Below are the details for fifteen free poetry contests in the order of the upcoming deadlines in December 2018. The contests are listed in order of deadline and in two sections: 1) open to most, 2) open to specific region, identity, etc.
Also listed are links to other sites who list creative writing contests on a regular basis.
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NO FEE Contests open to most
New York Encounter Poetry Contest
DEADLINE: December 2, 2018
ENTRY FEE: None
THEME: Something to Start From
PRIZE: Cash prizes of $300, $200 and $100 will be awarded to first, second and third place poems.
Blue Mountain Arts Poetry Card Contest
DEADLINE: December 31, 2018
ENTRY FEE: None
PRIZE: $300
DEADLINE: December 31, 2018
ENTRY FEE: None
NOTES: Books must be written in English and published and copyrighted in 2018 to be eligible for the 2019 prize. Awards are given in fiction, poetry and nonfiction.
PRIZE: $10,000
Best Translated Book Awards for Poetry
DEADLINE: December 31, 2018
ENTRY FEE: None
NOTES: Translated books of poetry first published in English translation in the US or UK during the contest year
PRIZE: $5,000
NO FEE Contests open to specific region, identity, etc.
Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award
DEADLINE: December 4, 2018
ENTRY FEE: None
NOTES: Open to an LGBTQ writer who has shown exceptional talent and the potential for continued literary success and significance in the future. The nominee must have published at least one but no more than two books, written in the discipline of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry.
PRIZE: $1,500
Brunel International African Poetry Prize
DEADLINE: December 12, 2018
ENTRY FEE: None
NOTES: Open to poets who were born in Africa, or who are nationals of an African country, or whose parents are African
PRIZE: £3000
DEADLINE: December 15, 2018
ENTRY FEE: None
NOTES: Inspirational poems that “promote activism and/or healing” by writers who self-identify as women
PRIZE: $70
Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards
DEADLINE: December 15, 2018
ENTRY FEE: None
NOTES: Open to residents of California
PRIZE: 1st-$100, 2nd-$50, 3rd-$25
Four Way Books - It's No Contest
DEADLINE: December 15, 2018
ENTRY FEE: None
NOTES: Poetry or Fiction by a NYC Resident
PRIZE: unknown
LUMINA -- La Lengua NYC Multilingual Writers Contest
DEADLINE: December 31, 2018
ENTRY FEE: None
NOTES: Multilingual Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction and Art
PRIZE: Judged by R.A. Villanueva, contest winners and participants will be featured at a NYC reading series in the winter of 2019, have their work read on LUMINA’s Firefly podcast, and publication in LUMINA’s online journal.
Black Caucus of the American Library Association
DEADLINE: December 31, 2018
ENTRY FEE: None
NOTES: African American writer published in the United States during the previous year: one for adult fiction, one for nonfiction, one for a first novelist and one for poetry.
PRIZE: $500
DEADLINE: December 31, 2018
ENTRY FEE: None
NOTES: Poem up to 50 lines about Brexit, by a poet age 18+
PRIZE: £200
Society of Classical Poets, Poetry Competition
DEADLINE: December 31, 2018
ENTRY FEE: None
NOTES: The poems must be within the four themes used by the Society.
PRIZE: $500
The Lyric College Poetry Contest
DEADLINE: December 31, 2018
ENTRY FEE: None
NOTES: Open to undergraduates enrolled full time in an American or Canadian college or university.
PRIZE: $500
William Carlos Williams Poetry Competition
DEADLINE: December 31, 2018
ENTRY FEE: None
NOTES: Open to students enrolled in programs leading to the Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy degree.
PRIZE: $300
Other Contest List Links
http://www.freelancewriting.com/creative-writing-contests.php
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Reblogged this on The Salamander Chronicles – Don Beukes and commented:
From Trish Hopkinson…
Thanks for including my list!