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List of Caribbean/International Creative Writing Competitions (Now & Then)

Non-Restrictive Writing Competitions (Past & Present)

DeadlineCompetitionLinkStatus
February 15, 2022Caribbean Magazine Plus (CMP) Short Story Contesthttp://www.caribmagplus.com/short-story-contest-eligibility-rules/Closed
May 25, 2022Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival (CEBF) competitionhttps://www.birdscaribbean.org/2022/04/calling-all-caribbean-nationals-we-are-hosting-a-story-poetry-competition/Closed
September 24, 2022Booksie 2022 Short Story Competitionhttps://theplazaprizes.com/competition/sudden-fiction/Closed
November 1, 2022Commonwealth Short Story Prize Writing Competitionhttps://www.opportunitiesforafricans.com/commonwealth-short-story-prize-writing-contest-2023/Closed
December 9, 2022Reedsy Prompts Creative Writing Contesthttps://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/contests/175/Ongoing
January 1, 2023The 2022 Charles Causley International Poetry Competitionhttps://causleytrust.org/competition-2022/Ongoing
January 31, 2023WOW! Women On Writing Creative Nonfiction Essay Contesthttps://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php#EssayContestOngoing
February 12, 2023What’s Your Story, Jamaica? 2nd Annual Storytelling Competitionhttps://www.jamaicaobserver.com/art-culture/storytelling-competition-coming/Ongoing
February 28, 2023Poetry competition for The Plaza Prizeshttps://theplazaprizes.com/competition/poetry/Ongoing
A Table Listing Caribbean & International Competitions Through The Years That Have Not Been Restrictive In Terms Of Whether The Content Should Include Any Aspects Of Caribbean Culture.

Restrictive Writing Competitions (Past & Present)

DeadlineCompetitionLinkStatus
December 20, 2020The PSCCA Short Story Competitionhttps://www.instagram.com/p/CHie9zchH4S/Closed
December 20, 2020The PSCCA Playwriting Competitionhttps://www.instagram.com/p/CHie5OUhCsl/Closed
February 18, 2022CPEA Short Story Competitionhttps://www.cxc.org/examinations/cpea/cpea-short-story-competition-rules/
Flyer:
https://www.cxc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CPEA-2021-final.jpg		Closed
March 31, 2022Jamaica Creative Writing Competitionhttps://www.birdscaribbean.org/2022/04/calling-all-caribbean-nationals-we-are-hosting-a-story-poetry-competition/Closed
December 31, 2022The Caribbean Writer (TCW)https://www.thecaribbeanwriter.org/2022/02/05/accepting-submissions-for-volume-37/Ongoing
September 1, 2023The Commonwealth Short Story Prizehttps://www.commonwealthwriters.org/shortstoryprize/info/Ongoing
A Table Listing Caribbean & International Competitions Through The Years That Have Been Restrictive In Terms Of Whether The Content Should Include Any Aspects Of Caribbean Culture.
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