What’s New
Announcements about new contests, changes to contests, and news for the Winning Writers community
Jaime Gill and Jonah Walters Win the 34th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest
October 15, 2026
Press release announcing the winners of the 34th annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest sponsored by Winning Writers | Visit source
Benjamin Franklin House Literary Prize
October 12, 2026
750 pounds prize, deadline change: received by December 10 | Visit source
John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize
October 12, 2026
10,000 euros prize, deadline change: received by October 31 | Visit source
Stop the Hate: Youth Speak Out Essay Contest Grades 6-10
October 12, 2026
$300 prize, deadline change: received by January 14 | Visit source
Subscriber News: October 2026
October 9, 2026
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Prairie Fire: “Trees” Issue
October 6, 2026
Call for submissions: received by November 15 | Visit source
Ninth Letter: “Manifest” Issue
October 6, 2026
Call for submissions: received by November 1 | Visit source
DMQ Review: Prose Poem Issue
October 6, 2026
Call for submissions: received by October 31 | Visit source
Eye Contact Genre Flash Fiction Prize
October 6, 2026
$250 prize, contest added: received by October 24 | Visit source
Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Competition
October 5, 2026
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by December 13 | Visit source
Freudenheim Translation Prize
October 5, 2026
3,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by April 15 | Visit source
Winning Writers Celebrates 25th Anniversary Serving the Literary Community
September 29, 2026
Winning Writers celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2026 | Visit source
RSL Christopher Bland Prize
September 25, 2026
10,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by November 6 | Visit source
Discoveries Prize
September 25, 2026
5,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by January 11 | Visit source
Santa Fe Literary Review: “Connection” Issue
September 24, 2026
Call for submissions: received by November 1 | Visit source
Catalogue Zine: “People, Places, Things” Issue
September 24, 2026
Call for submissions: received by November 30 | Visit source
Bag of Bones Press: “Stuck” Anthology
September 21, 2026
Call for submissions: received by January 31 | Visit source
Crooked Spine: “What You Worship” Issue
September 21, 2026
Call for submissions: received by October 23 | Visit source
Reckoning: Flash Fiction Issue
September 17, 2026
Call for submissions: received by October 31 | Visit source
Dionysian Public Library: Jewish Horror Anthology
September 17, 2026
Call for submissions: received by February 1 | Visit source
Broken Sleep Books: Smutty Poetry Anthology
September 17, 2026
Call for submissions: received by October 31 | Visit source
J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award
September 16, 2026
$25,000 prize, deadline change: received by December 3 | Visit source
Subscriber News: September 2026
September 8, 2026
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Dylan Thomas Prize
September 8, 2026
20,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by November 6 | Visit source
MIDLVLMAG: “Human Capital” Issue
September 8, 2026
Call for submissions: received by October 31 | Visit source
Manchester Cathedral Poetry Competition
August 28, 2026
200 pounds prize, deadline change: received by October 21 | Visit source
The Perch: “The Mix” Issue
August 27, 2026
Call for submissions: received by October 31 | Visit source
Friends of American Writers Literary Awards
August 19, 2026
$2,500 prize, deadline change: received by December 12 | Visit source
Neltje Blanchan/Frank Nelson Doubleday Memorial Awards
August 18, 2026
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by November 9 | Visit source
Jacques Maritain Prize for Nonfiction
August 17, 2026
$500 prize, deadline change: received by December 31 | Visit source
Tim Loveday Wins the 25th Annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
August 15, 2026
Winners of our 25th annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest | Visit source
Subscriber News: August 2026
August 3, 2026
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Green Linden Press: Poems for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
August 1, 2026
Call for submissions: received by October 31 | Visit source
Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing
July 21, 2026
C$40,000 prize, deadline change: received by September 9, November 11, January 7 | Visit source
Bukhman International Booker Prize
July 15, 2026
50,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by July 23, September 24, October 22 | Visit source
Subscriber News: July 2026
July 9, 2026
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Rattle: “Tribute to Travel” Issue
June 25, 2026
Call for submissions: received by January 15 | Visit source
Subscriber News: June 2026
June 9, 2026
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Griffin Poetry Prize
May 19, 2026
C$130,000 prize, deadline change: received by June 19, December 18 | Visit source
Subscriber News: May 2026
May 6, 2026
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Emily Davis-Fletcher and Qiaorui (Sherry) Zhang Win the 23rd Annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest
April 15, 2026
Winning Writers is pleased to announce the results from its 23rd annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest | Visit source
Subscriber News: April 2026
April 5, 2026
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Driftwood Press: Novella and Poetry Manuscript Reading Period
March 31, 2026
Call for submissions: rolling deadline | Visit source
Subscriber News: March 2026
March 8, 2026
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Teresa Tennyson Wins the $10,000 Grand Prize in Our 11th Annual North Street Book Prize Competition
February 15, 2026
Winning Writers is pleased to announce the results from its 11th annual North Street Book Prize competition | Visit source
