{"id":5438,"date":"2018-07-24T07:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T14:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/?p=5438"},"modified":"2018-07-24T08:35:12","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T15:35:12","slug":"deadlines-9-writing-contests-grants-with-cash-prizes-up-to-6000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/deadlines-9-writing-contests-grants-with-cash-prizes-up-to-6000\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadlines: 9 Writing Contests &#038; Grants With Cash Prizes (Up to $6,000)"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><strong>The Story of the Year Contest 2018<\/strong> offers a $5,000 grand prize for short stories. The deadline to enter is July 27th, 2018. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/10000-short-story-contest-free\/\">Learn more.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Monash Public Library<\/strong> is hosting a short story competition open to Australian. The deadline is July 28th. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monlib.vic.gov.au\/Events\/WordFest-2018\/Entry-Form-Writing-Competition-2018\">Learn more.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>The John Locke Institute Essay Competition <\/strong>offers \u00a3100 prizes for essays on a variety of topics. Open to students from around the world. The deadline is July 31st. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnlockeinstitute.com\/2018-essay-competition\">Learn more.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Platt Family Scholarship Prize<\/strong> offers $2,750 in scholarships to undergraduate students. This year&#8217;s essay topic: Frederick Douglass, Stephen Douglas, and Abraham Lincoln. The deadline is July 31st, 2018. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelincolnforum.org\/scholarship-essay-contest\">Learn more.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Inkitt<\/strong> <strong>Novel Competition<\/strong> offers $300 for the best novel, as determined by popular votes as well as engagement. They may also offer a publishing contract. The deadline is July 31st. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkitt.com\/novelcontest\">Learn more.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>The National Poetry Contest and The National Short Story Contest<\/strong>, open to Canadians, offers $3,500 in prizes, including a top prize of $500. The deadline is July 31st. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polarexpressions.ca\/SummerContests.html\">Learn more.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Art and Change Grant<\/strong> provides project-based grants of up to $2,500 to women and trans* artists and cultural producers in Greater Philadelphia to fund art for social change projects. The deadline to apply is August 1st. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leeway.org\/\">Learn more.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Delaware Artist Grants<\/strong> are available to residents of the state of Delaware. The grants are worth up to $6,000. 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