word count: Three chapters and a synopsis

Prize: Agency representation

14. 2024 Airlie Prize  

Airlie Press has organized this poetry contest to award one book of poetry with publication. The editors at Airlie Press, previous winners, and guest readers will form the panel of judges. Translated works are not eligible.

Word count: 48–90 pages

15. The 2024 Chapter One Prize for Novelists  

Gutsy Great Novelist has organized this novel writing competition to award three novelists writing in any genre. They have some strict submission guidelines, so make sure you go through them before submitting your entry!

Word count: The first chapter

Prizes: $1,000, $500, $250

16. The Hazel Rowley Prize

This contest awards the best book proposal by a first-time biographer. Along with the cash prize, the winner receives agent exposure and publicity for the project through the Biographers International Organization website and newsletter.

Word count: 20 pages

17. Raz-Shumaker Book Prize  

This book writing contest awards one poetry and one short story collection with publication by the University of Nebraska Press. Poets and writers are free to enter both contests. Self-published books are not eligible for this contest.

Word count: At least 50 pages for poetry; at least 150 pages for fiction

Prizes: $3,000 per category

Closing date: 15 March 2024

18. Rubery Book Awards  

This book writing competition is for indie writers, self-published authors, and writers who have published with independent presses. The categories for the contest are decided after all submissions have been collected.

Prizes: £2,000, some prizes of £200

Entry fee: £45 

Mixed writing contests

19. wild women contest  .

Open to poets and writers of all gender identities, this writing competition only requires entries to celebrate the “wild woman spirit”. All submissions will be considered for publication in TulipTree Review and all collaborators will be paid $50. 

Word count: 5 pages for poetry; 10,000 words for prose

Prizes: $1,000

Closing date: 08 March 2024

20. The Screenwriting Challenge

One of the more interesting writing competitions in 2024, this contest randomly assigns you a genre for round one. The top five from each genre group move on to round two, from which the top three move on to round three. Go check it out!

Word count: 12 pages for round 1

Prizes: $4,500, $1,750, $1,000, $500, $350, $250, $225, $200, $175, $150

Entry fee: $55

Contest duration: 15–23 March 2024 

21. The 2024 Perkoff Prize  

The Missouri Review has organized this poetry, short story, and essay contest to recognize emerging poets and writers. You may submit your entry online or via post. The entry fee includes a one-year subscription to the magazine.

Categories: Poetry, short story, and essay

Word count: 10 pages for poetry; 8,500 words for a short story and an essay

Prizes: $1,000 per category

22. The Hope Prize

This short story and essay contest offers anthology publication to the winners and some shortlisted writers. The royalties from the anthology will be donated to Beyond Blue, an Australian mental health charity.

Categories: Short story and essay

Theme: Hope

Prize: 10,000 AUD, 2,000 AUD, 1,000 AUD

Entry fee: 22 AUD

Closing date: 22 March 2024 

23. Seasons Writing Competition 2024  

This writing contest awards the best pieces of poetry and fiction from the submitted entries and no category prizes are awarded. All shortlisted poets and writers will be published in a contest anthology!

Categories: Poetry, short story, flash fiction, script

Theme: Light and Shadow

Word count: 2,500 words for a short story; 1,000 words for flash fiction

Prizes: 500 AUD, 400 AUD, 300 AUD, 200 AUD, some prizes of 100 AUD

Entry fee: 5 AUD

As if to make up for March, April features a ton of short story writing contests but only two poetry competitions. As always, essay writing contests are few and far between. Don’t worry though, we’ll keep adding to this list every month!

1. Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest [Free Writing Contest!]

Unique among free poetry contests, this competition invites you to submit one humorous poem. The winner will receive a Duotrope gift certificate and the top 13 entries will be published online. Both unpublished and previously published works are eligible!

Word count: 250 lines

Prizes: $2,000, $500, $250, 10 prizes of $100

Closing date: 01 April 2024

2. Nature and Place Poetry Competition 2024  

The Rialto has organized this poetry contest, inviting poets to dwell on any aspect of nature and place. While judging, Zaffar Kunial will interpret these terms widely. All longlisted entries will be published on The Rialto website.

Entry fee: £7

3. Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize 2024  

The grand prize winner of this short story competition gets a week’s residency at the Civitella Ranieri Foundation, literary feedback, and agent consultation. The contest offers 40 free entries and 60 half-priced entries!

Prizes: €2,000, 2 prizes of €1,000

Entry fee: €20

Closing date: 14 April 2024

4. Purorrelato 2024 Micro-Story Contest [Free Writing Contest!]

Casa África has organized this micro story writing contest to encourage writers to write about Africa in newer ways. The micro story must relate to Africa in some way and may be written in Spanish, English, French, or Portuguese.

Word count: 1,500 characters

Prizes: €750, €375, €225

Closing date: 16 April 2024 

5. 2024 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize

One of the world’s leading short story contests, the Jolley Prize is in its fifteenth year. The three winning stories will be published in the August or September 2024 issue of the Australian Book Review .

Prizes: 6,000 AUD, 4,000 AUD, 2,500 AUD

Entry fee: 30 AUD

Closing date: 22 April 2024 

6. SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction

This flash fiction contest has been running twice yearly since 2018. The grand prize winner is automatically nominated for The Best Small Fiction, The Pushcart, Best of the Net, and other contests.

Prizes: 2,500, $1,000, $500, some prizes of $100.

Closing date: 30 April 2024 

7. Tadpole Press 100-Word Writing Contest

This short story competition challenges you to pack a punch in 100 words. The second runner-up wins a writing coaching package valued at $450 and the third, a developmental and diversity editing package valued at $250.

Prizes: $2,000 and others

8. The Creative Writing NZ Short Story Prize 2024  

This short story contest accepts only online entries. Lucie Brownlee is the guest judge this year. The winner and runners-up receive a free online course and publication on the Creative Writing NZ website.

Location: New Zealand

Word count: 3,000

Prizes: $1,000, 2 prizes of $200

9. Short Story Competition  

Organized by Cranked Anvil Press, this quarterly short story competition welcomes all genres and themes. The winning entries will be published online, and all longlisted entries will be considered for eventual anthology publication.

Word count: 1,500

Prizes: £100, £50

Closing date: 30 April 2024  

10. Los Angeles NaNo Anthology

This free short story contest is a golden opportunity for writers worldwide. Writers must submit a story revolving around the theme “Utopia- or is it?” and the prompt “You must include something/someone that gets stuck”.  The winning entries will be published in the Los Angeles NaNo Anthology’s 10th edition “Trouble in Paradise”.

Wordcount: 4,000

Closing date: 30 April 2024

11. Terry Tempest Williams Creative Nonfiction Prize

North American Review has organized this essay contest to offer publication to the winners and honorable mentions. The organizers welcome “the lyric essay, the hermit crab essay, the braided essay, the memoir, the personal essay, literary journalism, and everything in between.” 

Word count: 500–10,000

Entry fee: $23

Closing date: 02 April 2024

Book writing competitions 2024

12. self-published book awards  .

This book writing contest only accepts self-published books that are printed and bound. If you’ve published an eBook, there’s still time enough to print your book through self-publishing services ! The contest accepts entries in seven categories.

Prizes: $10,000, 7 prizes of $1,000

Entry fee: $100

13. First Pages Prize   

This book writing contest seeks to support un-agented writers. The top three winners in both categories receive a developmental mentorship and agent consultation via Zoom. Edwidge Danticat will judge both categories. 

Categories: Fiction and creative nonfiction

Word count: 1,250 (First five pages of your book)

Prizes: $2,000, $1,500, $1000 per category

Closing date: 10 April 2024

14. Jonathan Holden Poetry Chapbook Contest

This poetry competition is open to poets who haven’t yet published a full-length work of poetry. Self-published books are not eligible. All participants receive an eBook copy of the winning chapbook.

Word count: 25 to 40 pages

Prize: $250 and 10 copies of the printed chapbook

Closing date: 10 April 2024 

15. Nimrod Literary Awards  

All shortlisted poets and writers for this writing competition will be published and offered a standard publishing rate of $10/page. Poets may submit one long poem or a few short poems within the page limit.

Categories: Poetry and fiction (short story or self-contained novel excerpt)

Word count: 3–10 pages of poetry; 7,500 words for fiction

Prizes: $2,000 and $1,000 per category

Entry fee: $20 

16. Mairtin Crawford Award 

This writing contest is for poets and writers “working towards their first full collection of poetry, short stories, or a novel.” Both published and unpublished writers are welcome to enter, but they must not have published full-length works.

Word count: 3–5 poems for poetry; 2,500 for short story

Prizes: £500, 2 prizes of £250 per category

17. F(r)iction Contests

This is essentially four writing competitions rolled into one. Wole Talabi, Sherrie Flick, C. S. E. Cooney, and Marin Sardy form the panel of judges. All submissions are considered for publication!

Categories: Poetry, short story, flash fiction, and essay

Word count: 3 pages for poetry, 1,001–7,500 for short story; 1,000 for flash fiction; 6,500 for essay

Prizes: $300 for poetry, $1,000 for short story, $300 for flash fiction, $500 for essay 

Entry fee: $10 for poetry and flash fiction, $15 for a short story and essay

As is the trend now, May has made up for the dearth of poetry competitions in April. While there are few short story contests this month, we did find two essay contests. Surprisingly, May features a wealth of book writing competitions!

1. International Poetry Contest

Atlanta Review invites you to submit five poems of any length in your entry. Aside from the grand prize winner, 20 poets will be published in the contest issue and 30 more will receive honorable mentions. All 50 poets will receive awards and a free copy of the contest issue.

Entry fee: $15 (for five poems)

Closing date: 01 May 2024 

2. The Letter Review Prize for Poetry [Free Contest!]

The organizers of this poetry competition welcome poems of all kinds, with no restrictions on subject or style. Two to four winners are announced, among whom the cash prize is equally distributed. 

Word count: 70 lines

Prize: $1,000 (total prize pool)

Closing date: 03 May 2024

3. Montreal International Poetry Prize  

One of the most well-known poetry contests, the Montreal Prize awards one poet each year. The judges will shortlist 60 poems, all of which will be published in The Montreal Poetry Prize Anthology . Translations aren’t allowed unless a poet translates their own work.

Prize: $20,000 CAD

Closing date: 15 May 2024

4. Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize  

This poetry competition awards one poem with publication in The American Poetry Review . All entrants receive a copy of the magazine. You may submit up to three poems, as long as the entire entry is no larger than 3 pages.

Word count: 3 pages

5. James Laughlin Award [Free Writing Contest!]

This poetry competition is for a second book of poetry, to be published in the coming year. Publishers that have previously published at least four books of poetry are welcome to enter. Translated books are not eligible.

Location: US

Prize: $5,000 

6. Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize

This contest awards a book of poetry published in a standard edition in the previous year (2023). Self-published and translated books are not eligible. Publishers may submit more than one title.

Prize: $25,000 

Entry fee: $75

7. Guy Owen Prize  

Southern Poetry Review has organized this poetry contest, inviting you to submit three to five poems. You may submit online or via post, and the entry fee includes a one-year subscription to the magazine.

Closing date: 31 May 2024

Short story competitions 2024

8. the letter review prize for short fiction [free contest].

This short story writing contest will shortlist 20 entries, of which 2–4 will be announced as the winners. All entries will be considered for publication, future anthologies, and submission to the Pushcart Prize!

9. Twist in the Tale Writing Competition  

This interesting short story contest will assign you a genre, a “twisted” subgenre, and an event/character/object/subject. The contest also features weekly challenges and monthly mini-contests. It’s a community experience like no other!

Prizes: $1,200, $400, $250, $150, $100, and others

Entry fee: $30

Closing date: 13–19 May 2024 (6-day contest)

10. WOW! Flash Fiction Contest  

One of the WOW! 2024 writing contests, this is an open-prompt competition, open to women worldwide. You can opt for a critique of your writing at a $20 entry fee. The contest features only 300 entries, so hurry up and submit yours!

Prizes: $400, $300, $200, and others

11. The Letter Review Prize for Nonfiction [Free essay writing contest!]

One of the few essay contests in May 2024, this competition is open to essayists worldwide. Entries are judged blind and all entrants receive judges’ feedback on their essays. If you’d like to enter more than one essay, the fee is $5 per additional entry.

12. James A. Winn Prize in Nonfiction  

Michigan Quarterly Review has organized this essay contest in memory of English Professor James A. Winn. Ten shortlisted entries will be presented to Judge Elizabeth Goodenough. All entries will be considered for publication.

Word count: 1,500–7,000

Prize: $1,500

13. Cheshire Novel Prize  

This international book writing competition invites un-agented authors to submit an excerpt and a 500-word synopsis of their novel. Shortlisted authors will be asked to submit their entire manuscript. Self-published writers are welcome to enter!

