Applicant criteria
NationalityNo specific nationality required
Age
- No specific age required
Gender
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity FieldForeign Languages and Literature
Opportunity description
The Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction/Essay Contest, organized by Winning Writers, is an international competition open to everyone except residents of Syria, Iran, North Korea, Crimea, Russia, or Belarus (due to US government restrictions).
You may submit stories and essays on any theme, up to 6,000 words each. For this contest, a story is any short work of fiction, and an essay is any short work of nonfiction.
Your work must be in English. You may submit published or unpublished work.
Entry fee: $25 per entry.
Prizes:
- Story: First Prize, $3,500
- Essay: First Prize, $3,500
- 10 Honorable Mentions will receive $500 each (any category)
Eligibility criteria
The competition is open to anyone except residents of Syria, Iran, North Korea, Crimea, Russia, or Belarus. Your work must be in English and can be published or unpublished.