Book Awards, Writing Contests

PEN Translation Prize
The $3,000 PEN Translation Prize invites submissions of book-length translations from any language into English published during the current calendar
Deadline: 2026-08-01

Aspen Words Literary Prize
The Aspen Words Literary Prize is a $35,000 annual award for an influential work of fiction that illuminates a vital contemporary issue and demonstrat
Deadline: 2026-08-03

National Outdoor Book Awards
The National Outdoor Book Awards (NOBA) is a non-profit educational program sponsored by the NOBA Foundation, the Association of Outdoor Recreation an
Deadline: 2026-08-15

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

Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism
The Bernstein Award recognizes works written by working journalists that raise awareness about current events or issues of global or national signific
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