Word count: The first 5,000 words

Prize: £1500

Entry fee: £29

Closing date: 01 May 2024

14. The Backwaters Prize in Poetry   

This poetry book contest invites you to submit a collection of poems or a single long poem. The Backwaters Press will offer publication to both winning manuscripts. Only collections with 95% unpublished material are eligible to enter.

Word count: 60–85 pages

Prizes: $2,000, $1,000

Entry fee: $32

15. The Letter Review Prize for Unpublished Books [Free Contest!]

The Letter Review invites poets and writers to submit excerpts of their unpublished books. The organizers may request entire manuscripts only from the winners. Make sure to include a one-page synopsis/abstract and a 200-word bibliography!

Word count: The first 15 pages for poetry; the first 5,000 words for prose

16. Leapfrog Global Fiction Prize  

This international book writing contest is open to literary and mainstream fiction, including science fiction. Short story collections are allowed. Self-published books are allowed, as long as they haven’t sold more than 200 copies!

Word count: Minimum 22,000

Prize: Publication with Leapfrog Press and $150 for all finalists

Entry fee: $35

Closing date: 05 May 2024

17. The Fugere Book Prize for Finely Crafted Novellas

Regent House Publishing has organized this novella competition with its panel of editors as the judges. English translations of novellas written in other languages are allowed. Make sure not to send artwork or photographs, however!

Word count: 17,000–40,000

18. Goldfinch Novel Award 2024

This novel contest invites manuscripts written for adults or young adults. Submit an excerpt of your novel with a one-page synopsis. Along with the cash prize, the winner gets a free Goldfinch membership and a Creative Writing Course worth £150.

Location: UK and Ireland

19. Changing Light Prize for a Novel-in-Verse [Free Contest!]

This interesting book writing contest combines the forms of poetry and novel. Along with the cash prize, the winner receives 20 copies of their book and a standard royalty contract. The winning manuscript will be published in three formats: trade paper, eBook, and Kindle.

Word count: 90–160 pages

Prize: $500

Closing date: 25 May 2024 

20. The Untold Tales Youth Writing Competition [Free Contest!]

The organizers of this writing contest invite poets and writers under 25 years of age to submit entries in English or Spanish. The writing should be “focused on a true, fact-based untold tale celebrating and/or illuminating the importance of human rights.”

Categories: Poetry, short story, short narrative

Word count: 500 words for poetry; 1,000 words for prose

Prizes: $100 per category

21. Leeway Transformation Award [Free Contest!]

Open to women, transgender, and gender-nonconforming artists, poets, and writers, this award isn’t project-based. Rather, it seeks to honor a creative based in Greater Philadelphia who has been working for social change.

Categories: Various

Prizes: $15,000

22. Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest  

This short story and essay contest offers online publication to 12 outstanding writers of fiction and nonfiction. Both published and unpublished entries are welcome. The top two winners receive two-year gift certificates from Duotrope.

Word count: 6,000

Prizes: $3,500 per category and 10 prizes of $300

Entry fee: $22

23. Writer’s Digest Annual Writing Competition 2024

This writing contest features nine categories, awarding almost 500 poets and writers with various prizes. As if that wasn’t enough, the names and titles of honorable mentions will be listed on the Writer’s Digest website. Quite the exposure for new writers!

Word count: 40 lines for poetry; 4,000 words for a short story, and 2,000 for an essay 

Prizes: $5,000, 9 prizes of $1,000, $500, $250, $100, and $50 (per category)

Entry fee: $20 for poetry; $30 for manuscript

Closing date: 06 May 2024

24. The Bridport Prize 2024  

This esteemed writing competition offers anthology publication, agent consultation, and editorial advice to the winning poets and writers. It also offers other prizes such as the Young Writer Award and the Dorset Award.

Categories: Poetry, short story, flash fiction, novel, memoir

a. Poetry Contest 2024

Word count: 42 lines

Prizes: £5,000, £1,000, £500

Entry fee: £12

b. Short Story Contest 2024

Entry fee: £14

c. Flash Fiction Contest 2024

Word count: 250

d. Novel Contest 2024

Word count: 5,000–8,000

Prizes: £1,500, £750, 3 prizes of £150

Entry fee: £24

e. Memoir Contest 2024

June 2024 

June is bursting with creative opportunities! From free to paid, there are exciting poetry, short story, and book-writing contests waiting for you. For essay writing enthusiasts, we also managed to find four amazing essay writing contests.

Poetry contests 2024 

1. boulevard magazine poetry contest .

This poetry contest invites writers to submit a group of 3 poems. The winning group of poems will be published in the Boulevard magazine. 

Prize: $1000

Entry fee: $18 

Closing date: 1 June 2024 

2. Dan Veach Prize [Free Writing Contest!] 

Organized by the Atlanta Review magazine, this is a free poetry contest. Currently accepting submissions from college students aged 18-23, the winning entries will be published in the Atlanta Review’s Fall/Winter issue. 

Prize: $100 

3. Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku Awards [Free Writing Contest!] 

This free contest welcomes writers to submit a maximum of 2 unpublished haiku poems. Open to haiku poets globally, winners will receive a cash prize and a copy of Red Leaves: Selected Haiku of Peggy Lyles . 

Prize: $200, $100, $50 

4. McLellan Poetry Prize

This contest invites writers to submit any number of poems on their choice of subject or theme. The poems must be unpublished and not accepted for publication. 

Word count: 90 lines 

Prize: £1000, £250 

Entry fee: £7 for the 1st poem, £5 per poem for 2nd and subsequent poems

Closing date: 2 June 2024 

5. Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year 

Allowing poets to submit poems on any subject, 35 poems will be chosen from all the submitted entries. The shortlisted poems will feature in the Poet of the Year Anthology . 

Word count: 60 lines 

Prize: £200, £100, £50 

Entry fee: £5 per poem 

Closing date: 7 June 2024 

6. Poetry London prize

Judged by Hannah Sullivan, this contest is open to poets anywhere in the world. The submitted poems must be in English. Winning entries will be published in the Poetry London magazine. 

Prize: £5000, £2000, £1000

Entry fee: £5 for Poetry London magazine subscribers, £10 for non-subscribers 

Closing date: 30 June 2024 

Short story competitions 2024 

7. defenestrationism contest.

This competition is looking for stories that “include an incident of Defenestrationism– the art, or -ism, of throwing people out of windows”. This need not be literal and the incident can be sudden, a violent shift or change. Zombie fiction is discouraged. 

Prize: $75, $30, $30 

Closing date: 2 June 2024

8. Imagine 2200

Organized by the American magazine Grist , this contest is looking for “stories rooted in creative climate solutions”. Anyone who is 18 years or older can participate. 

Word count: 2,500-5,000 words

Prize: $3000, $2000, $1000, 9 prizes of $300 

Closing date: 24 June 2024 

9. Moth Short Story Prize

Open to any writer over 16 years of age, the winning entries will be published in the Irish Times . Prizes also include a trip to Circle de Misse in France plus open travel stipend! This contest will be judged by Louise Kennedy. 

Prize: £3000, Circle de Misse trip, £1000 

Entry fee: £15 per entry 

10. Salamander 2024 Fiction Contest

Accepting unpublished stories from writers worldwide, the winning entries will be published in the Salamander magazine. The story submitted must not exceed 30 double-spaced pages in 12-point font. 

Prize: $1000, $500 

Entry fee: $15 

11. FFF Competition 

This flash fiction contest invites writers to submit stories on any theme. The winning entries will be published on the Free Flash Fiction website. 

Wordcount: 100-300 words 

Prize: £150, 2 prizes of £50, 3 prizes of £40 

Entry fee: £3.95, £2.55 

Closing date: 23 June 2024 

Essay contests 2024 

12. goi peace foundation international essay contest .

Open to anyone who is 25 years old or under, this essay writing contest only accepts one entry per person. Participants can submit their essays written in English, Japanese, or French. 

Theme: Experience of overcoming conflict 

Word count: 700 words 

Prize: 100,000 yen, 50,000 yen

Closing date: 15 June  2024 

13. Solid essay contest 

An amazing opportunity for new writers, the winning essay entries will receive a scholarship. To participate, writers will have to write an essay on technology’s role in shaping the future or select the topic of climate change. 

Word count: 600-800 

Prize: $1000, $700, $500

Closing date: 19 June 2024

14. Hubert Butler Essay prize 

To participate in this essay writing contest, the author must be above 18 and should be a European or UK citizen. The subject for the essay is: “With narratives of conflict currently distorted by misinformation and the substitution of memory for history, what are the chances of reconciliation?” 

Wordcount: 3,000

Prize: 1 prize of €1,500, 2 prizes of €500 

Closing date: 28 June 2024 

15. Fountain Essay Contest 2024 

Open to writers worldwide, interested participants can submit 1 entry per person.  While the Chicago Manual of Style is preferred for essay writing, other styles can also be used. 

Theme: Where is home? 

Wordcount: 1500-2000

Prizes: $1000, $500, $300, 2 prizes of $150 

Book writing contests 2024 

16. the novel prize .

This contest rewards unpublished fictional works that “explore and expand the possibilities of the form, and are innovative and imaginative”. The winning entries will be published in North America, the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. 

Prize: $10,000

17. Chicken House Prize 

This contest invites writers to submit a “complete fiction manuscript of any genre for children aged 7 up to YA”. The winner will receive a publishing contract plus an offer of representation. 

Prize: £7,500 

18. Creative Arts Book Award 

This contest allows writers to submit original works of fiction or non-fiction. Poetry books cannot be submitted to this contest. 

Prize: $25,000, 2 prizes of $250 

19. Towson prize for literature 

Founded in 1979, this contest accepts manuscript submissions of poetry, fiction, drama, and imaginative non-fiction. Open to Maryland (USA) writers only, the manuscript must be published 3 years before the time of nomination or scheduled for publication within the year it’s nominated.  

Prize: $1,000 

Closing date: 15 June 2024 

20. Scotiabank Giller Prize 

To be eligible to participate in this contest, the writer must be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada. The book should be a first-edition novel, graphic novel, or collection of short stories published between 1st May and 30th June 2024. Unfortunately, self-published books aren’t eligible. 

Prize: $10,000, shortlisted translation ($7,000-author, $3,000-translator), (translation wins- $70,000-author, $30,000- translator) 

Closing date: 21 June 2024 

21. Atwood Gibson Prize 

Organized to encourage Canadian writers, this contest awards the best Canadian novel or short story collection. Funded by the Canadian businessman Jim Balsillie, the authors receive a generous cash prize. 

Prize: $60,000, $5000  

Closing date: 25 June 2024 

22. Drue Heinz Literature Prize 

Open to writers all over the world, participants can submit a manuscript of short stories, 2 or more novellas, or a combination of novellas and short stories. Winning entries will be published by the University of Pittsburgh Press and receive support in book promotion. 

Prize: $15000

Mixed writing contests 2024 

23. arizona authors association literary contest  .

Arizona Literary Magazine has organized this poetry, short story, and essay writing competition in three categories and several subcategories. The 24 winning poets and writers will be published in the magazine.

Location: US and Canada

Categories: Unpublished poetry, short story, essay, novel; Published books of fiction and nonfiction, others

Word count: 50 lines for poetry; 5,000 for short stories and essays; 25 pages for a novel

Prizes: $500, 3 prizes of $200, $100, $75, $50 each , 11 prizes of $25

Entry fee: $35 for unpublished and $45 for published poets and writers

Closing date: 01 June 2024

24. Questions Writing Prize 

This contest welcomes writers to submit fiction/non-fiction works on any topic. Only young Australian writers, aged 18-30 years are open to participate in this contest. 

Prize: $3000

Word count: 1,500-2000

25. Manitoba poetry and short story contest 

Interested participants can either submit 3 poems or 1 story to participate in this exciting contest. The winning entries will be published on the Icelandic Festival of Manitoba website and winners will be given cash prizes. 

Prize: $125, $75, $50 

26. International Wizard of Oz Club Contest 

This contest has 3 categories: fiction, non-fiction, and art. All the entries must be about the land of Oz created by Frank Baum in the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz . 

Prize: $100, $50 

Word count: 10,000 words 

27. Wells Festival of Literature 

Organized as a part of the Wells Festival of Literature, this contest awards amazing fictional works of poetry and prose. The winners will receive amazing cash prizes and will be invited to the celebratory event of the festival on 25th October 2024. 

Categories: Open Poetry, Short Story, Book for Children, Young Poets 

a. Wells Festival Open Poetry Contest 2024 

The poems can be on any subject. Each poem submitted must not exceed more than 35 lines of text in length. Multiple submissions are allowed. 

Prize: £1000, £500, £250 

Entry fee: £6

b. Wells Festival Short Story Contest 2024 

You can submit 1 or more short stories on any topic of your choice to participate in this content. Make sure to mention the story’s word count on the first page! 

Prize: £750, £300, £200, £100 

Entry fee: £6 per story 

c. Wells Festival Book for Children Contest 

This competition requires you to submit either the first two chapters or the first 20 pages of the children’s book you’ve written. You also need to attach your book’s synopsis. 

