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Photography 4 Humanity 2024
DescriptionPhotography 4 Humanity is an international photography contest open for amateur and professional photographers alike. You must be at least 18 years of age or older to enter.

All photography must relate to people being impacted by climate change, and/or people trying to reverse and/or mitigate climate change.

The competition is free to enter.

The winner will receive $5,000 USD.

Deadline: 1 August 2024

2024 International Essay Contest for Young People
DescriptionThis annual essay contest is organized by the Goi Peace Foundation based in Japan.

Essays may be submitted by anyone up to 25 years old.

Essays are accepted in English, French or Japanese.

The competition is free to enter.

1st prize winners will receive a cash prize of 100,000 Yen.

Deadline: 15 June 2024

PhotoVogue Global Open Call 2024
DescriptionThe competition is open to anyone aged 18 or over.

This year's theme is "The Tree of Life: A Love Letter to Nature".

There are two categories:
• Photo
• Video

Two winners will each receive a $5,000 grant.

Deadline: 29 April 2024

Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2024
DescriptionThe competition is open to anyone who has not published a book-length work of fiction, life writing, or poetry.

The prize is judged in three categories: Fiction, Poetry and Life Writing.

A single entry costs ÂŁ12, two entries are ÂŁ16.

The winners of each category will receive a ÂŁ1,000 cash prize and publication in Wasafiri magazine.

Deadline: 1 July 2024

Illustraciència 2024 – International Award on Scientific Illustration
DescriptionThe competition is open to illustrators over the age of 18.

The subject of the illustrations must be related to science or nature and the technique is free.

The competition is free to enter.

There are three prizes of $ 1,000 each.

Deadline: 31 March 2024

Transversalidades 2024 Photo Contest
DescriptionThe competition is open to anyone.

Your photos should show the diversity of territories, societies and cultures of different continents.

The competition is free to enter.

The overall winner will receive a cash prize of 1,500 €.

Deadline: 12 May 2024

2024 HG Wells Short Story Competition
DescriptionThe competition is open to anyone.

This year’s theme is ''The Fool''. Your story can be set anywhere, feature any characters, and be written in any style.

There are two categories:
• Authors 21 years of age and under with a prize of £1,000. Entry is free.
• Authors aged 22 years and above with a prize of £500 (entry £10 or £5 with student id).

Deadline: 8 July 2024

2024 Sports Photography Grants
DescriptionThe competition is open to emerging and early-career sports photographers.

To enter the competition, you must submit 20 sports photographs (action and portrait both accepted).

Entry is free.

7 photographers will each receive a $5,000 grant, to be spent on career development.

Deadline: 1 May 2024

ART street Regular Illustration Contest – “STUDENTS”
DescriptionThe competition is organized by MediBang, a Japanese company headquartered in Tokyo.

This month's theme is "Students".

You may submit as many illustrations as you like.

The competition is free to enter.

Grand Prize: 50,000 JPY

Deadline: 31 March 2024

Montreal International Poetry Prize 2024
DescriptionThe Montreal International Poetry Prize is a biennial poetry competition awarding one prize of $20,000 CAD to a poet for a single poem.

Each entry must be an original, unpublished poem of 40 lines or fewer.

Entry fees: from $20 CAD to $25 CAD.

Deadline 15 May 2024