Book Awards, Writing Contests

Lush Triumphant Literary Awards
Open to short fiction (3,000 words max), poetry (5 related poems, up to 15 pages), and creative non-fiction (max 4,000 words). Winning entries will re
Deadline: 2026-05-15

Tethered by Letters F(r)iction Literary Competition
TBL is pleased to announce our Spring Literary Competition. There are three submission categories: 1) short stories of any genre ranging from 1,000 to
Deadline: 2026-05-15

Black River Chapbook Competition
Twice each year Black Lawrence Press will run the Black River Chapbook Competition for an unpublished chapbook of poems or short fiction between 16-36
Deadline: 2026-05-31

Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize
The Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize is awarded to the best work submitted to the magazine’s annual contest for a genre that embraces, but
Deadline: 2026-08-01

Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards
The Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards contest is designed to honor the year’s best children’s books, authors and illustrators. The program is open
Deadline: 2026-08-20

An Post Irish Book Awards
The awards feature nine categories, with seven judged by the Irish Literary Academy and two determined by public vote. There is also a Lifetime Achiev
Deadline: 2026-08-21

Iowa Short Fiction Award & John Simmons Short Fiction Award
Any writer who has not previously published a volume of prose fiction is eligible to enter the competition.

The manuscript must be a
Deadline: 2026-08-31

Pencraft Book Awards
The annual PenCraft Book Awards is a literary award contest recognizing outstanding achievement by authors. We welcome entries from independently (ind
Deadline: 2026-09-10

Donner Prize
The Donner Prize encourages and celebrates excellence in public policy writing by Canadians, on topics of great importance to Canadians. The winner wi
Deadline: 2026-11-30