Prize: £750. £300, £200 

Entry fee: £6 per book 

d. Young Poets Contest 

Open to writers aged 16-22 years old, this contest allows participants to submit poems on any subject. The poems must not exceed 35 lines of length. 

Prize: £200, £150, £100 

Entry fee: £3 per poem 

28. Writers’ Trust Prize for Non-Fiction 

This contest rewards the best Canadian non-fiction of the year. Participants can submit a biography, memoir, or non-fiction book of essays, commentary, and criticism. 

Prize: $75,000, $5,000

29. Writers of the future contest

Writers who have not professionally published “a novel or short novel, or more than one novelette, or more than three short stories, in any medium” are eligible to participate. Manuscripts belonging to the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and dark fantasy are also accepted. 

Prize: $5000, $1000, $750, $500

July 2024 

July is the perfect month to let your creativity soar! We’ve found exciting poetry, book, and short story competitions for you! As always, essay writing competitions are scarce. Don’t worry though, we’ll keep adding to this list every month! 

1. Local Word Poetry Prize

In its second year, this contest is open to Australian residents who are 16 years or older. The winning entry will be  published on the Geelong Regional Library Corporation (GRLC) website. 

Wordcount: 75 lines 

Prize: $2,000, $250 

Entry fee: Free! 

Closing date: 1 July 2024 

2. Ledbury Poetry Competition 2024 

A part of the Poetry Ledbury Festival, this contest is open to writers who are 18 years or older. Judged by Maya C. Popa this year, participants can submit unpublished poems up to 40 lines. 

Location: UK 

Prize: £1000, £500, £259 

Entry fee: £6 

Closing date: 8 July 2024 

3. Vice Chancellor’s International Poetry Prize 

Interested participants can submit 1-6 poems. 60 longlisted poems will be published in an online prize anthology. 

Prize: AUD$15,000, AUD$5,000, AUD$5,000

Entry fee: $AUD25 

Closing date: 14 July 2024 

4. Rattle poetry prize

Welcoming writers worldwide to participate, this contest accepts poems primarily written in English. Participants can send 4 poems per entry on any topic of their choice. 

Prize: 1 prize of $15000, 1 prize of $5000, 10 prizes of $500 

Entry fee: $30 

Closing date: 15 July 2024 

5. The Tenth Gate Prize  

To participate, writers must have two previously published full-length poetry collections. The winning entry will be published. 

Entry fee: $25 

6. Muriel Craft Bailey Poetry Contest  

Judged by Charles Rafferty, this contest accepts original, unpublished submissions. The winning entry will be published in the Comstock Review . 

Prize: $1.000, $250, $100 

Entry fee: $27.50 (per submission) 

7. Red Wheelbarrow Poetry Prize 

Judged by Kim Addonizio, this contest is open to writers worldwide. The top 5 finalists’ entries will be published in the Red Wheelbarrow Literary Magazine . 

Prize: $1,000, $500, $250

Closing date: 31 July 2024 

8. Winchester Poetry Prize 2024 

Judged by Clare Shaw, this contest encourages poets worldwide to submit poems on any subject. The results will be announced on 5th October 2024 and winning entries will be published in a competition anthology. 

Wordcount: Not more than 40 lines 

Entry fee: £6 for the 1st poem, £5 for each subsequent poem

9. Experimental Poetry Contest 

This exciting contest allows participants to submit poems of any form and style. The winning entry will be published in the Connecticut River Review. 

10. HWA Short Story Award

To participate in this contest, writers must submit a story that is set atleast 35 years in the past. The stories of 6 shortlisted writers will be published together in an eBook. 

Wordcount: 3,500 words 

Prize:  £500 

Closing date: 1 July 2024. 

11. HG Wells short story competition 

Free for writers 21 years or under, this contest accepts original, unpublished short stories. The winning entries will be published in the HG Wells Short Story Competition Anthology. 

Theme: The Fool 

Prize: £1,000

Entry fee: £10 for writers over 21, £5 for writers with a student ID 

12. The Paul Cave Prize for Teenage Fiction 

Organized to encourage teenage fiction, writers can submit stories about a murder mystery, science, technology, sports, etc. Winning entries will be published on the contest website and in the Paul Cave Prize for Teenage Fiction 2024 book. 

Prize: £100, £50, £25

Entry fee: £30 (1 entry), £40 (2 entries)

Closing date: 30 July 2024 

13. Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition 2024

Funded by the Munster Literature Centre, this contest invites writers of all nationalities to submit their stories. The selected stories will be published in the literary journal Southward. 

Word count: 3,000 

Prize: €2,000, €500, €250 

14. Inspiring Fiction Contest 

This contest is seeking submissions for “thrilling and thought-provoking short stories”. To participate, writers will have to explore the theme of freedom through genres like crime, fantasy, and speculative fiction. 

Wordcount: 1000-2500

Prize: £100

15. Fiction Factory Competition 

This competition welcomes all stories except those related to children and young adult fiction. Stories must be submitted in a MS Word document. 

Wordcount: 3000 words

Prize: £500

Entry fee: £7.00 (1 story), £13 (2 stories), £18 (3 stories) 

16. Anthology Short Story Competition 

Open to writers worldwide, this short story competition welcomes submissions on any theme or style. The winning entry will be published in the future issue of Anthology. 

Word count: 1,500 words

Prize: €1000, €250, €150 

Entry fee: €18 per entry 

17. Forum Essay Prize 2024 

This contest is seeking submissions of “bold, visionary, and persuasive essays”. The winning essay will be published in the issue of Forum for Modern Language Studies. 

Theme: The Art(s) of Delight 

Wordcount: 6000-8000 words 

Prize: £500, £200

18. Wasifiri New Writing Prize 

This contest is open to all writers who have not yet published a book. The winning entries will be published in the Wasafiri magazine. 

Prize: £1000

Entry fee: £12 (single entry), £16 (double entry) 

19. The St. Laurence Book Award 

This contest rewards an unpublished collection of poetry or prose. The winning entry will be published and the author will receive 10 copies. 

Prize: $1.000

Entry fee: $14 

20. Press 53 Award 

Rewarding “outstanding, unpublished collection of poems”, this contest welcomes submissions of writers 18 years or older. The participant must reside in the United States. 

21. Kingsley Tuft Poetry Award

Interested participants must submit their first book of poetry published between 1st July 2023 and 30th June 2024. Make sure to mail 8 copies of the book and the entry form before the deadline! 

Prize: $100,000

22. North Street Book Prize 

To participate, writers must submit self-published/hybrid published books. Winning writers will also receive a $500 credit at the self-publishing platform BookBaby and book cover consultation from Laura Duffy Design. 

Categories: mainstream/literary fiction, romance, mystery, thriller, young adult, science fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, poetry, children’s picture books, middle grade, art books, creative non fiction, graphic novels, and memoirs 

Prize: $10,000, $1,000, $300

Entry fee: $79 per book 

23. Marystina Santiestevan First Book Prize 

Every year, this contest awards a poet who hasn’t yet published a full-length poetry book. Interested poets must submit an unpublished manuscript of 48-90 pages. 

Prize: $1,500  

Closing date: 7 July 2024 

24. Petrichor Prize 

Open to writers 18 years or older, participants can submit more than 1 manuscript. The winning entry will be published by Regal House Publishing. 

25. Bellevue Literary Review Prize 

This contest is currently accepting submissions in 3 categories: poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. Simultaneous submissions are accepted. 

Wordcount: 5,000 words 

Prize: $75 (poetry), $150 (prose) 

Entry fee: $5 

26. Robert and Adele Schiff Awards 

Simultaneous submissions of fiction and non-fiction works are accepted by this contest. Writers can submit 8 pages of poetry (5 poems), a 10,000-word fictional work or a 5,000-word work of literary non-fiction. 

Prize: $1,000 (per category) 

27. Work-in-Progress Contest 

This contest supports writers to complete a book of fiction, nonfiction or poetry. Winning writers will also get guidance from editors and their interview will be featured in Unleash Lit . 

Prize: $500 

August 2024 

Ready to unleash your creativity and showcase your talent? We’ve found amazing poetry, book, and short story competitions for you. Although there aren’t many essay writing competitions, we’ll continue updating this list every month. 

1. Coniston Prize 

Open to female poets worldwide, this contest awards a group of exceptional poems. The poems of all winners and finalists will be published in the October Coniston’s Prize issue. 

Prize: $1,000, $175 for 10 finalists 

Closing date: 1 August 2024 

2. Waterford Poetry Prize (Free poetry writing contest!) 

Only writers staying in Ireland are eligible to participate in this contest. This concept accepts unpublished poems in PDF/Word format. 

Wordcount: 40 lines max 

Prize: €400, €300, €200 

Closing date: 12 August 2024 

3. Grayson Books Poetry Contest 

Accepting electronic submissions only, this contest looks for poetry submissions of 50-90 pages. The winning entry will be published by Grayson Books. 

Entry fee: $26 

Closing date: 15 August 2024 

4. Cantor Prize

Judged by Juan Morales, this contest is open to Colarodo writers and global writers submitting a poem about Colorado. Previously published poems and simultaneous submissions are allowed. 

Prize: $1,000, $100 each (5 prizes) 

Entry fee: 1 poem ($10), 2 poems ($20), 3 poems, (25), 4 poems ($35) 

Deadline: 31 August 2024 

5. Oxford Poetry Prize 

Judged by Rachel Long, this contest rewards a single poem written in English. The winning poems will also receive the opportunity for publication in Oxford Poetry . 

Wordcount: 50 lines (maximum) 

Prize: £1000, £200, £100

Closing date: 31 August 2024 

6. Off the Grid Poetry Prize 

Open to poets 60 years or older, manuscripts submitted for this contest must be of atleast 50 pages. The winner will also receive additional services of book promotion, book printing, audiobook creation. 

7. Richard-Gabriel Rummonds Poetry Prize

Open to writers residing in the United States, entrants need to be 18 or older to participate. The winning entry will secure publication by Ex Ophidia Press. 

8. Eugene Paul Nassar Poetry Prize (Free poetry contest!) 

Only New York residents who have published a poetry collection between 1st July 2023 and 30th June 2024 are eligible to participate in this contest. The winner will get an opportunity to read their poetry and teach at Utica University in April 2025. 

9. George Dila Flash Fiction Contest 

This contest welcomes submissions of unpublished flash fiction works. Three winning stories will be published in September 2024’s contest issue. 

Wordcount: Less than 1,000 words 

Prize: 3 prizes of $100 

Entry fee: $6 per entry 

10. Free Flash Fiction Competition 

Writers who are16 years or older are eligible to participate in this contest. Welcoming submissions of fiction works on any theme, the winning entry also secures publication. 

Word count: 100-300 words 

Prize: £150, £50.00 (2 prizes), £40.00 (3 shortlisted stories) 

Entry fee: £2.55 via BACS, £3.95 via PayPal or Stripe 

Closing date: 23 August 2024 

11. Summer Short Story Award  

Inviting submissions of unpublished fiction or creative nonfiction, this contest will be judged by Colin Barrett. Simultaneous and multiple submissions are allowed. The winning entry will secure an agency review and online publication. 

Word count: Less than 6000 words 

Prize: $3000, 2 cash prizes for finalists ($200, $300)

Entry fee: $20 per entry 

Closing date: 25 August 2024 

12. Gemini Flash Fiction Prize

This flash fiction contest invites writers to submit literary works on any subject and style. The maximum word-limit is 1,000 words. 

Prize: $1,000, $100, $25 each (4 honorable mentions) 

Entry fee: $8 

13. Edinburgh Flash Fiction Award 

Accepting stories in all genres, this contest is open to writers worldwide. The authors of the top 20 stories will secure publication in an anthology. This contest also rewards one writer living in Scotland with the Golden Hare award and a bizarre, quirky story with the Write Mango Flash Award. 

Wordcount: Up to 200 words 

Prize: £2,000, £300, £150, £500 for Golden Hare award, £300 for Write Mango Flash award 

Entry fee: £10.00 per story

14. Summer Flash Fiction Contest

Hosted by WOW!, this quarterly writing contest accepts submissions in any style and genre. The winning entry will be published. Top 10 entries will each receive a $25 Amazon gift certificate. With this, 10 honorable mentions will each get a $20 Amazon gift certificate. 

Prize: $600, $300, 200, $25 worth Amazon gift certificates to 7 runner-ups,  

Wordcount: 250-750 words 

Entry fee: $10 

Essay writing contests 2024 

15. creative non fiction essay contest .

Judged by Safiya Sinclair, this contest seeks submissions of creative, non-fiction essays of 5,000 words. Every entry must include a cover letter, an essay manuscript, and the entry fee. 

Closing date: 2 August 2024 

16. Platt Family Essay Contest (Free essay contest!) 

Under-graduate students who are currently enrolled in an American University or college during the Spring semester are eligible to participate in this contest. Make sure to include a works cited page or bibliography with the essay! 

