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Announcements about new contests, changes to contests, and news for the Winning Writers community
Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku Awards
May 15, 2021
$150 prize, contest added: received by June 1 | Visit source
Hiett Prize in the Humanities
May 13, 2021
$50,000 prize, deadline change: received by June 1 | Visit source
World Enough Writers: Cephalopod Anthology
May 13, 2021
Call for submissions: received by May 31 | Visit source
Molly Keane Creative Writing Award
May 13, 2021
500 pounds prize, deadline change: received by June 25 | Visit source
Subscriber News: May 2021
May 8, 2021
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Sequestrum “Family” and “Place” Issue
May 3, 2021
Call for submissions: received by June 15 | Visit source
Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature
April 22, 2021
3,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by July 17 | Visit source
Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship for Editorial Writing
April 21, 2021
$75,000 prize, deadline change: received by June 22 | Visit source
Diverse Writers/Diverse Worlds Grants
April 21, 2021
$500 prize, deadline change: received by July 31 | Visit source
Sunlight Press Flash Fiction Contest
April 16, 2021
$500 prize, deadline change: received by May 15 | Visit source
Tony Keith Jr. and Kayleb Rae Candrilli Win the 18th Annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest Sponsored by Winning Writers
April 15, 2021
Winning Writers is pleased to announce the results from its 18th annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest | Visit source
Voices of Lincoln Poetry Contest
April 12, 2021
Call for submissions: received by July 20 | Visit source
Subscriber News: April 2021
April 11, 2021
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Pandeism Collegiate Writing Competition
April 10, 2021
$250 prize, deadline change: received by June 10 | Visit source
Ocean Awareness Student Contest
April 9, 2021
$1,500 prize, deadline change: received by June 14 | Visit source
Baltimore Science Fiction Society Amateur Writing Contest
April 7, 2021
$250 prize, deadline change: received by June 15 | Visit source
Bard Fiction Prize
March 31, 2021
$30,000 prize, deadline change: received by June 30 | Visit source
Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award
March 31, 2021
$2,000 prize, deadline change: received by May 15 | Visit source
Pensive: A Global Journal of Spirituality and the Arts
March 30, 2021
Call for submissions: received by May 15 | Visit source
Subscriber News: March 2021
March 7, 2021
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Speculative Literature Foundation Older Writers Grant
February 25, 2021
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by May 31 | Visit source
Christine Mulvey Wins the $5,000 Grand Prize in Our Sixth Annual North Street Book Prize Competition for Self-Published Books
February 15, 2021
Results of our sixth competition for self-published books | Visit source
Governor General’s Literary Awards
February 13, 2021
C$25,000 prize, deadline changes: received by March 15, May 15, July 31 | Visit source
Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize
February 13, 2021
C$60,000 prize, deadline changes: received by March 10, May 19, July 14 | Visit source
Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction
February 13, 2021
C$60,000 prize, deadline changes: received by March 10, May 19, July 14 | Visit source
Subscriber News: February 2021
February 9, 2021
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Scotiabank Giller Canadian Book Prize
February 9, 2021
C$100,000 prize, deadline changes: received by February 12, April 16, June 18, August 13 | Visit source
The Best New True Crime Stories: Unsolved Crimes and Mysteries
February 5, 2021
Call for submissions: received by September 1 | Visit source
Preservation Foundation Essay Contest for Unpublished Writers
February 1, 2021
$200 prize, deadline changes: received by April 30, June 30, August 31, October 31 | Visit source
Black Lawrence Press: Black Womanhood Anthology
January 25, 2021
Call for submissions: received by June 30 | Visit source
Subscriber News: January 2021
January 9, 2021
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: December 2020
December 8, 2020
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: November 2020
November 8, 2020
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Omer Friedlander and BK Loren Win the 28th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest
October 15, 2020
This contest, sponsored by Winning Writers and Duotrope, awarded $8,000 in prizes to 12 winners | Visit source
Subscriber News: October 2020
October 10, 2020
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
The Best New True Crime Stories: Partners in Crime
September 25, 2020
Call for submissions: received by June 1 | Visit source
Subscriber News: September 2020
September 9, 2020
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Justine Hudock Wins the 19th Annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
August 15, 2020
The winners of the 19th annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers | Visit source
Subscriber News: August 2020
August 9, 2020
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: July 2020
July 8, 2020
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: June 2020
June 9, 2020
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
