Writing & Songwriting Contests

Scroll down for a few writing contests.

See also:  contests,  recreational activities,  book fairs & festivals

   spotlight on:  Adelaide Festival of Ideas - in Australia; July 5 - 8, 2007; Adelaide Writers' Week will be held from March 2 - 7, 2008

fiction

•  Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
•  Colorado Review - Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction
•  Diagram - Chapbook Contest
  •  Innovative Fiction Contest
•  Espy Award
•  [adults only]  Erotic Winter Fiction Contest
•  Howard Frank Mosher Short Fiction Prize
•  Nimrod International Journal - Nimrod/Hardman Awards
•  OnceWritten.com "In the Midnight Hour" Halloween Fiction Contest
•  OnceWritten.com Spring & Fall Fiction Contests
•  Sycamore Review - Wabash Prize for Fiction
•  Thurber House - Thurber Prize for American Humor
•  Writecorner Press - E. M. Koeppel Short Fiction Award

see also:  short stories, science fiction, and other categories, below

journalism

•  Euromed Heritage Journalistic Award

non-fiction

• Hunger Mountain

novels

•  Mount Arrowsmith Novel Writing Contest
•  Washington Center for the Book - Washington State Book Awards

poetry

•  Anhinga Press - Prize for Poetry
•  Atlanta Review - International Poetry Competition
•  Academy of American Poets - James Laughlin Award
•  Ashland Poetry Press - Richard Snyder Publication Prize
•  Boulevard - Emerging Poets Contest
•  Campbell Corner - Poetry Contest
•  Colorado Prize for Poetry
•  Dream Quest One.com Poetry and Writing Contest - a unique dual contest
•  Four Way Books - Levis Poetry Prize
•  Fugue - Prose and Poetry Contest
•  Indiana Review - Poetry Prize
•  The Ledge - Poetry Award
•  Lost Horse Press - Idaho Prize for Poetry
•  Lotus Press - Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award
•  Marsh Hawk Press - Poetry Prize
•  Moontown Cafe: Poetry Contest
  •  Moontown Cafe - New Free Poetry Contests
•  OnceWritten.com Summer Poetry Contest
•  Passaic County Community College - Allen Ginsberg Poetry Award; Paterson Fiction Prize
•  Poetry Foundation - Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowships
•  Saturnalia Books - Poetry Prize
•  Slapering Hol Press Chapbook Contest
•  Spoon River Poetry Review - Editors' Prize
•  University of Pittsburgh Press - Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize
•  Wick Poetry Center - Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize

science fiction writing

•  L. Ron Hubbard's Writers & Illustrators of the Future Contest
  •  L. Ron Hubbard's Writers and Illustrators of the Future {Julia West}  
  •  L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Contest {tomorrowsf.com}
  •  Writers of the Future Contest
  •  Writers of the Future {leeallred.com}
  •  Writers of the Future, Volume XVI -- Review

short stories

•  Electric eBook's Short Story Contest
•  Fiction House Annual Writing Competition - short story contest; closing date is October 31 annually
•  Fish Short Story Prize
•  Get your short story published on line ! Contest, too. Writing contest
•  Glimmer Train Press - Short Story Award for New Writers
•  Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition
•  PRISM International Annual short fiction contest, sponsored by the Creative Writing Program at the University of British Columbia
•  Salivan Writing Works - short story contest
•  Scribes Valley Publishing - short story contests
•  Whenyouwrite.com Short Story Contest

