Writing Competitions with Earnings Potential List

Writing Competitions with Earnings Potential List

Please note: these are given as information only and have not been checked for potential writing contest scams

 Contest to celebrate the University of Victoria

The Malahat Review invites entries for the University of Victoria 50th Anniversary Prize. Prizes: $2200 in total prize money. Four genres: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and dramatic monologue. Open to UVic alumni, students, and residents of Victoria, Canada. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: August 15, 2012.

Entries open for Alice Munro short story contest

Entries are invited for the Alice Munro Writers & Readers Festival short story contest. Theme: Renewal. Length: 5000 words max. First prize: $500 (Adult) and $300 (Teen). Entry fee: $20 (Adult only). Deadline: August 1, 2012.

Poetry and fiction contest $750 in first prizes

The Dream Quest One.com invites international entries for their Poetry & Writing Contest. Accepting poems (30 lines max.) and short stories (5 pages max.) on any subject or theme. First prize poetry: $250US; first prize short fiction: $500US. Entry fees: $5US (poetry) and $10US (fiction). Deadline: July 31, 2012.

Notorious 3-day novel contest open

Registration is now open for the Canadian-born 35th Annual International 3-Day Novel Contest. First prize: publication; additional prizes available. Fee: $50/$55. Registration deadline: August 31, 2012.

Short story contest with $1000 prize

Red Hen Press invites submissions for the 2012 Red Hen Press Short Story Award. Prize: US$1000 and publication in The Los Angeles Review. Entry fee: US$20 (up to two stories). Length: 25 pages. Deadline: June 30, 2012.

Personal essay content with $1000 prize

Memoirs Ink is looking for original, well-written personal essays, memoirs, or stories that are based on autobiographical experiences. First prize: US$1000; additional prizes available. Entry fee: US$15. Deadline: August 15, 2012.

Contest: Short pieces on sonic geography

Musicworks (Canada) invites submissions for their Sonic Geography Writing Contest. Write 500 words about the sound of a specific location, and how it influences the space. Length: 500 words max. First prize: $500. Deadline: June 25, 2012. Entry fee: $20 (includes subscription and CDs).

Contest for short travel stories

Leap Local is accepting 500-650 word travel story submissions to their 3rd annual international competition. First prize: $500; additional prizes available. Top three stories will be published in Leap’s travel magazine,”What on earth?”. Deadline: August 31, 2012. No entry fee.

Seeking ‘outsider fiction with a nostalgic bent’

Quarterly online journal Literary Orphans (Chicago,US) seeks short-fiction and some poetry (stream-of-consciousness preferred) for its second issue. Theme: ‘Nuts and Bolts (and other phallic and ionic symbols)’. Length: 7500 words max.

Poetry contest with $1000 prize & publication

Red Hen Press (US) is currently accepting submissions of original, unpublished poetry for the 2012 Ruskin Art Club Poetry Award. Entry fee: US$20 for up to three poems, 120 lines max. Award: US$1000 and publication of the selected poem in The Los Angeles Review. Deadline: September 30, 2012.

Fiction and poetry contest with $1000 in prizes

The Thomas Morton Memorial Prize in Literary Excellence invites submissions of fiction and poetry. Winners receive $650 (fiction) or $350 (poetry), books from a variety of well-known Canadian presses, and publication in best-of anthology. Entry fee: $10. Deadline: September 30, 2012.

Poetry manuscript contest with $3000 prize

Red Hen Press (US) is accepting submissions of unpublished poetry manuscripts for the 2012 Benjamin Saltman Poetry Award. Prize: US$3000 plus publication of the selected collection. Length: 48-96 pages. Entry fee: US$25. Deadline: August 31, 2012.

Creative nonfiction contest with $1000 prize

The Malahat Review (Canada) invites entries for theConstance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize. Prize: $1000. Submit creative nonfiction 2000-3000 words. Deadline: August 1, 2012. Entry fee (includes subscription): $35; US$45 for international.

Poetry contest with $500 prize

Print and online journal Vallum: contemporary poetry (QC) invites poetry entries for their contest. First prize: $500 plus publication. Deadline: July 15, 2012. Entry fee: $20 (includes subscription).