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Insecure Writer's Support Group
Insecure Writer's Support Group
If none of the contests below grab your attention, you can look through this site on your own to find even more opportunities: https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/contests.html
Challenges.
Challenges.
Here is another site compiled with good contests! Be warned, some have a $5 entry fee, but those ones are marked.
Future Scholar Foundation
Future Scholar Foundation
They host a new writing competition every month!!! Submission deadlines are on the 28th of every month and results are released on the 1st.
Write the World
Write the World
They also host monthly competitions! Specifically for writers aged 13-18.
Writers of The Future
Writers of The Future
This university consistently puts out new writing competitions, some with very niche categories. Scroll past the site's bios to find more information!
https://www.wcupa.edu/arts-humanities/poetry/contestAwards.aspx
Hektoen International Writing Contest
Hektoen International Writing Contest
This is an annual competition that accepts a wide range of topics and styles of writing. Submissions may include:
Scholarly articles on History, Literature, Ethics, and Education
Art in any medium
Articles on the subjects displayed in the Hektorama
Personal narratives and essays or short fiction (limited)
Poetry (limited)
Writers of The Future
Writers of The Future
Unpublished writers can submit a fictional work and/or manuscript, of no longer than 17,000 words to this contest quarterly. Late submissions will be rolled over to the following quarter.
826 Digital
826 Digital
"We invite you to put pen to paper and make space for
how you’re feeling on the page."
They host many writing center contests for students of all ages!
Poetry Nation
Poetry Nation
Anyone 13 or older may submit a poem, free of charge, between 3 and 26 lines for the chance to win up to 2,000$. It is a semi-annual competition that should always be available.
Ocean Awareness Contest
Ocean Awareness Contest
There is a senior division for 15-18-year-olds where you can submit various creative projects that fit the designated theme: “Connections to Nature: Looking Inside, Going Outside.” You can submit the following: Visual Art: Handcrafted, Visual Art: Digital, Poetry & Spoken Word, Creative Writing, Film, Performing Arts: Music & Dance, and Interactive & Multimedia. Submissions are due June 9 2025 and winners are announced the following November. First place wins 1,000$ and there are more prizes that you can find using the link below!
https://bowseat.org/programs/ocean-awareness-contest/how-to-enter/
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