Boulevard Magazine Poetry Contest for Emerging Poets
Genre: Poetry
Entry Fee: $18 USD per group of 3 poems and $18 USD for each additional group of 3
Deadline: June 1, 2024, at 12:00 am CT
Prize: $1,000 USD and publication
Description: Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but previously accepted or published work is ineligible. The poems may be a sequence or unrelated. All entries will be considered for publication and for payment at their regular rates. Entries will be judged by the editors of Boulevard magazine. The winning poems will be first announced on the website and then published in the following issue of Boulevard.
Details: https://www.boulevardmagazine.org/poetry-contest
Get To Know Contest
Genre: Poetry (19 years of age and under)
Entry Fee: None
Deadline: June 1, 2024, at 11:59 pm ET
Prize: Prizes vary and are subject to change
Description: Open to anyone 19 and under. Presented by the Wild Neighbours Society. Get outside, get creative, and enter the contest!
Details: https://www.gettoknow.ca/rules
4th Annual Wine Country Writers’ Festival Writing Contest
Genre: Short Fiction, Short Nonfiction, Poetry
Entry Fee: $15 CAD per entry or $25 CAD for 2 entries
Deadline: June 2, 2024, at 11:59 pm PT
Prize: First prize of $200 CAD, free registration for the 2024 Festival, and publication in and copy of the 2024 Anthology; second prize of $100 CAD and publication in and copy of the 2024 Anthology; third prize of $50 CAD and publication in and copy of the 2024 Anthology
Description: Judging is blind. All formats and styles are welcome. Creatives from all walks of life, experiences, orientations, and cultural backgrounds are encouraged. Short fiction and nonfiction have a 2,000 word maximum and poetry submissions must be no more than 48 lines. Winners will be announced on September 27, 2024.
Details: https://wcwfestival.com/wine-country-writers-festival-writing-contest/
The Masters Review Anthology Volume XIII
Genre: Short Story, Essay
Entry Fee: $20 USD
Deadline: June 2, 2024
Prize: Ten awards of $500, publication in a nationally distributed journal, exposure to over 50 literary agencies, and a copy of the anthology
Description: Every year The Masters Review opens submissions to produce an anthology, a collection of ten stories and essays written by the best emerging authors. The aim is to showcase ten writers who will continue to produce great work. The ten winners are nationally distributed in a printed book with their stories and essays exposed to top agents, editors, and authors across the country. Previously unpublished works of fiction and narrative nonfiction only, up to 7,000 words. This contest is for emerging writers only. Writers must not have published a novel-length work at the time of submission; authors of short story collections and self-published titles can submit as can authors with novels or memoirs with a low distribution (about 5,000 copies).
Details: https://mastersreview.com/anthology/
Icelandic Festival of Manitoba Poetry and Short Story Contest
Genre: Poetry, Short Story
Entry Fee: None
Deadline: June 7, 2024
Prize: Junior (12 and under) first prize of $50 in each category of poetry and short story; intermediate (13 – 18) first prize of $75 in each category of poetry and short story; open first prize of $125 in each category of poetry and short story
Description: The Icelandic Festival of Manitoba invites you to submit previously unpublished poetry, up to three entries per person, and/or one short story per person with a maximum of 1,200 words.
Details: https://www.icelandicfestival.com/festival-events/contests/poetry-short-story-contest
Spring Anthology Contest 2024: Compelling Hooks
Genre: Short Story
Entry Fee: $20 USD
Deadline: June 24, 2024
Prize: Grand prize of $500 USD and anthology publication; finalist prize of $50 USD and anthology publication
Description: This year’s prompt is “compelling hooks”. No matter the length of your story, a solid start is essential. A successful story grabs readers’ attention with an irresistible hook and doesn’t let go. Submit your short stories between 1,500 and 2,000 words that grabs the readers attention from the first paragraph. Must be an original, unpublished short story. Entrants must be 18+. English only.
