A guide to the competitions that turn manuscripts into books, including a closer look at chapbook awards, prizes for first and second books, the terms of the resulting book contracts, and more.
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.