Contest Links

America's Next Author!
Welcome to America's Next Author! You've discovered the first real social writing contest, where the winners will be chosen based on a unique combination of votes from readers and judging by industry experts.

Art Bar
Art Bar Poetry Contest

The Bridport Prize Site
The Bridport Prize is an annual international creative writing competition for poetry and short stories.

Canadian Authors Association Site
The Canadian Authors Association sponsors writing contests. There are also various special and annual contests offered by the various Branches across Canada. Make sure you check the contest details for eligibility, deadlines and format.

Canadian Federation of Poets
Call for Submissions for ten different themed anthologies.

Canadian Poetry Association
Annual Contest

Conceit Magazine Poetry Contest
Annual Contest

Craigleigh Press Poetry Contest
Annual Contest

Kudos Writing Competitions
A collection of writing competitions and result links

Gemini Magazine
Gemini Magazine announces no-fee Short Short Story Contest, welcomes fiction/poetry/nonfiction submissions. Gemini Magazine is pleased to announce its NO-FEE Short Short Story Contest. Grand Prize is $100 and publication in the October issue of Gemini. Three (3) Honorable Mentions will also be published in the October issue.
Stories must be 1,000 words or less and may be written in any style or theme as long as they are previously unpublished. Deadline is August 31, 2009.
Send within body of email to contest@gemini-magazine.com. One entry per writer. Do not include bio.
Gemini Magazine is an online journal of the arts highlighting a wide variety of fiction, poetry and more. They welcome creative fiction and nonfiction submissions from both new and established writers. Non-contest submissions should be sent to submissions@gemini-magazine.com.

Little Goody Two Shoes Contest
Point of Life publishing house has renewed, refreshed, revitalized and recreated this literature masterpiece.

The Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition
The Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition is now open for submissions from poets around the world. Prize for single poem will have a first prize of 1,000 Euro and publication in Southword Literary Journal. The MLC will subvent travel costs for the winner up to 600 Euro and provide hotel accommodation and meals for three days during the Cork Spring Literary Festival. The author who takes first prize will have the chance to read the winning poem at the Cork Spring Literary Festival in February 2013. There will be a second prize of E500, third prize of E250, and ten runners-up will each have their poems published in Southword and receive Southword’s standard fee of E30. The deadline is 15 December 2012 and this year's judge is poet Thomas McCarthy. More information, including submission guidelines, may be found on our website. Any queries may be directed to info(AT)munsterlit(DOT)ie

Just A Contest
Do you want to have your contest listed on this site? Send them the guidelines.

People Before Profits Poetry Prize
The Burning Bush Poetry Prize,2007

Poetry Super Highway Contests
Poetry Super Highway - Guidelines

Poetry Voices Competiton
The International Reuben Rose Memorial Poetry Competition

Quills Poetry Contest
Quills Poetry Magazine

Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition
The Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition is now open to writers of the short story in English, of any nationality. First Prize: €2,000 (*approx $2,613.07 CAD), publication in the literary journal Southword, AND a week-long residency at Anam Cara Writer's and Artist's Retreat. Second Prize: €500 and publication in Southword. Four other shortlisted entries will be selected for publication in Southword and receive a publication fee of €120. Submission deadline: 31 July, 2012. Judge: Ian Wild. Please read the submission guidelines before entering: Guidelines. For more information email info@munsterlit.ie .

The New Writer Contests
One of the major, international prizes for contemporary fiction and poetry, essays and articles, this is an opportunity to bring your work to a wider audience.

The Ontario Poetry Society Contest
TOPS runs many contests throughout the year both for its members and for poets at large.

Ralan's Websravaganza
Markets and Contests

That First Line Writing Contest
Writing Contest

The Antigonish Review Annual Poetry Contest
Deadline: June 30, Entry Fee: $25.00 (includes subscription) -Total entry not to exceed 4 pages. Prizes: $600, $400, $200 & publication.

The Antigonish Review Annual Fiction Contest
Deadline:May 31, Entry Fee: $25.00 (includes subscription) - Stories on any subject. Total entry not to exceed 20 pages. Prizes: $600, $400, $200 & publication.

CBC Literary Awards
The CBC Literary Awards competition is the only literary competition that celebrates original, unpublished works, in Canada’s two official languages. There are three categories—short story, poetry, and creative nonfiction—and $60,000 of prize money courtesy of the Canada Council for the Arts. In addition, winning entries are published in Air Canada’s enRoute magazine and visibility is offered to the winners and their winning entries by CBC.

The Writers’ Circle of Durham Region
The Writer's Circle of Durham Region offers a detailed listing of contests across Canada.

University of New Orleans
4th annual Writing Contest for Study Abroad

This Magazine
The Great Canadian Literary Hunt: deadline this year is July 2nd, and the prize for first place in each category is $750.

Winning Writers
Your source for literary contest information. One of the 101 Best Web Sites for Writers (Writer's Digest, 2005).