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IWWG Literary Contest

The Susan Tiberghien Prize for Narrative Nonfiction runs from July 15 through August 30, 2018 -- Details at https://www.iwwg.org/literary-contests/

This random selection is from Poets and Writers, https://www.pw.org/grants?page=1. Go back to this URL for more. They’ll be there. Note that these organizations give significant cash prizes for minimal fees.

PRISM

Creative Nonfiction Contest
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $40
Application Deadline: 7/15/18
Genre: Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $1,500 CAD (approximately $1,170) and publication in PRISM is given annually for an essay. Using the online submission system, submit an essay of up to 6,...
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Emrys Press

Poetry Chapbook Contest
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 7/15/18
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Emrys Press is given annually for a poetry chapbook. The winner will also receive a weeklong residency at the Rensing Center near.
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The Story Prize

The Story Prize
Cash Prize: $20,000
Entry Fee: $75
Application Deadline: 7/15/18
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $20,000 is given annually to honor a short story collection written in English and published in the United States in the previous year. Two runners-up receive $5,000...
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The Word Works

Tenth Gate Prize
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 7/15/18
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by the Word Works is given annually for a poetry collection by a poet who has published at least two full-length books of poetry. Leslie...
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Sixfold

Short Story and Poetry Awards
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $5
Application Deadline: 7/24/18
Genre: Poetry, Fiction
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Sixfold are given quarterly for a group of poems and a short story. Using the online submission system, submit up to five...
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Hidden River Arts

Hawk Mountain Short Story
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $22
Application Deadline: 7/30/18
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Hidden River Press will be given annually for a story collection. Using the online submission system, submit a manuscript of any length...
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Red Hen Press

Novella Award
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 7/31/18
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Red Hen Press will be given annually for a novella. Kate Gale will judge. Using the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 15,000...
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New Millennium Writings

New Millennium Awards
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 7/31/18
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Four prizes of $1,000 each and publication in New Millennium Writings and on the journal’s website are given twice yearly for a poem, a short story, a short short...
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Grayson Books

Poetry Prize
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 8/15/18
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Grayson Books is given annually for a poetry collection. Patrick Donnelly will judge. Submit a manuscript of 50 to 80 pages with a $25...
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University of New Orleans Press

Publishing Lab Prize
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $18
Application Deadline: 8/15/18
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication by University of New Orleans Press is given annually for a short story collection or a novel. Using the online submission system, submit a...
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PRISM

Baton Rogue Area Foundation

Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence
Cash Prize: $10,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 87/15/18
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $10,000 is given annually to an emerging African American writer for a short story collection or novel published in the current year. The winner also receives travel...
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Indiana Review

"1/2 K" Prize
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 8/15/18
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Indiana Review is given annually for a poem or a work of flash fiction or creative nonfiction. Bryan Borland and Seth Pennington...
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Omnidawn Publishing

Single Poem Broadside Poetry Prize
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $10
Application Deadline: 8/20/18
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication in OmniVerse, Omnidawn Publishing’s online journal, is given annually for a poem. The winner also receives 50 copies of a letterpress...

Glimmer Train Press

Very Short Fiction Award
Cash Prize: $2,000
Entry Fee: $16
Application Deadline: 8/31/18
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $2,000 and publication in Glimmer Train Stories is given twice yearly for a short short story. Using the online submission system, submit a story of 300 to...
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Aesthetica

Creative Writing Award
Cash Prize: $1,290
Entry Fee: $15
Application Deadline: 8/31/18
Genre: Poetry, Fiction
Two prizes of £1,000 (approximately $1,290) each and publication in the Aesthetica Creative Writing Annual are given annually for a poem and a short story. The...
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