Writing contests for writing people: welcome to Just a Contest!

Welcome to Just a Contest, the website dedicated to writing contests. Browse our pages: you'll find dozens of competitions, grouped by genre (fiction, non-fiction and poetry, with or without entry fee) and by deadline. Use our calendar, selecting your favorite category.

- Are you a United States Writer? Take a look to our list of writing contests for United States writers: Fiction, Poetry and Non-Fiction. You'll find what you are looking for.
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posted: 2012/1/25 15:22:28

Deadline: 5th February 2012 Sunday
Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest

ENTRY FEE: Free
PRIZE: $ 15,000 - Publication

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posted: 2012/1/25 15:12:21

Deadline: 1st February 2012 Wednesday
The Homestart Bridgwater Short Story Prize

ENTRY FEE: £ 7
PRIZE: £ 500

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posted: 2012/1/25 15:06:48

Deadline: 3rd February 2012 Friday
Salem College Center for Women Writers International Literary Awards

ENTRY FEE: $ 15
PRIZE: $ 1,200

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posted: 2012/1/25 14:54:25

Deadline: 31st January 2012 Tuesday
WritersType Competitions

ENTRY FEE: $ 10
PRIZE: $ 25 - $ 225 Amazon gift card - Publication (website)

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posted: 2012/1/25 14:38:59

Deadline: 1st February 2012 Wednesday
Polaris

ENTRY FEE: Free
PRIZE: $ 75

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posted: 2012/1/23 15:05:31

Deadline: 1st February 2012 Wednesday
Columbia: a Journal of Literature and Art Writing Contest

ENTRY FEE: $ 14
PRIZE: $ 500 - Publication (magazine)

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posted: 2012/1/23 14:59:49

Deadline: 20th May 2012 Sunday
Watch Me Bounce "Resilience" Contest

ENTRY FEE: Free
PRIZE: Publication (website)

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posted: 2012/1/23 14:55:00

Deadline: 1st February 2012 Wednesday
Carpe Articulum Literary Review Young Writers Competition

ENTRY FEE: Free
PRIZE: $ 500

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posted: 2012/1/23 14:49:17

Deadline: 15th March 2012 Thursday
Limnisa Short Story Contest

ENTRY FEE: £ 6
PRIZE: Trip

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posted: 2012/1/11 15:49:55

Deadline: 31st January 2012 Tuesday
The Ohio State University Prize in Short Fiction

ENTRY FEE: $ 20
PRIZE: $ 1,500 - Publication

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posted: 2012/1/25 15:06:48

Deadline: 3rd February 2012 Friday
Salem College Center for Women Writers International Literary Awards

ENTRY FEE: $ 15
PRIZE: $ 1,200

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posted: 2012/1/25 14:38:59

Deadline: 1st February 2012 Wednesday
Polaris

ENTRY FEE: Free
PRIZE: $ 75

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posted: 2012/1/23 15:05:31

Deadline: 1st February 2012 Wednesday
Columbia: a Journal of Literature and Art Writing Contest

ENTRY FEE: $ 14
PRIZE: $ 500 - Publication (magazine)

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posted: 2012/1/23 14:59:49

Deadline: 20th May 2012 Sunday
Watch Me Bounce "Resilience" Contest

ENTRY FEE: Free
PRIZE: Publication (website)

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posted: 2012/1/9 10:47:15

Deadline: 15th January 2012 Sunday
Ellen Meloy Fund for Desert Writers

ENTRY FEE: Free
PRIZE: $ 2,000

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posted: 2012/1/9 10:25:00

Deadline: 1st February 2012 Wednesday
Ruminate Nonfiction Prize

ENTRY FEE: $ 15
PRIZE: $ 1,000 - Publication (magazine)

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posted: 2012/1/5 6:01:58

Deadline: 31st January 2012 Tuesday
Switchback Flash Contest

ENTRY FEE: Free
PRIZE: Publication (magazine)

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posted: 2012/1/3 15:35:45

Deadline: 31st January 2012 Tuesday
The Iowa Review Writing Contest

ENTRY FEE: $ 20
PRIZE: $ 1,500 - Publication (magazine)

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posted: 2012/1/3 15:26:30

Deadline: 31st January 2012 Tuesday
ILP International Literature Award

ENTRY FEE: $ 15 - $ 20
PRIZE: $ 1,000

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posted: 2011/12/29 15:30:48

Deadline: 31st January 2012 Tuesday
The Lamar York Prize for Nonfiction

ENTRY FEE: $ 15
PRIZE: $ 1,000 - Publication (magazine)

