The 28th annual Virginia Festival of the Book will take place as a hybrid event, in-person and virtually, March 16-20, 2022, with a full schedule of engaging discussions for all ages and interests. Most events are FREE to attend and open to the public. Learn more at VaBook.org.
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.