12. Brooklyn Non-Fiction Prize
Presented by the Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival, this annual prize awards $500 cash for “the best Brooklyn-focused non-fiction essay which is set in Brooklyn and is about Brooklyn and/or Brooklyn people/characters.” (So it’s Brooklyn-centric, if you haven’t picked up on that yet.)
Submissions should be four to 10 pages (up to 2,500 words), and five authors will be chosen to read and discuss their submissions at the annual December event.
Deadline: Annually in mid-November.
Commonwealth Short Story Prize
aims to bring stories from new and emerging voices, often from countries with little or no publishing infrastructure, to the attention of an international audience. Open to citizens of the 53 Commonwealth countries, the prize covers the five Commonwealth regions: Africa, Asia, Canada and Europe, Caribbean and Pacific. One winner will be selected from each region, with one regional winner to be selected as the overall winner. The overall winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize will receive £5000 (US$6250) and the remaining four regional winners receive £2500. Entries for the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize close on 1 November.
John Steinbeck Short Story Award
is one of three prizes offered by Reed Magazine. This award is for a work of fiction up to 5000 words. The winner of the John Steinbeck Short Story Award receives a cash prize of US$1000 and all entries are considered for publication. Entries open on 1 June and close 1 November.
CAFE WRITERS OPEN POETRY COMPETITION 2017
http://cafewriters.co.uk/home/poetry-competition/
£4 ENTRY FEE. Deadline November 30, 2017. First prize £1,000. Second prize £300. Third prize £200. Six Commended Prizes of £50. Funniest Poem £100. The Norfolk Prize of £100 is awarded to the best poem from a permanent Norfolk resident not winning another prize. Maximum of 40 lines (excluding title) on one side of A4. The prize is open to anyone other than Café Writers’ committee members. Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been published,self-published, published on any website or broadcast.
STRINGYBARK MALICIOUS MYSTERIES SHORT STORY AWARD
http://www.stringybarkstories.net/
A$12 ENTRY FEE. Deadline November 5, 2017. Any tale with a mysterious element and perhaps a sting-in-the-tail is wanted for this intriguing short story competition. The prize value for this competition is more than $1,000 in cash and books. International entries are most welcome. Limit 1,500 words. (Note the dollars are in Australian.)
THE SHARED DREAM CHAPBOOK CONTEST
http://backbonepress.org/submissions/
NO ENTRY FEE. Deadline: November 30, 2017. In times of anti-immigrant sentiment and racial intolerance, Backbone Press is pleased to announce The Shared Dream Chapbook Contest for immigrant poets. The winning manuscript with be published by Backbone Press, and the author will receive a prize of $250. Submit chapbook-length manuscripts, 18-30 pages.
THE TWO SYLVIAS PRESS 2017 WILDER SERIES POETRY BOOK PRIZE
http://www.twosylviaspress.com/wilder-series-poetry-book-prize.html
$20 ENTRY FEE. Deadline November 30, 2017. The Wilder Series Book Prize is open to women over 50 years of age (established or emerging poets) and includes a $1,000 prize, publication by Two Sylvias Press, 20 copies of the winning book, and a vintage, art nouveau pendant. Women submitting manuscripts may be poets with one or more previously published chapbooks/books or poets without any prior chapbook/book publications. Length: 60-100 pages of poems.
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS FESTIVAL VERY SHORT FICTION CONTEST
https://tennesseewilliamsfestival.submittable.com/submit
$10 ENTRY FEE. Deadline November 8, 2017. Grand Prize $500, passes to Panels and Master Classes ($200 Value), public reading at a literary panel at the next Festival, and publication in New Orleans Review Web Features. The top nine finalists will have their names published on this site. This contest is open only to writers who have not yet published a book of fiction. Published books include self-published books with ISBN numbers. Those who have published books in other genres besides fiction remain eligible. A submission is one original short story, written in English, up to 1,000 words.
Fiction Contest
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
A submission is one original short story, written in English, up to 7,000 words. Grand prize includes $1,500, domestic airfare (up to $500) and French Quarter accommodations to attend the Festival in New Orleans, VIP all-access festival pass for the next festival ($600 value), public reading at a literary panel at the next Festival, and publication in Louisiana Literature.
Deadline: November 30th, 2017 • Entry fee 💰: $25
Genre: Fiction, Short Story,
One-Act Play Contest
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
Plays must not have been previously produced, published, performed, or patronized in any way, including in a formal staged reading. Grand prize winners will receive $1,500, professional staged reading at the next festival, VIP all-access festival pass ($600 value), and publication in Bayou Magazine.
