Writing Contests 2017 (Sell Short Stories, Poems)

Writing Contests 2017 Curious about writing contests in 2017? If you paid attention to any of the blogs weve written on  freelancewithus.com, you may have noticed that weve touched upon writing competitions in the past. As a way of finding extra income and accolades as a writer, submitting your work for writing contests can be a valid endeavor for profit that can also help establish your career. Whether you’re a poet, a fiction writer, a  journalist or any other type of writer, there are numerous outlets for your work in 2017. We’ve compiled a comprehensive list of writing contests in 2017. Don’t be discouraged if the dates for Writing Contests in 2017 haven’t been announced or are not available at the time of this article’s publication. Typically, well-established writing contests tend to occur at the same time every year—or they may no longer be held for whatever reason. Similarly, there are submission periods that also haven’t been announced, which limit the timeframe you have to submit your work. Therefore, compiling a definitive list of writing contests for 2017 can only be a never-ending task. With that in mind, we’ll provide the previous year’s contest date to provide you with a ballpark estimate of when it may be held in 2017. Bear in mind that contests arent a great source of full-time income. They can help to supplement your income (and boost your ego) but if you want to make a living out of this writing game then you should focus on freelancing. For that, you can find many helpful articles on this site. You should also take a look at The Online Writers Companion, which helped me to get started and is helping many others to do the same. Writing Contests 2017 Without further ado, here are the annual writing contests looking ahead to 2016. Good luck, grab some coffee, and happy submitting! Writing Contests January 2017 Mississippi Review Prize Deadline: January 1st, 2017 Glimmer Train Press Family Matters Contest Deadline: January 2nd, 2017 Steinbeck Fellowships in Creative Writing Deadline: January 2nd, 2017 Joe Gouveia Outermost Poetry Contest Deadline: January 2nd, 2017 Gemini Magazine Flash Fiction/Poetry Contest Deadline: January 3rd, 2017 Dartmouth Poet-In-Residence Award and Chapbook Competition Deadline: January 5th, 2017 The Fresher Writing Prize Deadline: January 5, 2017 Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award Deadline: January 9th, 2017 Notting Hill Editions Essay Prize Deadline: January 9th, 2017 The Henshaw Competition Deadline: January 10th, 2017 Virginia Commonwealth University Cabell First Novelist Award Deadline: January 14th, 2017 Colorado Review Colorado Prize for Poetry Deadline: January 14th, 2017 Amy Writing Awards Deadline:  Annually; last deadline was held January 15, 2016. BkMk Press Ciardi/Chandra Prizes Deadline: January 15th, 2017 Don’t Talk to Me About Love 2017 Poetry Contest Deadline: January 15, 2017. Ellen Meloy Fund Desert Writers Award Deadline: January 15th, 2017 Asheville Poetry Review William Matthews Poetry Prize Deadline: January 15th, 2017 Masters Review Short Story Award for New Writers Deadline: January 15th, 2017 Permafrost Book Prize in Poetry and New Alchemy Contest 2017 Deadline: January 15th, 2017 French-American Foundation Translation Prizes Deadline: January 15th, 2017 Literal Lattà © K. Margaret Grossman Fiction Award Deadline: January 15th, 2017 PRISM: Jacob Zilber Prize for Short Fiction Deadline: January 15th, 2017 The Mogford Food Drink Short Story Prize Deadline: January 15th, 2017 IGGY and Litro Young Writers’ Prize 2016/17 Deadline: January 20th, 2017 The National Memory Day Creative Writing Competition Deadline: January 20th, 2017 Nelson Algren Short Story Award Deadline:  January 31st, 2017 The Plough Poetry Prize Deadline: January 31st. Wundor Short Fiction Contest Deadline: January 31st, 2017 Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize Deadline:  Annually; last deadline was held January 31, 2016. Writing Contests February 2017 Hektoen Grand Prix Essay Contest   Deadline:  February 1st, 2017 Lucy Cavendish College Fiction Prize Deadline: February 10, 2017 Sceptre Loves Short Story Competition Deadline: February 14, 2017 Flash 500 Short Story Competition Deadline: February 28th, 