Details: https://bardsy.com/contest
The Masters Review Reprint Prize
Genre: Previously Published Work
Entry Fee: $10 USD
Deadline: June 25, 2024
Prize: $500 USD and online publication
Description: For the first time ever, The Masters Review is looking for previously published work. For ten days from June 15 to June 25 the first Reprint Prize will be open for submissions. Any fiction or creative nonfiction under 6,000 words published prior to June 1, 2023, is eligible. There are no limitations on style or topic, but the primary interest is literary prose.
Details: https://mastersreview.com/the-reprint-prize/
Southern Alberta Art Gallery (SAAG) Arts Writing Prize 2023
Genre: Open Format Arts Writing
Entry Fee: None
Deadline: June 2, 2023
Prize: One Arts Writing prize and one Aruna D’Souza (BIPOC) prize of $1,000, a Gushul Studio Writer’s Cottage residency in Blairmore, Alberta for 2 weeks in August, 2022, and an editorial mentorship opportunity to write and publish a current exhibition review for Galleries West each
Description: The Southern Alberta Art Gallery Maansiksikaitsitapiitsinikssin is a leading contemporary public art gallery in Lethbridge, AB. The Gallery is excited to announce the 11th annual SAAG Arts Writing Prize. This competition aims to recognize emerging arts writers, critics, poets, creatives and students, providing them the opportunity to expand their practice. For the purposes of the award, an emerging writer is defined as anyone who has not published more than one piece of writing in a recognized print or online publication, exclusive of student-run journals and magazines, as well as self-published works. Writers can submit to one or both of this year’s categories: Arts Writing and the Aruna D’Souza Award for BIPOC writers. Open format arts writing includes critical essay, exhibition review, poetry, prose, experimental text, creative fiction, photo essay, etc. Winners will be recognized at a reception at the Gallery on August 18. All entries are eligible to be published in the SAAG Arts Writing Prize Reader 2022, made in-house at the Gallery’s Tiny Press bookbinding studio. Participants will receive a copy of the publication. This prize is offered in partnership with Galleries West Magazine.
Details: https://www.saag.ca/programs/arts-writing-prize
Dandelion’s Spring 2022 MicroFiction Contest
Genre: Micro Fiction
Entry Fee: None
Deadline: June 3, 2022
Prize: The winner’s story will be featured on the Dandelion blog and FaceBook page, receive a bouquet of Dandelion products and be placed on the short-list of possible authors for Dandelion’s next book publication
Description: Open to all ages, to writers published and unpublished. Four times a year, Dandelion Press will post a new image with the question, “What’s the story of this painting?” You are invited to put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard and let those creative juices flow! Maximum word count of 1,000. Please note your age category of either Adult or Young writer (18 and under).
Details: https://dandelionpreusch.squarespace.com/current-contest
Page Turner Awards
Genre: Book, Screenplay, Manuscript
Entry Fee: None
Deadline: June 5, 2023
Prize: Varied prizes in multiple categories
Description: In total, there will be four award categories, and you can enter up to fifteen submissions across the different award categories. All awards accept fiction and non-fiction in all genres. Entrants from anywhere in the world can enter any award categories or sub-categories.
Details: https://pageturnerawards.com/2023-award-categories
Hunger Mountain’s Howard Frank Mosher Prize for Short Fiction
Genre: Fiction, Short Story
Entry Fee: $20 USD
Deadline: June 15, 2022
Prize: First prize of $1,000 and online publication; runner-up prize of $100 and online publication
Description: An annual contest for short fiction. A chance for your fiction to be read by Hunger Mountain editors and guest judges. Entry must be an original, unpublished story under 8,000 words.
Details: https://hungermtn.org/submit/
2022 International Wizard of Oz Club Annual Contest
Genre: Fiction, Nonfiction, Art; all work must be related to the world of Oz
Entry Fee: None
Deadline: June 15, 2022
Prize: First prize of $100; second prize of $50
Description: The International Wizard of Oz Club’s goals are to encourage new writers and artists, and to explore a large range of Oz expression. Authors, researchers, and artists are invited to submit their work for consideration. Maximum length of 10,000 words.
