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Announcements about new contests, changes to contests, and news for the Winning Writers community
Sarabande Books: July Open Reading Period
July 1, 2025
Call for submissions: received by July 31 | Visit source
Barrelhouse: “For What It’s Worth” Nonfiction Book Series
June 30, 2025
Call for submissions: received by August 9 | Visit source
Simon & Schuster’s Books Like Us First Novel Contest
June 30, 2025
$50,000 prize, deadline change: received by July 14
Common Bonds 2: Aromantic Anthology
June 27, 2025
Call for submissions: received by August 15 | Visit source
Palette Poetry [Free] Challenge
June 27, 2025
Call for submissions: received by July 13 | Visit source
Fountainhead Essay Contest for Middle and High School Students
June 15, 2025
$25,000 prize, deadline change: received by July 31 | Visit source
Anthem Essay Contest for Students
June 15, 2025
$2,000 prize, deadline change: received by July 31 | Visit source
Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest for Students
June 15, 2025
$25,000 prize, deadline change: received by July 31 | Visit source
Black Voices in Children’s Literature Contest
June 15, 2025
$1,000 prize, deadline change: postmarked July 21 | Visit source
Peter Blazey Fellowship
June 15, 2025
A$20,000 prize, deadline change: received by August 11 | Visit source
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
IHRAM Press: “America’s Slide Toward Authoritarianism” Anthology
June 2, 2025
Call for submissions: received by July 1 | Visit source
Col. Darron L. Wright Memorial Writing Awards
June 2, 2025
$250 prize, contest added: received by July 4 | Visit source
Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature
May 16, 2025
3,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by July 14 | Visit source
Hubert Butler Essay Prize
May 16, 2025
1,500 pounds prize, deadline change: received by July 4 | Visit source
Gaudy Boy: Novel Manuscript Submission Period
May 15, 2025
Call for submissions: received by July 31 | 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
Kelsey Street Press QTBIPOC Poetry Manuscript Contest
May 3, 2025
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by September 1 | Visit source
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
Rattle: “Tribute to Rebels” Issue
April 3, 2025
Call for submissions: received by October 15 | Visit source
Voices of Lincoln Poetry Contest
April 3, 2025
Call for submissions: received by July 16 | Visit source
Subscriber News: March 2025
March 8, 2025
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Not Quite Write Prize for Flesh Fiction
March 6, 2025
A$500 prize, contest added: received by August 24 | Visit source
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
Scotiabank Giller Canadian Book Prize
February 1, 2025
C$100,000 prize, deadline changes: received by February 14, April 17, June 20, August 15 | Visit source
Subscriber News: January 2025
January 7, 2025
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Winning Writers Migrates from X to Bluesky
January 1, 2025
Effective January 1, 2025, Winning Writers Is Suspending Posts to X. Please join us on Bluesky. | Visit source
Subscriber News: December 2024
December 8, 2024
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: November 2024
November 12, 2024
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Lanfu Liu and Kathleen McNamara Win the 32nd Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest
October 15, 2024
Press release announcing the winners of the 32nd annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest sponsored by Winning Writers | Visit source
Subscriber News: October 2024
October 7, 2024
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: September 2024
September 7, 2024
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Robert Garnham Wins the 23rd Annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
August 15, 2024
Winners of our 23rd annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest | Visit source
Subscriber News: August 2024
August 11, 2024
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: July 2024
July 9, 2024
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: June 2024
June 8, 2024
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Managing Editor’s Blog: Older Writers and Finding Success
May 14, 2024
First in a series of monthly essays on writing from WW Managing Editor Annie Mydla | Visit source
Subscriber News: May 2024
May 8, 2024
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Kizziah Burton and Mikaela Hagen Win the 21st Annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest Sponsored by Winning Writers
April 15, 2024
Winning Writers awarded $9,000 in prizes for poems in any style and poems that rhyme or have a traditional style | Visit source
Subscriber News: April 2024
April 10, 2024
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: March 2024
March 5, 2024
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
