Here are poetry, story, and essay contests for you to consider. Dates given are generally due dates, so send them in BEFORE that date. For the most part, I only list contests that are free for you.
- Aug. 4: Santa Cruz County Fair Poetry Contest (go to the Fair Website for the updated entry form in June or July)
- Sept. 1: Helen Shaible Sonnet Contest
- Sept. 9: Princemere Poetry Prize
- Sept. 15: Science Fiction Poetry Association Poetry Contest
- Sept. 30: 6-Word Story
- Oct. 1: Poetry Contest on the Consequences of War
- Oct. 1: Prose?: Chasing Mavericks
- Oct. 14: Story: Book Shop Santa Cruz
- Nov. 27: Dear Mr. President: Essay Contest
- Opening Nov. 29: American Foreign Service Essay Contest
- Nov. 20: Greek Mythology Themed Poetry!: Tapestry of Bronze
- Dec. 1: Any Genre: Sierra Nevada College (juniors and seniors only)
- Jan. 7: Profiles in Courage: John F. Kennedy Presidential Essay Contest
- Jan 31.: Coastal Commission Poetry Contest!
- March 15: Poetry Santa Cruz (any subject)
- March 1: NEA: Book Length: Any Genre: $25,000: Contest
- May 15: Jane Austen Essay Contest
- March 20: Haiku Poetry
- April 1: Sci-Fi Poetry
- April 1: Mock the Vanity Contests!: Wergle Flomp
- April 15: Short Poetry: Binnacle
- July 20: NCTE Norman Mailer Writing Award (longer prose work); $10,000
- July 31: Young Poet Prize (British competition, but Americans may enter): Foyle Young Poets of the Year
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