What’s New
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
Renee Duke Youth Poetry Award
October 3, 2025
$100 prize, deadline change: received by November 22 | 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
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
D.T. Christensen and Serrina Zou Win the 22nd Annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest Sponsored by Winning Writers
April 15, 2025
Winning Writers awarded $10,000 in prizes for poems in any style and poems that rhyme or have a traditional style | Visit source
Subscriber News: April 2025
April 4, 2025
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: March 2025
March 8, 2025
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Dr. Linda I. Meyers Wins the $10,000 Grand Prize in Our Tenth Annual North Street Book Prize Competition
February 15, 2025
Winning Writers is pleased to announce the results from its tenth annual North Street Book Prize competition | Visit source
Subscriber News: February 2025
February 8, 2025
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: January 2025
January 7, 2025
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