Prize: $1,000, $500, $250 

17. Aspen Words Literary Prize 

This prize is annually given to “an influential work of fiction that illuminates a vital contemporary issue”. Welcoming writers worldwide, works about violence, religion, race, immigration, or any other social issues are eligible for submission. 

Prize: $35,000

Entry fee: $105 per book 

Closing date: 7 August 2024 

18. Other Futures Award

This contest rewards a manuscript that “challenges conventions of genre and language, content and form”. The chosen manuscript will secure publication by FuturePoem, a standard royalty contract and 25 author copies. 

Entry fee: $28, ($18, $9 need-based fees), $35 to sponsor someone’s fees

19. Open Poetry Book Contest

Accepting only online submissions, this contest is open to writers worldwide. The winning entry is published and the winner gets 20 printed copies. 

Entry fee: $30 per entry

Closing date: 16 August 2024 

20. Book of the Year Awards Contest 

In its tenth year, this contest welcomes authors to submit fictional/non-fictional books. The entries must be already published and available for sale/presale on Amazon or other online publishing platforms. 

Prize: $2,500, $1,000 each (2 prizes), $500 each (2 prizes) $250 each (2 prizes) (totaling to $6000) 

Entry fee: $49 (1st category), $35 (additional category) 

21. Kenneth Patchen Award

To participate, writers can submit a manuscript of any length in Word or PDF format. The winning entry will be published by the Journal of Experimental Fiction. 

22. Granum Foundation Prize (Free writing contest!) 

This contest invites submissions of poetry books, essay collections, short story collections, novels, and memoirs. Additionally, the Granum Foundation Translation Prize will be awarded to a work translated in English. Open to US-based writers, only one entry per person is allowed. 

Prize: $5.000 (Granum Foundation prize), $1500 or more (Granum Foundation Translation Prize), $500 or more (3 finalists)

23. Stories That Need to Be Told 

This contest welcomes submissions of poetry and prose works. Five additional prizes will be given to stories related to humor, passion, depth, or any form of love. 

Wordcount: Poetry (5 pages per poem), prose (10,000 words) 

Prize: $1,000, $200 each (5 prizes), $200 (wild card) 

Closing date: 9 August 2024 

24. Gulf Coast Prize 

This prize rewards a novel or short story collection that “illuminates a vital contemporary issue”. Writers can submit a literary work that explores violence, religion, race, or any other social issue. Only 4 submissions are allowed per publishing house. 

Entry fee: $26 per entry 

25. Lab Prize 

To participate, writers can submit their unpublished novel or short story collection on any topic. The winning entry will be published by The University of New Orleans Press. 

Entry fee: $28 

26. SaveAs Writers International Writing Competition

Organized to pay a tribute to climbers U.K.’s 1924 Everest expedition climbers, this contest accepts poetry and short story submissions. Judged by Frances Knight, the entry needs to be centered around the theme “Risking All”. 

Wordcount: 60 lines max (poems), 3,500 (short stories) 

Entry fee: £4 per poem, £10 for 3 poems, £5 for a short story, £12 for 3 short stories 

27. Northwind Writing Award (Free writing contest!) 

This contest includes the following categories: prose poetry, poetry, short fiction, nonfiction/essay/memoir. Only writers residing in the US, Canada, U.K., and Canada are eligible to participate. 

Prize: $ 100 per category

September 2024 

This September, gear up for some exciting writing contests and showcase your creativity! We’ve discovered amazing poetry, essay, book, and short story contests, both free and paid.  Dive in, participate, and stay tuned: We’ll continue updating this list as we find new contests! 

1. Frontier Poetry Award 

Judged by Nancy Miller Gomez, this contest rewards an unpublished poetry chapbook or manuscript. The winning entry will be published and the author will receive 50 book copies. 

Prize: $2000

Closing date: 1 September 2024

2. Banyan Review Poetry Prize 

Seeking poetry submissions on any topic, this contest awards a single, well-crafted poem. Interested poets can submit 5 unpublished poems in a single file (docx). 

Closing date: 2 September 2024 

3. New Women’s Voices Chapbook competition 

Women who have not yet published a full-length collection are eligible to participate in this contest. To enter, they must submit a poetry chapbook along with a bio, title page, and acknowledgements. 

Closing date: 15 September 2024 

4. Brittingham and Felix Pollak Prizes 

To participate, interested poets can submit their original poetry manuscript in PDF format. The winning entry and 4 additional entries will be chosen for publication by the University of Wisconsin Press. 

Word count: 50-90 pages 

Closing date: 15th September 2024 

5. Troubadour International Poetry Prize 2024 

Open to writers worldwide, this contest welcomes poetry submissions on any theme. Accepting multiple submissions, this contest will be judged by Jane Yeh and Glyn Maxwell. 

Word count: 45 lines max 

Prize: £2,000, £1,000, £500

Entry fee: £6 / €7 / $8 per poem 

Closing date: 23 September 2024 

6. Miller Williams Poetry Prize

Currently accepting poetry manuscript submissions, this contest only allows one entry per author. The winning entry will also secure publication. 

Wordcount: 60-90 pages 

Closing date: 30 September 2024 

7. X.J. Kennedy Poetry Prize 

Every year, this contest rewards a full-length poetry collection. The winner gets a fellowship at Vermont Studio Center, a royalty contract and 10 published book copies. 

Wordcount: 50-100 pages 

Entry fee: $28

8. One Page Poetry Contest 

This contest welcomes entries of single-page poems in any genre and form. The first 100 entries will be published in an anthology by One Page Poetry. 

Prize: $2,000, $1,000, $500.

Entry fee: $25 per poem 

Closing date: 30 September 2024

9. Stories Out of School Contest (Free short story contest!) 

Open to adults who are 18 years or older, this contest is seeking submissions of original, unpublished works. The story’s protagonist or narrator must be a K-12 teacher. 

Wordcount: 6-499 words

Closing date: 1 September 2024 

10. Lorian Hemingway Short Story Contest 

Open to writers worldwide, this contest awards the best, original, unpublished fiction stories. Interested participants can submit stories in any theme or style. Multiple submissions are allowed. 

Word count: 3500 words or less 

Prize: $1500, $500 each (2 prizes) 

11. The Fiddlehead Fiction Contest 

Judged by Zilla Jones, this contest is seeking submissions of original, unpublished short stories. The winning entries will be published in The Fiddlehead magazine. 

Wordcount: 6000 words or less 

Prize: $2000 

Entry fee: $35 (first entry), $10 (each additional entry) 

Closing date: 3 September 2024

12. SIWC Writing Contest 

Organized as a part of the Surrey International Writing Conference, this contest invites writers from all over the world to submit their stories. Allowing authors to submit stories in any genre, every entry must also include an attached cover letter. 

Wordcount: 2,500-5000 words 

Prize: $1,000, $150 (honorable mention) 

13. Ink of Ages Fiction Prize (Free writing contest!) 

Open to all writers who are 13 years old and above, this contest seeks historical and mythological story submissions. The story must “be set 50 years ago”. 

Wordcount: 1500-2000 (18+ entrants), 800-1000 (13-17 years old) 

14. Solas Awards 

Accepting submissions of the best travel stories, this contest is open to US and Columbia’s  writers above 18 years of age. The stories submitted must be true accounts of any events you’ve experienced. 

Word count: 750 words max 

Prize: $1000, $750, $500 

Entry fee: $35 

Closing date: 21 September 2024 

15. Mslexia Women’s Short Story Competition

Judged by Leone Ross, this contest is open to all female writers worldwide. The entries of the winner and top 3 finalists will be published in December 2024’s Mslexia edition. They’ll also be included in the eBook anthology Best Women’s Short Fiction 2024 . 

Prize: £3,000, £100 (3 prizes)

Entry fee: £12.00

16. Bardsy Short Story Contest 

This contest recognizes the most well-written, unpublished short story. All entrants receive in-depth feedback for their submission, allowing them to make revisions before the judges final review. 

Wordcount: 1500-2000 words 

17. Anthology Flash Fiction Award

This contest welcomes writers of all nationalities to submit unpublished flash fiction works on any theme or genre. Seeking “clever and unique writing”, the winning entry will be published in the future issue of Anthology . 

Prize: €300 

Entry fee: €12

18. Writers College Short Story Contest 

Writers whose works are unpublished or whose writings are published less than 4 times are eligible to participate. Open to writers worldwide, only one entry per author is allowed.

Theme: It didn’t have to be this way  

Wordcount: 1400-2000 words 

19. Immerse Education Essay Competition (Free essay contest!) 

Students who are 13-18 years old are eligible to participate in this essay contest. 10 winners and runner-ups will get scholarships to pursue their education with Immerse. 

Closing date: 12th September 2024 

20. Ayn Rand Essay Contests 

International contests related to two Ayn Rand books ( The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged ) are open. To participate, interested students must select an Ayn Rand book  to receive an essay topic about the chosen book. 

Prize: $25000 (The Fountainhead essay contest), $2500 (Atlas Shrugged essay contest) 

Closing date: 13 September 2024 (The Fountainhead essay contest), 20 September 2024 (Atlas Shrugged essay contest) 

21. Boulevard Nonfiction Contest 

Currently seeking entries of unpublished essays, this contest accepts simultaneous submissions. The winning entry will be published in the Boulevard magazine. 

Wordcount: 8,000 words max 

22. First Book Award

To be eligible to participate, the entrant must reside in the US or must have been a US resident 10 years before the submission deadline. The winner will also receive a 6-week paid trip to Civitella Ranieri Center Italy where they’ll join a group of artists, writers, and publishers. 

23. Lightscatter Press Prize 

Judged by John Murillo, this contest rewards the best full-length poetry manuscript. Writers can submit entries on any genre and theme. 

Wordcount: 48-64 pages 

Closing date: 17 September 2024 

24. Surrealist Art Prize 

Organized by the museum dAda mUse in Launceston, Tasmania, this contest is open to Australian poets. The submitted entries must be unpublished and should center around the theme surrealism. 

Prize: $1500, $750 

Entry fee: $22 

Closing date: 20 September 2024 

25. George Garrett Prize 

Open to all writers above 18 years of age, this contest accepts manuscripts of novels and short story collections. The winner will receive a standard royalty contract and 10 published book copies. 

Wordcount: 40,000-100,000 

Prize:  $2,000, $1,000 (runner-up) 

26. Iowa and John Simmons Short Fiction Awards (Free writing contest!) 

These awards are annually given to the two best short story collections. The winning entry is published by the University of Iowa Press. 

Wordcount: 150 pages or more 

27. Hunger Mountain Literary Prizes

This contest features 3 categories: short fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. The winning entries will be published in the Hunger Mountain. 

Wordcount: up to 3 poems (poetry), less than 6000 words (short story or creative nonfiction) 

Prize: $500 (per category) 

Entry fee: $20 (per category) 

28. Dogwood Literary Awards

Every year, this contest rewards an outstanding story, essay, or poem. Make sure to include a brief bio and contact information in the attached cover letter! 

Wordcount: 22 pages (fiction/ non-fiction prose works), 10 pages max. (poetry) 

Prize: $1000 per category 

Entry fee: $12 

Closing date: 5 September 2024 

29. Aesthetica Creative Writing Award

Inviting submissions of poetry and short fiction on any theme, this contest is “looking for the best new writing talent”. Multiple submissions are allowed. The winning entry will be published by Aesthetica. 

Wordcount: Poetry (40 lines max.), short fiction (up to 2,000 words) 

Prize: £5000

Entry fee: £12 (poetry),  £18 (short fiction) 

Closing date: 8 September 2024 

30. Fractured Lit 2024 Elsewhere Prize 

Judged by Tara Campbell, this contest invites micro, flash, and sudden fiction submissions. Seeking submissions revolving around “the forgotten, the hidden, the otherworldly”, the winning entries will be published. 

Word count: 100-1500 words 

Prize: $3000, $300, $200 

31. Lazuli Literary Group Writing Contest 

This contest accepts entries of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, essays, philosophical works, stageplays, fragments, etc. The winning entry will be published online in Azure: A Journal of Literary Thought . 

Word count: 150 pages max 

Closing date: 24 September 2024 

32. Dreamquest Poetry and Writing Contest 

Open to all writers worldwide, this contest invites submissions of poems and short stories. The literary work can be in any style and theme. 

Wordcount: 30 lines or less (poetry), 5 pages max (prose) 

Prize: Poetry ($250, $125, 50), Prose ($500, $250, $100) 

Entry fee: $10 (per short story), $5 (per poem) 

33. The Paul Cave Prize

This contest welcomes submissions of poetry, flash fiction, short stories, and novellas from writers all over the world. The winning entry will be published in the Paul Cave Prize for Literature 2024 book. 

