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Idembeka Creative Writing Workshop 2024 / How To Apply

Writing is often done in isolation, away from community. This, in itself, can make creative writing a very alienating experience for artists. The organizers of the Idembeka Creative Writing Workshop know this and that’s one reason they have established a prestigious virtual workshop for African writers living in the continent. Eligible writers are invited to...

ServiceScape Short Story Award is Currently Accepting Submissions in 2023/ How To Apply (Prize: $1000)

ServiceScape Short Story Award is calling all short story writers for their 2023 contest. Are you a short story writer interested in gaining more exposure and a bigger audience for your creative work? Would an extra $1,000.00 USD in your pocket be a great for your creative growth? If so, ServiceScape Short Story Award 2023...

Evaristo Prize for African Poetry is Currently Accepting Submissions for 2024/ How to Apply (Prize: $1500 USD)

The 2023-2024 Evaristo Prize for African Poetry is open! This competition is all about celebrating African poets and their creative works. If you’re an African poet, we highly encourage you to participate. The Evaristo prize, formerly known as the Brunel International African Poetry Prize (BIAPP), was founded by British writer Bernardine Evaristo back in 2012....

The Ex-Puritan Magazine is Hiring Poetry Editors / How to Apply (Payment: $1000/Year Honorarium)

The Ex-Puritan Magazine is currently calling for applications from interested poets to lead their poetry section.  The Ex-Puritan began in 2007 as The Puritan Literary Magazine, an independently funded print journal dedicated to publishing fiction, essays, and interviews in Ottawa, Ontario, and was sold in bookstores across the city. In its early years, The Puritan was Ottawa’s only quarterly prose...

Adda Poetry and Spoken Word Submissions (Payment: TBD)

Adda Stories Magazine is currently calling all poets and spoken word artists from all over Common Wealth states to submit their best.  Adda Magazine is the online literary magazine of new writing owned by The Commonwealth Foundation, who are the organizers of the popular Common Wealth Short Story Prize. Learn how to submit to the...

A Writer’s Guide on Successfully Applying for Legit Writing Contests (Tips + Tricks + More)

Applying for writing contests or competitions is a great way to put yourself and your literary work on the map. Writing contests offers a space for you to showcase your works, as well as explore your strengths and weaknesses. It is also an opportunity for you as a writer to be recognized in the literary...

Baobab Press Calls for Novella Submission / How to Apply (Reward: Publication in an Anthology)

Baobab Press calls for novella submissions. This is a publishing house that seeks books that communicate and support their themes through new and well-articulated means. They like the unconventional. More importantly, they seek a quality of thought that adds depth to a writer’s concerns. And although it is not an official requirement, they tend to...