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Announcements about new contests, changes to contests, and news for the Winning Writers community
Jane Martin Poetry Prize
October 22, 2025
1,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by December 1 | Visit source
Eldredge Books: “Fashionably Late 2” Anthology
October 16, 2025
Call for submissions: received by November 28 | Visit source
The Fiddlehead: “Disability: The Revolution!” Issue
October 16, 2025
Call for submissions: received by November 30 | Visit source
Shelby Stewart and Bea Chang Win the 33rd Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest
October 15, 2025
Press release announcing the winners of the 33rd annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest sponsored by Winning Writers | Visit source
Derricotte/Eady Chapbook Prize
October 7, 2025
$1,000 prize, contest added: received by November 3 | Visit source
Subscriber News: October 2025
October 6, 2025
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Full Bleed: “Inheritance” Issue
October 6, 2025
Call for submissions: received by November 1 | Visit source
Sinister Wisdom: Reproductive Justice and Lesbianism Issue
October 3, 2025
Call for submissions: received by March 31 | Visit source
Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Competition
October 3, 2025
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by December 14 | Visit source
Friends of American Writers Literary Awards
October 3, 2025
$2,500 prize, deadline change: received by December 13 | Visit source
J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award
October 3, 2025
$25,000 prize, deadline change: received by December 4 | Visit source
One Teen Story Teen Writing Contest
October 3, 2025
$500 prize, deadline change: received by December 1 | Visit source
Somerset Maugham Awards
October 3, 2025
4,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by October 31 | Visit source
Renee Duke Youth Poetry Award
October 3, 2025
$100 prize, deadline change: received by November 22 | Visit source
Queen’s Knickers Award
October 3, 2025
5,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by October 31 | Visit source
Betty Trask Prize
October 3, 2025
10,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by October 31 | Visit source
Benjamin Franklin House Literary Prize
October 3, 2025
750 pounds prize, deadline change: received by November 19 | Visit source
Jewish Children’s Book Awards
October 3, 2025
1,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by November 5 | Visit source
Arts & Letters Awards
October 3, 2025
C$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by November 19 | Visit source
Dylan Thomas Prize
October 2, 2025
20,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by November 7 | Visit source
Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize
October 2, 2025
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by November 15 | Visit source
PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers
October 2, 2025
$2,000 prize, deadline change: received by November 25 | Visit source
Ninth Letter: “Performance” Issue
September 30, 2025
Call for submissions: received by November 1 | Visit source
Notable Works: Environmental Poetry Anthology
September 29, 2025
Call for submissions: received by November 1 | Visit source
Blanket Gravity Magazine
September 25, 2025
Call for submissions: received by January 10 | Visit source
Grayson Books: Connecticut Poetry Anthology
September 24, 2025
Call for submissions: received by December 1 | Visit source
Subscriber News: September 2025
September 7, 2025
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Manchester Cathedral Poetry Competition
August 28, 2025
£200 prize, deadline change: received by November 14 | Visit source
Jeff Carter Wins the 24th Annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
August 15, 2025
Winners of our 24th annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest | Visit source
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
August 10, 2025
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by December 31 | Visit source
Marfield Prize/National Award for Arts Writing
August 10, 2025
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by October 31 | Visit source
Natan Notable Books Award
August 9, 2025
$5,000 prize, deadline change: received by December 31 | Visit source
Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing
August 9, 2025
C$25,000 prize, deadline changes: received by September 10, November 5, January 7 | Visit source
Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest for Students
August 9, 2025
$25,000 prize, deadline change: received by October 31 | Visit source
Fountainhead Essay Contest for Middle and High School Students
August 9, 2025
$25,000 prize, deadline change: received by October 31 | Visit source
Subscriber News: August 2025
August 4, 2025
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Women’s Prize for Fiction
July 13, 2025
30,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by August 29, October 31, November 28 | Visit source
Subscriber News: July 2025
July 10, 2025
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: June 2025
June 9, 2025
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Washington State Book Awards
June 7, 2025
Deadline change: received by June 30, September 15, November 15, January 16 | Visit source
Griffin Poetry Prize
May 14, 2025
C$130,000 prize, deadline changes: received by June 20, December 19 | Visit source
Subscriber News: May 2025
May 7, 2025
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
