Here are some contests, awards, and other publication opportunities especially for writers studying at community colleges and four-year colleges.
January/February Deadlines
Hollins University Literary Festival Undergraduate Poetry and Fiction Prize
*An AFA’er has placed in this contest in the past!
National Federation of Poetry Societies’ Undergrad Contest
West Chester University Poetry Contests – Multiple Genres/Forms!
March/April Deadlines
Stony Brook College Short Fiction Contest
Normandale’s Patsy Lea Core Living Memorial Award in Creative Writing – open only to currently enrolled Normandale students, this contest offers $250 prizes for both best poem and best fiction. Contact Kris Bigalk (kris.bigalk@normandale.edu) for information on how to submit.
Hamline University Writing Scholarship
June
November
AWP Intro Journals Awards in Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction
Current Normandale students – contact Kris Bigalk, Director of Creative Writing, for guidelines and entry information
*A Normandale student was the first community college student to win this award in poetry; two other students have received honorable mentions in this very competitive contest
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Adroit Prizes in Prose and Poetry
Juniper Summer Writing Institute Scholarship
*Normandale students have won this scholarship five times!
Normandale AFA in Creative Writing 