What’s New
Announcements about new contests, changes to contests, and news for the Winning Writers community
Kenyon Review: “Luminous Gender Vessel” Issue
November 30, 2022
Call for submissions: received by January 5 | Visit source
Fantastic Books: Jewish Futures
November 30, 2022
Call for submissions: received by December 18 | Visit source
Wesleyan University Press: Open Poetry Reading Period
November 30, 2022
Call for submissions: received by December 16 | Visit source
Fulcrum Books: Women’s Reproductive Health Anthology
November 29, 2022
Call for submissions: received by January 20 | Visit source
Antimony and Elder Lace Press
November 29, 2022
Call for submissions: received by December 25 | Visit source
Stop the Hate: Youth Speak Out Essay Contest Grades 6-10
November 23, 2022
$400 prize, deadline change: received by February 16 | Visit source
Stop the Hate: Youth Speak Out Essay Contest Grades 11-12
November 23, 2022
$20,000 prize, deadline change: received by February 23 | Visit source
Arc Poetry Magazine: “Crip Lives” Issue
November 17, 2022
Call for submissions: received by May 15 | Visit source
Stacy Doris Memorial Poetry Award
November 17, 2022
$500 prize, deadline change: received by January 15 | Visit source
Gaithersburg Book Festival Poetry Contest
November 15, 2022
$250 prize, deadline change: received by February 23 | Visit source
Writers’ and Artists’ Short Story Competition
November 15, 2022
Deadline change: received by February 14 | Visit source
Charles Crupi Memorial Poetry Contest
November 15, 2022
$250 prize, deadline change: received by February 14 | Visit source
Saddle Road Press: Open Submission Period
November 15, 2022
Call for submissions: received by January 15 | Visit source
BRIO Literary Arts Awards
November 14, 2022
$5,000 prize, deadline change: received by January 9 | Visit source
Subscriber News: November 2022
November 10, 2022
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction
November 9, 2022
$5,000 prize, deadline change: postmarked December 31 | Visit source
Agape Editions: “The Dying Light” Issue
November 8, 2022
Call for submissions: received by January 1 | Visit source
Sinister Wisdom: Trans Partners Issue
November 4, 2022
Call for submissions: received by December 31 | Visit source
John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest
October 28, 2022
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by January 13 | Visit source
Discoveries Prize
October 28, 2022
5,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by January 15 | Visit source
French-American Foundation Translation Prizes
October 27, 2022
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by January 13 | Visit source
Encore Award
October 26, 2022
10,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by January 13 | Visit source
Washington State Book Awards
October 24, 2022
Deadline changes: received by November 15, January 16 | Visit source
Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest
October 24, 2022
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by December 30 | Visit source
Zocalo Public Square Poetry Prize
October 24, 2022
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by January 23 | Visit source
Roswell Award for Short Science Fiction
October 21, 2022
$500 prize, deadline change: received by December 19 | Visit source
Queer Adventurers LGBTQIA Writing Contest
October 18, 2022
$150 prize, new contest: received by December 15 | Visit source
CB Anderson and Elizabeth Becker Win the 30th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest
October 15, 2022
The winners of our 2022 Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest | Visit source
Nine Dots Prize
October 12, 2022
$100,000 prize, deadline change: received by January 23 | Visit source
Subscriber News: October 2022
October 9, 2022
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Sator New Works Award
September 28, 2022
$3,000 prize, deadline change: received by December 31 | Visit source
Rooted Two: Best New Arboreal Nonfiction
September 12, 2022
Call for submissions: received by January 31 | Visit source
Swagger: A Celebration of the Butch Experience
September 12, 2022
Call for submissions: received by January 1 | Visit source
St. Martin’s Minotaur/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Competition
September 9, 2022
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by December 16 | Visit source
J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award
September 9, 2022
$25,000 prize, deadline change: received by December 8 | Visit source
Subscriber News: September 2022
September 6, 2022
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Sequestrum: “Reprints” and “Humor” Issues
September 6, 2022
Call for submissions: received by December 15 | Visit source
Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing
August 25, 2022
C$25,000 prize, deadline changes: received by October 4, December 6, January 31 | Visit source
International Booker Prize
August 25, 2022
25,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by September 30, November 4, January 13 | Visit source
Leila Murton Poole Wins the 21st Annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
August 15, 2022
Leila Murton Poole of Queenstown, New Zealand won the 21st annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers and co-sponsored by Duotrope | Visit source
Subscriber News: August 2022
August 9, 2022
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Dyskami Publishing: Superhero Fiction Anthology
August 7, 2022
Call for submissions: received by December 31 | Visit source
Subscriber News: July 2022
July 8, 2022
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
