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Alpine Fellowship Poetry Prize is Open/ How to Apply (Prize: £5,000)

Are you a poetry writer who wants an all-expense covered opportunity and a cash award? Then this opportunity will interest you. The organizers of the 2024 Alpine Fellowship Annual Symposium are currently accepting submissions. Three lucky writers will be awarded this international prize. The theme for this year’s submissions is : ‘Language’ Eligibility Guidelines for...

St. Martin’s Minotaur/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Competition($10,000 + Publication)

Minotaur Books and Mystery Writers of America (MWA) is seeking submissions of manuscripts with crime at the heart of the story. Previously unpublished writers are encouraged to submit their full-length Manuscript to St. Martin’s Minotaur/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Competition for consideration. Submission Deadline is December 15th, 2023 by 11:59 pm EST Eligibility for the St. Martin’s...

International Essay Contest For Young People (Prizes: Over $1000 + Certificates)

The  Gio Peace Foundation International  Essay Contest for Young People has opened for submissions for writers 25 years and below. The International Essay Contest for Young People is an annual essay contest organized in an effort to harness the energy, creativity and initiative of the world’s youth in promoting a culture of peace and sustainable...

The Preservation Foundation Essay Contest 2021

The Preservation Foundation is hosting an essay contest open to all writers around the world who are previously unpublished. The Preservation Foundation Essay Contest organizers previously had strict rules about what it meant to be an “unpublished writer” but this year’s rules seem more relaxed. You should include a biography with your submission that makes...

University Of Michigan’s African Literature Today Calls for Papers/ How to Submit

University of Michigan’s African Literature Today calls for papers, articles and interviews, that engage with African speculative fiction and science fiction for a special issue. The guest-editors for this issue are Chimalum Nwankwo and Louisa Uchum Egbunike. The deadline for submissions is November 16, 2020. The press release from African Literature Today:  “In ancient Greece,...

Modern Love Essay/ How to Submit (Prize:$500)

Modern Love has a central mission, which is to publish personal essays based on contemporary relationships. Although it has evolved into a podcast, a book, a TV show and Tiny Love Stories in its 16 years, this would always remain its primary focus. They seek true stories on finding love, losing love and trying to keep love alive. They welcome essays that explore subjects...

The Goi Peace Foundation International Essay Contest/ How to Apply (Prize: $1350 + more)

The Goi Peace Foundation calls for essays for its essay contest for 2020. The theme for the contest this year is: “A Letter from Myself in 2030”. What will the world be like in ten years’ time? What will you be in that world? According the Goi Peace Foundation website: “Imagine what an ideal world...