With a nip in the air, many of us are spending more time inside. That makes for a perfect time to polish up your poetry and prose for some Fall writing contests. Which ones will you be entering?
Autumn Writing Contests
Writer’s Digest Short Story Contest
- Deadline: early bird – Nov 16th, 2015, final deadline – Dec 14th, 2015
- short stories 1500 words or less
- $3000 in cash prizes
- entry fee – $20 US early bird, $25 US after
Narrative Fall 2015 Story Contest
- Deadline: Nov 30th, 2015
- short shorts, short stories, essays, memoirs, photo essays, graphic stories, all forms of literary nonfiction, and excerpts from longer works of both fiction and nonfiction
- no longer than 15,000 words
- $5000 in cash prizes
- $23 entry fee
Words & Brushes Short Story Contest
- Deadline: Dec 1st, 2015
- short stories based on pieces of art
- between 2000-5000 words
- $300 cash prize
- no entry fee
Tethered by Letters – Summer Literacy Competition
- Deadline: Dec 1st, 2015
- short stories 1000-7500 words
- $500 prize
- $15 US entry fee
- flash fiction of 55, 250 or 500 words
- $150 prize
- $7 US entry fee
- poetry no more than 3 pages
- $150 prize
- $7 US entry fee
Prairie Fire Annual Writing Contests
- Deadline: Nov 30th, 2015
- poetry (up to 3 poems), short fiction (10,000 words), creative non-fiction (5000 words)
- $2000 in cash prizes
- $32 CAD entry fee
- $2500 in cash prizes
- $35 CAD/$40 US/$45 Intl entry fee
Creative Non-Fiction Contest
- Deadline: Nov 20th, 2015
- Max 6000 words
Short Fiction Contest
- Deadline: Jan 15th, 2016
- Max 6000 word short stories
Poetry Contest
- Deadline: Jan 15th, 2016
- Up to 3 poems
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