songwriting

•  American Songwriter Magazine
  •  American Songwriter Lyric Contest
•  Backstage Magazine Band Contest
•  Bannon Open Songwriting Awards
•  Belham Valley Records
•  Cooch Music's Amateur Songwriting Contest
•  Eurovision Song Contest Unofficial Homepage Annual European popular music festival now in its 45th year. Large database of past winners
  •  Douze Points Eurovision Song Contest
•  Festival de Poesía de California
•  Free Songwriting and Music Contests
•  Frank Brown Songwriters Festival - in Gulf Shores, Alabama; November 3 - 13, 2005; music of all genres will be presented at various venues
•  Great American Song Contest - highly recommended annual songwriting contest for songwriters everywhere; sponsored by Songwriters Resource Network, a trusted news and education resource for songwriters and lyricists
•  The John Lennon Songwriting Contest
•  Nashville SongWriters Festival - in Nashville, TN; June 16 - 18, 2006; open to all forms and genres of original songwriting from the novice to the pro
  •  Open House on Music Row - June 17 - 18, 2006
•  Reality Entertainment's Worldwide Songwriter/Composer Contest - deadline July 4, 2006
•  Ritmi Globali Europei
•  SongRiders Contest, a Tournament of Champions
•  Songwriter Songwriting Contest
•  Songwriters' Drive-In Song Contest
•  Tonos
•  USA Songwriting Competition Songwriters, bands and other musical acts are encouraged to participate in this world's leading international event

translation

•  American Literary Translators Association - National Translation Award

creative writing

•  A Writing Chance - monthly fiction and poetry contests
•  Beyond Words Contests
•  Biff's Boards - Online Creative Magazine - ongoing short story and poetry contests
•  CardReps Greeting Card Competition
•  Coffeehouse for Writers Monthly Essay Contest
•  Crab Orchard Review - Literary Prizes
•  Glimmer Train Press - Family Matters
•  Havenport Humour (Humor) Writing Contest
•  Images Inscript An interactive, literary e-zine that provides a viewing commentary and discussion forum. Works can be submitted for possible publication
•  International Book Award Competition from The Fast-Print Network
•  Invitation to Creative Writing Project
•  Knoxville Writers' Guild - Peter Taylor Prize
•  Lyon College - Visiting Fellowship in Creative Writing
•  Margie - Marjorie J. Wilson Award
•  The New Fiction Project - international short story competition and visual arts award hosted by New York City based non-profit organization, to contribute to the advancement of outstanding literary talent
•  One-A-Day Everyday Inspiration Contest - essay contest
•  Page One Contests - monthly contests from a Writers newsletter
•  The Pinch - Writing Awards
•  Quoth The Raven Literary - a group of professional and widely-published writers looking for the newest and most talented voices; several ongoing contests in various genres
•  San Francisco Foundation - Literary Awards
•  Shenandoah - Glasgow Prize for Emerging Writers
•  Serpentine - a quarterly publication, headquartered in the Santa Cruz mountains of northern California
•  Tupelo Press - Judge's Prize
•  University of Utah Press - Agha Shahid Ali Prize
•  Vangar Publishers Writing Contest
•  We Love Writers - free writing contest

regional

•  Canadian Authors Association - "Winners' Circle" international short story writing contest
•  Canadian Writers' Journal
•  The Henry Lawson Festival of Arts - in Sydney, Australia; June 5 - 9, 2008; a festival to present young and aspiring writers to the world
•  Panhandle Professional Writers - in Texas; annual Conference and writing contest held in June
•  Southeastern Writers Association Contests and Awards - week-long writers conference on St. Simons Island, in June
•  Sydney Writer's Festival - in Australia; May 19 - 25, 2008
•  The Writers' Union of Canada - Contests - prose, verses or dialogue by citizens or landed immigrants
•  WordStorm, The Northern Territory Writers' Festival - in Northern Territory, Australia

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directories

•  A Database of Screenwriting Contests - by FilmMakers magazine
•  Callboys Writing Contests
•  learn all about song writing contest at wordsalad.net
•  Poetic Dreamer - various poetry contests
•  Poets and Writers - Grants and Awards magazine
•  Proof Positive
•  Smith's List - CanLit Contests - Canadian literature contests organized by genre and deadline
•  Songwriters! We are Here for You - International Songwriters Association offers advice and the latest songwriting news, contest information, interviews
•  Writing Contests - has an eGroups mailing list

help

•  Essay Writing - essay writing guidelines

a few publishers

•  Bloomsbury
•  FastTrack Publishing, Inc. - Publisher of information related to business, entrepreneurship, culture, recreation, personal finance, engineering, technology and the trades - available in ten major languages by PDF and print-on-demand.

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last edited Sunday, March 16, 2008