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Award
Nonfiction Contest for Emerging Writers
Competition opportunity. Deadline: 2026-09-30
- Type
- Award
- Organizer
- Boulevard
- Deadline
- 30 September 2026
- Where
- Saint Louis, United States
- Compensation
- $1,000
- Disciplines
- writing, nonfiction
About this opportunity
Boulevard's Nonfiction Contest for Emerging Writers offers a $1,000 prize and publication for an essay up to 8,000 words. The competition is open to writers who have not yet published a full-length book with a nationally distributed press. Submissions, which require an $18 entry fee including a magazine subscription, are due by September 30, 2026.
Who can apply
- A prize of $1,000 and publication in Boulevard is given annually for an essay by a writer who has not published a full-length book in any genre with a nationally distributed press.