What’s New
Announcements about new contests, changes to contests, and news for the Winning Writers community
Love Letters to London Writing Competition
November 23, 2021
900 pounds prize, new contest: received by November 30 | 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
Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics
November 18, 2021
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by January 18 | Visit source
OpenDoor Magazine: “Alternatives” Issue
November 18, 2021
Call for submissions: received by December 15 | Visit source
Owl Canyon Press Essay Contest
November 16, 2021
$5,000 prize, new contest: received by May 31 | Visit source
The Bird in Your Hands Prize
November 15, 2021
$1,000 prize, contest added: received by December 1 | Visit source
J.F. Powers Prize for Short Fiction
November 14, 2021
$500 prize, deadline change: received by November 30 | Visit source
Hudson Review Short Fiction Contest
November 12, 2021
$500 prize, contest reactivated: received by November 30 | Visit source
Subscriber News: November 2021
November 9, 2021
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Rain Fiction Pod: “In Tartarus We Drink Ambrosia”
November 2, 2021
Call for submissions: received by December1 | Visit source
Bethesda Urban Partnership Essay Contest
November 1, 2021
$500 prize, deadline change: received by January 10 | Visit source
Bethesda Magazine Short Story Contest
November 1, 2021
$500 prize, deadline change: received by January 10 | Visit source
Bethesda Urban Partnership Poetry Contest
November 1, 2021
$350 prize, deadline change: received by January 17 | Visit source
Leonard L. Milberg ‘53 High School Poetry Prize
November 1, 2021
$500 prize, deadline change: received by November 28 | Visit source
Abandon Journal: “Abandon Time” Issue
November 1, 2021
Call for submissions: received by November 30 | Visit source
Encore Award
October 28, 2021
10,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by January 14 | Visit source
Tony Hillerman Prize
October 27, 2021
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by January 1 | Visit source
Washington State Book Awards
October 26, 2021
Deadline change: received by January 20 | Visit source
John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest
October 26, 2021
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by January 14 | Visit source
French-American Foundation Translation Prizes
October 26, 2021
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by January 14 | Visit source
St. Martin’s Minotaur/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Competition
October 26, 2021
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by December 17 | Visit source
Four Quartets Prize
October 25, 2021
$21,000 prize, deadline change: postmarked December 31 | Visit source
Zocalo Public Square Poetry Prize
October 20, 2021
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by January 22 | Visit source
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
Roswell Award for Short Science Fiction
October 14, 2021
$500 prize, deadline change: received by December 21 | 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
Pattern Poem Contest
October 6, 2021
$1,000 prize, new contest: received by December 15 | Visit source
Quantum Shorts Competition
October 6, 2021
$1,500 prize, deadline change: received by December 16 | Visit source
Levis Reading Prize
October 4, 2021
$5,000 prize, deadline change: received by January 15 | Visit source
Torrey House Press: “In the Garden” Anthology
September 30, 2021
Call for submissions: received by November 30 | Visit source
Bluu Books Anthology: Letters I’ll Never Send
September 28, 2021
Call for submissions: received by December 21 | Visit source
DMQ Review: Prose Poem Issue
September 12, 2021
Call for submissions: received by December 12 | Visit source
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
Subscriber News: July 2021
July 8, 2021
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
