Yicca 26/27 — International Contest of Contemporary Art
Contemporary Art · Visual Arts
Oct 8, 2026No feeglobal
Free contests and prizes with no entry fee
Free contests and prizes with no entry fee
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Sandra Day O'Connor Institute — OIA 2026 Community Service Awards
Sandra Day O'Connor Institute
All Disciplines
Oct 16, 2026No fee
Bunnell Street Arts Center — Ursa Major Fund — Application for 2027 Project Awards
Bunnell Street Arts Center
All Disciplines
Oct 16, 2026No fee
Award
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PAVE Global — Inspired by Design: PAVE Student Visionary Award 2026
PAVE Global
All Disciplines · Emerging
Oct 22, 2026No fee
Award
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MT Campus Network for Civic Engagement — 2026-27 Montana Athletes In Service (MAIS)
MT Campus Network for Civic Engagement
All Disciplines
Oct 27, 2026No fee
Walter Scott Prize For Historical Fiction: Historical Fiction
Walter Scott Prize For Historical Fiction
Fiction · Writing
Oct 31, 2026No feeOnline / Remote
Eric Gregory Awards: Eric Gregory Awards
Eric Gregory Awards
Poetry · Writing
Oct 31, 2026No feeOnline / Remote
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery — 16th "Nature"
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
All Disciplines
Oct 31, 2026No fee
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Commonwealth Short Story Prize: General call
Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Fiction · Writing
Nov 1, 2026No feeOnline / Remote
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Reed Magazine — Emerging Voices Contest 2027: $100 prize (Santa Clara, CA High School Students Only)
Reed Magazine
All Disciplines · Emerging
Nov 2, 2026No fee
2027 FC2 Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Prize (fee waived)
FC2
Fiction · Lgbtq+
Nov 2, 2026No fee
Award
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Writer's Digest Competitions — Poetry Awards 2027
Writer's Digest Competitions
Poetry
Nov 3, 2026No fee
St. Louis Magazine — 2027 Architect & Designer Awards
St. Louis Magazine
All Disciplines
Nov 3, 2026No fee
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PAVE Global — The go go NEXT Emerging Retail Design Challenge
PAVE Global
All Disciplines · Emerging
Nov 3, 2026No fee
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PAVE Global — Educator Registration — The go go NEXT Emerging Retail Design Challenge
PAVE Global
All Disciplines · Emerging
Nov 3, 2026No fee
The Masters Review — 2026 Novel Excerpt Contest — Judged by Chinelo Okparanta — $3,000 Prize! (Free for Marginalized or Historically Underrepresented Writers)
The Masters Review
Fiction · Emerging
Nov 9, 2026No fee
Call for Nominations for 2027 SIGACCESS/SIGCHI Vicki L. Hanson Award
Sigchi
All Disciplines · Disability
Nov 15, 2026No fee
Interlochen Arts Academy — Virginia B. Ball Creative Writing Scholarship Competition — 2027-2028 School Year
Interlochen Arts Academy
Writing
Nov 16, 2026No fee
Award
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Poetic Justice Institute — 2026 — 2027 PJI Editor's Prize, BIPOC Writers
Poetic Justice Institute
All Disciplines · Bipoc
Nov 16, 2026No fee
Kent District Library — 2026-27 Write Michigan ALL AGES
Kent District Library
All Disciplines
Nov 17, 2026No fee
Kent District Library — 2026-27 Write Michigan Adults NO FEE
Kent District Library
All Disciplines
Nov 17, 2026No fee
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery — 16th "Open" (No Theme)
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
All Disciplines
Nov 28, 2026No fee
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Dappled Things: J.F. Powers Prize for Short Fiction
Dappled Things
Fiction · Writing
Nov 30, 2026No feeOnline / Remote
Polyphony Lit.: Latin Heritage Contest — Fiction
Polyphony Lit.
Fiction · Writing
Nov 30, 2026No feeOnline / Remote
Polyphony Lit.: Latin Heritage Contest — Nonfiction
Polyphony Lit.
Essay · Writing
Nov 30, 2026No feeOnline / Remote
Southword Journal: Fees-Free Entry for Gregory O'Donoghue International Poetry Competition
Southword Journal
Poetry · Writing
Nov 30, 2026No feeOnline / Remote
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Unleash Press: Unleash Press Book Prize
Unleash Press
Fiction · Writing
Dec 1, 2026No feeOnline / Remote
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Foglifter Journal & Press: Start A Riot! Poetry Chapbook Prize — Publication, $3000 Prize, $1000 for Tour/Promo
Foglifter Journal & Press
Poetry · Writing
Dec 1, 2026No feeOnline / Remote
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PAVE Global's Student of the Season Award — 2026 Nominations
PAVE Global
All Disciplines · Emerging
Dec 1, 2026No fee
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Green Linden Press — The Wishing Jewel Prize & Open-reading Period (2026)
Green Linden Press
All Disciplines · Translation
Dec 1, 2026No fee
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