MidWk Update: Writing Contests & Stuff

8.15.24 Hello, hello creative writing peeps! How is everyone doing this morning? Great, I hope. We are in the literature section of the post this morning and like I said, for the literary peeps, this post is right up your alley! I did find some writing contests from Poets & Writers and events. Now let’s…

L. Richelle Murry

August 15, 2024

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August 2024, Contests, Creative writing, Events, heads up, literary contests, literary event, Literature, Mid Week Update, Poets & Writers

8.15.24

Hello, hello creative writing peeps! How is everyone doing this morning? Great, I hope. We are in the literature section of the post this morning and like I said, for the literary peeps, this post is right up your alley! I did find some writing contests from Poets & Writers and events. Now let’s see what they have in the writing contest department. I’ve posted the ones from August 25 till the end of the month.

Credit Source: Poets & Writers

Masters Review

Summer Short Story Award for New Writers

Cash Prize: $3,000

Entry Fee: $20

Application Deadline: 8/25/24

Genre: Fiction

A prize of $3,000 and publication in Masters Review is given annually for a short story by an emerging writer. Writers who have not published a book, self-published… read more

Blue Stoop

Jennifer Weiner Fellowships

Cash Prize: $5,000

Entry Fee: $0

Application Deadline: 8/26/24

Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Six fellowships of $5,000, professional mentoring from fiction and nonfiction writer Jennifer Weiner, and access to creative writing workshops at the Philadelphia-based… read more

Gemini Magazine

Flash Fiction Contest

Cash Prize: $1,000

Entry Fee: $8

Application Deadline: 8/31/24

Genre: Fiction

A prize of $1,000 and publication in Gemini Magazine is given annually for a work of flash fiction. The editors will judge. Submit a story of up to 1,000 words with an $… read more

Gulf Coast

Prize in Translation

Cash Prize: $1,000

Entry Fee: $20

Application Deadline: 8/31/24

Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

A prize of $1,000 and publication in Gulf Coast is given in alternating years for a group of poems or a prose excerpt translated from any language into English. The 2024… read more

Utica University

Eugene Paul Nassar Poetry Prize

Cash Prize: $2,000

Entry Fee: $0

Application Deadline: 8/31/24

Genre: Poetry

A prize of $2,000 is given annually for a poetry collection published during the current year by a resident of upstate New York. The winner will also give a reading and teach a… read more

Talking Gourds

Fischer Prize

Cash Prize: $1,000

Entry Fee: $10

Application Deadline: 8/31/24

Genre: Poetry

A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a single poem. Juan J. Morales will judge. Submit a poem of up to three pages with a $10 entry fee ($25 for three poems) by August 31…. read more

Louisville Review

National Poetry Book Contest

Cash Prize: $1,000

Entry Fee: $25

Application Deadline: 8/31/24

Genre: Poetry

A prize of $1,000, publication by Fleur-de-Lis Press, and 25 author copies will be given triennially for a debut poetry collection. Jeanie Thompson will judge. Using only the… read more

Ex Ophidia Press

Richard-Gabriel Rummonds Poetry Prize

Cash Prize: $2,000

Entry Fee: $25

Application Deadline: 8/31/24

Genre: Poetry

A prize of $2,000, publication by Ex Ophidia Press, and 10 author copies will be given annually for a poetry collection. Rebecca Lindenberg will judge. Using only the online… read more

Gulf Coast

Barthelme Prize for Short Prose

Cash Prize: $1,000

Entry Fee: $20

Application Deadline: 8/31/24

Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

A prize of $1,000 and publication in Gulf Coast is given annually for a short work of prose. Submit up to three prose poems, works of flash fiction, or micro essays (or… read more

University of New Orleans Press

Lab Prize

Cash Prize: $10,000

Entry Fee: $28

Application Deadline: 8/31/24

Genre: Fiction

A prize of $10,000 and publication by University of New Orleans Press is given annually for a short story collection or novel. Using only the online submission system, submit a… read more

Howling Bird Press

Book Prize

Cash Prize: $2,500

Entry Fee: $25

Application Deadline: 8/31/24

Genre: Fiction

A prize of $2,500 and publication by Howling Bird Press is given in alternating years for a book of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction. The 2025 prize will be awarded in… read more

Journal of Experimental Fiction

Kenneth Patchen Award

Cash Prize: $1,000

Entry Fee: $25

Application Deadline: 8/31/24

Genre: Fiction

A prize of $1,000 and publication by JEF Books is given annually for an innovative novel. Amy Kurman will judge. Submit a manuscript of any length with a $25 entry fee by… read more

Black Lawrence Press

St. Lawrence Book Award

Cash Prize: $1,000

Entry Fee: $28

Application Deadline: 8/31/24

Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

A prize of $1,000, publication by Black Lawrence Press, and 10 author copies is given annually for a debut collection of poems, short stories, or essays. The editors and a… read more

Grid Books

Off the Grid Poetry Prize

Cash Prize: $1,000

Entry Fee: $25

Application Deadline: 8/31/24

Genre: Poetry

A prize of $1,000 and publication in print and audio formats by Grid Books is given annually for a poetry collection by a writer over the age of 60. Gregory Orr will judge…. read more

Oxford Poetry

Oxford Poetry Prize

Cash Prize: $1,268

Entry Fee: $13

Application Deadline: 8/31/24

Genre: Poetry

A prize of £1,000 (approximately $1,268) and publication in Oxford Poetry will be given annually for a single poem. Submit a poem of up to 50 lines with a £10 (… read more

Aesthetica

Creative Writing Award

Cash Prize: $3,171

Entry Fee: $15

Application Deadline: 8/31/24

Genre: Poetry, Fiction

Two prizes of £2,500 (approximately $3,171) each and publication in Aesthetica Creative Writing Annual are given annually for a poem and a short story. In addition, the… read more

Talking Gourds

Cantor Prize

Cash Prize: $1,000

Entry Fee: $10

Application Deadline: 8/31/24

Genre: Poetry

A prize of $1,000 will be given annually for a single poem about the state of Colorado or written by a poet residing in Colorado. Juan J. Morales will judge. Submit a poem of… read more

Now for the event part of the post. If you live in the area and you have an interest in literature events, this is for you.

EVENT

2024 Jackson Poetry Prize Reading: Fady Joudah with Pádraig Ó Tuama

Join us on Tuesday, September 17, at 7PM ET for evening of poetry and conversation featuring Fady Joudah, winner of the 2024 Jackson Poetry Prize, in conversation with Pádraig Ó Tuama. In-person at the Greene Space in NYC and online.

Learn more and register

Ok, now for the ones coming later this month in August.