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Name: The B’nai B’rith International Diverse Minds Writing Challenge Award Amount: Up to $5,000 for top winners Information and...
Deadline: MayName: The PEN America Literary Awards Award Amount: Varies Information and Eligibility: The PEN America Literary Awards are among the most...
Deadline: OctoberName: Norman Mailer College Writing Award Award Amount: College division winners receive $10,000 plus a summer fellowship at the Norman Mailer...
Deadline: AprilName: Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships Award Amount: $27,000 per recipient Information and Eligibility: The fellowships,...
Deadline: MarchName: YoungArts National Arts Competition — Writing & Literature Category Award Amount: Cash prizes between approximately $250 and $10,000 for...
Deadline: OctoberName: Horror Writers Association (HWA) Scholarship for Literature & Creative Writing Award Amount: $2,500 Information and Eligibility: The...
Deadline: AugustName: Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Awards – Academy of American Poets Award Amount: Alternates annually between a $10,000 book-prize for a...
Deadline: FebruaryName: Signet Classics Student Scholarship Essay Contest Award Amount: $1,000 per recipient (five winners) Information and Eligibility: The Signet...
Deadline: AprilName: Emerging Writers Retreat & Fellowship – Lambda Literary Foundation Award Amount: Full and partial scholarships to attend a 10-day remote...
Deadline: JanuaryName: Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition – Lorian Hemingway Award Amount: First-place winner receives $1,500 and publication; second and...
Deadline: SeptemberName: Intro Journals Project Award – Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Award Amount: $100 honorarium plus publication of winning...
Deadline: NovemberName: Young Poets Prize – Poetry Foundation Award Amount: $10,000 Information and Eligibility: The Young Poets Prize by the Poetry Foundation...
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