Regional literary competitions. We write well: from idea to book

Have you discovered a grain of writing talent in yourself and want it to be appreciated? In this case, there are at least two options for the development of events. The first is that you gain patience and start bombarding publishing houses with a synopsis of your work and the text itself from morning until late at night for days on end in the hope that someone will want to publish it young talent at your own expense. At the same time, get ready for long months of waiting - in most cases, publishers take from a month to three to review one manuscript.

Or the second option - you submit your work to a prestigious competition. If everything goes well, you win and gain popularity, and now you are no longer chasing publishers, but vice versa. However, even if the victory goes to someone else, any large-scale competition is good opportunity light up. So go for it! And we have compiled a list especially for you best competitions for young and promising!

1. International literary competition “Russian Prize” (RUB 150,000)

"Russian Prize" is the only Russian prize, which is awarded to a Russian-speaking writer living outside of Russia. The goal of the competition is to preserve and develop the Russian language and support Russian-speaking writers around the world. The prize is awarded in three categories: “Large Prose”, “Small Prose” and “Poetry”. The winners are awarded prizes in the amount of 150 thousand rubles. There are no age restrictions for award applicants. It is important that both published and previously unpublished works can participate in this competition.

2. International literary competition “Coronation of the Word”

The competition is held in the categories “Novels”, “Film Scripts”, “Plays” and “Song Lyrics”, as well as “Coronation of the Word for Children”. Manuscripts of previously unpublished works are accepted for participation. The jury decides on the results of the competition. The winners receive cash prizes. Last year, the 1st prize in the nomination “Novels” amounted to 20 thousand hryvnia, in the nomination “Film Scripts” - 15 thousand, “Plays” - 10 thousand, “Song Poetry” - 8 thousand. A number of special prizes are also awarded. Today, the “Coronation of the Word” competition is one of the most prestigious in Ukraine.

3. Competition “Writer of the Year 2016”

The competition is held with the aim of “discovering new talented names and promoting their promotion to the literary Olympus,” as stated on the publishing house’s website. Authors over 18 years of age are allowed to participate. Place of residence does not matter. To participate, the author must submit an application on the page. At the end of the year, eminent representatives literary world will select one or more of the most interesting authors, who will be offered special conditions for cooperation with the publishing house and given a personal award.

4. Competition “Poet of the Year 2016”

5. International literary competition for one story at LITER-RM.RU

The purpose of the competition is to popularize literary creativity, find talented youth, and also determine the geography of authors who create in Russian. Participants can be Russian-speaking prose writers over 14 years old from anywhere in the world. The competition budget is 15 thousand rubles.

The competition is held in three categories: “Realistic story”, “ Fantastic story" and "Fantasy story, fairy tale." The winners in each category receive a cash reward in the amount of 3 thousand rubles, as well as a diploma. You can find out the details of the competition.

6. International competition of one poem on LITER-RM.RU

The competition is held in two age groups: from 12 to 27 years inclusive and from 28 years. The winner will get money prize in the amount of at least 2 thousand rubles (from 12 to 27 years old) or 3 thousand rubles (from 28 years old). The subject, form and content of competition works can be anything. Details of the competition can be found.

7. International literary and pedagogical competition “Good Lyre” (Pedagogical Recognition Award)

The purpose of the competition is to increase the significance of modern Russian literature in the field of education younger generation, as well as attract interest in the book as a source of morality. There are no restrictions for authors regarding age, citizenship, or place of residence. The prize is awarded in the following categories: “ Fiction- Jr school age" and "Fiction - no age limit." Competition works must be written in prose in Russian, are not limited in topic and cannot be published previously. The winners will receive diplomas and best works will be included in the final collection. Competition details: on the website.

8. International competition for the best work for children “Korneychukov Prize-2016”

The Korneychukov Prize is a competition for the best works for children that have not been published before, and a real chance for beginning children's authors. The works of the competition laureates attract the attention of major publishers in the country, which means that your story, tale, fairy tale or poem may soon find its reader. At the end of the competition, the organizers create a collection of the best works. The most striking works are also included in literary almanacs.

