Dr. Jim Duggins Outstanding LGBTQ Mid-Career Novelist Prize
Deadline May 16 (must be received by this date), formerly February 16. Recommended free contest gives $5,000 prize to an LGBTQ mid-career novelist who has published at least three novels, or two novels and substantial additional literary work (including poems, stories, or essays), and who shows both demonstrated ability as well as promise for growth in their writing. Nominees must submit a sample from an already published book, maximum 20 pages, as well as a sample from (or outline of) ongoing work, maximum 10 pages. Applicants' contributions to the LGBTQ literary field beyond their writings and publications also will be considered. Sponsored by the Lambda Literary Foundation.
Source: https://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/special-awards/
Published: April 12, 2025