Wordcount: 30 lines max (poetry), 300 words max (flash fiction), 1,000 words max (short stories), 10,000 words max (novellas) 

Prize: £150 (novella), £75 (short story), £35 (flash fiction), £35 (best poem) 

Entry fee: £13 (1 short story), £20 (2 short stories), £26 (1 novella), £42 (2 novellas), £10 (up to 3 poems/ flash fiction), £20 ( up to 8 poems/flash fiction) 

34. Break Out! Writers Prize

Seeking poetry and prose submissions, this contest is open to students who have enrolled in an accredited university. The winning entries will be published in the Summer Issue of Epiphany . 

35. Hackney Literary Awards 

This writing contest rewards original works of poetry, short stories, and unpublished novels. Open to Alabama’s writers, interested participants can upload their entry in PDF, doc, or docx formats. 

Prize: $2500 (poetry and short fiction), $5000 (unpublished novel) 

Entry fee: $15 (poetry), $20 (short story), $30 (novel) 

36. Philip Levine Prize

Accepting writing contests from writers worldwide, this contest awards the best unpublished full-length poetry manuscript. The winning entry is published by Black Lawrence Press. 

Wordcount: 48-80 pages 

37. The Moth Nature Writing Prize 

Open to writers above 16 years of age, this contest annually awards poetry and prose submissions. Judged by Can Flyn, the winner also gets a week’s staycation at the Circle of Misse in France. 

Prize: €1,000, €500, €250

Entry fee: €15 

38. Anthology Nature Writing Competition 

Accepting submissions of unpublished, original short stories and essays, this contest allows multiple entries. The winning entry will be published in the Anthology magazine. 

Theme: Nature

Prize: €500 

39. Montana Prize for Humor  

Judged by Molly McNearney, this contest accepts fiction, nonfiction, and poetry submissions. The winning entries will secure publication in the Whitefish Review . 

40. Lascaux Prize in Creative Nonfiction 

Interested participants can submit memoirs, chronicles, personal essays, humorous perspectives, literary journalism, or short stories of any genre. The winner will receive a bronze medal and the winning entry will be published in The Lascaux Review . 

Wordcount: 10,000 words or less

41. Juniper Prizes

This contest annually awards a short story collection and novel. The winning entry is published by the University of Massachusetts Press. 

42. PEN/Faulkner Award

This contest accepts submissions of short story collections, novellas, and novels published between 1st January 2024 and 31st December 2024. Open to U.S. citizens, submitted entries must be traditionally published by “commercial, university, or independent presses in the U.S”. 

Prize: $15000, $5000 each (finalists) 

Entry fee: $95

43. Willie Morris awards 

This contest invites submissions of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry works exploring the perspectives of the American South. The winner gets a paid trip to Oxford, Mississippi, where they can read their work at an Oxford conference for the book. 

Prize: $12,000 (fiction and nonfiction), $3,000 (poetry) 

October 2024 

October brings a flood of amazing writing opportunities! We’ve handpicked diverse writing contests for essays, poetry, books, short stories, and more. Check back often: we’ll be adding new contests regularly!

1. Litmag’s Emily Dickinson Award 

To participate, writers can submit 1-3 poems. The winning entry will secure publication in LitMag and receive an agency review by Amy Bishop-Wycisk. 

Prize: $1,500, $100 each (for 3 finalists) 

Closing date: 1 October 2024 

2. Vivian Shipley Poetry Award 

Open to poets of all nationalities, writers can submit unpublished poems in a single document. There should only be one poem per page. 

Prize: $1,000, $100, $50 

3. Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest 

While the Tom Howard Prize is given to unpublished poems of any genre/form, the Margaret Reid Prize is given to poems that rhyme or have a traditional style. The 12 best entries will be published online. 

Wordcount: 250 lines 

Prize: $3500, $3500 

Closing date: 2 October 2024 

4. Peter Porter Prize

This contest invites writers of all nationalities to submit unpublished poems. Each entry must be a poem written by a single author of not more than 60 lines. 

Prize: AU$6000, $1000 each (4 shortlisted poets) 

Entry fee: $20 (current Australian Book Review subscriber), $30 (standard/non subscriber)

Closing date: 7 October 2024. 

5. Steve Kowit Poetry Prize 

To participate, poets need to submit a single, unpublished poem which is not submitted to other publications. The winning entry will be published in the San Diego Poetry Annual . 

Prize: $1000, $250, $100 

Closing date: 15 October 2024 

6. Gerald Cable Book Award 

Sponsored by Silverfield Book Press, this contest rewards an original book-length poetry manuscript. Judged by Rodger Moody, the winning entry secures publication and 25 book copies. 

Wordcount: 48 pages or more 

7. Jake Adam York Prize 

Accepting submissions of full-length poetry collections, this contest is open to writers residing in the US or are US citizens. The winning entries will be published by Milkweed Editions. 

Closing date: 19 October 2024 

8. Supernatural Fiction Award 

This contest invites submissions of stories on magical realism, paranormal, and supernatural themes. The winning entries will be published in the anthology 21st Century Ghost Stories – Volume III . 

Word count: 1500-10,000

9. All-Story Short Fiction Competition 

To participate, writers can submit their unpublished short stories in Word or PDF format. Open to writers from all over the world, the entries will be judged by C Pam Zhang. 

Prize: $1000, $500, $250 

Entry fee: $30 per story 

10. A Story Initiative 

Inviting story submissions related to money and personal finance, this contest is open to U.S. residents who are 18 years and older. The winning and finalists’ entries will be distributed in 300+ outlets worldwide. 

Prize: $1000, $150 each (finalists) 

11. Galley Beggar Short Story Prize 

Judged by Claire Armistead, Mathilde Merouani, and Clare Pollard, this contest is open to writers of all nationalities. The stories must be unpublished and written in English. 

Word count: 6000 words or less 

Prize: £2500

Entry fee: £11 per story 

Closing date: 13 October 2024 

12. Personal Essay Awards

Writer’s Digest welcomes all essayists to submit their best work. The top ten entries will be published in the magazine’s May/June 2024 issue. The grand prize winner also receives a paid trip to the Writer’s Digest Annual Conference!

Prizes: $2,500, $1,000, $500, 7 prizes of $100 

Entry fee: $25 (early bird deadline)/ $30 

Closing date: 03 September 2024 (early bird deadline) /01 October (final deadline) 

Book writing contests 2024  

13. spokane prize 2024 .

This contest encourages submissions of unpublished fiction manuscripts containing short stories. The winning manuscript is published by Willow Spring Books. 

Word count: 98 pages or more, minimum 3 stories 

14. Permafrost Book Prize 

Organized by Permafrost magazine, this contest will award the best manuscript in fiction this year. The winning entry will be published by the University of Alaska Press. 

Word count: 45,000-90,000 words 

15. Honickman First Book Prize 

Judged by Nicole Sealey, this contest is open to poets who have not yet published a book-length collection of poems. The winning book will be distributed by Copper Canyon Press. 

Word count: 48 pages or more 

16. Alice James Award 

Open to US residents, this contest invites submissions of unpublished, full-length poetry manuscripts. Make sure to include a numbered table of contents with your manuscript! 

Closing date: 11 October 2024 

17. Barbara Stevens Poetry Book Manuscript Competition 

Open to poets worldwide, this contest awards the best poetry book manuscript. Judged by Diane Seuss, each entry must include a title and table of contents. 

Word count: 48-80 pages 

Entry fee: $20 (for National Federation of State Poetry Societies’ members), $25 (for non members). 

18. Novel Excerpt Contest 

This contest allows writers to submit any excerpt from their novel “with a clear grasp of craft: character, setting, and most importantly story”. The winning entry will be published online. 

Prize: $3000, $300 (second place), $200 (third place)

Closing date: 27 October 2024 

19. River Teeth Book Prize 

This contest annually awards a book-length manuscript of nonfiction. The winning entry will be published by The University of New Mexico Press. 

Entry fee: $27 

Closing date: 31 October 2024 

20. Comstock Review Chapbook Contest 

This contest rewards a poetry collection that has not been previously published. The winning entry will be published and the winner will receive 50 copies. 

21. Helena Whitehill Book Award 

Judged by Ilya Kaminsky, this contest is open to all writers worldwide. Interested participants can submit an unpublished “full or chapbook-length manuscript or a creative nonfiction manuscript with a table of contents”. 

Entry fee: $30 per entry 

Closing date: 31st October 2024 

Mixed writing contests 2024  

22. the letter review prize .

This contest features four categories: short fiction, non fiction, poetry, and unpublished books. Open to writers all over the world, the first entry of every category is free. 

Entry fee: $5 for every additional entry after the 1st entry 

23. Eyelands Book Awards 

One of the rare contests based in Greece, this international book writing contest accepts submissions of novels, poetry, novellas, short story collections, YA books, historical fiction, memoirs, and graphic novels. 

Prize: 5-day trip to Athens, video promotion, publication of unpublished books 

Word count: 250.000 words (all categories of published books), 150.000 words (unpublished text), 250 pages (text/poetry collection by a single author) 

Entry fee: 40 euros ($ 45), Early bird submission 30 euros ($ 35) till 1 September 2024

Closing date: 20 October 2024 

24. American Literary Review Awards 

This contest will reward the best short story, poem, and essay. The winning entry will be published in the Spring online issue of the American Literary Review . 

Word count: 8000 words max (short fiction), 6000 words max (creative nonfiction

Prize: $1,000 each (3 prizes) 

25. Dzancs Book Prize for Fiction

This contest has 3 categories: fiction novels, poetry, and short story collection. The winning entries will secure publication

Prize: $5000 (fiction novels), $2500 (short story collection), poetry ($1000) 

26. Jeffrey E. Smith Editors Prize 

This contest accepts poetry, fiction, and nonfiction submissions. The winning entries will be published in the Spring issue of the Missouri Review. 

Word count: Up to 8000 words (fiction or nonfiction), 6-12 pages (poetry) 

Prize: $5000 per category (poetry, fiction, and nonfiction) 

Entry fee: $25 (Standard) / $30 (All Access) 

27. Tennesssee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival 

This festival features 2 categories: SAS Fest contests (short fiction and poetry), TWFest writing contests (one act plays, short fiction, poetry, very short fiction). While TWFest writing contests are organized to encourage the works of emerging writers, SAS fest writing contests are for promoting works of LGBTQ+ writers. 

Prize: $1500 (one-act play), $1,000 (poetry), $1,500 (fiction), $500 (very short fiction) 

Entry fee: $25 (one-act play), $20 (SAS Poetry Contest), $20 (SAS Short Fiction Contest), $25 (TW Fest Fiction Contest), $10 (very short fiction) 

Closing date: 2 October 2024 (SAS Short Fiction Contest, TWFest Fiction Contest, TWFest One Act Play Contest), 16 October 2024- (SAS Poetry Contest, TWFest Poetry Contest, TWFest One Act Play Contest.TWFest Very Short Fiction Contest) 

28. Adina Talve-Goodman Fellowship (Free writing contest!) 

This contest annually supports one writer who hasn’t yet published a book or enrolled for an advanced degree program. The winner will receive a 1-year mentorship at the One Story magazine, plus an opportunity to participate in One Story’s 1-week summer writers’ conference. 

Word count: 3000-5000 words 

Closing date: 9 October 2025 

29. Sixfold Poetry and Short Story Awards 

To participate in these contests, writers must submit their fiction or poetry manuscript in PDF format. Consisting of 3 rounds, participants must vote on 6 randomly assigned manuscripts of their genre. The best 15 short stories and top 30 poems will be published. 

Closing date: 24 October 2024 

30. John Lewis Writing Grants (Free writing contest!) 

Featuring fiction, nonfiction, and poetry categories, this contest is organized to “inspire the voices of Black writers in Georgia”. Open to Afro-American and emerging Black writers in Georgia who are 18 years or older, participants can only apply in one genre. 

Prize: A grant of $500 

Closing date: 29 October 2024 

31. Bedford Competition

Open to all writers above 17 years old, this contest invites submissions of short stories and poems. Interested participants can submit 1-3 short stories/poems. 

Prize: £1500, £300, £200

Entry fee: £17 

32. Tuscon Festival of Books Literary Awards

To participate, writers who are 18 years or older can submit poetry, fiction, and nonfiction works. This contest does not accept children’s stories, academic, and “how-to” nonfiction. 

Other writing contests 

1. bennington young writers award (free writing contest) .

This international writing contest encourages students from the 9th-12th grades to participate. Students can submit their creative works in 3 categories: poetry, fiction (short story), and nonfiction (essays). 

Wordcount: Poetry (a group of 3 poems), short story and essay (1,500 words or less) 

Closing date: 1 November 2024 

2. Benjamin Saltman Poetry Award 

Founded in 1998, this contest accepts submissions of unpublished poetry collections. Judged by Jason Schneiderman, the winning manuscript shall be published by Red Hen Press. 

Wordcount: 48-96 pages 

3. Cloudbank’s Literary Contests 

Cloudbank Books has organized 3 contests: a poetry contest, a flash fiction contest, and the Vern Rutsala Book Prize contest . Accepting submissions from writers worldwide, the winning entries will secure publication. 

