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Announcements about new contests, changes to contests, and news for the Winning Writers community
Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
July 24, 2024
$150,000 prize, deadline extended: received by July 31 | Visit source
The Australian Fiction Prize
July 23, 2024
A$35,000 prize, new contest: received by August 2 | Visit source
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
July 22, 2024
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by October 16 | Visit source
Sundress Publications: Survivor Poetry Anthology
July 18, 2024
Call for submissions: received by September 30 | Visit source
International Booker Prize
July 12, 2024
25,000 pounds prize, deadline changes: received by September 6, November 1, December 13 | Visit source
Young Lions Fiction Award
July 12, 2024
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by September 6 | Visit source
New-York Historical Society Children’s History Book Prize
July 12, 2024
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by October 31 | Visit source
Waterford Poetry Prize
July 12, 2024
400 pounds prize, deadline change: received by August 12 | Visit source
Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award
July 11, 2024
10,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by September 13 | Visit source
Subscriber News: July 2024
July 9, 2024
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Debra E. Bernhardt Labor Journalism Prize
July 5, 2024
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by September 6 | Visit source
Russell Freedman Award for Nonfiction for a Better World
July 2, 2024
$2,500 prize, deadline change: received by September 15 | Visit source
Giles St Aubyn Awards for Nonfiction
July 2, 2024
10,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by August 30 | Visit source
Changes Book Prize
June 25, 2024
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by October 1 | Visit source
John Glassco Translation Prize
June 19, 2024
C$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by August 15 | Visit source
Oregon Literary Fellowships
June 14, 2024
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by August 2 | Visit source
Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
June 13, 2024
$150,000 prize, deadline changes: received by July 15, October 16 | Visit source
James Berry Poetry Prize
June 11, 2024
1,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by July 31 | Visit source
Subscriber News: June 2024
June 8, 2024
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Sundress Publications: Poetry Open Reading Period
June 1, 2024
Call for submissions: received by August 31 | Visit source
Peter Blazey Fellowship
May 21, 2024
A$17,000 prize, deadline change: received by August 12 | Visit source
Morley Prize for Unpublished Writers of Colour
May 21, 2024
200 pounds prize, deadline change: received by August 19 | Visit source
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 Anne Mydla | Visit source
Washington State Book Awards
May 10, 2024
Deadline change, received by: June 30, September 15, November 15, January 17 | Visit source
Subscriber News: May 2024
May 8, 2024
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
MoonLit Getaway Writing and Art Contest
April 29, 2024
$100 prize, new contest: received by August 1 | Visit source
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
Griffin Poetry Prize
March 21, 2024
C$130,000 prize, deadline changes: received by June 21, December 20 | Visit source
Subscriber News: March 2024
March 5, 2024
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
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
Subscriber News: February 2024
February 2, 2024
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
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
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
Subscriber News: October 2023
October 8, 2023
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: September 2023
September 5, 2023
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Beth Ann Fennelly Wins the 22nd Annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
August 15, 2023
The results of our 22nd annual humor poetry contest | Visit source
Subscriber News: August 2023
August 7, 2023
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: July 2023
July 8, 2023
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Subscriber News: June 2023
June 7, 2023
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers