2026 Writer’s Digest Annual Writing Competition Writer’s Digest has been shining a spotlight on up-and-coming writers in all genres through its Annual Writing Competition for over 90 years. Enter their 95th Annual Writing Competition for your chance to win and have your work be seen by editors and agents! Almost 500 winners will be chosen.…
DEADLINE: May 1st.. The 2026 Montreal International Poetry Prize is sponsored by the Department of English at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, the awards issue one prize to a poet for a single poem of 40 or fewer lines. A jury of internationally reputed poets and critics selects a shortlist of approximately 60 poems, from…
DEADLINE: May 1st… The 34th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest is organized by Winning Writers. For this contest, a story is any short work of fiction, and an essay is any short work of nonfiction. Both published and unpublished work is accepted, written in any theme. No restriction on age of author. Deadline: May…
DEADLINE: April 30th… The Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry is an annual prize administered by the Beloit Poetry Journal, supported by the Adrienne Rich Literary Trust. It celebrates poetry that embodies the boldness, creativity, and social engagement championed by Adrienne Rich herself. Submit 1-3 unpublished poems on any subject in any style, up to a…
$15,000 Rattle Poetry Prize Deadline on Wed, Jul 15, 2026 11:00 PM One $15,000 Winner and ten $500 Finalists will be selected in an anonymized review by the editors of Rattle and printed in the Winter 2026 issue; one $5,000 Readers’ Choice Award will then be chosen from among the finalists by subscriber and entrant vote.…
2027 Creative Capital for Artists, A free contest that offers 50 grants up to $50,000 for writers of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, and socially engaged and/or sustainable text-based practices. (Note that literature entries compete against the visual arts, performing arts, and film categories for 2026.) Entrants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, aged…
The 2026 Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest is organized by Winning Writers located in Western Massachusetts, in the United States. The organizer is accepting humor poems written in English, up to 250 lines in length. Both published and/or unpublished work can be submitted. One poem only, please. Deadline: April 1 Categories: Humor poems Prizes: First prize = $2,000 plus two-year…
#IlsaSchwepckePrize #indiebookaward 2026 Ilsa Schwepcke Prize : An annual award for women’s travel writing in English. An independent jury will select a shortlist and the winning book will be announced in autumn at the International Frankfurt Book Fair. Deadline: March 31 Categories: Nonfiction, prose works of travel writing (not open to fiction or poetry) Prizes: Winning author will…
The 2026 Selfies Book Awards have gone global for 2026, opening entries to English-language independent authors worldwide, not just those based in the UK. Previously restricted to UK residents or books published in the UK, this expansion allows international participation across fiction, children’s/YA, and memoir categories. Deadline: March 31 Categories: Adult fiction, children’s, or memoir (published in…
The 2026 Rubery Book Awards An international book award that recognizes the best books by indie writers, self-published authors, and books published by independent presses. Open to all genres. Prizes include cash, a glass plaque, and a review on the website for all winners and shortlisted authors. Deadline: March 31 Categories: Categories will be represented once all…
