International literary competitions with cash prizes. Literary competitions
The Internet is a medium for the dissemination of information. The functions that the World Wide Web provides cannot be provided by ordinary textbooks and television. The reader on the Internet will be able to react to the text: write a review, review, evaluate the read text. Literary competitions are very popular these days. Aspiring poets and writers can declare their identity and, if they win, receive a monetary reward. Contests with prizes attract many people. Therefore, you should not think about whether it is worth taking part in these competitions.
Beginners should not rush into the pool headlong. First you need to choose a literary competition that has good reputation, extensive work experience, positive reviews. Such competitive programs are on the lips of many. They have their own personal website, which has all the necessary information to participate. Usually the jury is famous people- journalists, editors, poets. World-famous companies provide sponsorship for competitions. In order not to fall into the clutches of scammers, you need to remember following rules:
- There is no need to pay money to participate in a literary competition.
- Before participating, you need to collect feedback about the company that provides the competition.
- You should not be led by the offer of publishing a book in a publishing house. This is a lie.
Participation in literary programs is a great experience for aspiring writers and poets. Competitions for young writers are quite popular today. Many beginners make a bunch of mistakes, so they won't be able to win first place. The competition story must meet the stated conditions. The writer needs to carefully study the requirements of the competition.
It happens that a person saw the name of the competition and quickly wrote a story. Then I found out that he exceeded the volume or indicated the wrong genre. It is important to follow the competition rules in order not to fly out. In addition, the story must be well-written. The writer must proofread his text well in order to correct errors. If it will be a large number of mistakes, the story will not win.
Creative competition opens up huge opportunities for writers:
1. You can win a cash reward or a prize.
2. Demonstrate your own creativity.
3. State your identity.
4. Get a grant for education and other privileges.
5. Become famous by winning.
While participating in the competition, the writer must understand what goals he pursues. The more serious the goal, the more seriously the work on the story should be carried out. Also, the writer must have his own author's chip, which will hook the jury. It must be remembered that the jury are living people. They evaluate the story not only objectively, but also look at the brightness of the images, the intrigue.
The author's feature can be anything - an interesting plot twist, an unusual image of a character, style, composition, and so on. To reach the final, you need to have a noticeable detail in your story. The author's chip can attract and surprise the jury.
Contests 2017 with cash prizes most popular at present. Many writers are looking for competitive programs that give money for first place. Below are the current competitions taking place this year. Young writers can send scripts, articles, essays, stories, poems, translations, stories, epics, short stories.
- The history of the hitmen. Completion of the competition on January 20. Works are accepted in Ukrainian, Russian and Belarusian language. Prize fund 2000 dollars.
- Competition for young writers Rainbow. Ending January 20th. The amount of the award is from 2000 euros.
- Love and magic. Completion of the competition on January 20. accepted romance novels and fantasy. Prize fund 2000 dollars.
Identify a promising writer- this is one of the main goals for the organizers competitive program. Professional writers, as well as publishing houses, get acquainted with the works, choose the best ones and offer authors cooperation. Poetry competitions are very popular in our country. Those who wish to participate must have the desire, faith in themselves and good story. There is also an opportunity to participate in international competitions. It is important to note that there is more competition here.
Literary competition "History of Popadans"
Previously unpublished works about hitmen with a volume of 50,000 characters or more in Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian are accepted.
Prizes: There is!
Literary competition "Love and Magic"
Previously unpublished works in the fantasy genre are accepted with a mandatory love line from 50 thousand characters in Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian languages.
Prizes: There is!
Literary award "Bella 2017"
Poems and essays in Russian and Italian are accepted.
Nominations:
– Russian poem (for Russian-speaking authors aged 18-35)
– Literary-critical or biographical essay about modern poetry(up to 60 thousand characters without age limit)
– Optimism is the fragrance of life (Tonino Guerra nomination)
Prizes: There is!
Creative competition "New Year's non-stop"
Photos and notes about the preparation and celebration of the New Year in different cultures, countries and localities.
