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Humor Story Contest

Poets and Writers Grants

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Closes

October 17, 2026

Effort

About 90 minutes

Cost to apply

$20

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What it is

An annual contest for humorous poetry, stories, or essays. Winning work is published in TulipTree Review. All entries are considered for publication.

Who it is for

Writers who create humorous poems, stories, or essays.

Eligibility unconfirmed. Check the residency and nationality rules on the source before applying.

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Where

United States

When

October 17, 2026

Programme dates not listed

What you get

$1,000 cash prize and publication in the Fall/Winter issue of TulipTree Review.

What you need to apply

  • A poem of up to five pages or prose work of no more than 10,000 words, up to 10000 words

How long it takes

About 90 minutes

Short application. Estimated from the 1 item this application asks for, not from the organisation.

Cost to apply

$20

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Go to the application

https://www.pw.org/writing_contests/humor_story_contest