What’s New
Announcements about new contests, changes to contests, and news for the Winning Writers community
About Place Journal: “The Ground Beneath Us” Issue
January 29, 2026
Call for submissions: received by March 10 | Visit source
Liars’ League: “Illusion and Confusion” Feature
January 26, 2026
Call for submissions: received by March 1 | Visit source
Nicholas A. Virgilio Memorial Haiku and Senryu Competition for Grades 7-12
January 20, 2026
$250 prize, deadline change: received by March 20 | Visit source
Caine Prize for African Writing
January 16, 2026
10,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by February 27 | Visit source
Victor Howes Prize in Poetry
January 16, 2026
$500 prize, deadline change: received by March 31 | Visit source
BBC National Short Story Award
January 16, 2026
15,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by March 16 | Visit source
American Buffalo Books Fiction Prize
January 15, 2026
$500 prize, deadline change: received by February 28 | Visit source
‘It’s All Write!’ Teen Writing Contest
January 15, 2026
$250 prize, deadline change: received by March 1 | Visit source
Scotiabank Giller Canadian Book Prize
January 15, 2026
C$100,000 prize, deadline change: received by February 13, April 17, June 19, August 14 | Visit source
Narrative Magazine High School Writing Contest
January 15, 2026
$500 prize, deadline change: received by February 4 | Visit source
Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards
January 15, 2026
A$15,000 prize, deadline change: received by March 6 | Visit source
Subscriber News: January 2026
January 8, 2026
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Acquired Tastes Anthology
January 5, 2026
Call for submissions: received by February 2 | Visit source
Broken Sleep Books: Open Reading Period
January 1, 2026
Call for submissions: received by February 28 | Visit source
Dr. Grant MacEwan Literary Arts Scholarship
December 19, 2025
C$7,000 prize, deadline change: received by March 2 | Visit source
Waterman Fund Alpine Essay Contest
December 19, 2025
$3,000 prize, deadline change: received by March 15 | Visit source
Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction
December 19, 2025
C$75,000 prize, deadlines change: received by February 11, April 15, June 24 | Visit source
Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers
December 19, 2025
C$12,000 prize, deadlines change: received by February 11, April 15, June 24 | Visit source
Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize
December 19, 2025
C$70,000 prize, deadlines change: received by February 11, April 15, June 24 | Visit source
Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships
December 19, 2025
$27,000 prize, deadline change: received by February 27 | Visit source
Pegasus Award for Poetry Criticism
December 19, 2025
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by February 27 | Visit source
Gaithersburg Book Festival Poetry Contest
December 19, 2025
$250 prize, deadline change: received by February 20 | Visit source
Christopher Tower Poetry Competition
December 19, 2025
5000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by February 19 | Visit source
Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award
December 19, 2025
$15,000 prize, deadline change: received by February 22 | Visit source
Rhina P. Espaillat Poetry Award
December 19, 2025
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by February 20 | Visit source
Myong Cha Son Haiku Award
December 19, 2025
$1,500 prize, deadline change: received by February 20 | Visit source
Moving Words Poetry Competition for Adults
December 19, 2025
$250 prize, deadline change: received by February 15 | Visit source
Subscriber News: December 2025
December 7, 2025
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Footnote x Counterpoints Writing Prize
December 5, 2025
15,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by February 13 | Visit source
Bethesda Urban Partnership Essay Contest
December 4, 2025
$500 prize, deadline change: received by January 13 | Visit source
James Welch Prize
December 4, 2025
$1,000 prize, contest added: received by February 15 | Visit source
Sundress Publications: Prose Manuscript Reading Period
December 1, 2025
Call for submissions: received by February 28 | Visit source
Iris N. Spencer Poetry Award
November 29, 2025
$1,500 prize, deadline change: received by February 20 | Visit source
Charles Crupi Memorial Poetry Contest
November 29, 2025
$250 prize, deadline change: received by February 15 | Visit source
Walter Rumsey Marvin Grant
November 28, 2025
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by February 23 | Visit source
Hefner Heitz Kansas Book Award
November 28, 2025
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by February 17 | Visit source
Writers’ and Artists’ Short Story Competition
November 28, 2025
Deadline change: received by February 13 | Visit source
Charles S. Longcope Jr. Writers and Artists Grant
November 26, 2025
$5,000 prize, contest added: received by February 15 | Visit source
Subscriber News: November 2025
November 8, 2025
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
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
Subscriber News: October 2025
October 6, 2025
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Sinister Wisdom: Reproductive Justice and Lesbianism Issue
October 3, 2025
Call for submissions: received by March 31 | Visit source
Subscriber News: September 2025
September 7, 2025
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
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
Subscriber News: August 2025
August 4, 2025
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
