Here, courtesy of the Authors Guild, are a gathering of contests for May:
Raymond Carver Short Story Contest
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $2,000 + publication
Entry fee: $17
Deadline: May 16, 2022
Masters Review Flash Fiction Contest
Eligibility: Emerging writers
Prize: $3,000 + publication
Entry fee: $20 (for up to 2 stories)
Deadline: May 31, 2022
BOA Short Fiction Prize
Eligibility: Writers who are U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or have DACA status, TPS or LPS
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $25
Deadline: May 31, 2022
Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $30
Deadline: May 31, 2022
Aura Estrada Short Story Contest
Eligibility: All writers
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $20
Deadline: May 31, 2022 (free global/hardship entries); June 30, 2022 (paid entries)
POETRY CONTESTS
Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize
Eligibility: Poets under 40 years of age
Prize: $1,000
Entry fee: $15
Deadline: May 15, 2022
James Laughlin Award
Eligibility: Poets with 2nd full-length book of poetry coming out in the following calendar year
Prize: $5,000 + 1 week, all expenses paid stay at the Betsy Hotel in Miami
Deadline: May 15, 2022
Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize
Eligibility: Poets with a full-length book of poetry published in the previous calendar year
Prize: $25,000
Entry fee: $75
Deadline: May 15, 2022
Max Ritvo Poetry Prize
Eligibility: Poets without a published collection
Prize: $10,000 + publication
Entry fee: $25
Deadline: May 31, 2022
Guy Owen Prize
Eligibility: All poets
Prize: $1,000 + publication
Entry fee: $20
Deadline: May 31, 2022
Boston Review Annual Poetry Contest
Eligibility: All Poets
Prize: $1,000 and publication
Entry Fee: $20
Deadline: May 31, 2022 (free global/hardship entries); June 30, 2022 (paid entries)
MULTI-GENRE CONTESTS
Ploughshares Emerging Writers Contest
Eligibility: Writers who have not published a book or a book coming out before April 2023
Prize: $2,000 + publication + review from Aevitas Creative Management
Entry fee: $24
Deadline: May 15, 2022
Contests are a great way to get your creative engine in gear. If you have poetry or prose that you’ve polished until it shines, why not let it sparkle for all the world to see and submit it? Write on!
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