Nominations:
- Best photo essay
– Best note
- People's Choice Award
Prizes: There is!
Contest fantasy stories on the site "Fantasty.ru"
Stories with a volume of 5-15 thousand characters in the genre of science fiction (in all its diversity) on the topic "Do not regret anything" are accepted.
Prizes: There is!
International Essay Contest “Letter to the Hero of Aurora”
Essays will be accepted in the form of a letter to one of the four finalists for the 2016 Aurora Prize: Marguerite Barankitse, Sede Ghoulam Fatima, Tom Catena or Bernard Quinvi. The stories of each of the four finalists are presented on the competition website. The volume is up to 600 words in Armenian, English and Russian. There are strict application requirements.
Prizes: There is!
Bodley Head/Financial Times Essay Competition
Anyone aged 18-35 can take part. Dynamic, authoritative and vibrant essays of no more than 3,500 words in English are accepted.
Prizes: There is!
Competition in memory of A.T. Aksakov "The Scarlet Flower"
The competition is dedicated to the 225th anniversary of the birth of the Russian writer Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov. Works for children in 2 nominations are accepted. Registration on the site is required.
Nominations:
– prose (up to 8 thousand characters)
- poems (up to 48 lines)
Prizes: There is!
Demon Love Romance Competition
accepted romantic stories up to 80 thousand characters on the theme "Love of the Demon". The competition is anonymous.
Prizes: There is!
Short story contest "High heels-8"
Nominations:
– Revelations
- Romantic comedy
Science Fiction and Fantasy Competition
Works in the genre of science fiction or fantasy with a volume of at least 200 thousand characters are accepted. No more than 3 works from each participant.
Acceptance of work: [email protected] Be sure to indicate in the title: "Competition - full name of the participant", in the letter provide all the information for the participant's profile.
Prizes: There is!
Russian-Japanese Tanka Poetry Competition
Citizens of Russia and Japan can take part. Accepted poems in the tanka genre in Russian or Japanese, which have never been published before. Theme: Mountains and waters.
Prizes: There is!
Essay Contest "Leader of Tomorrow"
Students who are not older than 1987 can participate in the master's or postgraduate program of any university. Essays up to 2100 words in English are accepted.
Prizes: There is!
Literary competition for children and youth "For the good of the Motherland 2016-2017"
Children, boys and girls aged 7-25 can participate.
– Stories connecting thread
- Fate mother tongue
– Free theme
Nominations:
– prose (story, essay, essay, biography)
- poetry (poetry)
– journalism (reportage, interview, article, chronicle)
Prizes: There is!
Pioneer Song Creation Contest
Organizer: Belarusian Republican Pioneer Organization. The texts of pioneer songs are accepted.
Prizes: There is!
XII International literary prize them. P.P. Ershov
The prize is awarded for works of prose, poetry, drama, works in the field of journalism that continue the best traditions of Russian culture and are aimed at readers of childhood and adolescence, regardless of publication and volume.
Nominations:
- From the descendants of P.P. Ershov - for the preservation and development of the best traditions of Russian children's literature
– Connection of times — nomination named after V.G. Utkov, for the preservation and development of the best traditions of children's cognitive (popular science) literature
- Choice of a patron - for a work for children and youth that continues the traditions of the fairy tale genre.
Prizes: There is!
Story Contest "Life can be cruel!"
We accept stories about an event that severely affected your life or the lives of loved ones, people you know. Registration on the site is required.
Poetry competition "Mine is someone else's"
Poems are accepted about missed opportunities in love, about uncertainty in relationships, regret about what has been done or vice versa not done to save love. Registration on the site is required.
Film script competition about the exploits of Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya
At the first stage, detailed synopses of feature-length scripts are accepted. feature film in Russian with a volume of at least 20 pages. The script must save historical truth and memory of the heroic past of our Fatherland, to continue and develop the best traditions of Russian and Soviet drama, to form spiritual and moral values, responsible civil position and patriotism.
Prizes: There is!
