A childhood interest in calligraphy taught journalist Arnie Cooper that the physical act of writing—letter by letter—can bring a writer into the moment and make the words flow.
Find details about every creative writing competition—including poetry contests, short story competitions, essay contests, awards for novels, grants for translators, and more—that we’ve published in the Grants & Awards section of Poets & Writers Magazine during the past year. We carefully review the practices and policies of each contest before including it in the Writing Contests database, the most trusted resource for legitimate writing contests available anywhere.