What’s New
Announcements about new contests, changes to contests, and news for the Winning Writers community
Stop the Hate: Youth Speak Out Essay Contest Grades 11-12
January 22, 2022
$20,000 prize, deadline change: received by February 17 | Visit source
Stop the Hate: Youth Speak Out Essay Contest Grades 6-10
January 22, 2022
$400 prize, deadline change: received by February 10 | Visit source
BBC National Short Story Award
January 18, 2022
15,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by March 21 | Visit source
Short Story Substack’s Monthly Contest
January 15, 2022
$100 prize, new contest: received by January 31 | Visit source
Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction
January 14, 2022
C$60,000 prize, deadline changes: received by March 1, May 3, June 28 | Visit source
Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize
January 14, 2022
C$60,000 prize, deadline changes: received by March 1, May 3, June 28 | Visit source
‘It’s All Write!’ Teen Writing Contest
January 14, 2022
$250 prize, deadline change: received by March 6 | Visit source
Neltje Blanchan/Frank Nelson Doubleday Memorial Awards
January 14, 2022
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by March 15 | Visit source
Fountain Magazine Essay Contest
January 14, 2022
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by April 1 | Visit source
Governor General’s Literary Awards
January 14, 2022
C$25,000 prize, deadline change: received by February 15, May 15, July 31 | Visit source
RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers
January 14, 2022
C$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by February 14 | Visit source
Healthy Rich Writing Contest
January 13, 2022
$250 prize, contest added: received by March 15 | Visit source
100 Days of Dante Poetry Contest
January 13, 2022
$500 prize, new contest: received by January 31 | Visit source
Young Authors Sacred Essay Contest
January 11, 2022
$100 prize, deadline change: received by February 7 | Visit source
Snarl Poetry and Prose Contests
January 10, 2022
$300 prize, new contest: received by January 31 | Visit source
Subscriber News: January 2022
January 8, 2022
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Lumiere Review Writing Contest
January 6, 2022
$100 prize, contest added: received by January 31 | Visit source
Furious Fiction Seasonal Short Story Challenge
January 5, 2022
AUD$500 prize, deadline changes: received by March 6, June 5, September 4, December 4 | Visit source
Christopher Tower Poetry Competition
January 5, 2022
3,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by March 2 | Visit source
Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize
January 5, 2022
10,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by February 14 | Visit source
Natan Notable Books Award
January 4, 2022
$5,000 prize, deadline change: received by April 1 | Visit source
Victor Howes Prize in Poetry
January 4, 2022
$1,000 prize, deadline change: postmarked January 31 | Visit source
Daisy Utemorrah Award for Indigenous Authors
December 29, 2021
A$15,000 prize, deadline change: received by March 30 | Visit source
Create the Future: Anthology Competition
December 20, 2021
Call for submissions: received by February 13 | Visit source
Rattle: “Tribute to Translation” Issue
December 15, 2021
Call for submissions: received by April 15 | Visit source
Scotiabank Giller Canadian Book Prize
December 13, 2021
C$100,000 prize, deadline changes: received by February 18, April 14, June 17, and August 12 | Visit source
Max Afford Playwrights’ Award
December 13, 2021
A30,000 prize, deadline change: received by February 6 | Visit source
Subscriber News: December 2021
December 7, 2021
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Lex Allen Literary Festival Prizes
December 3, 2021
$100 prize, deadline change: received by February 11 | Visit source
Orwell Prize for Journalism
December 2, 2021
3,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by March 3 | Visit source
Orwell Prize for Political Writing
December 2, 2021
3,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by February 28 | Visit source
Orwell Prize for Political Fiction
December 2, 2021
3,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by February 28 | Visit source
Walter Rumsey Marvin Grant
November 22, 2021
$1,000 prize, deadline change: postmarked February 10 | Visit source
Gaithersburg Book Festival Poetry Contest
November 22, 2021
$250 prize, deadline change: received by February 22 | Visit source
Iris N. Spencer Poetry Award
November 22, 2021
$1,500 prize, deadline change: received by February 21 | Visit source
Myong Cha Son Haiku Award
November 22, 2021
$1,500 prize, deadline change: received by February 21 | Visit source
Rhina P. Espaillat Poetry Award
November 22, 2021
$500 prize, deadline change: received by February 21 | Visit source
Charles Crupi Memorial Poetry Contest
November 20, 2021
$250 prize, deadline change: received by February 13 | Visit source
Writers’ and Artists’ Short Story Competition
November 19, 2021
Deadline change: received by February 11 | Visit source
Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing
November 19, 2021
C$25,000 prize, deadline changes: received by October 26, December 14, February 1 | Visit source
Owl Canyon Press Essay Contest
November 16, 2021
$5,000 prize, new contest: received by May 31 | Visit source
Subscriber News: November 2021
November 9, 2021
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Tamako Takamatsu and Megan Falley Win the 29th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest
October 15, 2021
This contest, sponsored by Winning Writers and Duotrope, awarded $8,000 in prizes to 12 winners | Visit source
Saudi Historical Novel Award
October 14, 2021
10,000 pounds prize, new contest: received by July 1 | Visit source
Subscriber News: October 2021
October 10, 2021
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: September 2021
September 8, 2021
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Koss Wins the 20th Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
August 15, 2021
The Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest is sponsored by Winning Writers and co-sponsored by Duotrope | Visit source
Subscriber News: August 2021
August 9, 2021
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
