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  • Associated Writing Programs Awards
  • www.awpwriter.org
  • Annual awards of $2,000 (plus publication) are offered for original, unpublished, book-length work in each of three categories: novels, poetry, and creative non-fiction. Reading fee: $20. Deadline: February 28. Open to U.S. residents only.
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  • Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
  • www.bulwer-lytton.com
  • San Jose State University sponsors this yearly challenge "to compose the opening sentence to the worst of all possible novels". No entry fee. Official deadline: April 15.
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  • Communicator Awards, The
  • www.communicatorawards.com
  • Annual competitions honoring excellence in all areas of communication, with separate categories for print (177 sub-categories), video (216 sub-categories) and audio (140 sub-categories).
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  • Milkweed Editions
  • www.milkweed.org
  • Milkweed Editions is a non-profit publisher of literature for adults and young adults based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Milkweed National Fiction Prize is awarded annually for the best fiction manuscript submitted by an author not previously published by Milkweed.
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  • 3-Day Novel Contest
  • www.3daynovel.com
  • Held annually on Labor Day weekend. Rules, survival guide, prizes, and past winners.
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  • Santa Fe Writers Project
  • www.sfwp.com
  • SFWP provides resources for authors and features online fiction as well as an annual writing contest for prose, both fiction and non-fiction, including short stories, essays and sample chapters of novels. $6,000 in cash prizes. Deadline: mid-January.
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  • Arizona Authors Association Awards
  • azauthors.com
  • AAA requires entries for unpublished poetry, short stories, essays/articles, and novels. Cash prizes of $100 in each category, plus publication, are offered. Deadline: July 1, annually. Entry fees vary from $10 (poetry) to $30 (novels).
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