{"id":4359,"date":"2017-08-11T10:44:08","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T17:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/?p=4359"},"modified":"2017-08-16T11:22:46","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T18:22:46","slug":"23-free-writing-contests-with-cash-prizes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/23-free-writing-contests-with-cash-prizes\/","title":{"rendered":"23 Free Writing Contests With Cash Prizes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Contributed by S. Kalekar<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The competitions are for stories, poetry, essays, creative non-fiction and translations. Themes are as diverse as critical art writing, first loves, faith, children\u2019s writing, writing on business and free trade, and on dramatic changes in one\u2019s life; one of the major prizes is on translation to and from Arabic. Awards include cash and residencies; one of them also includes a round-trip ticket to Tokyo for the prize ceremony. Prizes are for many demographics of writers, and are for both unpublished and published work. The prize money ranges from $100 to $200,000.<\/p>\n

For unpublished work<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yale University Press: David Charles Horn Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n

This prize is for an unpublished full-length play in English. No translations, musicals, adaptations or children\u2019s plays.
\nValue: $10,000
\nDeadline: 15 August 2017
\nOpen for: All playwrights
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Literature Wales: Writers\u2019 Bursaries and Mentoring<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are up to 20 fixed-sum bursaries for writers in Wales of \u00a33,000 each, in various categories including one for writers under 25, and five unpublished writers. There are also Support Fund bursaries for writers with disabilities or mobility issues, to help them develop a work in progress. There are also mentoring schemes.
\nValue: Up to 20 bursaries of \u00a33,000; Support Fund bursaries of \u00a32,000; mentoring schemes
\nDeadline: 16 August 2017
\nOpen for: Writers in Wales
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

LaSalle Storyteller Award <\/strong><\/p>\n

This is for Washington State-based fiction writers. See guidelines for detailed eligibility and work sample requirements.
\nValue: $10,000
\nDeadline: 28 August 2017
\nOpen for: Fiction writers in Washington State
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

World Congress of Faiths Essay Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

This award, for UK students, is for a 3,000-word essay titled \u2018If one faith is true, does this mean all others are false?\u2019
\nValue: \u00a3300
\nDeadline: 29 August 2017
\nOpen for: Any undergraduate or postgraduate students at a UK university
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lunch Ticket: Diana Woods Award in Creative Non-fiction <\/strong><\/p>\n

They publish creative non-fiction on any subject. Submit a piece of up to 5,000 words.
\nValue: $250
\nDeadline: 31 August 2017
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lunch Ticket: The Gabo Prize for Literature in Translation & Multilingual Texts <\/strong><\/p>\n

This award is for a translated work of up to 5,000 words. Include the original work with the translation, and a statement about the translation process.
\nValue: $200
\nDeadline: 31 August 2017
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gulf Coast: The Inaugural Tony Beauchamp Prize in Critical Art Writing<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is for critical writing on art, of up to 1,500 words that is unpublished, or has been published in the last one year.
\nValue: $3,000; two prizes of $1,000
\nDeadline: 1 September 2017
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Planet: Essay Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is an essay contest for young writers on any subject by this Welsh magazine; submit a 1,500-2,000 word essay. Mailed submissions only.
\nValue: \u00a3200
\nDeadline: 1 September 2017
\nOpen for: Writers under 30
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cheshire Prize for Literature <\/strong><\/p>\n

The prize is for writing for 7-14-year-old children. Send a prose entry of up to 1,500 words or a poem of up to 100 lines.
\nValue: \u00a32,000 and runners-up prizes of \u00a3750
\nDeadline: 1 September 2017
\nOpen for: Residents of Cheshire, Warrington, Wirral and Halton including those who have ever lived, worked or studied in the area
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

conc\u012bs: Pith of Prose and Poem Contest<\/strong><\/p>\n

This prize is for poems, prose poems, visual poems, flash\/sudden\/quick fictions, micro-essays or other prose. Up to 250 words of prose\/prose poems, or 25 lines of poetry.
\nValue: $250, $150, $100, $50
\nDeadline: 1 September 2017
\nOpen for: All writers and poets
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Japan Foreign Trade Council Essay Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n

Submit an essay on the topic \u2018The Ideal Future Free Trade System \u2013 Tasks and Solutions\u2019. Essays could be in English (2,000-4,000 words) or Japanese (5,000-10,000 characters). See guidelines for specified format sheet and tips on the essay.
\nValue: \u00a51,000,000 (over $9,000); three prizes of \u00a5200,000 each; air tickets to Tokyo for the award ceremony
\nDeadline: 8 September 2017
\nOpen for: All writers, particularly students, young researchers and business people
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Spruce Mountain Press: Past Loves Day Story Contest<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is for an essay, of up to 700 words, about a first love. The writing could be heart-warming or humorous, and should say how that person\u2019s presence in your life changed you and how you experience the world. Winning stories will be posted on the Spruce Mountain Press website \u2013 anonymously, if the author wishes.<\/p>\n

