Creative Writers Opportunities

https://www.writersdigest.com/writers-digest-competitions/self-published-book-awards Publish Your Book, Enter Our Competition, Launch Your Career. It's time that self-published authors earn the respect they deserve: All that time you spent writing and rewriting, editing, and making your own choices about covers, layout, and distribution shouldn't go unnoticed! That's why Writer's Digest has been honoring self-publishing writers for 28 years with the Self-Published Book Awards. Here's the scoop: Submit your self-published, printed and bound book in one of 8 categories (mainstream/literary fiction, genre fiction, nonfiction/reference, inspirational, life stories, early reader/children's picture books, middle-grade/young adult, poetry) for a chance at: $8,000 cash prize A trip to New York City for the Annual Writer's Digest Conference A feature article about you and your book in the March/April 2021 issue of Writer's Digest Every entrant w...

Subject: CRWROPPS — New Ohio Review 2020 Contest (cash prize) New Ohio Review is now accepting fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for its 2020 contest. The submission deadline is April 15.   Prize includes $1,500 and publication in issue 28. Pieces not selected will still be considered for publication. Contest judges are Lauren Groff (fiction), Ira Sukrungruang (nonfiction), and Ada Lim ó n (poetry).   Submission guidelines and entry fee can be found at https://newohioreview.submittable.com/submit New Ohio Review  is a national literary journal produced by Ohio University's Creative Writing Program. Now in its thirteenth year, NOR has been the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant and support from the Ohio Arts Council. Work from its pages consistently appears in the Best American series and the annual...

The Sally Albiso Poetry Book Award $2,000 and Publication Eligibility Poets who make their home in Alaska, Oregon, or Washington (regardless of previous publication history) are eligible. MoonPath Press (an imprint of Concrete Wolf) publishes the finest poets residing in the U. S. Pacific Northwest. Deadline:May 15, 2020 Manuscript 60 to 80 pages of poems (not including front or back matter) formatted as a doc, docx, or rtf file. Entry fee: $20 All entries must be submitted online via Submittable. https://moonpathpress.submittable.com/submit Winner will be announced in June and published in the fall. All entrants will receive the winning collection, as well as a copy of Moonless Grief by Sally Albiso. Contest Judge The winning entry for 2020 will be chosen by Carmen Germain. About Sally Albiso This award honors the exquisite poetry of MoonPath Press author Sally Albiso, who...

Subject: Last Call: Autumn House Rising Writer Contest The Rising Writer Contest is for a first full-length book of poetry by an author 33 years old or younger. Autumn House believes in supporting the work of younger, less-established writers who will become the voices of an emerging generation. For the 2020 contest, the Autumn House staff serves as the preliminary readers, and the final judge is Yona Harvey. The winner receives publication of a full-length manuscript and $1,000. The submission period closes January 31, 2020 (Eastern Time). Guidelines:  Must be the author's first full-length poetry collection (previous publications of chapbooks are fine). Authors must be 33 years old or younger in this calendar year The winners will receive book publication, $500 advance against royalties, and a $500 travel/publicity grant to promote their book All finalists will be considered for publication Rising Writer submissions should be approximately 50-80 pages The ...

The Editor's Prize at Harbor Review will close at midnight on January 31st.   The prize is awarded once a year for a micro chapbook. Micro chapbooks should be exactly 10 poems long. Manuscripts should include a title page, table of contents, and use 12 point font. Individual poems from the manuscript may have been published previously in magazines but not books or chapbooks. The collection as a whole must be unpublished. The submission fee is $10 to cover submission management. Your submission fee must be paid via paypal prior to submission. All entries must be submitted by email to harborreviewmagazine@gmail.com . The winner will receive $200 and publication of their micro chapbook online at Harbor Review . All entrants will be notified about the status of their submission after the submission period. Please visit  https://www.harbor-review.com/theeditorsprize for more information!

ONLY 36 HOURS LEFT! SUBMIT YOUR STORY TODAY! The Kenyon Review Short Fiction Contest ends January 31st at midnight EST! Accepting Submissions January 1st-31st! All entrants receive a one-year discount subscription to the Kenyon Review . The contest is open to all writers who have not yet published a book of fiction. Submissions must be 1,200 words or fewer. Click here for full submission guidelines. The Kenyon Review will publish the winning short story in the Jan/Feb 2021 issue, and the author will be awarded a scholarshi...