Details: https://www.ozclub.org/about/oz-club-contests/
The $4,000 Narrative Prize
Genre: Short Story, Novel Excerpt, Poem, One-act Play, Graphic Story, Literary Nonfiction
Entry Fee: None
Deadline: June 15, 2022
Prize: $4,000
Description: Awarded annually for the best short story, novel excerpt, poem, one-act play, graphic story, or work of literary nonfiction published by a new or emerging writer in Narrative. The prize is announced each September and is given to the best work published each year in Narrative by a new or emerging writer, as judged by the magazine’s editors. In some years, the prize may be divided between winners, when more than one work merits the award.
Details: http://www.narrativemagazine.com/great-stories/narrative-prize
The Royal Canadian Legion Seniors’ Literary Competition
Genre: Short Story, Essay, Poetry, Memoir
Entry Fee: None
Deadline: June 18, 2022
Prize: One winner will be presented with an award in-person in June (Seniors Month) or once Branches are allowed to re-open
Description: The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 270 in Coldwater is hosting the 3rd annual literary competition for seniors 55 years of age and older regardless of whether they are a Legion member or not. Contestants must be a resident of Ontario, and their work (essays, poems, short story, memoirs) must be original and not have been previously published. All entries must be emailed to branch270seniorsliterary@gmail.com.
Details: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1943907185810095&id=175372529330245
For entry forms, contestants should contact Seniors Literary Chair Betty-Jean Murray by email at branch270seniorsliterary@gmail.com
Palette Poetry’s Sappho Prize for Women Poets
Genre: Poetry
Entry Fee: $20 USD
Deadline: June 19, 2022
Prize: First prize of $3,000; second prize of $300; third prize of $200; all prizes include publication on Palette Poetry’s website
Description: This contest only accepts submissions from poets who identify as women and/or non-binary. Submissions are open internationally, to any poet writing in English—other languages are okay to include, as long as the meat of the poem is in English. There is no page requirement, but submission must be no more than 3 poems.
Details: www.palettepoetry.com/current-contest/
Writer’s Digest Annual Writing Competition
Genre: Multiple Categories (see full list on website)
Entry Fee: Early-Bird fee for poetry category is $20 USD for first entry plus $15 USD for each additional entry and early-bird fee for manuscript category is $30 USD for first entry plus $25 USD for each additional entry
Deadline: June 20, 2022
Prize: Grand prize of $5,000 USD, an interview in Writer’s Digest (Nov/Dec 2022 issue) and on WritersDigest.com, a paid trip to the Writer’s Digest Annual Conference including special recognition at the keynote, a coveted Pitch Slam slot at the Writer’s Digest Conference where the winner will receive one on one attention from editors or agents, and publication of the winning piece on WritersDigest.com; first prize of $1,000 USD and publication of the winning piece on WritersDigest.com; second prize of $500 USD; third prize of $250 USD; fourth prize of $100 USD; fifth prize of $50 USD; sixth through tenth prize of a $25 gift certificate for writersdigestshop.com
Description: Writer’s Digest’s annual writing competition aims to shine a spotlight on up and coming writers. Competition categories are Inspirational/Spiritual, Memoirs/Personal Essay, Print or Online Article, Genre Short Story (Mystery, Romance, etc.), Mainstream/Literary Short Story, Rhyming Poetry, Non-rhyming Poetry, Script (Stage Play/Television/Movie Script/Short Film) and Children’s/Young Adult Fiction.