The competition is one of the main events of the IV Odessa International Korneychukov Festival of Children's Literature, which is held as part of the XX International Book Fair "Green Wave". The winners in each category will receive diplomas, commemorative statuettes and cash prizes in the amount of 10 thousand UAH.
Competition page.

9. Literary competition L’Officiel Online

The other day, the Ukrainian editorial office of the world-famous magazine L’Officiel launched a literary competition in the short story genre. The volume of competition works is up to 2 thousand characters. The best novella will be published weekly on the L’officiel Online website. There are no prizes, winners or losers. However, if the quality of the text is high, the editors promise to note best author.
All details on the website.

10. Science fiction novel competition “100% fiction”

11. Literary competition of the publishing house "Smoloskip"

We wish you good luck, writers!

Literary competition “Stories of the Hidden People”

Previously unpublished works about migrants with a volume of 50 thousand characters or more in Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian languages ​​are accepted.

Prizes: There is!

Literary competition “Love and Magic”

Previously unpublished works in the fantasy genre with a mandatory love story in a volume of 50 thousand zn in Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian are accepted.

Prizes: There is!

Literary Prize"Bella 2017"

Poems and essays in Russian and Italian are accepted.

Nominations:

– Russian poem(for Russian-speaking authors 18-35 years old)

– Literary critical or biographical essay about modern poetry(volume up to 60 thousand characters without age limit)

– Optimism is the scent of life (nominated by Tonino Guerra)

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 report

– Best note

- People's Choice Award

Prizes: There is!

Contest fantasy stories on the website "Fantasta.ru"

Stories with a volume of 5-15 thousand characters in the genre of fiction (in all their diversity) on the theme “Don’t regret anything” are accepted.

Prizes: There is!

International essay competition “Letter to the hero of Aurora”

Essays are accepted in the form of a letter to one of the four finalists for the 2016 Aurora Prize: Marguerite Barankits, Seda Ghulam Fatima, Tom Catena or Bernard Kinvey. The stories of each of the four finalists are presented on the competition website. Volume up to 600 words in Armenian, English and Russian. There are strict requirements for completing the application.

Prizes: There is!

Bodley Head/Financial Times Essay Competition

Anyone 18-35 years old can take part. Dynamic, authoritative and bright essays no more than 3500 words per English language.

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 are accepted in 2 categories. Registration on the site is required.

Nominations:

– prose (volume up to 8 thousand characters)

– poetry (volume up to 48 lines)

Prizes: There is!

Romantic story competition “Demon Love”

Accepted romantic stories volume up to 80 thousand characters on the theme “Demon Love”. The competition is anonymous.

Prizes: There is!

Short story competition "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 application form.

Prizes: There is!

Russian-Japanese tanka poetry competition

Citizens of Russia and Japan can take part. Poems in the tanka genre in Russian or Japanese, never previously published. Topic: Mountains and waters.

Prizes: There is!

Essay competition "Leader of Tomorrow"

Students enrolled in a master's program or a postgraduate program at any university who were born in 1987 or younger can participate. Essays of up to 2100 words in English are accepted.

Prizes: There is!

Literary competition for children and youth “For the benefit of the Motherland 2016-2017”

Children, boys and girls aged 7-25 years can participate.

– Stories are the connecting thread

- Fate native language

– Free theme

Nominations:

– prose (story, sketch, essay, biography)

– poetry (poem)

– journalism (report, interview, article, chronicle)

Prizes: There is!

Pioneer song creation competition

Organizer: Belarusian Republican Pioneer Organization. Texts of pioneer songs are accepted.

Prizes: There is!

XII International Literary Prize named after. P.P. Ershova

The prize is awarded for works of prose, poetry, drama, and work in the field of journalism that continue the best traditions of Russian culture and are aimed at readers of children and youth, 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 educational (popular science) literature

– The choice of the patron of the arts is for a work for children and youth that continues the traditions of the fairy tale genre.

