What’s New
Announcements about new contests, changes to contests, and news for the Winning Writers community
Princeton Series of Contemporary Poets
May 1, 2024
Call for submissions: received by May 31 | Visit source
MoonLit Getaway Writing and Art Contest
April 29, 2024
$100 prize, new contest: received by August 1 | Visit source
Let’s Say Gay: A Queer Youth Literary Journal
April 18, 2024
Call for submissions: received by June 1 | Visit source
Kizziah Burton and Mikaela Hagen Win the 21st Annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest Sponsored by Winning Writers
April 15, 2024
Winning Writers awarded $9,000 in prizes for poems in any style and poems that rhyme or have a traditional style | Visit source
Africa Migration Report: An Anthology of Poems
April 14, 2024
Call for submissions: received by May 25 | Visit source
Donn Goodwin Poetry Prize
April 10, 2024
$100 prize, deadline change: received by July 14 | Visit source
ALCS Award for Educational Writers
April 10, 2024
2,000 pounds prize, deadline change: postmarked July 1 | Visit source
Subscriber News: April 2024
April 10, 2024
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Marlborough Lit Fest Love Books Competition
April 10, 2024
300 pounds prize, deadline change: received by June 28 | Visit source
Tint Journal: “border/lands” Issue
April 10, 2024
Call for submissions: received by May 31 | Visit source
Dan Veach Prize for Younger Poets
April 8, 2024
$100 prize, deadline change: received by June 1 | Visit source
Fountain Magazine Essay Contest
April 8, 2024
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by June 30 | Visit source
Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors
April 5, 2024
$3,000 prize, deadline change: received by June 24 | Visit source
Voices of Lincoln Poetry Contest
April 4, 2024
Call for submissions: received by July 18 | Visit source
Brilliant Flash Fiction: “TENacity” Anthology
April 1, 2024
Call for submissions: received by May 15 | Visit source
Ocean Awareness Student Contest
March 22, 2024
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by June 10 | Visit source
Griffin Poetry Prize
March 21, 2024
C$130,000 prize, deadline changes: received by June 21, December 20 | Visit source
Roscommon New Writing Award
March 20, 2024
500 euros prize, deadline change: received by May 20 | Visit source
Subscriber News: March 2024
March 5, 2024
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Fraser Institute Student Essay Contest
March 4, 2024
C$1,500 prize, deadline change: received by June 5 | Visit source
GLCA New Writers Awards
February 29, 2024
$500 prize, deadline change: postmarked May 25 | Visit source
Dream Foundry Speculative Short Story Contest
February 28, 2024
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by May 27 | Visit source
A Voice for Animals Teen Essay Contest
February 23, 2024
$400 prize, deadline change: received by May 31 | Visit source
Creative Future Writers’ Award
February 23, 2024
75 pounds prize, deadline change: received by May 19 | Visit source
Daniel Victor Wins the $10,000 Grand Prize in Our Ninth Annual North Street Book Prize Competition
February 15, 2024
Winning Writers is pleased to announce the results from its ninth annual North Street Book Prize competition | Visit source
Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize
February 8, 2024
C$60,000 prize, deadline changes: received by February 27, April 30, June 25 | Visit source
Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction
February 7, 2024
C$75,000 prize, deadline changes: received by February 27, April 30, June 25 | Visit source
Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers
February 6, 2024
C$10,000 prize, deadline changes: received by February 27, April 30, June 25 | Visit source
Subscriber News: February 2024
February 2, 2024
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Scotiabank Giller Canadian Book Prize
January 9, 2024
C$100,000 prize, deadline changes: received by February 16, April 19, June 21, and August 16 | Visit source
Subscriber News: January 2024
January 7, 2024
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Governor General’s Literary Awards
January 5, 2024
C$25,000 prize, deadline changes: received by February 15, May 15, July 15 | Visit source
Subscriber News: December 2023
December 11, 2023
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: November 2023
November 8, 2023
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Billie Kelpin and Jennifer Tubbs Win the 31st Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest Sponsored by Winning Writers
October 15, 2023
The winners of our 2023 Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest | Visit source
Subscriber News: October 2023
October 8, 2023
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: September 2023
September 5, 2023
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Beth Ann Fennelly Wins the 22nd Annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
August 15, 2023
The results of our 22nd annual humor poetry contest | Visit source
Subscriber News: August 2023
August 7, 2023
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: July 2023
July 8, 2023
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: June 2023
June 7, 2023
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: May 2023
May 8, 2023
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Maurya Kerr and Tamara Panici Win the 20th Annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest Sponsored by Winning Writers
April 15, 2023
Winning Writers awarded $8,000 in prizes for poems in any style and poems that rhyme or have a traditional style | Visit source
Subscriber News: April 2023
April 8, 2023
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: March 2023
March 11, 2023
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers