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Writing Contests, Grants & Awards in 2019 The Writing Contests, Grants （补助金） & Awards database includes details about the creative writing contests-including poetry contests, short story competitions, essay contests, awards for novels, and more-that we've published in "Poets & Writers Magazine" during the past year. We carefully review the practices and policies of each contest before including it. Use the online submission system.
Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Prize
A prize of ﹩15，000 is given annually for a novel, or a story collection. U.S. writers who have published at least three books of fiction are qualified. Submit a manuscript （手稿） of any length, a brief biography, and a list of three previously published books of fiction with a ﹩25 entry fee by November 1,2019.
University of Alabama Press, P.O. Box 870380,Tuscaloosa,AL 35487.（ 773）702-7000.
Walt Whitman Award
A prize of ﹩5,000 is given annually for a poetry collection by a poet who has not published a book of poems in a standard edition. The winning book will also be distributed to 5,000 members of the Academy of American Poets. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 100 pages with a ﹩35 entry fee by November 1,2019.
Academy of American Poets,75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901,NewYork,NY10038.（ 212）274-0343.
Gabriele Rico Challenge in Creative Essay
A prize of ﹩1,333 is given annually for an essay. Using the online submission system, submit an essay of up to 5,000 words with a﹩20 entry fee, by November 1,2019.All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
San Jose State University, English Department, One Washington Square, San Jose,CA95192．（ 408）924-4425.
Brooklyn Nonfiction Prize
A prize of ﹩500 is given annually for a work of nonfiction that is set in Brooklyn, New York, and expresses the region's "rich soul and intangible （无形的） qualities through the writer's actual experiences of Brooklyn." Submit an essay of up to 2,500 words by November 15,2019.There is no entry fee．
Brooklyn Nonfiction Prize, P.O. Box 491,New York,NY10156.（ 207）778-7071.
1．Who has the qualification to attend the contest for the prize of﹩15，000______
A．Whoever has written 3 novel books．
B．Whoever has published at least 3 books．
C．U.S. authors who've published 3 novel books．
D．U.S. writers who've written 3 poetry collections．
2．What will happen to your manuscript if you win Walt Whitman Award______
A．It will be published as a book of poems．
B．It will be read by all the academy members．
C．It will be distributed to whoever likes poems．
D．It will become a book that will sell well．
3．Brooklyn Nonfiction Prize is different from the other three writing contests in that ______ ．
A．the work must be a writer's real experiences B．its entry fee is higher
C．it has a deadline earlier than them D．the winners have no prize money