7th Youth Poetry Competition "CaeRomania"
The competition is dedicated to the poet K.R. (Grand Duke Konstantin Romanov). Young poets aged 14-27 can take part. Authors aged 18-35 participate in a special nomination of the competition for young journalists. No more than 5 poems with a total volume of no more than 300 lines are accepted. Nominations:
– Mirror (remakes of the famous poem by Nikolai Zabolotsky “Love painting, poets!” are accepted)
- The whole world is a theater ... (accepted philosophical reflections about the world and relationships between people or specific personal experiences)
– Optimistic (poems that have the size of a march are accepted)
– Offering to Pavlovsk (poems dedicated to Pavlovsk are accepted, inspired by its history, architecture, nature)
– An amazing meeting (a nomination for journalists, texts are accepted about an event, place, phenomenon, person in the field of culture and art that struck them)
Prizes: There is!
Literary competition "The Little Prince"
The competition is dedicated to the work of Exupery "The Little Prince". Anyone under the age of 25 can participate. Need to come up with a continuation of the story about little prince, in which the hero Exupery arrives on the 8th planet and gets acquainted with its inhabitant. The language of the competition is French. The volume of the competitive work is up to 2500 characters.
Prizes: There is!
Competition of stories "Algebra of the word"
Stories up to 20,000 characters are accepted. There are no genre or theme restrictions.
Competition of short stories "Dialective"
We accept stories for children aged 8-14 in the dialectic genre with a volume of up to 60 thousand characters. The story should reveal the dialectical process and show its beauty. For details about the genre of dialects, see the link.
Prizes: There is!
Short story competition “Russia. It's time for a change. Alternatives»
The competition is dedicated to the 100th anniversary October revolution. Accepted stories in the genre of alternative history of the times of 1917-18 years in the amount of 2-20 thousand characters. The competition is anonymous.
International scenario competition "Potential 2017"
Screenwriters and directors aged 18-35 can take part. Scripts for short films in Russian with a duration of 7-15 minutes are accepted.
Prizes: There is!
Translation competition "Sensum de Sensu 2017"
Anyone under the age of 30 can participate. We accept transfers from foreign languages into Russian specially prepared tasks from the competition website.
Nominations:
– translation of special text from English
– literary translation of prose from English
– translation of a special text from German
– literary translation of prose from German
– literary translation of poetry from German
– literary translation of poetry from Polish
– literary translation of poetry from Czech
– translation of a special text from Spanish
– literary translation of prose from Spanish
– literary translation of poetry from Spanish
– translation of the text from French
International Literary Competition of Popular Science Works "Polar Explorers' Wives"
Essays dedicated to wives, girlfriends, brides, muses of famous polar explorers are accepted. The work must be based on real historical facts and contain links to archives, documents, chronicles, diaries. Attention: there are strict requirements for registration of the application!
The proposed list of heroines: Eva Nansen, Jane Franklin, Kathleen Scott, Josephine Dibich Piri, Juliette Jean, Galina Kirillovna Papanina, Vera Fedorovna Schmidt, Vera Valerianovna Sedova, Sofia Fedorovna Kolchak. Also, participants can choose the heroines themselves.
Prizes: There is!
All-Russian competition theater reviews "I write about the theater"
Students of grades 9-11 of schools and students of professional educational organizations(colleges, technical schools, etc.) living in Russia. Theatrical reviews are accepted for any repertoire performance of any of the theaters in Russia with a volume of at least 5 thousand characters.
Acceptance of work: [email protected]
7th International Grushinsky Internet Contest
Literary nominations:
– poetry (a selection of 3 works up to 120 lines)
– short prose (essays, articles, stories up to 15,000 characters)
For information on other nominations, see the link below.
Competition of novels "Witch secrets"
Novels based on a detective mystery are accepted. The volume is not less than 420 thousand characters. Registration on the site is required.
Prizes: There is!
Essay competition "Ideas of Likhachev and the present"
Young people aged 15-18 can participate. Essays are accepted for the competition, in which a specific provision is developed from the scientific and socio-political heritage of Academician D.S. Likhachev, formulated in one of the proposed quotations.
