In this week’s newsletter: 15 new events | May to October 2026 | Prizes up to $5000

• Two Sylvias Press Annual Chapbook Prize — 31 May 2026

• The Elegant Literature Award for New Writers — 31 May 2026

• Poetry. com Monthly Contest — 31 May 2026

• ABA Journal / Ross Writing Contest for Legal Short Fiction — 1 June 2026

• Anne Brown Essay Prize — 15 June 2026

• Regeneration: Poetry Exploring the Environment — 28 June 2026

• International Amy MacRae Award for Memoir — 1 July 2026

• Landfall Tauraka Essay Prize — 31 July 2026

• Winchester Poetry Prize — 31 July 2026

• The Protopian Prize Fiction Contest — 31 July 2026

• History Through Fiction Short Story Contest — 15 August 2026

• Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter Literary Festival Poetry Competition — 21 August 2026

• Lantern Lighters Contest — 1 September 2026

• Six Word Wonder Contest — 30 September 2026

• The Bedford International Short Story & Poetry Competition — 31 October 2026