Deadline: November 1st, 2017 • Entry fee 💰: $25
Genre: Script Writing,
Presented by the Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival, this annual prize awards $500 cash for “the best Brooklyn-focused non-fiction essay which is set in Brooklyn and is about Brooklyn and/or Brooklyn people/characters.” (So it’s Brooklyn-centric, if you haven’t picked up on that yet.)
Submissions should be four to 10 pages (up to 2,500 words), and five authors will be chosen to read and discuss their submissions at the annual December event.
Deadline: Annually in mid-November.
Commonwealth Short Story Prize
aims to bring stories from new and emerging voices, often from countries with little or no publishing infrastructure, to the attention of an international audience. Open to citizens of the 53 Commonwealth countries, the prize covers the five Commonwealth regions: Africa, Asia, Canada and Europe, Caribbean and Pacific. One winner will be selected from each region, with one regional winner to be selected as the overall winner. The overall winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize will receive £5000 (US$6250) and the remaining four regional winners receive £2500. Entries for the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize close on 1 November.
John Steinbeck Short Story Award
is one of three prizes offered by Reed Magazine. This award is for a work of fiction up to 5000 words. The winner of the John Steinbeck Short Story Award receives a cash prize of US$1000 and all entries are considered for publication. Entries open on 1 June and close 1 November.
CAFE WRITERS OPEN POETRY COMPETITION 2017
http://cafewriters.co.uk/home/poetry-competition/
£4 ENTRY FEE. Deadline November 30, 2017. First prize £1,000. Second prize £300. Third prize £200. Six Commended Prizes of £50. Funniest Poem £100. The Norfolk Prize of £100 is awarded to the best poem from a permanent Norfolk resident not winning another prize. Maximum of 40 lines (excluding title) on one side of A4. The prize is open to anyone other than Café Writers’ committee members. Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been published,self-published, published on any website or broadcast.
STRINGYBARK MALICIOUS MYSTERIES SHORT STORY AWARD
http://www.stringybarkstories.net/
A$12 ENTRY FEE. Deadline November 5, 2017. Any tale with a mysterious element and perhaps a sting-in-the-tail is wanted for this intriguing short story competition. The prize value for this competition is more than $1,000 in cash and books. International entries are most welcome. Limit 1,500 words. (Note the dollars are in Australian.)
THE SHARED DREAM CHAPBOOK CONTEST
http://backbonepress.org/submissions/
NO ENTRY FEE. Deadline: November 30, 2017. In times of anti-immigrant sentiment and racial intolerance, Backbone Press is pleased to announce The Shared Dream Chapbook Contest for immigrant poets. The winning manuscript with be published by Backbone Press, and the author will receive a prize of $250. Submit chapbook-length manuscripts, 18-30 pages.
THE TWO SYLVIAS PRESS 2017 WILDER SERIES POETRY BOOK PRIZE
http://www.twosylviaspress.com/wilder-series-poetry-book-prize.html
$20 ENTRY FEE. Deadline November 30, 2017. The Wilder Series Book Prize is open to women over 50 years of age (established or emerging poets) and includes a $1,000 prize, publication by Two Sylvias Press, 20 copies of the winning book, and a vintage, art nouveau pendant. Women submitting manuscripts may be poets with one or more previously published chapbooks/books or poets without any prior chapbook/book publications. Length: 60-100 pages of poems.
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS FESTIVAL VERY SHORT FICTION CONTEST
https://tennesseewilliamsfestival.submittable.com/submit
$10 ENTRY FEE. Deadline November 8, 2017. Grand Prize $500, passes to Panels and Master Classes ($200 Value), public reading at a literary panel at the next Festival, and publication in New Orleans Review Web Features. The top nine finalists will have their names published on this site. This contest is open only to writers who have not yet published a book of fiction. Published books include self-published books with ISBN numbers. Those who have published books in other genres besides fiction remain eligible. A submission is one original short story, written in English, up to 1,000 words.
Fiction Contest
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
A submission is one original short story, written in English, up to 7,000 words. Grand prize includes $1,500, domestic airfare (up to $500) and French Quarter accommodations to attend the Festival in New Orleans, VIP all-access festival pass for the next festival ($600 value), public reading at a literary panel at the next Festival, and publication in Louisiana Literature.
Deadline: November 30th, 2017 • Entry fee 💰: $25
Genre: Fiction, Short Story,
One-Act Play Contest
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
Plays must not have been previously produced, published, performed, or patronized in any way, including in a formal staged reading. Grand prize winners will receive $1,500, professional staged reading at the next festival, VIP all-access festival pass ($600 value), and publication in Bayou Magazine.
Deadline: November 1st, 2017 • Entry fee 💰: $25
Genre: Script Writing,
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