WRITING Contests
ONE ACT PLAY
CONTEST ENDED
WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 25
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 25
2024 Winner: Kevin Brodie
2024 Runner-Up: J.R. Stephens
2024 Runner-Up: Catherine Mew
See full list of finalists with their bios HERE.
POETRY
CONTEST ENDED
SUNDAY
OCTOBER 15
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
Stay tuned for our 2024 Poetry winners and runners-up!
See full list of finalists with their bios HERE.
FICTION
CONTEST ENDED
WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 25
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 25
2024 Winner: K.W. Oxnard
2024 Runner-Up: Bizzy Coy
2024 Runner-Up: Laura Price Steele
See full list of finalists with their bios HERE.
CONTEST ENDED
SUNDAY
OCTOBER 29
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 29
2024 WINNER: Rachel Kerger
2024 RUNNER - UP: Trevor Crown
2024 RUNNER - UP: Ronan Fenton
See full list of finalists with their bios HERE.