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Announcements about new contests, changes to contests, and news for the Winning Writers community
Young Lions Fiction Award
July 12, 2019
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by September 6 | Visit source
Frieze Writer’s Prize
July 12, 2019
2,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by August 5 | Visit source
Costa Short Story Award
July 12, 2019
3,500 pounds prize, deadline change: received by August 1 | Visit source
Headway Quarterly Writing Contest
July 12, 2019
$100 prize, deadline change: received by August 15 | Visit source
Subscriber News: July 2019
July 8, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Harvill Secker Young Translators’ Prize
June 19, 2019
1,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by August 30 | Visit source
Pen 2 Paper Creative Writing Competition
June 19, 2019
$500 prize, deadline change: received by August 1 | Visit source
Oregon Literary Fellowships
June 14, 2019
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by August 2 | Visit source
Subscriber News: June 2019
June 10, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Sundress Publications/The Wardrobe: Women’s Equality Day Issue
June 8, 2019
Call for submissions: deadline August 1 | Visit source
Shaughnessy Cohen Award for Political Writing
June 7, 2019
C$25,000 prize, deadline changes: received by July 31, September 11, November 13 | Visit source
Stonecrop Review: “Roots/Routes” Issue
May 31, 2019
Call for submissions: received by July 31 | Visit source
Submerging Writer Fellowship
May 31, 2019
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by July 31 | Visit source
Expatriate and Work Abroad Travel Writing Contest
May 22, 2019
$500 prize, deadline change: received by September 1 | Visit source
Bodley Head/Financial Times Essay Prize
May 22, 2019
1,500 pounds prize, deadline change: received by August 16 | Visit source
Insecure Writer’s Support Group Anthology
May 20, 2019
Call for submissions: received by September 4 | Visit source
Baltimore Science Fiction Society Amateur Writing Contest
May 14, 2019
$250 prize, deadline change: received by July 31 | Visit source
Subscriber News: May 2019
May 8, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Lumberloft Short Fiction Contest
May 3, 2019
$1,000 prize, new contest: received by July 30 | Visit source
Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest for Students
May 2, 2019
$25,000 prize, deadline change: postmarked September 19 | Visit source
Broken River Prize for Poetry Chapbooks
May 2, 2019
$250 prize, deadline change: received by July 31 | Visit source
Mom Egg Review: “Home” Issue
April 30, 2019
Call for submissions: received by August 1 | Visit source
Peaceful Dumpling Environmental Writing Prize
April 23, 2019
$500 prize, new contest: received by July 31 | Visit source
RBC Taylor Prize for Literary Nonfiction
April 17, 2019
C$25,000 prize, deadline changes: received by June 3, August 26, October 7, November 4 | Visit source
Latorial Faison and Sean Patrick Mulroy Win Our 16th Annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest
April 15, 2019
Latorial Faison of Chester, Virginia won the Tom Howard Prize of $1,500 for a poem in any style or genre, for "Mama Was a Negro Spiritual". Sean Patrick Mulroy won the Margaret Reid Prize of $1,500 for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style, for "Villanelle for the Wound" | Visit source
Subscriber News: April 2019
April 8, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: March 2019
March 11, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Emily Bracale Wins the Grand Prize in Our 4th Annual North Street Book Prize for Self-Published Books
February 15, 2019
Winning Writers is pleased to announce the results from its fourth annual North Street Book Prize competition for self-published books | Visit source
Subscriber News: February 2019
February 9, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: January 2019
January 7, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: December 2018
December 9, 2018
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Damaged Goods Press: Queer Eroticism Anthology
December 2, 2018
Call for submissions: received by December 31, 2019 | Visit source
Subscriber News: November 2018
November 8, 2018
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Winning Writers Announces the Winners of the 26th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest
October 15, 2018
Charlie Schneider and Ryan Ireland won our 2018 fiction and essay contest; Elizabeth Brina won second prize | Visit source
Subscriber News: October 2018
October 7, 2018
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: September 2018
September 7, 2018
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Madeleine Jackman Wins the 17th Annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
August 15, 2018
The winners of the 17th annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers | Visit source
Subscriber News: August 2018
August 7, 2018
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: July 2018
July 9, 2018
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: June 2018
June 8, 2018
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: May 2018
May 7, 2018
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Karen Harryman and A.T. Hincapie Win the 15th Annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest
April 15, 2018
Winning Writers awarded $4,300 to 15 outstanding poets in our 2017 contest | Visit source
Subscriber News: April 2018
April 9, 2018
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
