5.9.24

Good Morning everyone. I found more writing contest from our familiar resource of Poets & Writers Magazine for this month in May.

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Crook’s Corner Book Prize Foundation

Book Prize

Cash Prize: $5,000

Entry Fee: $35

Application Deadline: 5/15/24

Genre: Fiction

A prize of $5,000 is given annually for a debut novel set in the American South. The author may live anywhere, but eligible novels must be set primarily in Alabama, Arkansas,… read more

Lost Horse Press

Idaho Prize for Poetry

Cash Prize: $1,000

Entry Fee: $28

Application Deadline: 5/15/24

Genre: Poetry

A prize of $1,000, publication by Lost Horse Press, and 20 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection by a U.S. poet. Using only the online submission system,… read more

Pittsburg State University

Cow Creek Chapbook Prize

Cash Prize: $1,000

Entry Fee: $15

Application Deadline: 5/15/24

Genre: Poetry

A prize of $1,000, publication by Pittsburg State University, and 25 author copies is given annually for a poetry chapbook. Traci Brimhall will judge. Submit a manuscript of 15… read more

American Poetry Review

Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize

Cash Prize: $1,000

Entry Fee: $15

Application Deadline: 5/15/24

Genre: Poetry

A prize of $1,000 and publication in American Poetry Review is given annually for a single poem by a poet under the age of 40. The editors will judge. Submit up to three… read more

Ploughshares

Emerging Writer’s Contest

Cash Prize: $2,000

Entry Fee: $24

Application Deadline: 5/15/24

Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Three prizes of $2,000 each and publication in Ploughshares are given annually for a poem or group of poems, a short story, and an essay. Each winner also receives a… read more

National Book Foundation

National Book Awards

Cash Prize: $10,000

Entry Fee: $135

Application Deadline: 5/15/24

Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Four prizes of $10,000 each are given annually for books of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and young people’s literature written by U.S. writers and published in the United… read more

DIAGRAM/New Michigan Press

Chapbook Contest

Cash Prize: $1,000

Entry Fee: $25

Application Deadline: 5/15/24

Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre

A prize of $1,000, publication by New Michigan Press, and 25 author copies is given annually for a chapbook of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or hybrid-genre work. Ander… read more

Trio House Press

Aurora Polaris Creative Nonfiction Award

Cash Prize: $1,000

Entry Fee: $25

Application Deadline: 5/15/24

Genre: Creative Nonfiction

A prize of $1,000, publication by Trio House Press, and 20 author copies will be given annually for a book of nonfiction by a writer living in the United States. The editors… read more

Regal House Publishing

Fugere Book Prize

Cash Prize: $1,000

Entry Fee: $25

Application Deadline: 5/15/24

Genre: Fiction

A prize of $1,000 and publication by Regal House Publishing is given annually for a novella. The editors will judge. English translations of works originally written in another… read more

Academy of American Poets

Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize

Cash Prize: $25,000

Entry Fee: $75

Application Deadline: 5/15/24

Genre: Poetry

A prize of $25,000 is given annually for a poetry collection by a living poet published in the United States during the previous year. The winner also… read more

Academy of American Poets

James Laughlin Award

Cash Prize: $5,000

Entry Fee: $0

Application Deadline: 5/15/24

Genre: Poetry

A prize of $5,000 is given annually for a second book of poetry by a living poet to be published in the next calendar year. The winner also receives an all-… read more

Leeway Foundation

Transformation Awards

Cash Prize: $15,000

Entry Fee: $0

Application Deadline: 5/15/24

Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Awards of $15,000 each are given annually to women, transgender, and gender-nonconforming poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in the Philadelphia area who… read more

New Letters

Literary Awards

Cash Prize: $2,500

Entry Fee: $24

Application Deadline: 5/20/24

Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Three prizes of $2,500 each and publication in New Letters are given annually for a poem, a short story, and an essay. Using only the online submission system, submit up… read more

Gaudy Boy

Poetry Book Prize

Cash Prize: $1,500

Entry Fee: $10

Application Deadline: 5/20/24

Genre: Poetry

A prize of $1,500 and publication by Gaudy Boy, an imprint of the New York City–based literary nonprofit Singapore Unbound, is given annually for a poetry collection by a… read more

Great Lakes Colleges Association

New Writers Awards

Cash Prize: $500

Entry Fee: $0

Application Deadline: 5/25/24

Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Three prizes are given annually for first books by a poet, a fiction writer, and a creative nonfiction writer. The winners each receive an all-expenses-paid trip to several of… read more

Livingston Press

Changing Light Prize

Cash Prize: $500

Entry Fee: $0

Application Deadline: 5/25/24

Genre: Poetry

A prize of $500, publication by Livingston Press, and 20 author copies will be given annually for a novel-in-verse. Eleanor Boudreau will judge. Submit a manuscript of 90 to… read more

Bridport Arts Centre

Bridport Prizes

Cash Prize: $6,383

Entry Fee: $15

Application Deadline: 5/31/24

Genre: Poetry, Fiction

Two prizes of £5,000 (approximately $6,383) each and publication in the Bridport Prize anthology are given annually for a poem and a short story. A second-place prize of £1,000… read more

John D. Voelker Foundation

Robert Traver Fly-Fishing Writing Award

Cash Prize: $2,500

Entry Fee: $25

Application Deadline: 5/31/24

Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

A prize of $2,500 and publication in American Fly Fisher as well as on the John D. Voelker Foundation and the American Museum of Fly Fishing websites will be given… read more

Michigan Quarterly Review

James A. Winn Prize

Cash Prize: $1,500

Entry Fee: $20

Application Deadline: 5/31/24

Genre: Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre

A prize of $1,500 and publication in Michigan Quarterly Review will be given annually for an essay or a work of nonfiction in hybrid form. Elizabeth Goodenough will… read more

BOA Editions

Short Fiction Prize

Cash Prize: $1,000

Entry Fee: $30

Application Deadline: 5/31/24

Genre: Fiction

A prize of $1,000 and publication by BOA Editions is given annually for a story collection. Peter Conners will judge. Submit a manuscript of 90 to 200 pages with a $30 entry… read more

University of Georgia Press

Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction

Cash Prize: $1,000

Entry Fee: $30

Application Deadline: 5/31/24

Genre: Fiction

A prize of $1,000 and publication by University of Georgia Press is given annually for a collection of short fiction. Lori Ostlund will judge. Using only the online submission… read more

The Center for Fiction

Susan Kamil Emerging Writer Fellowships

Cash Prize: $5,000

Entry Fee: $0

Application Deadline: 5/31/24

Genre: Fiction

Nine fellowships of $5,000 each, a one-year membership to the Center for Fiction in New York City, and a year of access to the Writers Studio writing space are given annually… read more

Anhinga Press

Anhinga Prize for Poetry

Cash Prize: $1,000

Entry Fee: $28

Application Deadline: 5/31/24

Genre: Poetry

A prize of $1,000, publication by Anhinga Press, and 25 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of… read more

Southern Poetry Review

Guy Owen Prize

Cash Prize: $1,000

Entry Fee: $20

Application Deadline: 5/31/24

Genre: Poetry

A prize of $1,000 and publication in Southern Poetry Review is given annually for a single poem. Submit three to five poems totaling no more than 10 pages with a $20… read more

That is all for this month. Click on the links to get more information for each contest. More to come!

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