Category: Conferences & Competitions

Environmental Writing Submission Opportunity for the New Terrain Award

Whole Terrain, a nationally renowned literary journal published by the Environmental Studies Department of Antioch University New England, is seeking environmental writing (fiction or non-fiction) from current undergraduates. The writer of the winning work will receive the New Terrain Award and $500 and have her or his work published in the next issue. The deadline…

Spring Writing Competitions

Let these competitions inspire you to write something new, or send off something you’ve already written…and maybe you’ll end up with a [cash] prize for your efforts!  2014 Rattle Poetry Prize: Rattle is a literary magazine that is dedicated to promoting a community of active poets. They publish through several mediums including an in-print magazine…

The Nature of Words’ Rising Star Creative Writing Competition

The Nature of Words issued a call for submissions for its 2014 Rising Star Creative Writing Competition to writers in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. The deadline is June 1, 2014. The competition is open to commercially unpublished writers in three genres, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction and Poetry, and three age categories, 15-18, 19-25 and 25+.  Winners receive…

2014 Sejong Writing Competition

The Sejong Cultural Society is collaborating with Harvard University, Korea Institute to introduce young adults to Korean culture through a writing contest. All American and Canadian residents under 25 are welcome to apply, regardless of racial or ethnic background. You will write an essay based off the novella Our Twisted Hero by Yi Mun-yol, one…

Calling All Artists: Fall Contests

Attention all Pilots! The Narrative 30 Below Contest is offering up to $1500 and is open to all artists including writers, photographers, filmmakers, and performers. Ten finalists will be given $100 prizes aside from those winning first, second, or third places. All entries are eligible for the Narrative Prize as well as a feature on…

Albion Review Competition

For those of you interested in contests and competitions, The Albion Review is now accepting 2013-2014 submissions. The Albion Review is a literary journal from Michigan featuring undergraduate students’ art such as fiction, poetry, and essays. $200 in prizes is available to the featured undergraduates. The deadline is November 1, 2013. Requirements include: students must…

Valentine’s Writing Contest

Oregon Women’s Report (one of Oregon’s largest online women’s magazines) is hosting their second annual Valentine’s Day writing contest with three $50.00 cash prizes for the three top winners. The contest theme is “love” and covers a wide spectrum of ideas from family, kids, relationships, advice, romance to friendships. Articles can be about life lessons,…

Rising Star Creative Writing Competition

The 8th annual Rising Star Creative Writing Competition is now accepting submissions until March 10th! The competition is open to all writers from Oregon, Washington, and Idaho and includes three age categories: 15-18, 19-25, and 25 and over.  The three genres include Fiction, Literary Nonfiction, and Poetry.   For more information on submission guidelines and…