What’s New
Announcements about new contests, changes to contests, and new resources for writers
Rattle “Persona Poems” Issue
June 14, 2018
Call for submissions: received by October 15 | Visit source
Brexit in Poetry Competition
June 13, 2018
200 pounds prize, new contest: received by December 31 | Visit source
Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship for Editorial Writing
June 12, 2018
$75,000 prize, contest added: received by June 21 | Visit source
Subscriber News: June 2018
June 8, 2018
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
John Glassco Translation Prize
June 6, 2018
C$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by July 9 | Visit source
Oregon Literary Fellowships
June 6, 2018
$3,500 prize, deadline change: received by July 9 | Visit source
Black Lawrence Press: June Open Reading Period
June 1, 2018
Call for submissions: received by June 30 | Visit source
Broken River Prize for Poetry Chapbooks
June 1, 2018
$250 prize, new contest: received by August 31 | Visit source
Four Way Books: June Open Reading Period
May 31, 2018
Call for submissions: received by June 30 | Visit source
Malahat Review: “Queer Perspectives” Issue
May 31, 2018
Call for submissions: received by July 15 | Visit source
Owl Canyon Press Short Story Hackathon
May 31, 2018
$1,000 prize, new contest: received by June 30 | Visit source
Costa Short Story Award
May 31, 2018
3,500 pounds prize, deadline change: received by August 3 | Visit source
Costa Book Awards
May 31, 2018
30,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by June 27 | Visit source
ServiceScape Short Story Award
May 27, 2018
$1,000 prize, new contest: received by November 30 | Visit source
RBC Taylor Prize for Literary Nonfiction
May 14, 2018
C$25,000 prize, deadline changes: received by June 1, August 23, October 5, November 7 | Visit source
Shaughnessy Cohen Award for Political Writing
May 14, 2018
C$25,000 prize, deadline changes: received by June 20, September 19, November 28 | Visit source
Linda Flowers Literary Award
May 14, 2018
$1,500 prize, deadline change: received by July 13 | Visit source
Utah Original Writing Competition
May 12, 2018
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by June 22 | Visit source
Subscriber News: May 2018
May 7, 2018
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Voices of Lincoln Poetry Contest
April 16, 2018
Call for submissions: received by July 21 | Visit source
Karen Harryman and A.T. Hincapie Win the 15th Annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest
April 15, 2018
Winning Writers awarded $4,300 to 15 outstanding poets in our 2017 contest | Visit source
Louise Meriwether First Book Prize
April 11, 2018
$5,000 prize, deadline change: received by June 30 | Visit source
Subscriber News: April 2018
April 9, 2018
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Blue Heron Book Works: Military Women Anthology
March 8, 2018
Call for submissions: received by July 20 | Visit source
Subscriber News: March 2018
March 6, 2018
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Kind of a Hurricane Press: “Without Words” Anthology
February 18, 2018
Call for submissions: received by July 31 | Visit source
Paul Thornton, Alesa Lightbourne, and Nicole Evelina Win the 3rd Annual North Street Book Prize for Self-Published Books
February 15, 2018
Ten authors of outstanding self-published books received $6,250 in prizes from Winning Writers | Visit source
Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize
February 15, 2018
C$50,000 prize, deadline change: received by March 14, May 16, July 18 | Visit source
Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction
February 15, 2018
C$60,000 prize, deadline changes: received by March 14, May 16, July 18 | Visit source
Orison Books: Simone Weil Anthology
February 8, 2018
Call for submissions: received by August 1 | Visit source
Subscriber News: February 2018
February 6, 2018
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Preservation Foundation Essay Contest for Unpublished Writers
January 30, 2018
$200 prize, contest added: received by August 31 | Visit source
Subscriber News: January 2018
January 9, 2018
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: December 2017
December 8, 2017
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Saddle Road Press: Open Reading Period
December 4, 2017
Call for submissions: received by January 30 | Visit source
Subscriber News: November 2017
November 7, 2017
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Joan Corwin and Debbie Weingarten Win the 25th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest
October 15, 2017
Winning Writers awarded $4,000 in the 2017 Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest | Visit source
Subscriber News: October 2017
October 9, 2017
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: September 2017
September 8, 2017
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Penny-Anne Beaudoin Wins the 16th Annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
August 15, 2017
The winners of the 16th annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers | Visit source
Subscriber News: August 2017
August 9, 2017
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: July 2017
July 7, 2017
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: June 2017
June 8, 2017
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: May 2017
May 8, 2017
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Jeff Shearer and Trent Busch Win the 14th Annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest
April 15, 2017
We awarded $4,000 for outstanding poetry to 12 winners | Visit source
Subscriber News: April 2017
April 7, 2017
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: March 2017
March 8, 2017
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