Prizes: There is!

Short story competition “Life can be cruel!”

Stories about an event that severely affected your life or the lives of loved ones and people you know are accepted. Registration on the site is required.

Poetry competition “Mine is someone else’s”

Poems about missed opportunities in love, uncertainty in relationships, regret about what was done or, on the contrary, not done to preserve love are accepted. Registration on the site is required.

Competition for film scripts about the heroism 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 the 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!

7 Youth poetry competition "KaeRomania"

The competition is dedicated to the poet K.R. (To Grand Duke Konstantin Romanov). Young poets aged 14-27 can take part. Authors aged 18-35 years old participate in a special category of the competition for young journalists. No more than 5 poems are accepted total volume no more than 300 lines. Nominations:

– Mirror (remakes accepted for famous poem Nikolai Zabolotsky “Love painting, poets!”)

– The whole world is a theater... (accepted philosophical reflections about the world and relationships between people or specific personal experiences)

– Optimistic (poems with march meter are accepted)

– Offering to Pavlovsk (poems dedicated to Pavlovsk, inspired by its history, architecture, nature are accepted)

– Amazing meeting (nomination for journalists, texts about an event, place, phenomenon, person in the field of culture and art that amazed them are accepted)

Prizes: There is!

Literary competition "The Little Prince"

The competition is dedicated to Exupery’s work “The Little Prince”. Anyone under 25 years old can participate. It is necessary to come up with a continuation of the story about little prince, in which Exupery’s hero flies to the 8th planet and meets its inhabitant. The language of the competition is French. Volume competition work— up to 2500 characters.

Prizes: There is!

Short story competition “Word Algebra”

Stories up to 20 thousand characters are accepted. There are no genre or topic restrictions.

Short story competition "Dialective"

Stories for children aged 8-14 years in the dialectical genre with a volume of up to 60 thousand characters are accepted. The story should reveal the dialectical process and show its charm. For details about the dialectical genre, see the link.

Prizes: There is!

Short story competition “Russia. It's time for change. Alternatives"

The competition is dedicated to the 100th anniversary October revolution. Stories in the genre are accepted alternative history from the times of 1917-18 with a volume of 2-20 thousand characters. The competition is anonymous.

International screenwriting 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 30 years old can take part. 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 special text from Spanish

– literary translation of prose from Spanish

– literary translation of poetry from Spanish

– translation of text from French

International literary competition of popular science works “Wives of Polar Explorers”

Essays dedicated to the wives, girlfriends, brides, and 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 completing the application!

Suggested list of heroines: Eva Nansen, Jane Franklin, Kathleen Scott, Josephine Dibich Pirie, Juliette Jean, Galina Kirillovna Papanina, Vera Fedorovna Schmidt, Vera Valerianovna Sedova, Sofia Fedorovna Kolchak. Participants can also choose heroines themselves.

Prizes: There is!

All-Russian competition theater reviews “Writing about the theater”

Pupils of 9-11 grades of schools and students of vocational schools can participate educational organizations(colleges, technical schools, etc.) living in Russia. Theater reviews of any repertoire performance from any theater in Russia with a volume of at least 5 thousand characters are accepted.

Acceptance of work: [email protected]

7th International Grushin Internet Competition

Literary nominations:

– poetry (a selection of 3 works up to 120 lines)

– short prose(essays, articles, stories up to 15,000 characters)

For information about other nominations, see the link provided.

Novel competition “Witchcraft Secrets”

Novels based on detective mystery. Volume of at least 420 thousand characters. Registration on the site is required.

Prizes: There is!

Essay competition “Likhachev’s Ideas and Modernity”

Young people aged 15-18 years can participate. The competition accepts essays that develop a specific point from the scientific and socio-political heritage of Academician D.S. Likhachev, formulated in one of the proposed quotes.

Prizes: There is!

Citizens of the Russian Federation aged 14-30 years 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 the address [email protected] with clear filling of the application (see website)

Nominations:

– Design “Postcard from Little Motherland”

– Essay “I was born in...”