Details: http://www.writersdigest.com/writers-digest-competitions/annual-writing-competition
The International Amy MacRae Award for Memoir
Genre: Memoir
Entry Fee: $25 USD per entry
Deadline: June 21, 2022
Prize: $1,000 USD, a further $1,000 USD towards a writing retreat in France and publication in the 2022 Amy Award Anthology
Description: This award has been created in celebration of Amy MacRae’s life and in support of her living legacy to improve the outcomes of women with ovarian cancer. Writers anywhere in the world are invited to enter. The International Amy MacRae Award for Memoir is given to an exceptional work of memoir writing. Memoir writing, or personal essay, is defined as a work of creative nonfiction that illustrates a personal experience using literary techniques and narrative devices such as dialogue, character, setting and scene. Rather than simply recounting past events, successful memoir tends to offer a higher perspective on that past, use personal experience as an illustration of universal themes and/or endeavour to derive meaning, understanding or wisdom from the story it sketches. The quality of the writing is as important as the content of the story. This is a prose competition, so poetic prose (or prose poetry) is eligible, but poetry that is not prose is better submitted to a poetry contest. Submissions must be no longer than 2,000 words. The finalists (longlist) will be announced in the early fall, and the shortlist and winner in October of 2022.
Details: http://www.amyaward.com/
Hilary Weston Writer’s Trust Prize for Nonfiction
Genre: Nonfiction
Entry Fee: None
Deadline: June 28, 2022 for books published between October 1, 2021 and September 30, 2022
Prize: First prize of $60,000; finalists will each receive $5,000
Description: The grand prize will be awarded to a literary nonfiction book published between October 1, 2021 and September 30, 2022 that, in the opinion of the jury, is the year’s best book of nonfiction. Literary nonfiction includes, among other forms, works of personal or journalistic essays, memoirs, commentary, criticism both social and political, history, and biography. Finalist works will demonstrate a distinctive voice, as well as a persuasive and compelling command of tone, narrative, style, and technique. The overall effect of such writing should provide the general reader with an informed, unique perspective on the issue at hand. The jurors will shortlist between three and five titles.
Details: https://writerstrust.com/Awards/Hilary-Weston-Writers-Trust-Prize/Prize-Guidelines.aspx
Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize
Genre: Fiction
Entry Fee: None
Deadline: June 28, 2022 for books published between October 1, 2021 and September 30, 2022
Prize: First prize of $60,000; finalists will each receive $5,000
Description: The grand prize will be awarded to the novel or short story collection published between October 1, 2021 and September 30, 2022 that, in the opinion of the jurors, is the year’s best book of fiction. The jurors will shortlist between three and five titles.
Details: https://www.writerstrust.com/awards/atwood-gibson-writers-trust-fiction-prize/
Writers’ Trust of Canada Balsillie Prize for Public Policy
Genre: Nonfiction Books
Entry Fee: None
Deadline: Books published between October 1, 2021 and February 28, 2022 must be submitted by March 1, 2022; books published between March 1 and May 2, 2022 must be submitted by May 3, 2022; books published between May 3 and September 30, 2022 must be submitted by June 28, 2022
Prize: First prize of $60,000; three to five finalists will each receive $5,000
Description: A prize of $60,000 will be awarded annually to a book of nonfiction that advances and influences policy debates on social, political, economic, and/or cultural topics relevant to Canadians. It celebrates work that displays originality in several respects, including subject, approach, analysis, and voice, and which offers a thought-provoking contribution to an issue that impacts on both public consciousness and Canadian policymakers. The winning book combines new insights with a depth and breadth of research. The prize especially values work that brings public policy issues to the general reading public. The jurors will shortlist between three and five titles. Prizes of $5,000 will be awarded to each of the finalists.
Details: https://www.writerstrust.com/awards/balsillie-prize-for-public-policy/guidelines/
The Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award
Genre: Television Screenwriting
Entry Fee: None
Deadline: June 29, 2022 at 12:00 pm ET
Prize: $2,500 USD, a trip to New York City, and an invitation to the International Emmy® Awards Gala in November
Description: Each year, The International Academy of Television Arts & Science Foundation administers the Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award. The competition is designed to motivate non-American novice writers under the age of 30, and offer them the recognition and encouragement that might lead to a successful career in television scriptwriting. Entrants are asked to create a completed half-hour to one-hour English-language television drama script.