2017 Young Writers’ Short Story Competition Deadline: February 28th, 2017 Writing Contests March 2017 Binghamton University Book Awards Deadline:   March 1st, 2017 Bridgend Writers’ Circle Open Competition Deadline: March 1st, 2017 Ginosko Flash Fiction Contest Deadline: March 1st, 2017 Nature and Place Poetry Competition Deadline: March 1st, 2017 Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award Deadline: Annually; last deadline was held March 1st, 2016 Neil Gunn Writing Competition Deadline: March 3rd, 2017 Limnisa Short Story Competition 2017 Deadline: March 15th, 2017 Writing Contests April 2017 Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards Deadline: April 3rd, 2017 Writing Contests May 2017 2017 Questions Writing Prize Deadline: May 1st, 2017 2017 Bristol Short Story Prize Deadline: May 3rd, 2017 Writer’s Digest Annual Writing Competition Deadline: May 5th, 2017 James Laughlin Award Deadline:  May 15th, 2017 Birds of a Feather Press Travel Writing Competition 2017 Deadline: May 31st, 2017 Writing Contests June 2017 Tony Hillerman Prize Deadline:  June 1st, 2017 Drue Heinz Literature Prize Deadline:  June 30th, 2017 Tufts Poetry Awards Deadline: Annually; last deadline was held June 30th, 2016 Writing Contests July 2017 n/a: We could not find any 2017 writing competitions for this month. Writing Contests August 2017 n/a: We could not find any 2017 writing competitions for this month. Writing Contests September 2017 Young Lions Fiction Award Deadline:  Annually; last deadline was held September 2nd, 2016. Real Simple’s Life Lessons Essay Contest Deadline:  Annually; last deadline was held September 19th, 2016. New Voices Award Deadline:  September 30th, 2017 Writing Contests October 2017 Marfield Prize (a.k.a. National Award for Arts Writing) Deadline:  Annually; last deadline was held October 1st, 2016 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Deadline:  Annually; last deadline was held October 31st, 2016. Flash 500 Novel Opening Chapter Synopsis Competition Deadline:  Annually; last deadline was held October 31st, 2016. Writing Contests November 2017 Brooklyn Non-Fiction Prize Deadline:  Annually; last deadline was held November 15th, 2016. Amazon’s A New Night Before Christmas Writing Competition Deadline: last held November 27th, 2016 Bright Hill Press Poetry Book Competition Deadline: Annually; last deadline was held November 30th, 2016. Bear Star Press Dorothy Brunsman Poetry Prize Deadline: Annually; last deadline was held November 30th, 2016. Benjamin Franklin House Literary Prize Deadline: Annually; last deadline was held November 30th, 2016. BOA Editions A. Poulin Jr. Poetry Prize Deadline:  Annually; last deadline was held November 30th, 2016. Cider Press Review Book Award Deadline: Annually; last deadline held November 30th, 2016 New Issues Poetry Prose Poetry Prize Deadline:  Annually; last deadline was held November 30th, 2016. White Pine Press Poetry Prize Deadline:  Annually; last deadline was held November 30th, 2016 National Federation of State Poetry Societies Stevens Poetry Manuscript Competition Deadline:  Annually; last deadline was held November 30th, 2016 Narrative Fall Story Contest Deadline:  Annually; last deadline was held November 30th, 2016 University of North Texas Rilke Prize Deadline:  Annually; last deadline was held November 30th, 2016 Burnside Review Press Book Prize Deadline:  Annually; last deadline was held November 30th, 2016 Fish Publishing Fish Short Story Prize Deadline:  Annually; last deadline was held November 30th, 2016 Munster Literature Center Gregory ODonoghue International Poetry Prize Deadline:  Annually; last deadline was held November 30th, 2016 Three Percent Best Translated Book Awards Deadline:  Annually; last deadline was held November 30th, 2016 Two Sylvias Press Wilder Series Book Prize Deadline:  Annually; last deadline was held November 30th, 2016 University of Georgia Press Georgia Poetry Prize Deadline:  Annually; last deadline was held November 30th, 2016 Arcadia Press Arcadia Chapbook Prize Deadline:  Annually; last deadline was held November 30th, 2016 Writing Contests December 2017 Peter Porter Poetry Prize Deadline: Annually; last deadline held on December 1st, 2016. W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction