: Essay writing contests I can't seem to find any essay contests out there. Is there a list of essay contests somewhere? Does anyone have suggestions for contests?

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I've become a member of winningwriters.com and they provide a database of writing (all forms) contests. I've found it to be an excellent resource as I can search for free-to-enter contests as well as searching by subject. Another useful thing they do is review a majority of the contest which provides a general idea as to the quality of the competition. Oh yeah...and it's FREE!!

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There is a "Contests & Awards" section in the Writer's Market book that is published every year. There are several essay contests in the Non-Fiction category in that section.

For a much bigger list, you can do a Google search for essay contest or the like. Be sure to click "More Search Tools" and choose to limit the search to within the Last Year so that you aren't wasting your time on old, out of date, contests.

If you have a specific arena you are interested in, the best thing is to find the essays through professional groups in that field. For example, if you wanted to write essays about law, the Bar Association website lists ABA Essay and Writing Competitions www.abanet.org/lsd/competitions/writing-contests/
While I'm sure you will find plenty of websites out there with lists of contents, none of them will be exhaustive and many will be out of date. You'll just have to go fishing :)

One word of caution: Charging a fee for entries to writing contests is a very lucrative business. Make sure that the contest is worthy of your entry. The more well-known and reputable the organization running the contest, the better.

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