Sillerman First Book Prize
Only for African writers who have not published a book-length poetry collection. Manuscripts should be at least 50 pages long. Deadline: December 2nd, 2024
Magma 2024/25 Poetry Competition
The competition is organized by the Magma Poetry magazine based in the UK. There are two contests, one for short poems of up to 10 lines, and one for poems of 11 to 50 lines. All poems must be previously...
Poetry Contest: Celebrating Rural Life
This poetry contest is open to all rural students to showcase their creativity and talent through poetry! Share your stories and experiences through poetry and celebrate the beauty of rural life. Submission Guidelines: How to Enter:Submit your poem along with...
Africa Poetry Magazine – Poetry Contest
Africa Poetry Magazine invites all African residents to participate in the Poetry Contest. Submit your poem by January 14th, 2025, for a chance to be published in Africa Poetry Magazine. Deadline: 14th January, 2025
Playwright Commision
The Writers Room is awarding GHC10,000 to two Ghanaian playwrights to develop a new full-length play, along with dramaturgical support, mentorship, and a staged reading.
The 2025 Colorado Prize for Poetry
The competition is organized by the Center for Literary Publishing at Colorado State University. The Colorado Prize for Poetry is an international poetry book manuscript contest. Manuscripts must be at least 48 pages but no more than 100 pages. They...
2024 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize ($6500)
The competition is organized by Overland, an Australian literary and cultural magazine. Supported by the Malcolm Robertson Foundation, and named after the late Neilma Gantner, the Sidney Short Story Prize seeks excellent short fiction of up to 3000 words themed...
The Calibre Essay Prize
The Calibre Essay Prize is an annual Australian Book Review essay-writing award. Entries must be a single non-fiction essay of 2,000 and 5,000 words. They accept non-fiction essays of all kinds: personal or political, literary or speculative, traditional or experimental....
Rattle’s Ekphrastic Challenge
The poem should be specifically based on the picture of the month. Rattle does not accept work that has been predominantly generated by artificial intelligence. All submissions are automatically considered for the annual Neil Postman Award for Metaphor, a $2,000...
Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets
The Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets is now open! This is an opportunity for all African poets who haven’t published a full-length poetry collection. There are prizes to be won and you don’t want to miss it. Submission...