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posted: 2012/1/25 15:06:48

Deadline: 3rd February 2012 Friday
Salem College Center for Women Writers International Literary Awards

ENTRY FEE: $ 15
PRIZE: $ 1,200

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posted: 2012/1/25 15:00:21

Deadline: 1st May 2012 Tuesday
Sixteen Rivers Press Chapbook Contest for Poets Under Forty

ENTRY FEE: $ 15
PRIZE: $ 500 - Publication - 25 free copies

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posted: 2012/1/25 14:48:39

Deadline: 1st February 2012 Wednesday
The Potomac Review Annual Contest

ENTRY FEE: $ 20
PRIZE: $ 1,000

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posted: 2012/1/25 14:42:35

Deadline: 29th February 2012 Wednesday
Poetry In Motion Sonnet Writing Contest

ENTRY FEE: $ 25
PRIZE: $ 1,000 - Publication (magazine) - Publication (website)

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posted: 2012/1/25 14:38:59

Deadline: 1st February 2012 Wednesday
Polaris

ENTRY FEE: Free
PRIZE: $ 75

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posted: 2012/1/23 15:05:31

Deadline: 1st February 2012 Wednesday
Columbia: a Journal of Literature and Art Writing Contest

ENTRY FEE: $ 14
PRIZE: $ 500 - Publication (magazine)

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posted: 2012/1/23 14:59:49

Deadline: 20th May 2012 Sunday
Watch Me Bounce "Resilience" Contest

ENTRY FEE: Free
PRIZE: Publication (website)

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posted: 2012/1/23 14:55:00

Deadline: 1st February 2012 Wednesday
Carpe Articulum Literary Review Young Writers Competition

ENTRY FEE: Free
PRIZE: $ 500

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posted: 2012/1/23 14:44:44

Deadline: 1st February 2012 Wednesday
ARC Poem of the Year Contest

ENTRY FEE: $ 32 (CAD)
PRIZE: $ 5,000 (CAD) - Publication

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posted: 2012/1/11 15:59:50

Deadline: 31st January 2012 Tuesday
Serendipity Poetry Competition

ENTRY FEE: £ 3
PRIZE: £ 100 - Publication (website)

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posted: 2012/1/25 15:22:28

Deadline: 5th February 2012 Sunday
Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest

ENTRY FEE: Free
PRIZE: $ 15,000 - Publication

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posted: 2012/1/25 15:12:21

Deadline: 1st February 2012 Wednesday
The Homestart Bridgwater Short Story Prize

ENTRY FEE: £ 7
PRIZE: £ 500

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posted: 2012/1/25 15:06:48

Deadline: 3rd February 2012 Friday
Salem College Center for Women Writers International Literary Awards

ENTRY FEE: $ 15
PRIZE: $ 1,200

go to the guidelines

posted: 2012/1/25 15:00:21

Deadline: 1st May 2012 Tuesday
Sixteen Rivers Press Chapbook Contest for Poets Under Forty

ENTRY FEE: $ 15
PRIZE: $ 500 - Publication - 25 free copies

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posted: 2012/1/25 14:54:25

Deadline: 31st January 2012 Tuesday
WritersType Competitions

ENTRY FEE: $ 10
PRIZE: $ 25 - $ 225 Amazon gift card - Publication (website)

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posted: 2012/1/25 14:48:39

Deadline: 1st February 2012 Wednesday
The Potomac Review Annual Contest

ENTRY FEE: $ 20
PRIZE: $ 1,000

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posted: 2012/1/25 14:42:35

Deadline: 29th February 2012 Wednesday
Poetry In Motion Sonnet Writing Contest

ENTRY FEE: $ 25
PRIZE: $ 1,000 - Publication (magazine) - Publication (website)

go to the guidelines

posted: 2012/1/25 14:38:59

Deadline: 1st February 2012 Wednesday
Polaris

ENTRY FEE: Free
PRIZE: $ 75

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posted: 2012/1/23 15:05:31

Deadline: 1st February 2012 Wednesday
Columbia: a Journal of Literature and Art Writing Contest

ENTRY FEE: $ 14
PRIZE: $ 500 - Publication (magazine)

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posted: 2012/1/23 14:59:49

Deadline: 20th May 2012 Sunday
Watch Me Bounce "Resilience" Contest

ENTRY FEE: Free
PRIZE: Publication (website)

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