Details: https://www.iemmys.tv/ustinov.aspx
San Francisco Writers Conference (SFWC) 2024 Writing Contest
Genre: Fiction, Nonfiction, Children’s Books, Poetry
Entry Fee: $35 USD per entry
Deadline: June 30, 2024
Prize: Grand prize of registration to the 2025 San Francisco Writers Conference; four category prizes of a 2025 Summit Registration of their choice or an equivalent discount to the main conference
Description: Entries may have been self-published or not-yet-published but not traditionally published. Entries can be up to 1,500 words in length (or less, but not more) and should be the first 1,500 words of a novel or book, an essay, article, novella, short story, novelette, etc. For poetry entries, you may submit up to three poems at a time in one document, as long as their total combined word count is at 1,500 or less. They will be judged individually.
Details: https://www.sfwriters.org/2024-writing-contest-overview/
Letter Review Prize for Short Stories
Genre: Short Story
Entry Fee: $20 USD
Deadline: June 30, 2023
Prizes: First prize of $600 plus publication; second prize of $250 plus publication; third prize of $150 plus publication; 20 entries will be longlisted
Description: Open to anyone in the world. There are no genre or theme restrictions. Word limit of 1,000 – 3,000 words. All entries are considered for publication, and for submission to the Pushcart Prize.
Details: https://letterreview.com/information/
Letter Review Prize for Flash Fiction
Genre: Flash Fiction
Entry Fee: $15 USD
Deadline: June 30, 2023
Prizes: First prize of $400 plus publication; second prize of $250 plus publication; third prize of $150 plus publication; 20 entries will be longlisted
Description: Open to anyone in the world. There are no genre or theme restrictions. Word limit of up to 999 words. All entries considered for publication, and for submission to anthologies such as the Pushcart Prize.
Details: https://letterreview.com/information/
Letter Review Prize for Poetry
Genre: Poetry
Entry Fee: $15 USD
Dates: June 30, 2023
Prizes: First prize of $400 plus publication; second prize of $250 plus publication; third prize of $150 plus publication; 20 entries will be longlisted
Description: Open to anyone in the world. There are no style or subject restrictions. Maximum of 70 lines per poem. All entries considered for publication, and for submission to anthologies such as the Pushcart Prize.
Details: https://letterreview.com/information/
The Poetry London Prize
Genre: Poetry
Entry Fee: £4 per poem for Poetry London subscribers and £8 per poem for non-subscribers (limited number of free entries available for low-income writers)
Deadline: June 30, 2022
Prize: First prize of £5,000; second prize of £2,000; third prize of £1,000; all winners published in Poetry London magazine
Description: The Poetry London Prize is a major, internationally renowned award for a single outstanding poem. The prestigious prize has been won by and helped launch the careers of many acclaimed poets, including Liz Berry, Niall Campbell, Richard Scott, Eleanor Penny, and Romalyn Ante. The competition is open to poets anywhere in the world. Entries must be in English, your own unaided work, and not a translation of another poet. Entries must not have been previously published or self-published, in print or online, or have won a prize in another competition. The maximum length is 80 lines, not including titles or blank lines.
Details: https://poetrylondon.co.uk/competition/
Eden Mills Writers’ Festival (EMWF) Read at The Fringe Literary Contest
Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry
Entry Fee: $20 per entry
Deadline: June 30, 2023
Prize: One winner will be selected in each category to win $150 and an invitation to read at the EMWF on September 10, 2023
Description: The Read at the Fringe Literary Contest is a special opportunity for aspiring writers to share their work with our audience in Eden Mills. The contest is open to Ontario writers who are unpublished in book format. Full details, including word/page limits, can be found on the EMWF website.
