What’s New
Announcements about new contests, changes to contests, and news for the Winning Writers community
Sator New Works Award
July 31, 2020
$2,500 prize, new contest: received by September 1 | Visit source
Rebecca Swift Foundation Women Poets’ Prize
July 31, 2020
1,000 pounds prize, contest added: received by August 14 | Visit source
Harvill Secker Young Translators’ Prize
July 28, 2020
1,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by September 16 | Visit source
Richard and Judy Book Club Search for a Bestseller
July 24, 2020
10,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by August 14 | Visit source
Stories Out of School Flash Fiction Contest
July 22, 2020
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by September 1 | Visit source
Bodley Head/Financial Times Essay Prize
July 21, 2020
1,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by September 24 | Visit source
Sundress Publications: Poetry Manuscript Reading Period
July 14, 2020
Call for submissions: received by August 15 | Visit source
Expatriate and Work Abroad Travel Writing Contest
July 14, 2020
$500 prize, deadline change: received by September 15 | Visit source
Young Lions Fiction Award
July 14, 2020
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by September 11 | Visit source
Costa Short Story Award
July 14, 2020
3,500 pounds prize, deadline change: received by August 28 | Visit source
Natan Notable Books Award
July 13, 2020
$5,000 prize, deadline change: received by August 15 | Visit source
Rattle “Neurodiversity” Issue
July 10, 2020
Call for submissions: received by October 15 | Visit source
Subscriber News: July 2020
July 8, 2020
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Dogfish Head Poetry Prize
July 3, 2020
$500 prize, contest added: received by August 15 | Visit source
Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest for Students
June 19, 2020
$25,000 prize, deadline change: postmarked September 21 | Visit source
Insecure Writers’ Support Group: Sci-Fi Anthology
June 15, 2020
Call for submissions: received by September 2 | Visit source
Hubert Butler Essay Prize
June 12, 2020
1,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by September 4 | Visit source
Debra E. Bernhardt Labor Journalism Prize
June 12, 2020
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by August 30 | Visit source
African American Voices in Children’s Literature Contest
June 10, 2020
$1,000 prize, deadline change: extended from June 22 | Visit source
Subscriber News: June 2020
June 9, 2020
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence
June 3, 2020
$15,000 prize, deadline change: received August 31 | Visit source
Peter Blazey Fellowship
May 29, 2020
A$15,000 prize, deadline change: received by August 24 | Visit source
Subscriber News: May 2020
May 7, 2020
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
The Best New True Crime Stories: Well-Mannered Crooks
May 1, 2020
Call for submissions: received by September 15 | Visit source
Melissa Studdard and Chelsea Dingman Win Our 17th Annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest
April 15, 2020
Our Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest awarded $5,000 and is co-sponsored by Duotrope | Visit source
Subscriber News: April 2020
April 8, 2020
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers | Visit source
Exposit Books: Domestic Violence Anthology
March 14, 2020
Call for submissions: received by August 31 | Visit source
Preservation Foundation Essay Contest for Unpublished Writers
March 11, 2020
$200 prize, deadline changes: received by April 30, June 30, August 31 | Visit source
Subscriber News: March 2020
March 9, 2020
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
J.R. Weber Wins Our Grand Prize in our Fifth Annual North Street Book Prize for Self-Published Books
February 15, 2020
Winning Writers is pleased to announce the results from its fifth annual North Street Book Prize competition for self-published books | Visit source
Subscriber News: February 2020
February 9, 2020
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Gabo Prize for Literature in Translation or Multi-Lingual Texts
February 5, 2020
$200 prize, deadline changes: received by February 29, August 31 | Visit source
Diana Woods Memorial Award in Creative Nonfiction
February 5, 2020
$250 prize, deadline changes: received by February 29, August 31 | Visit source
Scotiabank Giller Canadian Book Prize
January 10, 2020
C$100,000 prize, deadline changes: received by February 14, April 17, June 19, August 14 | Visit source
Subscriber News: January 2020
January 9, 2020
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Atelier of Healing: Poetry About Trauma and Recovery
December 30, 2019
Call for submissions: received by October 2 | Visit source
Subscriber News: December 2019
December 8, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: November 2019
November 6, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Winning Writers Announces the Winners of the 27th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest
October 15, 2019
Barbara Milton and Margo Barnes won our 2019 fiction and essay contest | Visit source
Subscriber News: October 2019
October 7, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: September 2019
September 8, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Jody Mason Wins the 18th Annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
August 15, 2019
The winners of the 18th annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers | Visit source
Subscriber News: August 2019
August 7, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: July 2019
July 8, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: June 2019
June 10, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: May 2019
May 8, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
