Name: Black Letter Media Short Story CompetitionCountry: South AfricaWord count: 2000-6000 wordsEntry fee: FreePrize: Winner — R5000, 2nd runner-up...
Archive for category: Writing contests
Writing contests around the world
Name: The Okike Prize for LiteratureCountry: NigeriaWord count: 1500 words (max for prose), 1000 words (max for poetry), 3000...
Name: African Literature Writing ContestWord count: 300 – 350 wordsEntry fee: FreePrize: $100Eligibility: Africans and non-AfricansOrganizer: Brittle PaperClosing Date:...
Name: Mash Stories Competition 2016Word count: 500 wordsEntry fee: FreePrize: $100Eligibility: Any nationalityClosing Date: 15 July 2016 Do you...
Name: The Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary ExcellenceCountry: USAWord count: full-length fiction novelEntry fee: freePrize: $10, 000Eligibility: African-AmericanClosing...
Name: Casa África Flash Fiction CompetitionCountry: SpainWord count: 250 wordsEntry fee: Free Prize: €500Eligibility: Any nationalityClosing Date: 1 July...
Name: The Seán Ó Faoláin Short Story CompetitionCountry: IrelandWord count: 3000Entry fee: €15 per storyPrize: €2,000, €500 and €120...
Name: The RL Poetry Award 2016 Country: India Word count: 8 – 10 poems Entry fee: Free Prize: Publication...