What’s New
Announcements about new contests, changes to contests, and new resources for writers
Payton James Freeman Essay Prize
September 21, 2016
$500 prize, deadline change: received by November 21 | Visit source
Brunel University African Poetry Prize
September 21, 2016
3,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by December 1 | Visit source
Arts & Letters Awards
September 13, 2016
C$1,000 prize, deadline change: postmarked November 25 | Visit source
Dylan Thomas Prize
September 12, 2016
30,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by November 4 | Visit source
North Carolina State Short Story Contests
September 9, 2016
$500 prize, deadline change: postmarked October 11 | Visit source
Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest
September 9, 2016
$200 prize, deadline change: received by October 31 | Visit source
Subscriber News: September 2016
September 7, 2016
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Frank O’Connor International Short Story Fellowship
September 3, 2016
9,000 euros prize, contest added: received by September 30 | Visit source
S. Michael Wilson Wins the 15th Annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
August 15, 2016
S. Michael Wilson of Phillipsburg, New Jersey is the winner of the fifteenth annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers | Visit source
Drake University Emerging Writer Award
August 13, 2016
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by November 1 | Visit source
Marfield Prize/National Award for Arts Writing
August 13, 2016
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by October 1 | Visit source
Little Patuxent Review “Prisons” Issue
August 11, 2016
Call for submissions: received by October 24 | Visit source
Subscriber News: August 2016
August 7, 2016
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Man Booker International Prize
August 6, 2016
25,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by October 7 | Visit source
New York Encounter Poetry Contest
July 29, 2016
$300 prize, new contest: received by November 1 | Visit source
Unified Caring Association Student Essay Contest
July 29, 2016
$333 prize, new contest: received by November 1 | Visit source
Kind of a Hurricane Press: “Reflections” Anthology
July 20, 2016
Call for submissions: received by September 30 | Visit source
PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers
July 12, 2016
12 prizes of $2,000, new contest: received by November 11 | Visit source
Platypus Press 2412 Mini Digital Chapbook Series
July 11, 2016
Call for submissions: received by September 30 | Visit source
Subscriber News: July 2016
July 8, 2016
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award
July 7, 2016
30,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by September 29 | Visit source
Glamour Magazine “My Real-Life Story” Essay Contest
July 5, 2016
$5,000 prize, deadline change: postmarked November 1 | Visit source
Rattle “Civil Servants” Issue
June 16, 2016
Call for submissions: received by October 15 | Visit source
Subscriber News: June 2016
June 8, 2016
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: May 2016
May 9, 2016
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Shaughnessy Cohen Award for Political Writing
April 25, 2016
C$25,000 prize, deadline changes: received by June 15, September 14, November 16 | Visit source
Jude Nutter and Marilyn Taylor Win the 13th Annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest
April 15, 2016
Winning Writers awarded $4,300 to 15 poets. 2,435 entries were received from around the world. | Visit source
Winning Writers Named Again to “101 Best Websites for Writers” by Writer’s Digest
April 15, 2016
Writer's Digest recognizes Winning Writers as a top resource | Visit source
Subscriber News: April 2016
April 10, 2016
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Winter Tangerine Awards
April 6, 2016
$250 prize, deadline change: received by July 1 | Visit source
Hiett Prize in the Humanities
March 29, 2016
$50,000 prize, deadline change: received by June 10 | Visit source
Subscriber News: March 2016
March 8, 2016
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Announcing the Winners of Our First North Street Book Prize Competition
February 15, 2016
We recognize Jenna Leigh Evans, Elizabeth Kirschner, and Gloria Taylor Weinberg for excellence in self-publishing | Visit source
Subscriber News: February 2016
February 8, 2016
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: January 2016
January 7, 2016
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: December 2015
December 9, 2015
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Please Nominate Winning Writers for the Writer’s Digest “101 Best Websites for Writers”
November 10, 2015
Tell Writer's Digest about us before December 1
Subscriber News: November 2015
November 10, 2015
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Laura Fanning and Madeline Baars Win the 23rd Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest
October 15, 2015
Winning Writers is pleased to announce the results from its 23rd annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest | Visit source
Subscriber News: October 2015
October 7, 2015
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: September 2015
September 8, 2015
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Cathy Bryant Wins the 14th Annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
August 15, 2015
Winning Writers is pleased to announce the results from its 14th annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest | Visit source
Subscriber News: August 2015
August 8, 2015
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: July 2015
July 8, 2015
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: June 2015
June 9, 2015
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Press Release: Self-Published Authors Can Win Cash and Publicity with the North Street Book Prize
May 19, 2015
Submit self-published books for the North Street Book Prize by June 30. The three top winners will each receive $1,500 and valuable marketing services from BookBaby and Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of The Frugal Book Promoter | Visit source
