Also listed are links to other sites who list creative writing contests on a regular basis..
NO FEE Contests open to most
Better than Starbucks Sonnet Contest
DEADLINE: December 1, 2019
NOTES: No simultaneous submissions
FORMAT: print, digitally online
SUBMISSION FEE: None
CONTEST PRIZES: 1st - $100, 2nd - $50, 3rd - $25
New York Encounter Poetry Contest
DEADLINE: December 2, 2019
ENTRY FEE: None
THEME: Crossing the Divide
PRIZE: Cash prizes of $300, $200 and $100 will be awarded to first, second and third place poems.
Kent State University Peace Poetry Contest
DEADLINE: December 15, 2019
ENTRY FEE: None
NOTES: In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the May 4 shootings. The poems should resonate with the themes of peace, conflict transformation, and student advocacy. Three categories: youth (K-12), adult student, or adult non-student
PRIZE: “Poet, songwriter, and novelist, Naomi Shihab Nye, will select one winner from each category who will receive $500 and a possibility to read their poems at Kent State during the May 4 Music and Poetry Event on April 21. Two poets will receive honorable mention prizes for $250 and a possibility to read their poems at Kent State during the April 21 event. All winners will have their poems set to a musical composition by students in the Kent State University School of Music.”
Blue Mountain Arts Poetry Card Contest
DEADLINE: December 31, 2019
ENTRY FEE: None
PRIZE: 1st prize: $350 * 2nd prize: $200 * 3rd prize: $100
DEADLINE: December 31, 2019
ENTRY FEE: None
NOTES: Books must be written in English and published and copyrighted in 2019 to be eligible for the 2020 prize. Awards are given in fiction, poetry and nonfiction.
PRIZE: Award recipients traditionally receive $10,000 from the Anisfield-Wolf fund.
Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry, Griffin Poetry Prize
DEADLINE: December 31, 2019
ENTRY FEE: None
NOTES: Poetry books entered must have been published in English during the calendar year preceding the year of the award.
PRIZE: C$200,000, is awarded annually in two categories - International and Canadian. Each prize is worth C$65,000
Society of Classical Poets, Poetry Translation Competition
DEADLINE: December 31, 2019
ENTRY FEE: None
PRIZE: $100
NO FEE Contests open to specific region, identity, etc.
The Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry
DEADLINE: December 1, 2019
ENTRY FEE: None
NOTES: Open to African poets who have not yet published a collection of poetry.
PRIZE: $1,000
DEADLINE: December 15, 2019
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, 2019
ENTRY FEE: None
NOTES: Open to residents of California
PRIZE: Medals are awarded in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, First Work of Fiction, Californiana, Young Adult Literature (ages 12-16), Juvenile Literature (ages up to 11) and Notable Contribution to Publishing.
Four Way Books - It's No Contest
DEADLINE: December 15, 2019
ENTRY FEE: None
NOTES: Poetry or Fiction by a NYC Resident
PRIZE: unknown
Rider University Annual High School Writing Contest
DEADLINE: December 15, 2019
ENTRY FEE: None
NOTES: Postal submissions only. Open to high school students.
PRIZE: 1st-$100, 2nd-$50, 3rd-$25.
Black Caucus of the American Library Association
DEADLINE: December 31, 2019
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
Drinking Gourd Chapbook Poetry Prize
ENTRY FEE: None
NOTES: Open to poets of color who have not previously published a book-length volume of poetry.
PRIZE: $350, 15 copies of the chapbook, and a featured reading at The Poetry Foundation.
Society of Classical Poets, High School Poetry Competition
DEADLINE: December 31, 2019
ENTRY FEE: None
NOTES: Open to high school students. The poems must be within the four themes used by the Society.
PRIZE: $100
The Lyric College Poetry Contest
DEADLINE: December 31, 2019
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, 2019
ENTRY FEE: None
NOTES: Open to students enrolled in programs leading to the Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy degree.
PRIZE: $300
Other Poetry/Writing Contest List Links
http://www.freelancewriting.com/creative-writing-contests.php
https://winningwriters.com/the-best-free-literary-contests
http://www.newpages.com/classifieds/writing-contests
https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2019/11/63-writing-contests-in-december-no.html
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