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Announcements about new contests, changes to contests, and news for the Winning Writers community
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
Singapore Poetry Contest
March 20, 2024
$300 prize, deadline change: received by May 6 | Visit source
Roscommon New Writing Award
March 20, 2024
500 euros prize, deadline change: received by May 20 | Visit source
Natan Notable Books Award
March 19, 2024
$5,000 prize, deadline change: received by April 26 | Visit source
Fabula Press Short Story Contest
March 18, 2024
$500 prize, contest added: received by April 3 | Visit source
Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize
March 17, 2024
C$10,000 prize, contest added: received by April 5 | Visit source
Sunken Garden Fresh Voices Poetry Competition
March 6, 2024
Deadline change: received by March 31 | Visit source
Hurston/Wright Crossover Award
March 6, 2024
$2,000 prize, contest added: received by April 2 | 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
Lampblack Lit: “Community” Issue
March 4, 2024
Call for submissions: received by April 1 | 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
Parsec SF/Fantasy/Horror Short Story Contest
February 23, 2024
$200 prize, deadline change: received by March 31 | Visit source
CNO Naval History Essay Contest
February 21, 2024
$5,000 prize, deadline change: received by April 30 | Visit source
Haymaker Literary Journal
February 20, 2024
Call for submissions: received by March 31 | Visit source
Fountainhead Essay Contest for High School Students
February 15, 2024
$5,000 prize, deadline change: received by April 25 | Visit source
Anthem Essay Contest for Students
February 15, 2024
$2,000 prize, deadline change: received by April 25 | 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
Whiting Foundation Creative Nonfiction Grant
February 13, 2024
$40,000 prize, deadline change: received by April 23 | Visit source
Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors Contest
February 13, 2024
$250 prize, deadline change: received by April 26 | Visit source
Edna Staebler Award for Creative Nonfiction
February 13, 2024
C$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by April 15 | Visit source
Purorrelato Micro-Story Contest
February 12, 2024
750 euros prize, contest added: received by April 16 | 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
Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator’s Prize
January 25, 2024
$5,000 prize, deadline change: received by March 31 | Visit source
Toronto Book Awards
January 24, 2024
C$10,000 prize, deadline change: postmarked April 30 | Visit source
Gwenn A. Nusbaum/WWBA Scholarship for Emerging Poets
January 19, 2024
$1,800 prize, deadline change: received by April 1 | Visit source
Caine Prize for African Writing
January 19, 2024
10,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by March 31 | Visit source
Maya Angelou Book Award
January 16, 2024
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by April 1 | Visit source
Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships
January 15, 2024
$27,000 prize, deadline changes: received by April 8, April 15 | Visit source
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
Creative Capital Artist Awards
December 15, 2023
$50,000 prize, deadline change: received by April 4 | Visit source
Lewis Galantiere Award
December 15, 2023
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by March 31 | 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