A major, internationally renowned award for a single outstanding poem. First prize is £5,000, second prize is £2,000 and third prize is £1,000.

Poetry London Prize

Stories may be previously published or unpublished, and simultaneous submissions are accepted. Winner receives $1,000 and a bronze medallion. Finalists receive $100.

The Lascaux Prize in Flash Fiction

Pieces may be previously published or unpublished, and simultaneous submissions are accepted. Winner receives $1,000 and a bronze medallion. Finalists receive $100.

The Lascaux Prize in Creative Nonfiction

Poems may be previously published or unpublished, and simultaneous submissions are accepted. Winner receives $1,000 and a bronze medallion. Finalists receive $100.

The Lascaux Prize in Poetry

An international prize, open to anyone from anywhere in the world as long as their story is original and previously unpublished. The winners are chosen by a single judge each year, who reads the stories anonymously. 

The Moth Short Story Prize

1st Prize £200, 2nd Prize £100, 3rd Prize £50

The Henshaw Short Story Competition

This annual essay contest is organized in an effort to harness the energy, creativity and initiative of the world's youth in promoting a culture of peace and sustainable development.

International Essay Contest for Young People

THE $4,000 NARRATIVE PRIZE is awarded annually for the best short story, novel excerpt, poem, one-act play, graphic story, or work of literary nonfiction published by a new or emerging writer in Narrative.

Narrative Prize

The annual HG Wells Fiction Short Story Competition offers a £500 Senior and £1,000 Junior prize and free publication of all shortlisted entries in a quality, professionally published paperback anthology.

The HG Wells Fiction Short Story Competition

The competition is open to original, unpublished and unbroadcast short stories in the English language of 3,000 words or fewer. The story can be on any subject, in any style, by a writer of any nationality, living anywhere in the world.

The Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition

Aesthetica Creative Writing Award

A national competition run by Writing East Midlands, in partnership with the Society of Authors. The prize seeks outstanding new writing in short fiction and poetry.

The Aurora Prize for Writing

Hi there! If you’ve got an extraordinary personal story to share, you’ve come to the right place. From April 27, 2022, through June 27, 2022, Narratively is accepting entries for our Spring 2022 Memoir Prize.

Narratively Spring 2022 Memoir Prize

Exceptionally international in scope, the prize supports writers who have not yet published a book-length work, with no limits on age, gender, nationality, or background. The winners of each category will receive a £1,000 cash prize and publication, and will be published in Wasafiri’s print magazine.

The Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize

Winner will receive $1500.00 and publication in The Ocotillo Review for a poem of 65 lines or less. All contestants will receive a copy of the journal and the finalists will be considered for publication.

Julia Darling Memorial Poetry Prize

Winner will receive $1500.00 and publication in The Ocotillo Review Winter Edition for a story between 800 and 4200 words. All contestants will receive a copy of the journal and the finalists' entries will be considered for publication.

Chester B. Himes Memorial Short Fiction Prize

Winners receive $1,000 and publication. $15 entry fee includes a copy of the latest issue of the journal.

Puerto del Sol Prose Contest

Puerto del Sol Poetry Contest

We invite writers to submit to the Fractured Lit Reprint Prize from May 15 to July 17, 2022. Guest judge Meg Pokrass will choose three prize winners from a shortlist.

fractured lit reprint prize

The Five South Prize in Short Fiction celebrates both emerging and established talent. This year's prize is  judged by Madeline Anthes. Applicants are invited to submit up to three flash fiction pieces in a single entry.

The Five South Prize in Short Fiction

Five South Prizes honor excellence in writing and poetry and are awarded twice per year.

The Five South Prize in Poetry

One $15,000 Winner and ten $500 Finalists will be selected in an anonymous review by the editors of Rattle and printed in the Winter 2022 issue.

The Rattle Poetry Prize

We invite writers to submit to the Uncharted Magazine Short Story Award from May 1 to July 31, 2022. This Award is for all three genres: SF/F, Thriller/Horror, and Mystery/Crime.

Uncharted Short Story Award

The Waking is an online literary magazine and part of the Ruminate creative community that houses high-quality literary writing about what it’s like to be human. This art can be beautiful, it can be strange, we just ask that it feels true.

The Waking's Flash Prose Prize

Our annual summer nonfiction contest opens May 15 to all types of creative nonfiction essays up to 5,000 words. The winner will receive $500 and publication in our Spring 2023 issue.

Prairie Schooner's Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest

A prize of $1,000 and publication in LAR given annually for an exceptional work of poetry. This season's judge is Joshua Rivkin.

Los Angeles Review Poetry Award

A prize of $1,000 and publication in LAR given annually for an exceptional work of fiction. This season's judge is Landon Houle.

Los Angeles Review Short Fiction Award

A prize of $1,000 and publication in LAR given annually for an exceptional work of fiction. This season's judge is Thea Prieto.

Los Angeles Review Flash Fiction Award

A prize of $1,000 and publication in LAR given annually for an exceptional work of nonfiction. This season's judge is Chelsea Catherine.

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