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Competitions & Prizes for writers

The links go to those sites which list prizes and in a few cases to the prize-giving organisation itself.

List of Lists!

It requires a lot of research for the providers to keep these lists up to date so please be sympathetic if some are out-of-date.

One word of warning - Most organisations require an entry fee. Many are modest charges to cover the administration but some look like marketing ploys. The reputable prizes which are likely to advance your writing career do not charge reading fees etc.

Literary prize listings:

British Arts has an excellent list: http://www.britisharts.co.uk/literarycompetitions.htm

The open directory listing is international and comprehensive: http://dmoz.org/Arts/Writers_Resources/Contests/

The UK based National Literacy Trust includes many prizes aimed at children and younger writers: http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/whatson/writingcomps.html

John Hopkins University maintains a comprehensive list for all ages and professions: http://cty.jhu.edu/imagine/linkB.htm

The Society of Authors (UK based) administers several awards http://www.societyofauthors.net/prizes/index.html

Short story and poetry competitions - mainly UK http://www.jbwb.co.uk/writingcomps.htm

Writelink has a good page http://www.writelink.co.uk/Competitions/competitions.html

Writer's Digest, a US based magazine, runs a number of prizes. One is for the best self-published book in different genres. Entry fee of $100 http://www.writersdigest.com/contests/self_published.asp

Somebody works hard to keep these lists up-to-date:

	http://www.prizemagic.co.uk/html/writing_comps.htm
	http://www.bookpublicity.co.uk/Litcomps.htm

Good lists with Australian emphasis

http://library.trinity.wa.edu.au/subjects/english/writing/writcomp.htm http://home.vicnet.net.au/~ozlit/writcomp.html

Firstwriter -with an emphasis on poetry and fiction http://www.firstwriter.com/competitions/

Law - there are a lot of specialist prizes

	UK based Prison reform trust - 'Entry restrictions' apply
	http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/current10.html
	Well-maintained lists with a North American focus
	http://law.slu.edu/financial_assistance/FA/competitions.html
	http://www.wcl.american.edu/studentaffairs/writing.cfm

The 'big ones'

You can't apply for these - they have judges who make selections of long and short lists. However, you might find it interesting to see what has won and when.

	The Nobel prize: http://nobelprize.org/literature/
	Pulitzer prize: http://www.pulitzer.org/
	Macmillan Writer's Prize for Africa: http://www.writeforafrica.com/
	Orange Prize for Fiction: http://www.orange.co.uk/entertainment/books/
	ManBooker prize: http://www.themanbookerprize.com/

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