Word count: 5 poems (poetry), 500 words max (flash fiction), and 60-90 pages (Vern Rutsala Book Prize) 

Prize: $1000 (Vern Rutsala Book Prize), $200 (winning poem or flash fiction work), 

Entry fee: $3 per entry (poetry and flash fiction), $25 per entry (Vern Rutsala Book Prize) 

Closing date: 1 November 2024 (Vern Rutsala Book Prize) 

4. Edwin Markham Poetry Prize 

This contest accepts unpublished works in any form and style. Writers can submit up to 5 poems per submission. Make sure to include a 50-word bio with your submission! 

5. James Hearst Poetry Prize  

To participate, writers can submit up to 5 poems per submission. All winning entries, runner-ups, honorable mentions, and finalists will be offered publication in North American Review’s spring issue. 

Entry fee: $23 

Closing date: 2 November 2024 

6. Servicescape Short Story Award 

This contest awards original works of short fiction and non-fiction. Writers can submit a story on any theme and genre. 

Word count: 5,000 or lower 

Closing date: 30 November 2024 

7. Bath Children’s Novel Award 

This contest is currently looking for “novels for children or teens, chapter books and picture book texts”. Unpublished, self-published and independently published books from writers all over the world are welcome. 

Prize: £5,000 

Entry fee: £29.99 

Closing date: 30 November 2024

8. Lascaux Prize for Short Fiction

This contest accepts both, published and published short fiction stories. The winning entry will be published in The Lascaux Review . 

Closing date: 31 December 2024

We’ll keep updating this list every month, adding more paid and free writing contests in 2024. If you’d like us to look for some specific types of contests, feel free to let us know in the comments! As providers of expert self-publishing services , it’s our duty to help you out and we take it very seriously!

Want to stick around and read more about writing? Here are some articles to begin with:

• What Is Show, Don’t Tell? (Meaning, Examples & 6 Tips)
• How to Write a Book Review (Meaning, Tips & Examples)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is eligible to participate in writing contests, can i submit previously published work to writing contests, what genres are typically covered in free writing competitions, where can i get updates on the results of the contest, what are the submission guidelines for free writing contests.

Found this article helpful?

11 comments on “ Writing Contests 2024: Cash Prizes & Free Entries! ”

Thank you for this list. I will try a few.

Please, keep me updated on single poetry contests. Because I have not written enough for a book as of yet!

We’ll keep updating the list.

i liked your list!

Greatly appreciated

This is a fantastic list! 🙂 What is the best way to submit a contest to the list?

Thanks Alex, You can check the contest submission guidelines on the website. Keep reading for the upcoming writing contests!

It is awesome!

Thank you for the list 😉 Great opportunity to get my feet wet; I will try a couple

Thank you to give opportunity to teenagers.

Cool paper true 👍

Leave a Comment: Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published.

Your vs. You’re: When to Use Your and You’re

Your organization needs a technical editor: here’s why.

Subscribe to our Newsletter

Get carefully curated resources about writing, editing, and publishing in the comfort of your inbox.

How to Copyright Your Book?

If you’ve thought about copyrighting your book, you’re on the right path.

© 2024 All rights reserved

• Terms of service
• Privacy policy
• Fiction Writing Tips
• Dissertation Writing Guide
• Essay Writing Guide
• Academic Writing and Publishing
• Citation and Referencing
• Partner with us
• Annual report
• Website content
• Marketing material
• Job Applicant
• Cover letter
• Resource Center
• Case studies

• Current Issue
• Back Issues

Search form

The fiddlehead's annual contests, the fiddlehead ’s 2024  ralph gustafson poetry contest is open.

$2000 CAD for Best Poem!         Good luck to all entrants.   This year's contest deadline is Monday, December 2, 2024 (postmarked for mailed entries and 11:59 pm Atlantic Standard Time for Submittable entries). Our judges this year are Meghan Kemp-Gee, D.M. Bradford, and Colleen Coco Collins!

Meghan Kemp-Gee Meghan Kemp-Gee is the author of The Animal in the Room  (Coach House Books, 2023), Nebulas  (Coach House Books, forthcoming 2025), and three poetry chapbooks ( What I Meant to Ask , Things to Buy in New Brunswick , and More ). She also co-created the graphic novel One More Year . She is a PhD candidate at the University of New Brunswick and currently resides in North Vancouver. D.M. Bradford Darby Minott Bradford is a poet and translator based in Tio'tia:ke (Montreal). They are the author of  Dream of No One but Myself  (Brick Books, 2021), which won the A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry and was a finalist for the Griffin Poetry Prize and Governor General’s Literary Awards.  House Within a House  by Nicholas Dawson (Brick Books, 2023), Bradford's first translation, won the VMI Betsy Warland Between Genres Award, the John Glassco Translation Prize, and was a GG finalist.  Bottom Rail on Top  is their second book. Colleen Coco Collins

Colleen Coco Collins [she/they] is an interdisciplinary artist of Irish, French, and Odawa descent, working in songwriting, performance, poetry and visual arts. Her writing, music, and art practice centers on temporality, presumptions of sentience, subversion, rhythm, gesture, geographies, biophonies, frequencies the ouroboric, the peripatetic, love and the polyglottic. She lives littorally in rural Port Greville, Mikma'ki/Nova Scotia amidst crows, coyotes, grackles, bees, humpback, lichen and fox.

Colleen Coco Collins [elle/ils] est une artiste interdisciplinaire d'origine irlandaise, française et odawa, qui travaille sur l'écriture de chansons, la performance, la poésie et les arts visuels. Son écriture, sa musique et sa pratique artistique sont centrées sur la temporalité les présomptions de sensibilité, la subversion, le rythme, le geste, les géographies, les biophonies, les fréquences, l'ouroborique, le péripatéticien, l'amour et le polyglottique. Elle vit dans la région rurale de Port Greville, Mi'kma'ki/Nouvelle-Écosse, au milieu des corbeaux, des coyotes, des quiscales, des abeilles, des bossus, des lichens et des renards.

Contest General Rules and Information: 

•   Entries must be original and unpublished. No simultaneous submissions and no previously published (or accepted for publication) submissions. This means that an entry must not be under consideration elsewhere for publication, nor accepted elsewhere for publication, nor entered in any other contest. Work that has appeared on the internet (e.g., online magazines, blogs, or social media sites) is considered published for the purposes of this contest and is ineligible.

•   An entry must be the original work of the person who is submitting it and the name and contact information provided must be the author’s. Contest entries should be submitted under the author’s real name. If you use a pseudonym for your published works, you will have a chance to inform the editor of this should your work be selected by the judges

•   All entries must be submitted by mail or via Submittable . This year's contest deadline is Monday, December 2, 2024  (postmarked for mailed entries and before 11:59 pm Atlantic Standard Time for Submittable entries). No faxed or emailed submissions are allowed.

•   The Fiddlehead will not read work that is ableist, misogynistic, queer-phobic or racist.

•   No revisions or changes may be made to an entry once you have submitted it . So please carefully check your entry before you enter it into the contest.

•    Judging for the contest is anonymous. Do not put your name or contact information or other identifying information (e.g., publishing pseudonyms) anywhere on your actual entry. For mailed entries place your name and contact information on an accompanying cover page along with information about the submission requested below. For Submittable entries, there will be a place on the Submittable form for your name and contact information.

•    One poetry entry is up to 3 poems; no more than 100 lines per poem. If a poem is longer than one page, please make sure that each page is numbered and has the poem’s title in the header. Each poem should start on a new page. Poems may be single spaced. For mailed entries the title and the number of lines for each poem should be noted on the cover page. For Submittable entries, the title and the number of lines for each poem should be noted in the Submittable form.

•     The entry fee for your first entry depends on where you are living. If your address is in Canada, then the fee for first entry is $35 CAD . Additional entries after that first contest entry are $10 CAD . If you do not live in Canada, then the fee accounts for the exchange rate and is $50 CAD (approximately $40 USD) for the first entry and $10 CAD for additional entries.

•    Y ou must submit a first entry (and pay the first entry fee) before submitting an additional entry. If you submit an additional entry without first submitting that first entry, your entry may be disqualified, and the entry fee will not be returned.

•     You will receive a one-year subscription to The Fiddlehead with your first entry. New subscriptions will start with the next issue published after the contest closes. Already a subscriber? — you'll receive a one-year extension to your current subscription. Additional entries do not receive an additional subscription or subscription extension.

•     The Fiddlehead occasionally swaps its subscription list with other literary organizations. If you don't wish to be included in such exchanges, please state this on your entry's cover page.

•    The contest winner will be contacted directly (by either email or telephone) 2-3 months after the contest deadline. Other entrants will not be individually contacted about the results. Authors’ names and the titles of the works that make a shortlist of 10-15 will appear on The Fiddlehead website. The winner will be announced on the website and on The Fiddlehead social media spaces at a later date.

•    The winning entry will be published in Issue 303 (Spring 2025) of The Fiddlehead and on the website. There is a publication payment in addition to the contest prize. The current publication payment rate is $65/page.

•    The winner will be interviewed. The interview will be published on The Fiddlehead website when the issue featuring the winning piece is published.

•     An entry will be disqualified (no matter at what stage in the contest process it is at), if it is discovered that an entry has violated the contest rule on simultaneous submissions, prior publication, or original authorship. The entry fee will not be reimbursed; however, the entrant will still receive the one-year subscription if the entry was an initial entry.

•     An entry may be disqualified (no matter at what stage in the contest process it is at), if it is discovered that the author entered that entry as an additional entry and never submitted and paid for a first entry. The entry fee will be not be reimbursed; and if a subscription was started in error, it will immediately be cancelled.

For Submittable entries: 

•    You can only upload ONE file when entering via Submittable, (pdf, doc or .docx preferred; rtfs acceptable). Do not include a cover letter or bio as part of that file. Cover letters and bios will be deleted from any entry file.

•    Remember only use the additional entry category IF you have already submitted and paid for a first contest entry. 

For mailed entries:

Please send mailed submission to:

  The Fiddlehead   Campus House   11 Garland Ct   University of New Brunswick   PO Box 4400      Fredericton NB     E3B 5A3     Canada

Please make cheque payable to The Fiddlehead .

• Non-Fiction
• Stop! Look! Listen!
• Radio Fiddlehead

The Fiddlehead is published four times a year at the University of New Brunswick, with the generous assistance of the university, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Province of New Brunswick. First published in 1945, The Fiddlehead is known as a WHO'S WHO in Can. Lit. Many — now well-known — writers have found their first home in our pages. The material on this website may not be cached, distributed, reproduced, transmitted, or otherwise used without the prior permission of The Fiddlehead . Email comments, complaints, or suggestions regarding this website to [email protected] .

© 2016 The Fiddlehead

Aldona Dziedziejko wins 2024 CBC Nonfiction Prize for poetic essay about ice and snow

The alberta writer will receive $6,000, a writing residency and her work has been published on cbc books.

Social Sharing

Aldona Dziedziejko has won the 2024  CBC Nonfiction Prize  for her essay Ice Safety Chart: Fragments . 

She will receive $6,000 from the  Canada Council for the Arts  and a two-week writing residency at  Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity . Dziedziejko's essay was published on  CBC Books .

Dziedziejko will discuss her winning essay on Bookends with Mattea Roach.  The interview will air Oct. 6 on CBC Radio. You can read the winning essay  Ice Safety Chart: Fragments  here.

• The CBC Short Story Prize is currently open: submit your short fiction now

Dziedziejko recently left her post as a guest and teacher in a Northern Canadian hamlet in the Tlicho region of the Dene. She has lived on Canada's West Coast, and before that, on the northern coast of Poland. She is now based in Clearwater Country, Alta., and delights in spotting wild horses and being a mom.

Her poetry and creative nonfiction have appeared in CV2, subTerrain, The Capilano Review, Fiction Southeast, PRISM international and the Globe and Mail. She recently won the Room magazine's Short Forms Contest and the Arc Poetry magazine's Award of Awesomeness. 

This year's winner and finalists were selected by a jury composed of  Michelle Good, Dan Werb and Christina Sharpe . 

"With unflinching directness, evocative prose, and an ambitious structure, Ice Safety Chart: Fragments draws readers into a narrative of loss and place that plays out across unsteady terrain. This is a world where 'geography is a foreign text,' which eludes every effort to take shortcuts towards real understanding and where true self-knowledge builds as slowly and inexorably as the permafrost," the jury said in a statement.

The piece paints the land as inextricably tied to loss: it is where it happens, it is the place to which we flee after we experience it, and it is the canvas which transforms loss into a deeper kind of knowledge. - 2024 CBC Nonfiction Prize jury

"Through the intersecting stories of a woman's suicide by exposure to the Arctic wilderness, the long and brutal history of Inuit repression and genocide at the hands of the Canadian state, and a heart-wrenching personal tragedy, Ice Safety Chart: Fragments explores loss as a starting point rather than an end unto itself.