Deadline: December 1st Poetry International C. P. Cavafy Poetry Prize Deadline: December 7th Friends of American Writers Chicago Awards Deadline: December 10th Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Competition Deadline: December 15th The Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition Deadline: December 18th Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards Deadline:   December 31st Soundwork Short Story Competition Deadline:   December 31st Ohio University Press Hollis Summers Poetry Prize Deadline: December 1st University of Evansville Willis Barnstone Translation Prize Deadline: December 1st Five Points James Dickey Prize Deadline: December 1st Slipstream Press Poetry Chapbook Competition Deadline: December 1st Stanford University Wallace Stegner Fellowships Deadline: December 1st Waywiser Press Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize Deadline: December 1st Pushcart Press Pushcart Prizes Deadline: December 1st Tupelo Press Tupelo Quarterly Poetry Contest Deadline: December 1st African Poetry Book Fund Sillerman First Book Prize Deadline: December 1st December Jeff Marks Memorial Poetry Prize Deadline: December 1st Langum Charitable Trust David J. Langum Sr. Prize in American Historical Fiction Deadline: December 1st Brunel University London International African Poetry Prize Deadline: December 1st Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown Writing Fellowships Deadline: December 1st Morehead State University Thomas and Lillie D. Chaffin Award for Appalachian Writing Deadline: December 2nd National Endowment for the Arts Translation Fellowships Deadline: December 6th Publishing Triangle Literary Awards Deadline: December 6th Bronx Council on the Arts BRIO Artist Awards for Excellence Deadline: December 6th Celtic Mythology Short Story Competition Deadline: December 10th Friends of American Writers Literary Award Deadline: December 10th University of Iowa Press Iowa Prize in Literary Nonfiction Deadline: December 10th Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest Deadline: December 12th Minotaur Books / Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Competition Deadline:  December 12th Gival Press Poetry Award   Deadline: December 15th Center for Book Arts Letterpress Poetry Chapbook Competition Deadline: December 15th Chautauqua Institution Chautauqua Prize Deadline: December 15th Willow Books Literature Awards Deadline: December 15th Nowhere Magazine Travel Writing Contest Deadline: December 15th Center for Fiction Christopher Doheny Award Deadline: December 15th Black Caucus of the American Library Association†¨Literary Awards Deadline: December 15th Quercus Review Press Poetry Book Award Deadline: December 16th Codhill Press Poetry Award Deadline: December 16th Poetry Society of America Robert H. Winner Memorial Award Deadline: December 20th Poetry Society of America Chapbook Fellowships Deadline: December 22nd Commonwealth Club of California California Book Awards Deadline: December 22nd Florida Review Jeanne Leiby Memorial Chapbook Award Deadline: December 23rd Tampa Review Danahy Fiction Prize Deadline: December 30th Before Columbus Foundation American Book Awards Deadline: December 31st Cleveland Foundation Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards Deadline: December 31st PEN Center USA Literary Awards Deadline: December 31st Tupelo Press Dorset Prize Deadline: December 31st The Moth Ballymaloe International Poetry Prize Deadline: December 31st, 2016 River Styx Schlafly Micro-Brew Micro-Fiction Contest Deadline: December 31st Boulevard Short Fiction Contest Deadline: December 31st Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry Griffin Poetry Prize Deadline: December 31st Livingston Press Tartt Fiction Award Deadline: December 31st Society of Classical Poets Poetry Competition Deadline: December 31st Lascaux Review Prize in Short Fiction and Book Prize Deadline: December 31st Omnidawn Publishing Open Poetry Book Contest Deadline: December 31st Ashland Creek Press Siskiyou Prize for New Environmental Literature Deadline: December 31st Crosswinds Poetry Contest Deadline: December 31st Press 53 Award for Short Fiction Deadline: December 31st Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing Deadline: December 31st