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Poets and Writers Grants
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Closes
October 1, 2026, 8 days left
Effort
About 90 minutes
Cost to apply
$30
Annual short fiction competition offering a $1,000 prize and publication to the winning story of up to 5,000 words. Winner and finalists will be considered for representation by literary agencies including Creative Artists Agency, William Morris Endeavor, and the Wylie Agency.
Individual writers with a short story of up to 5,000 words.
Eligibility unconfirmed. Check the residency and nationality rules on the source before applying.
United States
October 1, 2026, 8 days left
Programme dates not listed
$1,000 cash prize and publication on the Zoetrope: All-Story website; winner and finalists may be considered for representation by major literary agencies.
About 90 minutes
Short application. Estimated from the 1 item this application asks for, not from the organisation.
$30
https://www.pw.org/writing_contests/short_fiction_competition