Two prizes of £3,000 (approximately $5,700) each and publication in the Bridport Prize Anthology are given annually for an unpublished poem and short story. Second prize in each category is £1,000 (approximately $1,900) and publication. Andrew Motion will judge in poetry, and Maggie Gee will judge in fiction. Submit any number of poems of up…Continue reading Bridport Prize

Bellingham Review Literary Awards Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in the Bellingham Review are given annually for works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The 49th Parallel Poetry Award is given for a poem or group of poems of any style or length. Timothy Liu will judge. The Tobias Wolff Award for Fiction…Continue reading Bellingham Review Literary Awards

Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Gulf Coast are given annually for a poem, a short story, and a work of creative nonfiction. Submit up to five poems totaling no more than 10 pages or a story or essay of up to 25 pages with a $15 entry fee, which includes a one-year…Continue reading Gulf Coast Writing Contests

Two prizes of $2,000 each and publication by Sarabande Books are given annually for book-length collections of poetry and fiction. The Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry is given for a poetry collection of at least 48 pages. Michael Ryan will judge. The Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction is given for a manuscript of…Continue reading Sarabande Books

Three prizes of $2,000 each are given annually to writers between 20 and 35 years of age for works-in-progress. The Joseph Henry Jackson Award is given for a work of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction. Applicants must be residents of northern California or Nevada for at least three consecutive years prior to the deadline. The…Continue reading San Francisco Foundation Literary Awards