{"id":4971,"date":"2018-02-23T08:06:12","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T16:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/?p=4971"},"modified":"2018-02-23T12:18:33","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T20:18:33","slug":"18-free-writing-contests-with-cash-prizes-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/18-free-writing-contests-with-cash-prizes-2\/","title":{"rendered":"19 Free Writing Contests With Cash Prizes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nThis is a list of competitions for writers, poets and playwrights. All of them are free to enter and have cash prizes ranging from a couple of hundred to several thousand dollars. Also see this list<\/a> for grants, residencies and fellowships for writers; some deadlines are coming up. \u2013\u2013 S. Kalekar<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n
\n\u2018It\u2019s All Write!\u2019 Teen Writing Contest<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is for teen writers of flash fiction (75-200 words) and short stories (1,000-2,500 words). Prizes are for three categories\/age groups in each: Grades 6-8, 9-10 and 11-12.<\/p>\n

Value: $250, $150, $100 in each category for short stories; $125, $75, $50 in each category for flash fiction
\nDeadline: 4 March 2018
\nOpen for: Teen writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

\nWilbur & Niso Smith Foundation: Author of Tomorrow Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is designed to find the adventure writers of the future. Writers must enter a piece of short fiction (1,500-5,000 words). The work must fall within what can be defined as adventure writing (see guidelines).<\/p>\n

Value: \u00a31,500
\nDeadline: 12 March 2018
\nOpen for: Writers aged 21 and under
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

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\nBBC Radio 4: BBC National Short Story Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This is for British nationals and UK residents, who have a prior record of publication in the UK (see guidelines). Send a story of up to 8,000 words.<\/p>\n

Value: \u00a315,000, four awards of \u00a3600
\nDeadline: 12 March 2018
\nOpen for: British nationals and UK residents
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

\nHilary Weston Writers\u2019 Trust Prize for Nonfiction<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is for a literary book of nonfiction, published or contracted (see guidelines), by Canadian citizens of permanent residents of Canada. Translations are eligible.<\/p>\n

Value: CAD60,000; CAD5,000 for 3-5 shortlisted works
\nDeadline: First deadline of 14 March 2018
\nOpen for: Canadian writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

\nRogers Writers\u2019 Trust Fiction Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is for a novel or short story collection, published or contracted (see guidelines), by Canadian citizens of permanent residents of Canada. Translations are eligible.<\/p>\n

Value: CAD50,000; CAD5,000 for 3-5 finalists
\nDeadline: First deadline of 14 March 2018
\nOpen for: Canadian writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

\nAlpine Fellowship Writing Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is awarded for the best piece of writing on Childhood (up to 2,500 words in any genre), which is the theme of the 2018 Alpine Fellowship Annual Symposium. The winner and two runners-up are invited to attend the Venice symposium. The award will be presented by poet John Burnside \u2013 see guidelines for the kind of writing he would like to read.<\/p>\n

Value: \u00a33,000
\nDeadline: 15 March 2018
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

\nIris N. Spencer Poetry Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

This contest, by West Chester University, is for undergraduate poets enrolled in a US college or university for poems composed in the traditional modes of meter, rhyme and received forms.<\/p>\n

Value: $1,500, $500
\nDeadline: 15 March 2018 (Postmarked)
\nOpen for: Undergraduate poets in the US
\nDetails here<\/a> (scroll down).\n<\/div>\n

\nMyong Cha Son Haiku Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

This contest, by West Chester University, is for undergraduate poets enrolled in a US college or university for unpublished, original haiku.<\/p>\n

Value: $1,500, $500
\nDeadline: 15 March 2018 (Postmarked)
\nOpen for: Undergraduate poets in the US
\nDetails here<\/a> (scroll down).\n<\/div>\n

\nRhina P. Espaillat Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

This contest, by West Chester University, is for undergraduate poets enrolled in a US college or university for original poems written in Spanish, and translations of English poems to Spanish.<\/p>\n

Value: $500
\nDeadline: 15 March 2018 (Postmarked)
\nOpen for: Undergraduate poets in the US
\nDetails here<\/a> (scroll down).\n<\/div>\n

\n2018 Thresholds International Short Fiction Feature Writing Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n

They want non-fiction essays (750-2,000 words) in either of these categories: Author Profile: exploring the life, writings and influence of a single short story writer; and We Recommend: personal recommendations of a collection, anthology, a group of short stories or a single short story. No short stories or creative non-fiction story submissions (i.e. personal life essays). Writers can submit up to three essays.<\/p>\n

Value: \u00a3500, two prizes of \u00a3100
\nDeadline: 18 March 2018
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

\nGoldenBaobab Prizes <\/strong><\/p>\n

These prizes are for children\u2019s literature by citizens of an African country and are in three categories: for early chapter books targeting readers aged 9-11; 7,000-10,000 words), for picture books (targeting readers aged 4-8; 500-1,500 words, no illustrations), and for illustrations (of children\u2019s books; portfolios to be according to specifics in guidelines).<\/p>\n

Value: $5,000 for each category
\nDeadline: 31 March 2018
\nOpen for: Citizens of an African country
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

\nMap Literary: The Rachel Wetzsteon Chapbook Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a chapbook award and this year, it will focus on poetry. Submit a manuscript of up to 30 pages.<\/p>\n

Value: $250
\nDeadline: 31 May 2018; fee-free submissions till 31 March 2018
\nOpen for: All poets
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

\nAmerica Media: The Foley Poetry Contest<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a contest for poetry. Submit a poem of 30 lines or fewer.<\/p>\n

Value: $1,000
\nDeadline: 31 March 2018
\nOpen for: All poets
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

\n Ron Hubbard\u2019s Writers & Illustrators of the Future<\/strong>
\nThis is for new and amateur writers of new short stories or novelettes of science fiction or fantasy. Send stories of up to 17,000 words.
\nValue: $1,000, $750, $500 per quarter; one annual prize of $5,000
\nDeadline: 31 March 2018
\nOpen for: New and amateur writers of science fiction and fantasy (see guidelines)
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n
\nNatan Book Award at the Jewish Book Council<\/strong><\/p>\n

This award supports and promotes a breakthrough, contracted nonfiction book intended for a mainstream audience that will catalyze conversations around the issues that Natan grapples with in its grantmaking (see guidelines). It is in two parts, $10,000 to be used during the writing process and $15,000 for marketing and publicity.
\nValue: $25,000
\nDeadline: 31 March 2018
\nOpen for: All writers of contracted nonfiction books that fit the above theme
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

\nSave the Earth Poetry Contest <\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a contest for high school students. Students are invited to submit poems which evoke humankind\u2019s awareness of the natural world and nature as such.<\/p>\n

Value: $200 each; a minimum of 7 winners
\nDeadline: 31 March 2018
\nOpen for: High school students
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

\nWergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is for a humor poem, of up to 250 lines.
\nValue: $1,000, $250, and 10 prizes of $100
\nDeadline: 1 April 2018
\nOpen for: All poets
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

\nWaterston Desert Writing Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n

This prize is for a proposed book of literary nonfiction that illustrates artistic excellence, sensitivity to place, and desert literacy \u2013 with the desert both as subject and setting. The writing sample (up to 10 pages) can be published, unpublished or work in progress.<\/p>\n

Value: $2,000 and a four-week residency at Summer Lake, Oregon
\nDeadline: 1 April 2018
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

\nIndependent Legions Publishing: Inferno Award 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

This award is for an unpublished horror novella (45,000-50,000 words). All types of horror are welcome. All subgenres and forms of speculative fiction are welcome.<\/p>\n

Value: $600 advance against royalties
\nDeadline: 15 June 2018
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n