What’s New
Announcements about new contests, changes to contests, and news for the Winning Writers community
Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence
June 3, 2020
$15,000 prize, deadline change: received August 31 | Visit source
Texas Teen Book Festival Fresh Ink Fiction Contest
June 3, 2020
$150 prize, deadline change: received by August 1 | Visit source
Costa Book Awards
June 3, 2020
30,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by June 30 | Visit source
Susan P. Bloom Children’s Book Discovery Award
June 2, 2020
Call for submissions: received by June 30 | Visit source
The Furious Gazelle Spring 2020 Writing Contest
June 1, 2020
Call for submissions: received by June 15 | Visit source
Sequestrum “Family” and “Place” Issue
June 1, 2020
Call for submissions: received by June 15 | Visit source
Four Way Books: June Open Reading Period
June 1, 2020
Call for submissions: received by June 30 | Visit source
Peter Blazey Fellowship
May 29, 2020
A$15,000 prize, deadline change: received by August 24 | Visit source
Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature
May 11, 2020
3,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by July 15 | Visit source
Subscriber News: May 2020
May 7, 2020
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
The Best New True Crime Stories: Well-Mannered Crooks
May 1, 2020
Call for submissions: received by September 15 | Visit source
New Roscommon Writing Award
April 30, 2020
500 euros prize, deadline change: received by July 15 | Visit source
Hippocampus Books: Dive Bars and Road Trips Anthologies
April 30, 2020
Call for submissions: received by June 15 | Visit source
Linda Flowers Literary Award
April 16, 2020
$1,500 prize, deadline change: received by June 25 | Visit source
Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship for Editorial Writing
April 16, 2020
$75,000 prize, deadline change: received by June 20 | Visit source
Melissa Studdard and Chelsea Dingman Win Our 17th Annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest
April 15, 2020
Our Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest awarded $5,000 and is co-sponsored by Duotrope | Visit source
Louise Meriwether First Book Prize
April 14, 2020
$5,000 prize, deadline change: received by June 30 | Visit source
Ocean Awareness Student Contest
April 13, 2020
$1,500 prize, deadline change: received by June 15 | Visit source
Subscriber News: April 2020
April 8, 2020
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers | Visit source
African American Voices in Children’s Literature Contest
April 7, 2020
$1,000 prize, deadline change: postmarked June 22 | Visit source
Voices of Lincoln Poetry Contest
April 6, 2020
Call for submissions: received by July 18 | Visit source
Utah Original Writing Competition
April 1, 2020
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by June 30 | Visit source
Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award
March 26, 2020
$2,000 prize, deadline change: received by June 8 | Visit source
Fred Otto Prize for Oz Fiction/C. Warren Hollister Prize for Oz Nonfiction
March 20, 2020
$100 prize, deadline change: received by June 15 | Visit source
Exposit Books: Domestic Violence Anthology
March 14, 2020
Call for submissions: received by August 31 | Visit source
Preservation Foundation Essay Contest for Unpublished Writers
March 11, 2020
$200 prize, deadline changes: received by April 30, June 30, August 31 | Visit source
Subscriber News: March 2020
March 9, 2020
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
McLaughlin-Esstman-Stearns First Novel Prize
March 7, 2020
$1,000 prize, deadline change: postmarked June 30 | Visit source
Sinister Wisdom “Black Rainbow” Issue
February 19, 2020
Call for submissions: received by June 15 | Visit source
J.R. Weber Wins Our Grand Prize in our Fifth Annual North Street Book Prize for Self-Published Books
February 15, 2020
Winning Writers is pleased to announce the results from its fifth annual North Street Book Prize competition for self-published books | Visit source
Subscriber News: February 2020
February 9, 2020
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Gabo Prize for Literature in Translation or Multi-Lingual Texts
February 5, 2020
$200 prize, deadline changes: received by February 29, August 31 | Visit source
Diana Woods Memorial Award in Creative Nonfiction
February 5, 2020
$250 prize, deadline changes: received by February 29, August 31 | Visit source
Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize
January 14, 2020
C$50,000 prize, deadline changes: received by March 11, May 20, July 15 | Visit source
Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction
January 14, 2020
C$60,000 prize, deadline changes: received by March 11, May 20, July 15 | Visit source
Scotiabank Giller Canadian Book Prize
January 10, 2020
C$100,000 prize, deadline changes: received by February 14, April 17, June 19, August 14 | Visit source
Subscriber News: January 2020
January 9, 2020
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Atelier of Healing: Poetry About Trauma and Recovery
December 30, 2019
Call for submissions: received by October 2 | Visit source
Subscriber News: December 2019
December 8, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: November 2019
November 6, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Winning Writers Announces the Winners of the 27th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest
October 15, 2019
Barbara Milton and Margo Barnes won our 2019 fiction and essay contest | Visit source
Subscriber News: October 2019
October 7, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: September 2019
September 8, 2019
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
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