– Photo project “My View”

– Study “My Small Motherland V domestic 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 work with clear completion of the application (see website)

Nominations:

– Social poster (for participants aged 13 years and older)

– Drawing’ (for participants aged up to 12 years inclusive)

– Essay “Why I Say Thank You!”

– Faces of Victory (photos 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 “Victory Route” (to places of combat and labor glory in the Great Patriotic War)

Prizes: There is!

Topic: “Imagine that you are an adviser to a new Secretary General UN. Which global problem would you help him decide first? What advice would you give him to help him cope with her decision?” Volume up to 20 thousand characters.

Prizes: There is!

Literary competition “Hacked Future”

Stories that are dedicated to difficult life human beings in the rapidly approaching world of global communications and digital surrogates, total surveillance and invisible cyber war, artificial intelligence and unusual social structures. The genre and theme of the stories may be broader than classic cyberpunk, however information Technology should be a 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 previously unpublished 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)

– Fantasy world (works for children 10-16 years old with a volume of 320-600 thousand characters.

Prizes: There is!

Novel Contest “Universe S-T-I-K-S”

Novels with a volume of 420 thousand characters are accepted. based on the series “S-T-I-K-S” by Artyom Kamenisty. Registration on the site is required.

Prizes: There is!

Novel competition “Extraterrestrial Love”

Novels with a volume of 420 thousand characters are accepted. in the genre of romantic fantasy, both serious and humorous. The main condition is that one of the heroes must NOT be human. Registration on the site is required.

Prizes: There is!

8 Literary competition “North - a country without borders 2017”

Stories in Russian with a volume of up to 20 thousand characters without spaces are accepted, 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, television stories, illustrations and photographs) informing about the activities of entrepreneurs and the investment climate in Russia in order to create a positive image of an entrepreneur and 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 printed edition, 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 the regions

Prizes: There is!

III All-Russian Literary Competition “Heroes of the Great Victory-2017”

Anyone can participate. Stories, essays, poems, songs that highlight heroic deeds and fate are accepted real hero, military-historical and heroic event.

Prizes: There is!

International literary competition “Warm words 2017”

Accepted literary texts, dedicated to the original Russians original traditions furnace business

Nominations:

– Song of the stove maker (poems dedicated to the stove business, the work of stove makers, up to 2 thousand zn)

– A fairy tale by the fireplace (fairy tales, stories with a fantastic plot, using images of a stove or fireplace, up to 10 thousand characters)

– Warm works of the master (realistic stories, essays, essays about the stove business, the fate of stove makers in the volume of up to 20 thousand zn)

– 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, volume up to 10 thousand)

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 works of A.S. Pushkin (article, review, review of up to 40 thousand characters)

– literary translation of A.S. Pushkin’s poem into a foreign language

Prizes: There is!

Literary Prize named after. 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 obvious restrictions on volume. Registration on the site is required. Attention: participation is paid!

Nominations:

– poetry

Prizes: There is!

XV All-Russian competition " Best lesson letters 2017"

Students from schools, universities, colleges, cadet corps, art studios etc., as well as school directors, teachers of schools and universities, heads 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 preserve the nature of Russia (together with the Ministry natural resources and ecology of the Russian Federation)

- Recipes happy family(with the support of the Foundation for Socio-Cultural Initiatives)

– Generation of caring: warm heart (with the support of the Foundation for Socio-Cultural Initiatives)

- From the depths of centuries. Stories and legends of my family (with the support of the Union of Writers of Russia)

– I have an Amur tiger at home, the nomination is aimed at secondary and high school students. junior classes. Conducted 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 the bank. Your first steps... (together with Pochta Bank)

– Cool story. Stories happen to those who know how to tell them... (together with the weekly children's publication 'Cool Magazine')

– The best methodological development conducting a writing lesson (together with the editors of Uchitelskaya Gazeta CJSC)

Prizes: There is!

