What’s New
Announcements about new contests, changes to contests, and news for the Winning Writers community
Society of Classical Poets Translation Competition
September 20, 2019
$100 prize, contest added: received by December 31 | Visit source
Society of Classical Poets High School Poetry Competition
September 20, 2019
$100 prize, contest added: received by December 31 | Visit source
Arts & Letters Awards
September 19, 2019
C$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by November 15 | Visit source
Bala Kids/Khyentse Foundation Children’s Book Prize
September 19, 2019
$5,000 prize, deadline change: received by December 1 | Visit source
North Carolina State Fiction Contest
September 18, 2019
$500 prize, deadline change: postmarked October 15 | Visit source
Arnold Adoff Poetry Awards
September 18, 2019
$500 prize, deadline change: postmarked December 1 | Visit source
Dylan Thomas Prize
September 13, 2019
30,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by November 8 | Visit source
PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers
September 12, 2019
$2,000 prize, deadline change: received by November 15 | Visit source
Lilith Magazine Fiction Competition
September 12, 2019
$250 prize, deadline change: received by December 31 | Visit source
Subscriber News: September 2019
September 8, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Brooklyn Nonfiction Prize
September 7, 2019
$500 prize, deadline change: received by December 1 | Visit source
Sarabande Books: Open Essay Reading Month
September 6, 2019
Call for submissions: received by September 30 | Visit source
Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize
September 5, 2019
$1,000 prize, new contest: received by November 1 | Visit source
Women’s Prize for Fiction
September 2, 2019
30,000 pounds prize, deadline changes: received by September 13, September 23, November 11 | Visit source
Slackjaw Humor Writing Challenge
August 19, 2019
Call for submissions: received by September 21 | Visit source
Jody Mason Wins the 18th Annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
August 15, 2019
The winners of the 18th annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers | Visit source
Marfield Prize/National Award for Arts Writing
August 14, 2019
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by October 29 | Visit source
SmokeLong Flash Fellowship for Emerging Writers
August 14, 2019
$1,000 fellowship, deadline change: received by October 15 | Visit source
moonShine review: 15th Anniversary Issue
August 9, 2019
Call for submissions: received by September 30 | Visit source
Subscriber News: August 2019
August 7, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Paul Torday Memorial Prize
August 7, 2019
1,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by November 30 | Visit source
Man Booker International Prize
August 6, 2019
25,000 pounds prize, deadline changes: received by October 4, November 1, January 10 | Visit source
Victoria Literary Festival Writing Competition
August 1, 2019
C$350 prize, deadline change: postmarked September 30 | Visit source
VCU Cabell First Novelist Award
August 1, 2019
$5,000 prize, deadline change: postmarked December 30 | Visit source
Stories Out of School Flash-Fiction Contest
July 30, 2019
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by October 1 | Visit source
Frontier New Voices Fellowship
July 25, 2019
$500 prize, deadline change: received by October 31 | Visit source
Subscriber News: July 2019
July 8, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: June 2019
June 10, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Shaughnessy Cohen Award for Political Writing
June 7, 2019
C$25,000 prize, deadline changes: received by July 31, September 11, November 13 | Visit source
Subscriber News: May 2019
May 8, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
RBC Taylor Prize for Literary Nonfiction
April 17, 2019
C$25,000 prize, deadline changes: received by June 3, August 26, October 7, November 4 | Visit source
Latorial Faison and Sean Patrick Mulroy Win Our 16th Annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest
April 15, 2019
Latorial Faison of Chester, Virginia won the Tom Howard Prize of $1,500 for a poem in any style or genre, for "Mama Was a Negro Spiritual". Sean Patrick Mulroy won the Margaret Reid Prize of $1,500 for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style, for "Villanelle for the Wound" | Visit source
Subscriber News: April 2019
April 8, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: March 2019
March 11, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Emily Bracale Wins the Grand Prize in Our 4th Annual North Street Book Prize for Self-Published Books
February 15, 2019
Winning Writers is pleased to announce the results from its fourth annual North Street Book Prize competition for self-published books | Visit source
Subscriber News: February 2019
February 9, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: January 2019
January 7, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: December 2018
December 9, 2018
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Damaged Goods Press: Queer Eroticism Anthology
December 2, 2018
Call for submissions: received by December 31, 2019 | Visit source
Subscriber News: November 2018
November 8, 2018
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Winning Writers Announces the Winners of the 26th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest
October 15, 2018
Charlie Schneider and Ryan Ireland won our 2018 fiction and essay contest; Elizabeth Brina won second prize | Visit source
Subscriber News: October 2018
October 7, 2018
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: September 2018
September 7, 2018
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Madeleine Jackman Wins the 17th Annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
August 15, 2018
The winners of the 17th annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers | Visit source
Subscriber News: August 2018
August 7, 2018
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: July 2018
July 9, 2018
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
