Boulevard Emerging Writers Competition Closing date: All entries must be postmarked before September 30, 2020 or submitted online by midnight CT. Prizes: $1,000. Lookimg for: Nonfiction up to 8,000 words, by writers without a book published. Entry fee: $16 for each individual essay. Website: https://boulevardmagazine.org/nonfiction- contest Missouri Review Jeffrey E Smith Editor's Prize Closing date: 1st October 2020. Prizes: $5,000 in each category. Looking for: Fiction and non-fiction, up to 8,500 words, any number of poems, up to 10 pages. Entry fee: $25. Website: https://www.missourireview.com/contests/ Event Magazine non-fiction contest Closing date: 15th October 2020. Prizes: Can$1,500, $1,000, $500. plus publication. Looking for: Creative non-fiction up to 5,000 words. Entry fee: $34.95. Website: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/ Writers Digest Personal Essay Award  Closing date: 15th October 2020. Prizes: $2,500, 6x$500; plus vouchers, consultations, publication. Looking for: Personal non-fiction, up to 2,000 words. Entry fee: $30. Website: www.writersdigest.com