Literary competition "St. George's Ribbon"

Anyone over the age of 16 can participate. Works of a historical and patriotic nature are accepted, glorifying the civil and military valor of Russian soldiers and home front workers, as well as the importance of preserving 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, sketch, essay up to 40 thousand characters)

Literary competition "Writer of the Year"

Anyone over the age of 16 can participate. Works in one of the prose categories are accepted. Registration on the site is required. Attention: participation is paid!

Nominations:

– Writer of the Year

- Fantastic

– Memoirs

- Children's literature

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Current literary competitions for 2019 for experienced and aspiring writers. Placed in accordance with deadlines (dates when the acceptance of works ends). The necessary information is indicated: nominations, age of participants, topics and genres, volume of accepted works.

International competitions 2019

31.01. Annual International Internet competition “Family Glory Page”. We accept works dedicated to wars and conflicts, pages from family history, compatriots-internationalists, and home front workers. This is a project for people of all ages and professions. Conditions: You must register on the site.

15.03 . Literary competition “History and Legends”. Everyone is welcome to participate. Prizes: diplomas, gifts, publication for the winners. Send work to: [email protected]. There are design requirements. Genres: historical novel or stories, epics, fairy tales, folklore, epics, ballads, odes, poems, visions, fiction, fantasy. Themes:

• "Smeda". The basis should be the legend of a brave Bulgarian woman named Smeda, who in the 16th-17th centuries, together with her 14 sons, founded the village and then the city of Smyadovo.
• "Sofrata". Tell us about the area of ​​​​Sofrat - an energetically charged stone plateau in the forest, on the top of a mountain, where electronic devices stop working and even fail. According to one version, this is an ancient Thracian sanctuary. A Swedish scientist, having examined Sofrata, expressed a fantastic version that Sofrata is a transition (gate) to another dimension.

31.03. Contest short story"From Great to Ridiculous"(3000-5000 characters, weekly, send to [email protected]). Participants: aged 14 years and over. Prizes: winning stories are broadcast on radio “Gomel Plus” on Saturdays and Sundays at 18.15, the names of the winners are announced weekly in the organizer’s social groups. Radio broadcast on the Internet on the website http://radiogomelplus.by. You can familiarize yourself with the rules of the competition.

01.04. International poetry competition. Humorous poetry is accepted. Anyone can participate without restrictions on age, nationality and citizenship - who writes in English. Prizes: money, publication.

15.04. International literary short story competition in the fantasy genre XXII “Flight of Fantasy”. Requirements for stories: in Russian; only fantasy (but really in a broad sense!); size from 7000 to 40000 characters excluding spaces; previously unpublished (including on the Internet).

15.07. Competition for applicants International Literary Prize them. I. F. Annensky (only manuscripts, poetry and prose). There are no age restrictions. Prizes: publication in magazines, possibly a prize.

Russian competitions 2019

10.01. Literary Prize “Antonovka. 40+" Participants: those who wish, who are 40 and more years. If your works of art written in best traditions Russian literature and humane, it’s time to send them by e-mail [email protected] marked “Antonovka Prize”. The prize was established in memory of the poet, prose writer, playwright and critic Alexei Antonov. Nominations:

• “Poetry” (a selection of poems or a poem of no more than 350 lines);
• “Prose” (stories or short stories up to 80 thousand characters);
• “Dramaturgy” (plays, including in verse);
• “Literary criticism” (reviews, articles, essays up to 40 thousand characters).

10.01. Literary competition "LithoDrama 2019"" Those who wish can participate. Previously unpublished plays are accepted. Acceptance of work: [email protected]. There are additional conditions. Nominations:

• "Plays" (on free topic, volume up to 140 thousand characters);
• “Free Space” (realistic plays, up to 140 thousand characters);
• “Plays for children and teenagers” (up to 100 thousand characters);
• “Prose Theater” (monologues, up to 20 thousand characters);
• “Plays without action (up to 100 thousand characters);
• “A Play for Nastya” (plays for actress Anastasia Obolenskaya from Belgorod, volume up to 140 thousand characters);
• “Fantastic plays” (up to 100 thousand characters);
• “Kazan History” (plays about Kazan, up to 140 thousand characters).

