Writing & Poetry Contests: poetry, prose, non-fiction, novels, short stories, flash fiction, screenplays

Deadline	May 20, 2012
Type	Poetry/Fiction/Creative Nonfiction
Theme
Eligibility	Washington State 18+
Prizes	Grants of up to $1,500 each are given annually to Washington State poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers to support the development of new work.
Entry Fee	None
Description	Submit up to eight pages of poetry or prose, a project description, a budget, and a resume by May 20. Submission of entries is via onine only. There is no entry fee. Applicants must be a practicing artis a generative artist, and a resident of Washington State at the time of application and when the award is granted.
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Creative Nonfiction Southern Sin Essay Contest

Deadline	May 28, 2012
Type	Creative Nonfiction
Theme	"Southern Sin."
Eligibility	Open to all writers 21+
Prizes	A prize of $1,000 and publication in Creative Nonfiction.
Entry Fee	$20
Description	Submit an essay of up to 4,000 words with a $20 entry fee.Essays must be unpublished.
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Gival Press Novel Award

Deadline	May 30, 2012
Type	Fiction
Theme
Eligibility	Worldwide 21+
Prizes	Author will receive $3,000.00 and his/her novel will be published by Gival Press. He/she will receive 20 copies of the publication. A standard contract is offered.
Entry Fee	$50
Description	Submit a previously unpublished original (not a translation) novel in English must be approximately 30,000 to 100,000 words of high literary quality, typed, double-spaced on one side of the paper only, with word count in the upper left hand side of the first page, along with the title; please bind the ms with a clip or rubber band. The author's name should not appear on the numbered pages of the ms. Author should keep a copy of the submission as it will not be returned.
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River Styx 2012 International Poetry Contest

Deadline	May 31, 2012
Type	Poetry
Theme	Any Style
Eligibility	Open to ALL 18+
Prizes	$1500 First Prize plus one case of micro-brewed Schlafly Beer.
Entry Fee	$20
Description	Send up to three poems, no more than 14 pages with $20 reading fee.
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The Spring Black River Chapbook Competition

Deadline	May 31, 2012
Type	Poetry/Short Story
Theme
Eligibility	Open to ALL writers 21+
Prizes	The winner of this contest will receive book publication, a $500 cash award, and twenty-five copies of the book. Prizes are awarded on publication.
Entry Fee	$20
Description	Submit an unpublished chapbook of poems or short stories between 16 and 36 pages in length.
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New England Poetry Club Daniel Varoujan Award

Deadline	May 31, 2012
Type	Poetry
Theme	Any Style
Eligibility	Open to all writers & authors 21+
Prizes	A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a poem in honor of Daniel Varoujan, an Armenian poet killed in the genocide in Turkey in 1915.
Entry Fee	$10
Description	Submit a poem with a $10 entry fee by May 31
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Sonia Raiziss-Giop Foundation Bordighera Poetry Prize

Deadline	May 31, 2012
Type	Poetry
Theme	Any Style
Eligibility	USA 21+
Prizes	Each winning manuscript will be awarded a cash prize of $1,000 to the winning poet and $1,000 for a commisioned translator.
Entry Fee	None
Description	Submit two copies of 10 pages of poetry in English or in both English and Italian by May 31. The final book manuscript length should not exceed 48 pages since, including translations, the published, bilingual book will be 96 pages in length.
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Midway Journal Literary Contest

Deadline	May 31, 2012
Type	Poetry/Fiction/Creative Nonfiction
Theme
Eligibility	Open to all writers & authors 21+
Prizes	A prize of $1,000 and publication in Midway Journal for a winning poem (or group of poems), story, or essay.
Entry Fee	$15
Description	Submit up to five poems totaling no more than 20 pages or up to 6,000 words of prose with a $15 entry fee.
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Elixir Press Fiction Award

Deadline	May 31, 2012
Type	Fiction
Theme
Eligibility	Open to all writers 21+
Prizes	The prize will be $2000, publication by Elixir Press, and 25 copies of the book.
Entry Fee	$40
Description	Submit a manuscript of 120 to 500 pages with a $40 entry fee.
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University of Georgia Press Flannery O'Connor Short Fiction Awards

Deadline	May 31, 2012
Type	Fiction
Theme
Eligibility	Open to all writers 21+
Prizes	Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication by University of Georgia Press are given annually for collections of short fiction.
Entry Fee	$25
Description	Submit a manuscript of 45,000 to 75,000 words with a $25 entry fee.
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