- There is no restriction on the subject. You can take your story anywhere you want to, but don’t lose your readers on the ride.
- They don’t like you submitting a work that has appeared in one online magazine or in your chapbook. Submit an unpublished work.
- Only citizens of Commonwealth countries are eligible to submit. Don’t bother submitting if you are not.
- For now, they only want works written in English.
- Only one piece per writer will be accepted.
adda Poetry and Nonfiction Commission
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The Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence
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Name: The Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary ExcellenceCountry: USAWord count: full-length fiction novelEntry fee: freePrize: $10, 000Eligibility: African-AmericanClosing...
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2020 Miles Morland Foundation Writing Scholarship
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Name: Miles Morland Foundation Writing ScholarshipCategory: Prose (fiction and non-fiction)Word count: proposal of a full-length bookEntry fee: FreePrize: £18,000...
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Emma Lazarus Project Poetry Contest
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Name: The Emma Lazarus Project Poetry ContestCategory: PoetryWord count: between 14 and 20 linesEntry fee: FreePrize: A trip to...
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Biopage Story Writing Contest
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Name: Biopage Story Writing ContestCategory: Short storyWord count: 5,000 characters or roughly 1,000 wordsEntry fee: FreePrize: $1,000 (winner), $200...
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The 2017 Caine Prize for African Writing Shortlist Announced
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The Caine Prize for African Writing has announced its shortlist for 2017 contest. This year’s shortlist comes with admiration...
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The New Voices Award
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Name: The New Voices AwardCategory: Fiction, Non-fiction, PoetryWord count: maximum of 1500 wordsEntry fee: FreePrize: $2000 and publication dealClosing...
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Poetry Wales – Poetry Submissions
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Name: Poetry Wales – Poetry SubmissionsCategory: PoetryWord count: 6 poems (no specific word-count)Entry fee: FreePrize: £20 per pageClosing date:...
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Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (20th Edition)
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Name: Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry ContestCategory: PoetryWord count: maximum of 250 linesEntry fee: FreePrize: $2000 for 1st Prize winner...