Value: $100, $75, $50
\nDeadline: 17 September 2017
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Princeton University: Hodder Fellowship<\/strong><\/p>\n

This fellowship is for artists, including writers and poets, who show exceptional promise. Fellows spend an academic year at Princeton, and no teaching duties are attached; the fellowship provides them with studious leisure to undertake significant new work. Applicants usually have a first book published. See their guidelines for the writing sample and other requirements.
\nValue: $81,000, residency
\nDeadline: 19 September 2017
\nOpen for: All writers; usually writers have had a first book published
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Princeton Arts Fellowship<\/strong><\/p>\n

This prestigious fellowship is for early-career artists, including poets, novelists and playwrights. Fellows must teach one course each semester, but can take up an artistic assignment in lieu of a class.
\nValue: $81,000 per year; two-year residency
\nDeadline: 19 September 2017
\nOpen for: All writers, except PhD holders from Princeton
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Real Simple: Life Lessons Essay Contest<\/strong><\/del><\/p>\n

Submit an essay, of up to 1,500 words, on this theme: What was the most dramatic change you ever had to make? Write about that one unavoidable change, and how it affected your life, in enduring ways.<\/del><\/p>\n

Value: $3,000, $750, $500<\/del>
\n Deadline: 19 September 2017<\/del>
\n Open for: US residents<\/del>
\n Details here<\/a>.<\/del><\/p>\n

Sunday Times EFG Short Story Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is one of the most prestigious short story competitions in the world. The entry is for one short story, of up to 6,000 words.
\nValue: \u00a330,000; five prizes of \u00a31,000 each
\nDeadline: 28 September 2017
\nOpen for: Writers with a publication record of creative writing in the UK or Ireland; see guidelines for details
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lee & Low Books: New Voices Award for Authors of Color <\/strong><\/p>\n

Fiction, non-fiction or poetry manuscripts for 5-12-year-olds should address the needs of children of color. Themes could include non-traditional family structures and gender identities. Manuscripts should be up to 1,500 words. No stories with anthropomorphic animal characters. Unagented, hard copy submissions only.
\nValue: $1,000 and a publication contract; $500 for an Honor Award winner
\nDeadline: 30 September 2017
\nOpen for: Writers of color resident in the US, who have not had a children\u2019s picture book published
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lilith Magazine Fiction Contest<\/strong><\/p>\n

This magazine publishes work of interest to Jewish women. Authors submitting fiction for this contest must remember the magazine\u2019s tagline: \u201cindependent, Jewish and frankly feminist.\u201d Submit up to 3,000 words.
\nValue: $250
\nDeadline: 30 September 2017
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Financial Times and McKinsey: The Bracken Bower Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n

This prize is for an essay\/feature \u2013 a book proposal on the challenges and opportunities for growth by a young business writer. Write an essay or article of up to 5,000 words that conveys the argument, scope and style of a proposed full-length business book; include a description of the structure.
\nValue: \u00a315,000
\nDeadline: 30 September 2017
\nOpen for: All business writers under 35
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

American Antiquarian Society: Fellowships for Creative and Performing Artists and Writers<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Society is calling for applications for visiting fellowships for historical research by creative and performing artists, including writers and children\u2019s writers, poets and journalists who wish to produce works dealing with pre-twentieth-century American history. The award includes a stipend and a four-week residency at the Society at Worcester, Massachusetts. Send a writing sample of up to 25 pages.<\/p>\n

Value: $1,850 (from which room fee of $500-700 will be deducted if scholars are staying on campus), and residency
\nDeadline: 5 October 2017
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For published work<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sh. Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding<\/strong><\/p>\n

This award honors translators and acknowledges their role in building bridges between nations and peoples of the world. There are various award categories of a whopping $100,000 each \u2013 for translations of work from Arabic to English, English to Arabic, Arabic to French, French to Arabic. There are also achievement awards for translation in specific languages from and into Arabic (Chinese, Japanese, Malay, Persian and Urdu). There is one lifetime achievement award. See guidelines about the nomination process, judging criteria and the periods from which works are eligible.
\nValue: Various awards of $100,000 each, and some second and third prizes of $60,000 and $40,000 each; one lifetime achievement award of $200,000
\nDeadline: 31 August 2017
\nOpen for: All translators
\nDetails here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Young Lions Fiction Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

This award is for a novel or a collection of stories, published\/to be published between January and December 2017. The book must be for adults.
\nValue: $10,000
\nDeadline: 8 September 2017
\nOpen for: Any US resident aged 35 or younger
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The TA First Translation Prize <\/strong><\/p>\n

This is for a debut literary translation into English, published in the UK between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017. The entry must be a full-length prose work in any genre.
\nValue: \u00a32,000, shared between the translator and their editor
\nDeadline: 15 September 2017
\nOpen for: Books published in the UK \u2013 see guidelines for details
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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