Here is a list of 4 writing competitions with a combined prize pool of over fifteen thousand dollars.
Two of the contests are for poetry, but if you look at the past winners, the poems read like short fiction stories, not the usual short, rhyming poems that you would expect (or at least that I expected).
The other two are short fiction story contests.
All contests have no fee to enter.
Good luck.
Boston Review Short Fiction Competition
This competition is free to enter, unless you live in the US, Canada or Western Europe, in which case it's a $20 entry fee.
The theme is Speculation.
Interpretation of the theme can be broad.
Word count: 5,000 max
1st prize: $1,000 plus publication
Deadline 31st May 2022
Boston Review Poetry Competition
This competition is also free to enter unless you live in the US, Canada or Western Europe, in which case it's a $20 entry fee.
The theme is Speculation.
Interpretation of the theme can be broad.
Word count: 5 poems or 10 pages, whichever comes first.
1st prize: $1,000 plus publication
Deadline 31st May 2022
Imagine 2200, Climate Fiction For Future Ancestors
Short stories set between today and the year 2200.
Show a path to a clean, green, and just future.
Word count: 3,000 to 5,000 words.
1st prize: $3,000
2nd prize: $2,000
3rd prize: $1,000
Plus 9 more finalists will receive $300 each.
Deadline: 5th May 2022
Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
Seeking best humor poems. Can be previously published.
Word count: 250 lines max.
1st prize: $2,000 + 2 year gift certificates for membership to Duotrope.
2nd prize: $500
10 honourable mentions: $100 each
Deadline: 1st April 2022
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