"In doing so, the piece paints the land as inextricably tied to loss: it is where it happens, it is the place to which we flee after we experience it, and it is the canvas which transforms loss into a deeper kind of knowledge. In this concise and complex work, the mysteries of the Arctic wilderness become spiritually transformative, the cold becomes a source of support, and the ice, in all its seasons, thicknesses, and variegated forms, becomes a stabilizing force that holds the world — and a person — together.

" Ice Safety Chart: Fragments is an uncommon accomplishment: experimental and beautifully written, it guides readers to the revelation that the landscape of ice isn't empty, it is many landscapes haunted and living and perhaps also, a pathway back to self," they said. 

In  Ice Safety Chart: Fragments , Dziedziejko describes her own experiences moving to a remote fishing village in order to "dream, write and escape" after experiencing major loss.

"Transformations are hard-won and I didn't anticipate ancient wounds to move through me before I could experience life anew with the help of the unknowable, amazing and harsh arctic landscape," she told CBC Books . 

Once there, she tackled a set of questions — "What shows up when you dig deep? Does the landscape speak? What secrets does it hold?" — and learned that we're connected by our topography, environment and ancestral experiences.

"This is an ode to a place like no other on earth: where the ice and snow are blank pages awaiting our thoughts and where dogs howl songs into the wind."

This is an ode to a place like no other on earth: where the ice and snow are blank pages awaiting our thoughts and where dogs howl songs into the wind. - Aldona Dziedziejko

Growing up in the shadow of the Iron Curtain, to Dziedziejko, the Canadian North, "represents both the epitome of freedom as well as shades of familiar socio-economic issues."

"I invite readers to visit inside my mind for a time, but also to take in this essential part of our country where people live so differently. Also, eco-anxiety drives my need to consider permafrost, the changing Indigenous communities and what it means to be a woman, a guest and a settler at this point in time."

Dziedziejko joins a long list of writers who have won CBC Literary Prizes , such as  David Bergen ,  Michael Ondaatje ,  Carol Shields  and  Michael Winter . The Prizes have been recognizing Canadian writers since 1979. 

As a first-time entrant to the CBC Nonfiction Prize , Dziedziejko, who is predominantly a poet, was surprised by her win. "This is an honour that I am lucky to share with many writers I admire and it's such a wonderful community to be a part of. I write in order to communicate — to reach out to the wide world of readers out there and I'm so glad that through this prize I will get to do this on a vast scale," she said. 

This is an honour that I am lucky to share with many writers I admire and it's such a wonderful community to be a part of. - Aldona Dziedziejko

The win is a big step for the young writer and has given her much validation. "Winning the 2024 CBC Nonfiction Prize has finally made me validate my identity as a writer. Most importantly, I am grateful to the jury for understanding what I was trying to say, and for the opportunities that this recognition will allow to help me finish my writing projects," Dziedziejko said.

CBC Literary Prize winners get a writing residency ⁠— Chanel M. Sutherland shares how it's life-changing

The other four  finalists  are Ted Bishop of Edmonton for On Not Knowing Cree , Alison Pick of Toronto for Not in Their Names , Evelyn N. Pollock of Coldwater, Ont. for Is Life a Tossed Salad?  and Emi Sasagawa of Vancouver for  Dad's the Word .

They will each receive $1,000 from the  Canada Council for the Arts .

The longlist  was compiled by  a group of qualified editors and writers  from across Canada from more than 1,400 submissions. 

The readers come up with a preliminary list of approximately 100 texts that are then forwarded to a second reading committee. It is this committee who will decide upon the 30 entries that comprise the  longlist  that is forwarded to the jury. The jury selects the  shortlist  and the eventual winner from the readers' longlisted selections. 

Works are judged anonymously on the basis of the participant's use of language, originality of subject and writing style. For more on how the judging for the CBC Literary Prizes works,  visit the FAQ page .

• Meet the 2024 CBC Nonfiction Prize readers

Last year's winner was B.C. writer Louie Leyson for their essay  Glossary for an Aswang . 

The  2024 winner of the Prix du récit Radio-Canada  is Pascale Millot for her story  Variante de la normale .

16 famous Canadian writers who won CBC Literary Prizes

For Canadians interested in other writing competitions, check out the  CBC Literary Prizes . The 2025  CBC Short Story Prize  is currently accepting submissions. 

The 2025  CBC Nonfiction Prize  will open in January and the 2025  CBC Poetry Prize  will open in April.

Related Stories

• The 2025 CBC Short Story Prize is open!
• Ice Safety Chart: Fragments by Aldona Dziedziejko
• 5 writers make the 2024 CBC Nonfiction Prize shortlist
• 30 writers from across Canada make 2024 CBC Nonfiction Prize longlist
• Michelle Good, Dan Werb and Christina Sharpe to judge 2024 CBC Nonfiction Prize

Add some “good” to your morning and evening.

Sign up for our newsletter. We’ll send you book recommendations, CanLit news, the best author interviews on CBC and more.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Google Terms of Service apply.

The Bernard Chernos Contest

Each year, the CCLET presents a nation-wide high school contest to commemorate the work of Bernard Chernos. Student entries address one of the fundamental freedoms questions posed by us each year (often issues the CCLA itself is working on), examining different civil liberties implications, and applying a ‘reasonableness’ analysis. Entries can be submitted either as essays or as ‘video rants’ (in the style of Rick Mercer, one of Canada’s most famous political humorists) for a chance to win cash prizes.

The Bernard Chernos Contest makes a great ready-made assignment for a wide range of high school courses!

Contest finalists are selected and judged by volunteers with scholarly and practical expertise in law, education, civil liberties and human rights from across the country.

The 2024-2025 Bernard Chernos Contest is now open!

Thank you for your interest and participation in the Bernard Chernos high school essay contest.

We are pleased to announce that the 2024-2025 contest is now OPEN!

About Bernard Chernos

Bernard Chernos was a civil libertarian, lawyer and a lover of lively debate. He graduated from the faculty of law at the University of Toronto as a gold medalist in 1957. In more than 40 years of practice, Mr. Chernos never lost his passion for the academic aspect of law.

This contest has been generously funded by the Chernos Family in memory of the great Bernard Chernos.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Bernard Chernos Contest!

Ruby Gorski

Toronto, ON

Nolan Casuccio

Etobicoke, ON

Atticus Rogers

Honourable Mention

Cristina Banducci

Vancouver, BC

Abinaya Ragupathy

Markham, ON

ABOUT CCLET

The Canadian Civil Liberties Education Trust (CCLET) is a non-profit research and public educational organization created in 1967 by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association .

• Teaching Resources

Donate to CCLET

Visit CCLA.org | Privacy Policy | Social Media Policy

© 2024 Canadian Civil Liberties Education Trust.

• About CCLET
• Vist CCLA.org
• Privacy Policy
• Social Media Policy

• Suggest a Contest
• Expiring Soon
• Email Updates

Today’s Quick Links

-->

Win a 2024 Harley Davidson motorcycle valued at $14,874

Top prize of the day: Ready to ride? Enter for a chance to win a new Harley-Davidson motorcycle valued at $14,874.

Win a 2-night trip to Boston with flights, accommodations & NBA tickets valued at $7,000 or 1 of 3 Hinsense 65″ TVs valued at $1500

Here’s a chance to win a trip to Boston to see an NBA game, including flight, hotel and tickets for a prize value of $7,000. Secondary prizes include 3 65″ TVs valued at $1,500. How d’ya like them apples?

Win 1 of 4 prizes of $5,000

To enter this one, you must be a active member of a current BrokerLink Insurance Group program & request a home or auto insurance quote. There are 4 prizes of $5,000 to be won.

Win 1 of 35 prizes of knives from House of Knives

It’s the House of Knives 45 year anniversary, and holy smokes they are giving away a lot of knives. There’s 35 prizes to be won with a total value of over $6,500. See the rules for specifics. (Thanks Mr.Contest)

Win an Asus ProArt Copilot+ PC valued at $1,100 USD

Enter for a chance to win a slick new PC. By submitting your entry, you are automatically subscribed to become a Snapdragon Insider member (free membership) and signed up to receive marketing communication. (Thanks Mr.Contest)

Win 1 of 7 1-year supplies of Frosters valued at $1,420

Quebec residents can enter for a chance to win 1 of 7 prizes of a year’s worth of Frosters (Sloche) from Couche-tard.

Win a 1-night stay at Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls, Ontario with tickets to “The Tenors” valued at $1,000

Here’s a chance to win a night at Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, with tickets to see “The Tenors”. Total prize value: $1,000.

Wan in indoor go-carting gift card valued at $500

Enter for a chance to win a $500 gift card for K1 Speed, a go-carting track owner with locations in Toronto, Mississauga and Cambridge, Ont.

Win a Yeti cooler valued at $400

Ontarians can enter this contest from Rabba Fine Foods for a chance to win a Yeti cooler valued at $400. Is it a sign that I’m getting old when $400 seems like a crazy price for a cooler?

Win a pair of Montreal Canadiens NHL tickets valued at $350

Enter for a chance to win a pair of Habs tickets valued at $350. That Lane Hutson can skate!

Win a Nespresso espresso machine valued at $170

Enter this Instagram contest from @linenchest for a chance to win a Nespresso coffee maker valued at $170.

Win 1 of 3 Metro gift cards valued at $500

Quebec residents can enter for a chance to win 1 of 3 Metro gift cards of $500. To enter, purchase 1 participating Natrel product and scan your Moi card for one entry.

Membership required

Win a $25 Keg Steakhouse eGift Card

Enter for a chance to win a $25 Keg Steakhouse egift card from Royal Draw. Good luck!

Win a 3-night family trip to Turks & Caicos with flight, accommodations & all-inclusive package valued at $15,000

Top prize of the day: Enter for a chance to win a 3-night family trip to Turks & Caicos, including flight, accommodations and an all-inclusive package valued at $15,000.

Win 1 of 50 trips to either Vancouver or Toronto with flights, accommodations & Taylor Swift concert tickets valued at $3,000 to $4,000

It’s Taylor Swift week! Avion Rewards members can enter for a chance to see her concert in Vancouver or Toronto, including flight, hotel and tickets for a total value of $3,000 to $4,000.

Win 1 of 2 travel vouchers valued at $15,000

Quebec and New Brunswick residents, you could win 1 of 2 travel vouchers of $15,000. To enter, make a purchase at any Familiprix store and scan your Familiprix card for one entry.

Join the CFL’s gamezone website and vote for your favourite players for a chance to win $4,000.

Daily Updates

Want updates of new contests? Join the thousands of members who get our daily email!

• All Canadian contests
• Daily Contests
• Auto Contests
• Blog Contests
• Cash & GiftCards
• CD/DVD/Blu-ray
• Collectibles
• Clothing & Jewelry
• Electronics
• Furniture & Appliances
• Health & Beauty
• Home Improvements
• Misc. Contests
• Toys & Games

Sponsored Links

Interesting sites.

