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Announcements about new contests, changes to contests, and news for the Winning Writers community
Leonard L. Milberg ‘53 High School Poetry Prize
October 14, 2024
$1,500 prize, deadline change: received by November 10 | Visit source
Renee Duke Youth Poetry Award
October 12, 2024
$100 prize, deadline change: received by November 30 | Visit source
Subscriber News: October 2024
October 7, 2024
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
The Iowa Review: “Bodies In and Out of Control” Issue
October 7, 2024
Call for submissions: received by November 1 | Visit source
Stowe Prize for Literary Activism
October 6, 2024
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by November 1 | Visit source
Benjamin Franklin House Literary Prize
October 4, 2024
750 pounds prize, deadline change: received by November 30 | Visit source
Orison Books: Prose Open Reading Period
October 3, 2024
Call for submissions: received by October 31 | Visit source
Fence: Poetry Translation Submissions
October 3, 2024
Call for submissions: received by October 31 | Visit source
Disabled Poets Prize
October 1, 2024
500 pounds prize, contest added: received by November 4 | Visit source
Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses Literary Prize
September 30, 2024
2,000 pounds prize, contest added: received by October 31 | Visit source
Manchester Cathedral Poetry Competition
September 30, 2024
200 pounds prize, contest added: received by October 23 | Visit source
Love Letters to London Writing Competition
September 28, 2024
500 pounds prize, deadline change: received by December 20 | Visit source
Friends of American Writers Literary Awards
September 28, 2024
$2,500 prize, deadline change: received by December 14 | Visit source
J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award
September 28, 2024
$25,000 prize, deadline change: received by December 5 | Visit source
One Teen Story Teen Writing Contest
September 28, 2024
$500 prize, deadline change: received by December 2 | Visit source
Arts & Letters Awards
September 28, 2024
C$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by November 20 | Visit source
Writers & Artists Working-Class Writers’ Prize
September 28, 2024
200 pounds prize, deadline change: received by October 31 | Visit source
Bechtel Prize
September 27, 2024
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by January 10 | Visit source
The Nomad: “Breakthroughs” Issue
September 26, 2024
Call for submissions: received by April 30 | Visit source
Zocalo Public Square Book Prize
September 21, 2024
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by October 25 | Visit source
Mayday: Poetry and Translations
September 16, 2024
Call for submissions: received by November 30 | Visit source
Sinister Wisdom: “Barbie: The Movie” Issue
September 16, 2024
Call for submissions: received by December 1 | Visit source
Terrapin Books Anthology: “What the House Knows”
September 16, 2024
Call for submissions: received by October 31 | Visit source
Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize
September 14, 2024
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by November 1 | Visit source
Dylan Thomas Prize
September 14, 2024
20,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by November 8 | Visit source
John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest
September 14, 2024
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by January 17 | Visit source
Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence
September 14, 2024
$15,000 prize, deadline change: received by December 31 | Visit source
Subscriber News: September 2024
September 7, 2024
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Daily News Prize
September 6, 2024
$500 prize, deadline change: received by December 31 | Visit source
Canute A. Brodhurst Prize for Short Fiction
September 6, 2024
$600 prize, deadline change: received by December 31 | Visit source
Ninth Letter: “de/composition” Online Issue
September 5, 2024
Call for submissions: received by November 1 | Visit source
Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing
August 28, 2024
C$25,000 prize, deadline changes: October 1, November 5 | Visit source
Marfield Prize/National Award for Arts Writing
August 28, 2024
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by October 27 | Visit source
Ezra Jack Keats Children’s Book Award
August 28, 2024
$5,000 prize, deadline change: postmarked December 1 | Visit source
Robert Garnham Wins the 23rd Annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
August 15, 2024
Winners of our 23rd annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest | Visit source
Subscriber News: August 2024
August 11, 2024
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Jewish Children’s Book Awards
August 8, 2024
1,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by November 29 | Visit source
Fountainhead Essay Contest for Middle and High School Students
July 31, 2024
$25,000 prize, deadline changes: received by September 13, December 20 | Visit source
Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest for Students
July 30, 2024
$25,000 prize, deadline changes: received by September 20, December 27 | Visit source
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
July 22, 2024
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by October 16 | Visit source
International Booker Prize
July 12, 2024
25,000 pounds prize, deadline changes: received by September 6, November 1, December 13 | Visit source
New-York Historical Society Children’s History Book Prize
July 12, 2024
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by October 31 | Visit source
Subscriber News: July 2024
July 9, 2024
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
