Writing Contests Closing in November 2026
Writing Contests with application deadlines in November 2026, sorted by what closes soonest. Deadlines, awards, and entry fees shown on every listing — closed listings drop off automatically.
105 open right now
Cash prizes stated on the listing — no pay-to-enter-win-nothing contestsDeadlines tracked daily; closed contests drop off automaticallyPoetry, fiction, flash, CNF, and essay prizes
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- Contest · Writing2027 organization hidden — members only Short Story PrizeOpen · closes Nov 1$1,000–$6,000Fee: $25
- Contest · Writingorganization hidden — members only Poetry PrizeOpen · closes Nov 1$1,500Fee: $25
- Contest · WritingThe Foster Poetry Prize 2026Open · closes Nov 1$1,000Fee: $35
- Contest · Writing2026 organization hidden — members only CHAPBOOK CONTESTOpen · closes Nov 1$1,000Fee: $32.50
- Contest · WritingCPR Book AwardOpen · closes Nov 1$1,500Fee: $28
- Contest · Writingorganization hidden — members only – Vern Rutsala Poetry PrizeOpen · closes Nov 1$1,000Fee: $25
- Contest · WritingHolden Vaughn Spangler Award - organization hidden — members only Journal Spring 2026Open · closes Nov 1$200Fee: $5
- Contest · WritingLiterary Awards — Short Fiction ContestOpen · closes Nov 1$1,000Fee: $23
- Contest · WritingThe organization hidden — members only Prize for Poetry in Translation: Deadline 10/31/2026Open · closes Nov 1$1,500Fee: $28
- Contest · WritingLiterary Awards — Poetry ContestOpen · closes Nov 1$1,000Fee: $23
- Contest · Writing2027 FC2 Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction PrizeOpen · closes Nov 1$15,000Fee: $25
- Contest · WritingPlay Festival 2027-2028 — New Play CompetitionOpen · closes Nov 1$10,000 top prize + production
- Contest · WritingWinter 2026 Contest EditionOpen · closes Nov 1$50–$500Fee: $12.50
- Contest · WritingPOETRY 2027 Print IssueOpen · closes Nov 1$100Fee: $4
- Contest · WritingFICTION 2027 Print IssueOpen · closes Nov 1$100Fee: $4
- Contest · WritingPOETRY - organization hidden — members only River Chapbook CompetitionOpen · closes Nov 1$500 + publication & copiesFee: $20
- Contest · WritingBarbara Neely Award for Unpublished Black WritersOpen · closes Nov 1$2,000
- Contest · WritingPROSE - organization hidden — members only River Chapbook CompetitionOpen · closes Nov 1$500 + publication & copiesFee: $20
- Contest · WritingBarbara Neely Award for Published Black WritersOpen · closes Nov 1$2,000
- Contest · WritingSubmit a short story/poem to the October monthly feature competition (£100 prize)Open · closes Nov 1£100
- Contest · Writingorganization hidden — members only Spoonfuls Chapbook Contest 2026Open · closes Nov 1$250Fee: $25
- Contest · Writing2026 Keepers of Fire Fiction AwardOpen · closes Nov 1$1,000 advance + publicationFee: $10
- Contest · WritingFee-Free for Black & Indigenous Writers 2027 Print IssueOpen · closes Nov 1$100
- Contest · Writing2026 Pacific Spirit Poetry PrizeOpen · closes Nov 1$1,500 top prize + publication
- Contest · Writing2027 FC2 Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction PrizeOpen · closes Nov 1$3,000Fee: $25
- Contest · WritingOpen Season AwardsOpen · closes Nov 1$2,000 CAD + publicationFee: from $10
- Contest · Writing2026 organization hidden — members only Creative Non-Fiction ContestOpen · closes Nov 1$500–$3,000Fee: $34.95
- Contest · WritingThe Malinda A. Markham Memorial Prize in Translation 2026Open · closes Nov 1$2,000 + publicationFee: $25
- Contest · Writing2026 Keepers of Fire NonFiction AwardOpen · closes Nov 1$1,000Fee: $10
- Contest · WritingEvaristo Prize for organization hidden — members only PoetryOpen · closes Nov 1$1,500
- Contest · WritingAtlantis AwardOpen · closes Nov 2$300 + publicationFee: $10
- Contest · WritingJames Hearst Poetry PrizeOpen · closes Nov 2$1,000Fee: $23
- Contest · Writing2026 Spokane Prize for Short FictionOpen · closes Nov 2$1,500Fee: $30
- Contest · WritingFE Open Genre Prize + FE back catalog selectionOpen · closes Nov 2$1,500Fee: $44
- Contest · WritingKurt Vonnegut Speculative Fiction PrizeOpen · closes Nov 2$1,000Fee: $23
- Contest · WritingPoetry Awards 2027Open · closes Nov 2$1,000
- Contest · WritingOpen Genre Book PrizeOpen · closes Nov 2$1,500 + copies & royaltiesFee: $28
- Contest · WritingFall/Winter Print Edition Short Story Contest ($300 Award)Open · closes Nov 3$300 honorarium + publicationFee: $20
- Contest · WritingDerricotte-Eady Chapbook PrizeOpen · closes Nov 3$1,000 + publication & copies
- Contest · WritingMinds on Fire Open Book Prize 2026Open · closes Nov 4$1,500Fee: $25
- Contest · Writingorganization hidden — members only Poetry Contest - Fall 2026: LeavingOpen · closes Nov 4$125Fee: $12
- Contest · Writingorganization hidden — members only Flash Prose Contest - Fall 2026: LeavingOpen · closes Nov 4$125Fee: $12
- Contest · Writing2027 Granite State Poetry PrizeOpen · closes Nov 5$5,000 + publication & copiesFee: $30
- Contest · WritingChristopher Bland PrizeOpen · closes Nov 6£10,000
- Contest · Writing2027 OCM organization hidden — members only Prize for Caribbean LiteratureOpen · closes Nov 6$10,000 top prizeFee: $50
- Contest · WritingDylan Thomas PrizeOpen · closes Nov 6£20,000
- Contest · WritingScott King Award in Eco-PoetryOpen · closes Nov 7$1,000Fee: $25
- Contest · Writing$3500 Leonard Cohen Poetry PrizeOpen · closes Nov 7$1,000 top prizeFee: $22