Category: Contests (No Entry Fee)

FREE CONTEST/$50 Prize weekly poetry contest @ Poetry Nook, DEADLINE: Every Sunday

This exceptional weekly contest by Poetry Nook is in its 172nd week! Each week a poetry entry will be selected by Poetry Nook editors to win a generous $50 prize! In some cases, honorable mentions of $20 each may also be awarded. In order to enter, just register […]

FREE Poetry Contest – $450 in Prizes, DEADLINE: Feb. 28, 2018

Poets, don’t miss this opportunity to submit your poetry to Spirit First with a theme of Meditation or Mindfulness. You can view the 2017 Contest Results to see what the judges are looking for. You may enter up to three unpublished poems in any form via email to […]

Behind the Scenes: Writing contests & working at a lit mag – guest blog post by Fugue Editor Stacy Miller

Fugue Journal is a literary journal out of the University of Idaho. It was launched in 1990 and has been run ever since by graduate students in the Creative Writing MFA Program. We publish both a Summer/Fall print issue and a Winter/Spring online issue. Working for Fugue for […]

Behind the Scenes: Writing contests & working at a lit mag – guest blog post by Fugue Editor Stacy Miller

Fugue Journal is a literary journal out of the University of Idaho. It was launched in 1990 and has been run ever since by graduate students in the Creative Writing MFA Program. We publish both a Summer/Fall print issue and a Winter/Spring online issue. Working for Fugue for […]

FREE Poetry Contest – $500 Prize, DEADLINE: Feb. 2, 2018

Zócalo Public Square is currently running a free poetry contest with the theme of “Place.” Poets may send up to three poems to poetry@zocalopublicsquare.org. Since 2012, the Zócalo Public Square Poetry Prize has been awarded annually to the U.S. poet whose poem best evokes a connection to place. "Place" […]

FREE Chapbook contest & editor interview – Honeysuckle Press, DEADLINE: March 1, 2018

Honeysuckle Press is the sister organization of Winter Tangerine and has a similar aesthetic with absolutely stunning artwork and clean, readable website design.  It is “a literary press committed to expanding and redefining human truths by prioritizing the narratives of unsung communities.” Their 2nd annual chapbook contest is […]

FREE Chapbook contest & editor interview – Honeysuckle Press, DEADLINE: March 1, 2018

Honeysuckle Press is the sister organization of Winter Tangerine and has a similar aesthetic with absolutely stunning artwork and clean, readable website design.  It is “a literary press committed to expanding and redefining human truths by prioritizing the narratives of unsung communities.” Their 2nd annual chapbook contest is […]

2 FREE Contests, $10-$200 cash prizes – Wax Poetry & Art, DEADLINE: Oct. 15, 2017

Poets, don’t miss this opportunity to submit your poetry to Wax Poetry and Art! They are running 2 FREE contests with extended deadlines of October 15, 2017. Both are open to all poets, one contest has no theme and one has the theme of socially engaged. “Wax Poetry […]

2 FREE Contests, $10-$200 cash prizes – Wax Poetry & Art, DEADLINE: Oct. 15, 2017

Poets, don’t miss this opportunity to submit your poetry to Wax Poetry and Art! They are running 2 FREE contests with extended deadlines of October 15, 2017. Both are open to all poets, one contest has no theme and one has the theme of socially engaged. “Wax Poetry […]

35 Writing Contests – No entry fees! DEADLINES: Oct. 1 – 31, 2017

Publishing … and Other Forms of Insanity is the blog and writing resource site by writer Erica Verrillo. Her site is loaded with great articles for writers and the writing life, including listings of publishers, agents, where to get reviews, submission calls, free contests, writing conferences and more. […]

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