Our Contests
These are the current annual contests sponsored by Winning Writers. Read the past winning entries.
Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest
- All styles and themes
- Submission period: April 15-October 1
- Total prizes: $10,000
- Accepts published and unpublished work
- Special award for verse that rhymes or has a traditional style
Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest
- All styles and themes, fiction and nonfiction
- Submission period: October 15-May 1
- Total prizes: $12,000
- Accepts published and unpublished work
North Street Book Prize
- For self-published and hybrid-published books
- Categories: Mainstream/Literary Fiction, Genre Fiction, Creative Nonfiction & Memoir, Poetry, Children's Picture Book, Middle Grade, Graphic Novel & Memoir, Art Book
- Submission period: February 15-July 1
- Total prizes: $20,400
- Top winners receive expert marketing services
Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee)
- Seeks humor poems
- Submission period: August 15-April 1
- Total prizes: $3,750
- No fee!
- Accepts published and unpublished work
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