Prizes: There is!
Citizens of the Russian Federation 14-30 years old can participate.
Nominations:
- screenwriting skills
– Artistic skill
Prizes: There is!
Competition for students "Encyclopedia of Tourism"
Students from Russia can participate without any age limit. Acceptance of work at [email protected] with clear filling of the application (see website)
Nominations:
– Design “Postcard from the Little Motherland”
– Essay “I was born in…”
– Photo project “My view”
– Research “My Small Motherland in Russian Cinema”
– Encyclopedia of tourist sites
– Encyclopedia of tourist routes
– School Museum
Prizes: There is!
All-Russian creative competition"Thanks for the victory!"
Students from Russia can participate without any age limit. Acceptance of works with a clear filling of the application (see website)
Nominations:
– Social poster (for participants aged 13 and over)
– Drawing’ (for participants under the age of 12 inclusive)
- Essay "Why I say thank you!"
– Faces of Victory (photographs of veterans of the Great Patriotic War)
– Conversations with veterans (film-interview with veterans of the Great Patriotic War - participants in the Battle of Moscow)
– Excursion "Route of Victory" (to the places of military and labor glory in the Great Patriotic War)
Prizes: There is!
Topic: “Imagine you are an advisor to a new Secretary General UN. What global problem would you help him decide in the first place? What advice would you give to help him deal with her decision?” Volume up to 20 thousand characters.
Prizes: There is!
Literary competition "Hacked Future"
Accepted stories that are dedicated to difficult life of a person in the rapidly approaching world of global communications and digital surrogates, total surveillance and invisible cyber warfare, artificial intelligence and unusual social structures. The genre and themes of the stories may be broader than classic cyberpunk, however information Technology must be key element in the plot. Volume up to 30 thousand characters.
Prizes: There is!
VIII international competition"New Children's Book"
Works in Russian and not previously published in commercial editions (over 1000 copies) are accepted.
Nominations:
– Poems and fairy tales for the little ones (works for children under 5 years old, up to 20 thousand characters)
– World of fantasy (works for children aged 10-16 years old with a volume of 320-600 thousand characters.
Prizes: There is!
S-T-I-K-S Universe Novel Competition
Novels with a volume of 420,000 characters or more are accepted. based on Artyom Kamenisty's series "S-T-I-K-S". Registration on the site is required.
Prizes: There is!
Competition of novels "Love extraterrestrial"
Novels with a volume of 420,000 characters or more are accepted. in the romantic fantasy genre, both serious and humorous. The main condition is that one of the heroes should NOT be human. Registration on the site is required.
Prizes: There is!
8 Literary competition "North - a country without borders 2017"
Stories in Russian are accepted up to 20 thousand characters without spaces, where main character- North
Prizes: There is!
All-Russian competition of journalists "Entrepreneurship in Russia: history, problems, successes"
Journalistic materials in Russian are accepted (publications, news reports, radio, TV spots, illustrations and photographic materials) informing about the activities of entrepreneurs and the investment climate in Russia in order to create a positive image of an entrepreneur and a professional in Russian society.
Nominations:
– Material about entrepreneurship on TV
– Material about entrepreneurship on the radio
– Material about entrepreneurship or the investment climate in Russia in a print publication, online media, on the website news agency or in the blogosphere
– Illustration for the theme of entrepreneurship or investment climate
– Material on the topic of staffing investment projects in regions
Prizes: There is!
III All-Russian literary competition "Heroes of the Great Victory-2017"
Anyone can participate. Accepted stories, essays, poems, songs, highlighting the feat, fate real hero, military-historical and heroic event.
Prizes: There is!
International literary competition "Warm words 2017"
accepted literary texts dedicated to the original Russian traditions of the stove business.
