For some fortunate writers, winning a contest results in life-changing book deals, visibility, and the confidence and encouragement to keep going. The author speaks with recent winners about the real yet sometimes intangible effects of winning.
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.