14.01. Competition in memory of St. Cyril– in honor of his 1150th anniversary of his Dormition (February 14, 2019), one of the brothers who created modern Slavic alphabet. Those who wish can participate. Stories and poems are accepted. Topics: “Creators of the ABC”; "Slavic alphabet"; “The significance of the creation of the Slavic alphabet”; "We and the Word"; “We write in Cyrillic,” as well as other related topics related to Slavic literature. Up to 5 works are accepted from one participant. Registration on the site is required. Prizes: diplomas, gifts.

31.01 . Non-fiction literature competition from the publishing house Animedia Company. Texts in Russian with a volume of at least 5 author's pages are allowed. These can be either individual completed works or part of a series. Works proposed by the author for participation in the competition should not be posted in in electronic format on any of the online trading platforms. You must send to the competition: full text works, annotations and brief information about the author by email [email protected]. The subject line of the letter must begin with the word “Competition”. The results of the competition will be announced on March 1, 2019. The main prize for 3 winners: a contract for the publication of a book by a publishing house, providing for the placement of the work in all leading online stores in the world, high percentages of royalties and other pleasant little things.

11.02. Competition "New Start" from Animedia Company. Nomination: novel ( modern prose, love story, thriller, detective, etc.). Prizes: a publishing contract, high percentages of royalties and many other pleasant little things. Conditions: the volume of the work is from 5 author's sheets, the novel should not be posted on trading platforms in the Internet.

28.02. "Big Book" Award. Nominations: novels, novellas, collections of novellas and/or short stories, documentary prose, memoirs, author's translations. Conditions: manuscripts are also included. Prizes: up to RUB 3,000,000.

01.03. National Agency for Press and Media "Russian" literary center" on a competition basis accepts works in the regular literary and artistic almanac “NISERMI”. Participants: willing, but undoubtedly talented. Participation without payment organizational fee, but the selection will be tough. P We accept works in the following genres: short story; story; poems; feature article; essay; haiku; flash fiction and fan fiction; fairy tale or parable; other genres of small prose or poetic form. Text requirements: prose - from 800 to 25,000 characters; poetry - from 8 to 120 lines. The author can send one or more works corresponding to the specified volume in a single doc file, to the address: [email protected]. Prizes: publication.

31.03. Poetry competition“Bereshchenye-2019”: open, non-profit project aimed at supporting poetic creativity participants, popularization of universal human values. The theme of the competition is “Life is the most valuable thing in the world.” Are being considered poetic works on the topic of value human life, the uniqueness of every human life. Competition prizes. “Grand Prix”: the winner will receive a summer VIP picnic set and a certificate for publishing an interview in the magazine “Showbiz’24” (Moscow). The winners of the competition will receive Diplomas and project souvenirs. Also, the winners in the “Grand Prix” and “Sympathy of Bereshchenya” nominations will receive certificates for free audio recordings of their works in professional studio sound recordings in the city of your residence.

31.03 . Literary competition "Popadanets". Those who wish can participate. Previously unpublished novels with a volume of 400 thousand characters or more, without the 18+ mark, are accepted. Genres: adventure, fantasy, where the main character is a misfit man, brave and determined. Love line may be absent or minor. Registration on the site is required. Prizes: royalty-free book publication.

05.04, until 19.00.New Children's Book Competition from the publishing house "ROSMEN". Register. Prizes: Grand Prize– a contract with the publishing house “ROSMEN”, the best works of the competition participants are published in an illustrated collection. Nominations:

• "Stories for the little ones"
• "Young Adult: Thriller. Mystic. Horror",
• "New children's illustration."

10.04. Short story competition “Love Story”. Age of participants: 18+. Story length: 8000-32000 characters. Participating texts are written specifically for the competition and have not been published anywhere before. Condition: unlimited publication on the website of the competition organizer. Criteria for evaluating stories: literacy, artistry, plot. Prizes: diplomas, money.