Nominations:
- Song of the stove-maker (poems dedicated to the stove business, the work of stove-makers with a volume of up to 2 thousand characters)
– A fairy tale by the fireplace (fairy tales, stories with a fantastic plot, using images of a stove or a fireplace, up to 10 thousand characters)
– Warm deeds of the master (realistic stories, essays, essays on the stove business, the fate of stove-makers up to 20 thousand characters)
– The stove is the head of everything (poetry and prose based on the work of the winners of the All-Russian drawing competition “The stove is the head of everything” http://hudozka.karelia.ru/page-38.html, held in 2016, the volume is up to 10 thousand characters)
Acceptance of work: [email protected]
Prizes: There is!
Creative competition "World Pushkin"
Anyone under the age of 35 can participate.
Nominations:
– literary criticism and journalism on the work of A.S. Pushkin (article, review, review up to 40 thousand characters)
- literary translation of a poem by A.S. Pushkin into a foreign language
Prizes: There is!
Literary Prize. S. Yesenin "My Rus'"
Anyone over the age of 16 can participate. The competition accepts works both dedicated to Sergei Yesenin and inspired by his work, stylistically or in spirit consonant with his poetry. There are no explicit volume limits. Registration on the site is required. Attention: participation is paid!
Nominations:
– poetry
Prizes: There is!
XV All-Russian competition "The best writing lesson-2017"
Students of schools, universities, colleges, cadet corps, art studios etc., as well as school principals, teachers of schools and universities, leaders of children's clubs, etc. Children's letters and drawings are accepted.
Nominations:
- I glorify the Fatherland, which is, but three times - which will be (together with the Moscow state university them. M.V. Lomonosov)
- There is such a profession - to defend the Motherland ... (with the support of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation)
– Dedicated to the Year of Ecology: What am I doing to save the nature of Russia (together with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology Russian Federation)
- Recipes happy family(supported by the Foundation for Social and Cultural Initiatives)
– Generation of Caring: Warm Heart (supported by the Foundation for Social and Cultural Initiatives)
- From the depths of time. Stories and legends of my family (with the support of the Writers' Union of Russia)
– I have an Amur tiger living at my house, the nomination is aimed at students of secondary and lower grades. Held with the support of the Center for the Study and Conservation of the Amur Tiger Population
Let's imagine that ten years later you become the president of a bank. Your first steps… (together with Post Bank)
- Cool story. Stories happen to those who know how to tell them… (in collaboration with the weekly children's magazine 'Class Magazine')
– The best methodical development conducting a writing lesson (together with the editors of CJSC "Teacher's newspaper")
Prizes: There is!
Literary competition "George Ribbon"
Anyone over the age of 16 can participate. Works of a historical and patriotic orientation are accepted, glorifying the civil and military prowess of Russian soldiers and home front workers, as well as the importance of maintaining and strengthening peace on earth. Attention: participation is paid!
Nominations:
- poetry (a selection of 10 poems with a total volume of up to 250 lines)
– prose (story, essay, essay up to 40 thousand characters)
Literary competition "Writer of the Year"
Anyone over the age of 16 can participate. Works are accepted but one of the nominations in prose. Registration on the site is required. Attention: participation is paid!
Nominations:
- Writer of the Year
- Fantastic
– Memoirs
- Children's literature
In contact with
April 5, 2019 Museum-Reserve F.I. Tyutchev "Ovstug" announces the start of accepting applications for participation in the VII International Tyutchev Literary Competition "Thinking Reed".
The purpose of the competition is to preserve and continue the philosophical traditions of Tyutchev's poetry in the modern literary process.
The organizers of the competition invite participants from Russia, countries of near and far abroad - authors writing in Russian.
Traditionally, the competition is held in two categories: "Best Philosophical Poem" and "Best Philosophical Essay".
Summarizing competition will be held in Ovstug in the house-museum of F.I. Tyutchev on August 16-18, 2019, these days the winners and laureates of the 2019 competition will gather in the Tyutchev estate. The program has a large creative meeting in Ovstug - acquaintance of guests with the exposition of the house-museum, awarding ceremony for the winners of the competition, poetry master classes.