Details: https://edenmillswritersfestival.ca/the-fringe-literary-contest/
The Rotary Club of Stratford Short Story Contest 2022
Genre: Fiction
Entry Fee: None
Deadline: June 30, 2022
Prize: The contest is divided into two sections – Adults (19+): first prize of $500; second prize of $250; third prize of $100; two honorable mention prizes; Youth: first prize of $250; second prize of $100; third prize of $50; two honorable mention prizes
Description: The Rotary Club of Stratford is pleased to announce the launch of their annual short story contest. Maximum of 2,500 typed words in English. Any unoriginal and published works will be disqualified from the contest.
Details: https://www.rotarystratford.com/sitepage/short-story-contest/short-story-contest
CRAFT First Chapters Contest 2022
Genre: Excerpts of book-length fiction
Entry Fee: $20 per entry
Deadline: June 30, 2022
Prize: First prize of $2,000; second prize of $500; third prize of $300; all prizes include publication in CRAFT, accompanied by an introduction by the guest judge and an author’s note (craft essay)
Description: The 2022 CRAFT First Chapters Contest, for unpublished first chapters of book-length projects up to 5,000 words, will be awarded in December 2022. The top three entries will be selected by Guest Judge Maisy Card.
Details: https://www.craftliterary.com/first-chapters-contest/
The Ontario Poetry Society’s The Ultra Short Poetry Competition 2022 Contest
Genre: Poetry
Entry Fee: $10 for up to five poems and $2 for each additional poem
Deadline: June 30, 2022
Prize: First prize of $100; second prize of $75; third prize of $50; fourth prize of $25; 36 Judge’s Choice Awards; all winning poems receive publication in a chapbook anthology and one free copy of the chapbook
Description: Open to Canadians and permanent residents of Canada only. Poems are to be no longer than 8 lines and no more than 8 words on a line. Spaces between the stanzas count as lines.
Details: https://www.theontariopoetrysociety.ca/contest_Ultra_Short_2022.html
North Street Book Prize
Genre: Self-published books in Mainstream/Literary Fiction, Genre Fiction, Creative Nonfiction and Memoir, Poetry, Children’s Picture Book, or Graphic Novel and Memoir
Entry Fee: $70 per book
Deadline: June 30, 2022
Prize: Grand prize of $8,000, a marketing analysis and one-hour phone consultation with Carolyn Howard-Johnson, a $300 credit at BookBaby, and three free ads in the Winning Writers newsletter ($525 value); top winner prize in each category of $1,000, a marketing analysis and one-hour phone consultation with Carolyn Howard-Johnson, a $300 credit at BookBaby, and one free ad in the Winning Writers newsletter $150 value); one honorable mention prize in each category of $250
Description: Length limit of 200,000 words. You may submit a collection of short stories or essays as a single entry. No restrictions on age or country. No restriction on year of publication. All contestants receive a free PDF download of How To Get Great Book Reviews Frugally & Ethically by Carolyn Howard-Johnson and free guides from BookBaby.
Details: https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/north-street-book-prize
Drue Heinz Literature Prize
Genre: Short Fiction
Entry Fee: None
Deadline: June 30, 2022
Prize: $15,000, publication by the University of Pittsburgh Press, and support in the nation-wide promotion of their book
Description: The Drue Heinz Literature Prize recognizes and supports writers of short fiction and makes their work available to readers around the world. The award is open to authors who have published a book-length collection of fiction or at least three short stories or novellas in commercial magazines or literary journals. Eligible submissions include an unpublished manuscript of short stories, two or more novellas with a maximum of 130 double-spaced typed pages, or a combination of one or more novellas and short stories. Novellas are only accepted as part of a larger collection. Manuscripts may be no fewer than 150 and no more than 300 pages.