• Buy UPC codes
• UPCmachine.com
• Contest Queen
• Contestgirl
• Canadian Freebies, Coupons, and Contests
• Canadian Contests & Sweepstakes
• Contests4Gamers
• Buy land in Nova Scotia
• LARi: Market Research

Recent comments

• Danny Tagle said Skip the dishes are heroes of our daily lives
• Danny T said Skip the dishes are life savers
• Danilo Tagle said We love skipping. Life saver!
• Danilo Tagle said Hilarious stories
• Danilo Tagle said Would love to see this live!
• Danny Tagle said This must be nice to experience
• Danilo Tagle said I wonder how it must be, for once in my life winning anything like this. Or winning anything at all.
• Kristin Brower said Please I hope I win
• Kristin Brower said Nice prize
• Kristin Brower said I hope I win
• Kristin Brower said I have never won anything in my life. Please pick me
• Zoé said Sept.27 – Costa Rica (monkey)

Contest Canada .net

• Winners Page
• About ContestCanada
• Info for Sponsors and Advertisers
• Add a Contest
• Disclaimer/ Terms of Use
• Privacy Policy

-->   -->   Please check out the latest winners and read their essays by visiting the page. The 2021-2022 Contest begins on September 15, 2021 and closes on January 1, 2022. --> | | | © 2024 A&E Canadian Classroom   Contact CICA CICA Announces Topics for 2024-2025 Student Essay Contest Students will address real-world commercial insurance market challenges with captive insurance solutions.. MINNEAPOLIS ─ SEPT. 26, 2024 ─ The Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA) announced case study topics for its 2024-2025 Essay Contest Captive Insurance Solutions for Today’s Risk Management Challenges . Winners receive cash prizes and the opportunity to present their winning papers at the 2025 CICA International Conference March 9 – 11, 2025 at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa, Tucson, Arizona. The contest is sponsored by Hylant Global Captive Solutions . Essays will be published in Captive Insurance Times . “The captive industry continues to experience rapid growth, and we need top talent to help create the innovative and effective solutions organizations are looking for. Our CICA Essay Contest lets students see first-hand how captives work and learn about the diverse career opportunities our industry offers,” CICA President Dan Towle said. Two-person student teams will select one of three case study topics for the competition. Students will analyze and design a captive insurance structure to address the case study’s prime insurance risks and explain the rationale behind their conclusions. The case studies were developed by the Hylant GCS team, who will also provide mentorship for the students. Case Study Topics Acadia Field – A stadium that seats 100,000, is responsible annually for the safety and security of 1,700 employees and 1.6 million attendees at 600+ events. They are experiencing increasing insurance premiums and limited coverage options from traditional insurers for several top risks. Seagrass Lodges – A group of 15 oceanfront hotels. Each hotel offers about 50 rooms and a unique restaurant and bar. The company has 900 employees spread across all the properties. Seagrass Lodges is experiencing commercial market premium increases across several primary coverages. Choose Your Industry – Select an industry such as healthcare, manufacturing or renewable energy and a type of organization within the industry such as a telehealth provider, a microchip creator or a solar panel distributor. Identify the emerging risks. Anne Marie Towle, CEO Hylant Global Risk and Captive Solutions, said, “Continuing to engage students and show them the benefits of captive insurance careers is important for the industry. This is a wonderful and exciting industry where you have many new challenges and opportunities for growth. Hylant is thrilled to help provide this experience for students.” Contest details, full case study descriptions, entry requirements and award details are available on the CICA website . Related Posts Cica announces new leaders for nextgen committee, mary ellen moriarty to chair cica board, cica 2024 international conference sets new records, butler university students win cica essay contest, privacy overview. NEW JERSEY HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES 2024 ESSAY CONTEST AND ARETÉ SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS Lyla DiPalma and Eliana Matera won the 2024 Who Belongs in the New Jersey Hall of Fame essay contest. Essay Contest winners receive a $500 scholarship to pursue their chosen camp, program, or extracurricular activity. In the middle school category, Lyla DiPalma, a fifth grader at Charles G. Harker Elementary School in Swedesboro, New Jersey, won for her essay on Tobin Heath, born in Morristown, New Jersey. Lyla’s essay focused on Heath’s acclaimed soccer career, activism for women’s rights and equality, and her use of art to initiate community-wide change. Eliana Matera, a tenth grader at Bergen County Academies in Elmwood Park, was selected in the high school category for her essay on former New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver. In her essay, Eliana described Oliver’s dedicated service as the first woman of color to serve in statewide elected office in New Jersey and her devotion to her state’s citizens. The Hall of Fame also announced Rchin Bari and Gabriella Stewart as the winners of the 2024 Areté Scholarship Fund, a $5,000 award granted to two graduating high school seniors who exemplify the ancient Greek concept of actualizing one’s highest self with moral excellence of character regardless of the circumstances or adversities one is likely to face on the path to greatness. The scholarship recipients must demonstrate academic engagement, moral character, a commitment to their community, and a sense of Jersey pride. “Together with our sponsors and supporters throughout the great Garden State, we are proud to applaud this year’s Areté Scholarship and Essay Contest winners,” said Jon F. Hanson, Chairman of the New Jersey Hall of Fame. “Supporting the next generation in pursuing their highest potential is a vital component of the Hall of Fame’s mission, and it’s an honor to continue the tradition again this year.” Rchin is graduating from Essex County School of Technology’s Newark Tech Campus. He plans to continue his Cancer Research apprenticeship under the Army Educational Outreach Program at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Rchin’s dreams of becoming a medicine practitioner began after learning about incurable diseases and volunteering at a local hospital. Richin hopes to achieve his Areté by focusing on academic excellence, personal growth, and community impact, primarily through his continued volunteer work and research projects. Gabriella is graduating from Franklin High School in Somerset, New Jersey. She will attend Howard University to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in Media, Communications, and Film. Gabriella aspires to participate in activities that align with her personal goals, promote diversity through the arts, and encourage inclusivity and change within her community. The winners of the Essay Contest and the Areté Scholarship Fund will be honored at the NJHOF’s induction ceremony later this year. Changes to the award structure for both contests will be implemented in 2025. These include expanding the number of scholarship recipients to seven (7), three (3) Essay winners, and four (4) Areté winners and adding tickets to visit the New Jersey Hall of Fame at American Dream to their award packages. The 2025 application window will be October 1, 2024 – April 1, 2025. Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! About the author: carolinnpocherwoody. Related Posts Pr newswire: new jersey hall of fame hosts inductee “homecoming days” at american dream, new jersey hall of fame announces its incoming 2024 class of inductees, pr newswire: unveiling of new jersey hall of fame at american dream as america’s first entertainment and learning center, nj monthly: a sneak peek inside nj hall of fame’s new learning center. 431 IMAGES 10 Canadian Writing Contests in 2019 2017 Atlantic Student Essay Contest Annual Student Essay Contest Essay writing contests canada Discover Best Canadian Identity Essay Topics The Promise of Canada: 150 Years--People and Ideas That Have Shaped Our COMMENTS Contests & Competitions We have compiled a list of writing contests open to Canadians that include fiction and non-fiction contests, short story contests, and poetry contests. Our listing of writing competitions appear in order of deadline dates and, because there are hundreds upon hundreds of contests, we have separated them by month. Please remember to check out the ... Contests for Canadian Writers Federation of BC Writers Literary contests. Awards: $350 for each genre (Flash Fiction, Short Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Poetry), publication in anthology, free copies of anthology. Eligibility: Canadian residents; entry fee of $15 FBCW members, $25 non-members. Website: bcwriters.ca. Writing Contests and Awards in Canada The Feme Sole Award is a $1000 scholarship offered annually to 4 creative writing or publishing students who are Canadian, residing in Canada, and over 21 years old. Free Fall Magazine's Annual Prose and Poetry Contest. This contest, offered by Free Fall, offers a top prize of $500. The cost to enter is $25. 40 Free Writing Contests: Competitions With Cash Prizes The 2023 Brandon Langhjelm Memorial Essay Contest. Each year, this Canadian organization offers three prizes, ranging from $500 to $1,500, to the essay with the most thoughtful, well-reasoned arguments around a specific human-rights theme. (For example, 2022's prompt was, ... A guide to writing prizes for Canadians Entry fee: $15 Canadian. Prize: Three prizes of $200, $125, $100 for top entries in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, plus publication in the annual Askew's Word on the Lake Anthology (print and ... Canadian Bar Association The CBA's essay contests can help you build your profile within the legal community, connect with senior members of the bar, and hone your research and writing skills.What's more, we award $500-$2,500 in cash prizes for the best submissions. Awards and their requirements include: Aboriginal Law — Aboriginal Law Section Student Essay Contest ... Contests & Competitions Deadline: May 1, 2024. Prize: First prize of $3,000 USD in each category; ten honorable mention prizes of $200 USD each; top 12 entries will be published online. Description: For this contest, a story is any short work of fiction, and an essay is any short work of nonfiction. Submit published or unpublished work. Contests & Competitions Room Magazine's 2024 Poetry Contest. Genre: Poetry. Entry Fee: $35 CAD if you reside in Canada, $45 CAD if you reside in the US, and $55 CAD if you reside outside of North America, plus $7 CAD for each additional entry (includes a one-year subscription to Room) Deadline: August 31, 2024, at 3:00 am ET. CNF contest Literary journalism, memoir, and the personal or lyric essay—all are welcome. Please take note of the contest rules below. WHO: The competition is open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. WHEN: The competition is open from November 13, 2023 to February 29, 2024. FEE: General public $20; CNFC members $15. Contests Fraser Institute: Student Essay Contest. Polar Expressions Publishing. DREAMERS CREATIVE WRITING Flash Fiction and Nonfiction Contest. CNIB 2024 Braille Creative Writing Contest. Write the World Contest. Servicescape Short Story Award. 53-Word Contest . National Ink Movement Anthology. POLAR EXPRESSIONS 2024 National Poetry and Short-Story Contest. A guide to writing prizes for young Canadians Submissions can be short stories, poems, essays or songs. Kids Write 4 Kids Contest. ... Canadian residents under 19 Entry fee: Free Prize: The prize amount fluctuates year to year. Kids Write 4 Kids Ripple Foundation is a 100% volunteer-run Canadian educational charity. Ripple Foundation creates and delivers free community programs advocating creative literacy among children and youth. ... About Kids Write 4 Kids An annual, nationwide creative writing contest for youth in grades 4-8. The winning stories are published as books made ... Essay Contests Each year the Ayn Rand Institute (ARI), a United States organization, awards tens of thousands of dollars in prizes to students who distinguish themselves by writing essays on Ayn Rand's classic novels Anthem, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. Since 1985, more than 450,000 students have entered these contests, and ARI has awarded over US ... Student Essay Contest The Fraser Institute hosts an annual Student Essay Contest to promote student participation in economic discourse on current events and public policy. This contest affords students the opportunity to have their work peer-reviewed and published early on in their academic career. In addition, we offer exciting cash prizes for the top five winning submissions!The Fraser Institute's 2024 Student ... Contests and Opportunities The Canadian Writers' Contest Calendar, edited by Deborah Ranchuk. Available from: White Mountain Publications. 50 Silver Street, Box 620, Cobalt, ON P0J 1C0 1-800-258-5451 705-679-5555 email: [email protected]. Canadian Adult Contests Writing Battle. At 10:00 PM EST, receive a prompt and start writing. You have 5 days to write a 2000-word story. Writing Contests 2024: Cash Prizes & Free Entries! To be eligible to participate in this contest, the writer must be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada. The book should be a first-edition novel, graphic novel, or collection of short stories published between 1st May and 30th June 2024. ... Essay contests 2024 17. Forum Essay Prize 2024 . This contest is seeking submissions of ... The Fiddlehead's Annual Contests The Fiddlehead's 2024 Ralph Gustafson Poetry Contest is open!. $2000 CAD for Best Poem! Good luck to all entrants. This year's contest deadline is Monday, December 2, 2024 (postmarked for mailed entries and 11:59 pm Atlantic Standard Time for Submittable entries).Our judges this year are Meghan Kemp-Gee, D.M. Bradford, and Colleen Coco Collins! Aldona Dziedziejko wins 2024 CBC Nonfiction Prize for poetic essay Aldona Dziedziejko has won the 2024 CBC Nonfiction Prize for her essay Ice Safety Chart: Fragments. She will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and a two-week writing residency at ... Contests Entries can be submitted either as essays or as 'video rants' (in the style of Rick Mercer, one of Canada's most famous political humorists) for a chance to win cash prizes. The Bernard Chernos Contest makes a great ready-made assignment for a wide range of high school courses! Contest Canada .net The largest Canadian contest site. Contest Canada .net has over 2,000 contests, all free to enter online. Contests & Competitions Canadian Authors Association (CAA) Fred Kerner Book Award Genre: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry Entry Fee: $30 CAD per title Deadline: March 1, 2024 Prize: $400 and a one-year complimentary membership ($175 value) Description: Open to CAA members only. ... Description: The essay contest is open to writers around the world in three categories ... A&E Canadian Classroom: Lives That Make a Difference A&E Canadian Classroom: Lives That Make a Difference. HOME OFFICIAL RULES 2022-2023 WINNERS PAST WINNERS. Thank you for your interest in Lives That Make a Difference. The essay contest will resume next year. CICA Announces Topics for 2024-2025 Student Essay Contest Students will address real-world commercial insurance market challenges with captive insurance solutions. MINNEAPOLIS ─ SEPT. 26, 2024 ─ The Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA) announced case study topics for its 2024-2025 Essay Contest Captive Insurance Solutions for Today's Risk Management Challenges.Winners receive cash prizes and the opportunity to present their winning ... Contests & Competitions 4th Annual Wine Country Writers' Festival Writing Contest. Genre: Short Fiction, Short Nonfiction, Poetry. Entry Fee: $15 CAD per entry or $25 CAD for 2 entries. Deadline: June 2, 2024, at 11:59 pm PT. Prize: First prize of $200 CAD, free registration for the 2024 Festival, and publication in and copy of the 2024 Anthology; second prize of ... New Jersey Hall of Fame Announces 2024 Essay Contest and Areté The winners of the Essay Contest and the Areté Scholarship Fund will be honored at the NJHOF's induction ceremony later this year. Changes to the award structure for both contests will be implemented in 2025. These include expanding the number of scholarship recipients to seven (7), three (3) Essay winners, and four (4) Areté winners and ... Contests & Competitions Deadline: December 1, 2024. Prize: The winners in each of the eight categories receive a prize of $3,000 CAD plus a certificate. Description: The BC and Yukon Book Prizes, established in 1985, celebrates the achievements of British Columbia writers and publishers. The submitted book must have a print run of at least 350 copies within its first ... essay homework paper phd project review speech study thesis