WRITING Contests
ONE ACT PLAY
Judge: Peter Hagan
Grand Prize:
$1,500
Professional Staged Reading at the next Festival
A VIP Festival pass ($600 value)
Publication in Bayou Magazine
Finalists will receive a panel pass ($100 value) to the Festival. Their names will be published on this site.
Entry Fee: $25
Contest opens May 1
Deadline:
October 1
2023 Winner: Agyeiwaa Asante
2023 Runner-Up: Brianna Barrett
2023 Runner-Up: Liza Powel O'Brien
See full list of finalists with their bios HERE.
POETRY
Judge: Stephanie Burt
Grand Prize:
$1,000
VIP Festival pass
($600 value)
Public reading at the next Festival
Finalists will receive a panel pass ($100 value) to the Festival. Their names will be published on this site.
Entry Fee: $15
Contest opens May 1
Deadline:
October 15
Sponsored by
Scovern Law
2023 WINNER: Nia Murat
2023 Runner- Up: Dean Gessie
2023 Runner-Up: Bronwyn Tuohy
See full list of finalists with their bios HERE.
FICTION
Judge: Margot Douaihy
Grand Prize:
$1,500
Domestic airfare (up to $500) and French Quarter accommodations to attend the Festival in New Orleans
VIP Festival pass
($600 value)
Public reading at the next Festival
Finalists will receive a panel pass ($100 value) to the Festival. Their names will be published on this site.
Entry Fee: $25
Contest opens May 1
Deadline:
October 1
2023 Winner: Steffi Sin
2023 Runner-Up: Arvin Ramgoolam
2023 Runner-Up: Daniel Spiro
See full list of finalists with their bios HERE.
Judge: Tara Lynn Masih
Grand Prize:
$500
VIP Festival Pass
($600 value)
Public reading at the next Festival
Publication in New Orleans Review Web Features
Finalists will receive a panel pass ($100 value) to the Festival. Their names will be published on this site.
Entry Fee: $10
Contest opens May 1
Deadline:
October 15
2023 WINNER: George Fei
2023 RUNNER - UP: Joshua Ambre
2023 RUNNER - UP: William Hawkins
See full list of finalists with their bios HERE.