15.04. Literary competition “Your Fantasy on Amazon”. Those who wish to participate are those who write in Russian. Only new novels with a volume of 90-120 thousand words are accepted. Genres: epic, action or adventure fantasy. Registration on the site is required. Prize fund– 2500 dollars.

30.04. “Cyberpunk” from LitNet. Nominations: cyberpunk novel, fantasy, LitRPG, realRPG. I: the volume of the novel is from 10 author's sheets. Prizes: paid publication in the publishing house “Litnet Publishing” with a circulation of at least 3000 copies, there are other goodies.

30.04 . Competition “New Writers”. Nominations: prose (up to 30,000 characters), poetry (no more than 200 lines). Conditions: participation is paid. Prizes: up to 10,000 rubles. + publication in the almanac.

10.05. Open literary competition "Heroes of the Great Victory-2019" for the best literary story, essay, poem, song (text) of epic, historical and military-patriotic content. Organizers: Union of Writers of Russia, Russian Military Historical Society, Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, etc.
Any citizen can participate in the competition, regardless of citizenship and nationality. Age restrictions: no. The competition is held in order to preserve and perpetuate the memory of the heroism shown during the Great Patriotic War Soviet soldiers and the courage of Russian soldiers who defended the borders of the Motherland, as well as military personnel who participated in local wars and military conflicts.

15.05. All-Russian competition for teenage writers "Teenager N". Nominations: “Dystopia”; "Fantasy"; "Young adult"; "Non-fiction"; "A Tale for high school" Prizes: discounts in the Labyrinth, laptops, publication of the winner's book in the Compass Guide publishing house and 10 author's copies.

20.05. The non-profit partnership "Wikimedia RU" and the Russian Union of Writers launched the first literary futurological competition "WikiFuture". Topic: the future of Wikipedia and similar resources, global knowledge bases and the impact of wiki technologies on tomorrow. Nominations: “Science fiction story” and “Futurological article.” Only 1 work from 1000 to 20,000 characters with spaces is accepted from one author.

Venues for the competition: “Samizdat” and “Proza.ru”. Prizes: the winners in each category will receive prizes with Wikipedia symbols; their works will be published in a special collection “WikiFuture”; finalists receive diplomas from Wikipedia and Russian Union writers.

31.05. Competition "Electronic letter". Nominations: stories, novellas, novels of 4000 characters or more. Award nominations:

• "Best Writer"
• “Bestseller” (special category).
• Experts' Choice" (special category).
• “Readers' Choice” (special category).

Prizes: promotion of winning books on all resources of the liters group of companies. Condition: only works published electronically on liters can participate.

31.12. Prizes newspapers "Literature and Mastatstva":

• Prize named after B. Mikulich - for the best publication of creative prose on the old pages of the newspaper “LIM”;
• Prize named after A. Bachyly - for the most impressive and pathetic publication on the old pages of the newspaper “LIM”;
• Prize named after R. Byarozkin - for the most brilliant literary and covert publication.

Creations in the competition are directly related to the electronic look of the editorial office of the newspaper “Literature and Arts” ( [email protected]) from the 1st student of 2019 with the signs “Prose”, “Paesia”, “Krytyka”. Information on the results of the competition will be published in the newspaper “Literature and Arts” for the 31st day of 2020.

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April 5, 2019 Museum-Reserve F.I. Tyutchev "Ovstug" announces the beginning of accepting applications for participation in 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, near and far abroad countries - authors writing in Russian.

Traditionally, the competition is held in two categories: “Best Philosophical Poem” and “Best Philosophical Essay.”

Summarizing the competition will take place in Ovstug in the house-museum of F.I. Tyutchev August 16-18, 2019, on these days the winners and laureates of the 2019 competition will gather at the Tyutchev estate. The program has a large creative meeting in Ovstug - introducing guests to the exhibition of the house-museum, an award ceremony for the winners of the competition, poetry master classes.