Details: https://upittpress.org/drue-heinz-literature-prize-submission-guidelines/
The William Van Wert Memorial Fiction Award
Genre: Fiction. Short Story or Novel Excerpt
Entry Fee: $17 USD
Deadline: June 30, 2022
Prize: $1,000
Description: The competition opens February 1, 2022 and is open to any previously unpublished short story or novel excerpt of 25 pages or less. All novel excerpts must include a synopsis and outline of the whole novel, and an explanation of where the submitted portion fits into the overall structure of the work. Submissions of excerpts without a synopsis and outline will be disqualified.
Details: https://hiddenriverartssubmissions.submittable.com/submit/8934/fiction-submissions-short-story-or-novel-excerpt-william-van-wert-award
Alberta Views Short Story Contest
Genre: Short Story
Entry Fee: $40 per story (includes a one-year subscription to Alberta Views)
Deadline: June 30, 2023
Prize: $1,000 and publication in Alberta Views
Description: Open to all current or former residents of Alberta. Stories must be under 3,000 words and must not have been previously published.
Details: http://albertaviews.ca/short-story-contest/
Storyhouse General Nonfiction Contest
Genre: Nonfiction
Entry Fee: None
Deadline: June 30, 2022
Prize: First prize of $200 and automatic entry to the Winners Circle Contest; runner-up prize of $100; all winners receive certificates of recognition suitable for framing
Description: Any appropriate nonfiction topic is eligible. Stories must be true, not semi-fictional accounts. So-called “creative nonfiction” will not be considered. Stories must be between 1,000–10,000 words in length. Language in the stories should be free of words or scenes not suitable for children. Stories can be submitted from any country, although they must be written in English. There is a limit of two contest submissions. No story may be entered in more than one contest. Stories entered in any of our previous contests will not be eligible for current year contests.
Details: http://www.storyhouse.org/contest2022.html
Brooklin Poetry Society 4th Annual Poetry Contest
Genre: Poetry
Entry Fee: $10 for three poems and $3 for for each subsequent poem, up to a maximum of six
Deadline: Inactive contest in 2022
Prize: First prize of $100; second prize of $75; third prize of $50; all winners and honorable mentions will be published on the Brooklin Poetry Society website in Fall 2021
Description: Awarded by the The Ontario Poetry Society. Canadian poets are invited to submit up to six unpublished poems. This year’s theme is Renaissance. In a world on fire, what does it mean to be reborn? Despite the development of vaccines, COVID 19 continues to exert a controlling influence on our lives. Climate change runs unabated. Politics are as personal as the masks we now wear. How can we reshape our futures? Are we passive objects of rebirth or architects of renewal? Poets are free to interpret the theme as they wish .Maximum poem length of 80 lines.
Details: https://brooklinpoetrysociety.com/4th-annual-poetry-contest/
QWF College Writers Award
Genre: Short Story, Nonfiction, Poetry (Ages 16 – 24)
Entry Fee: None
Deadline: Inactive contest in 2022
Prize: First prize of $1,000; second prize of $350; third prize of $150
Description: QWF established a prize for young writers in 2017. In 2021, it was relaunched as the QWF College Writers Award. The prize is be awarded to a Quebec resident who is enrolled in one of the sponsoring colleges: Champlain, Dawson, Heritage, John Abbott, Marianopolis, and Vanier.
Details: https://www.qwf.org/youthlitprize.html
John Fleming Award in Decorative Arts Writing
Genre: Original magazine writing on decorative arts
Entry Fee: None
Deadline: 2024 contest details to be announced
Prize: $1,000 and publication in Ornamentum magazine and website
Description: This award recognizes an exceptional example of original magazine writing on decorative arts in Canada. Decorative arts are creative works, often of a practical or useful nature, produced by an artist, craftsman, or amateur, which have intrinsic aesthetic and/or historical value. These arts include architectural ornament; ceramics; glass; furniture and furnishings; graphics; metalwork and jewellery; textiles; theatre arts; and interior, industrial, and landscape design.
Details: https://csda-ccad.org/Awards/