Caril Larisa

Writing Contests 2025 Cash Prizes For Students. The winner’s play will be published and they will receive a cash prize. This january there are more than five dozen free writing contests for short fiction, novels, poetry, cnf, nonfiction, and plays.

Whether you write prose or poetry, free writing contests can be an excellent way to share your creative work while earning recognition and, potentially, a bit of cash. Student writing contests are a challenging and inspiring way to try writing for an authentic audience— a real panel of judges —and the possibility of prize money or other incentives.