Created: 05 April 2019By decision of the management of the IHO SPR, the following COMPETITIONS will be held in 2017:
Competition of song, anthem, romance, ballad, dedicated to Russia, small homeland, favorite city, significant event, loved one, anniversary, etc. The competition is held under the auspices of musical and concert organizations, MGO SPR, Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Only texts are accepted for publication. The collection is subject to distribution among composers, concert organizations, and musical events, in order to attract the interest of composers and musicians to the work of the authors of the collection.
2. Competition "BEST POETS AND WRITERS OF RUSSIA" 2017 in English.
Bilingual collection-encyclopedia with portrait photographs of the authors. The texts will be published in Russian with translation into English.
Hard cover. A5 format, circulation 3000 copies.
(follow the newsletter with detailed information about the contest)
3. Competition "FAMILY ALBUM"
The competition accepts works about family tree, kind, interesting stories associated with relatives of different generations. All are considered literary genres
Soft cover. A5 format, circulation 3000 copies.
(stay tuned for more information about the competition)
4. "LITERARY DAILY" 2018
Hard cover. A5 format, circulation 3000 copies.
(stay tuned for more information about the competition)
5. Competition ACADEMY. "CHILDREN'S LITERATURE". Domestic and foreign
The competition accepts works by children and youth, as well as adult authors writing for children. Both original works and translations from the languages of the peoples of the world into Russian and from Russian into other languages are considered. All literary genres are welcome. The subject is not limited.
Soft cover. A5 format. Circulation 2000 copies.
(stay tuned for more information about the competition)
6. Competition of the almanac "LITERARY REPUBLIC" No. 2/2017
(stay tuned for more information about the competition)
7. Preferential competition "NEW YEAR'S CARNIVAL".
New Year's riddles, aphorisms, poems, prose sketches, plays, songs, jokes in verse and prose are accepted ... New Year's theme.
Soft cover. A5 format. Circulation 3000 copies.
(stay tuned for more information about the competition)
8. Competition "SEASONS"
The competition is dedicated to the anniversary of K.G. Paustovsky. Accepted works about nature, the lyrics of the seasons in different genres and directions of literature.
Soft cover. A5 format. Circulation 3000 copies.
(stay tuned for more information about the competition)
9. Preferential competition. VLADIMIR VYSOTSKY "I live in the Best of the Worlds"
Competition dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Vysotsky. Poems and prose dedicated to the poet, related to his life and work are accepted. Poems and prose written in the spirit of V. Vysotsky. Reflections in verse and prose on the fate of poets.
Soft cover. A5 format. Circulation 3000 copies.
(stay tuned for more information about the competition)
10. Competition "FATE OF THE 100th Anniversary"
A competition dedicated to significant events in world history over the past 100 years. For example: Space exploration, the discovery of television, the anniversary of the October Revolution, the invention of the Internet, sports, literary, scientific, artistic achievements. Works are accepted both about events and discoveries, and about people who left a mark on history. Works of all genres and trends in literature are considered.
acceptance of applications - until January 25, 2018
(stay tuned for more information about the competition)
PUBLISHING HOUSE in MHO SPR
Dear friends! In addition to competitions, MHO SPR publishes author's books of any complexity: landscape, color (with high color fidelity), mini (gift), in "super", gold and silver stamping, fabric covers, holographic pictures, etc. We provide services: editor, proofreader, designer, artist, layout designer. Each author receives a free presentation, and his book in in electronic format placed by us in online bookstores. DISCOUNTS APPLY FOR THE MEMBERS OF IGO SPR!!! All this is also in our organization on the 2nd floor, in the 4th conference room.
IN PERMANENT MODE:
On a regular basis, we hold PRESENTATIONS of collective and individual collections, works of our authors and free competitions in open mic in the art cafe "GALLERY".
Follow our announcements!
If you have any questions or suggestions, we will definitely consider them.
Inquiries by phone: +7 495 691 94 51, +7 916-748-16-27, or by mail: [email protected]
Sincerely,
The team of the Moscow city organization of the Writers' Union of Russia,
NP "Literary Republic"
