Book Awards, Writing Contests

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

Jean Little First-Novel Award
Established in 2021, the Jean Little First-Novel Award is intended to recognize the achievements of a first-time Canadian children’s middle-grade no
Deadline: 2026-12-31

Exeter Novel Prize
This prestigious prize welcomes entries in English from all over the world, and is open to all authors who are without representation by a literary a
Deadline: 2027-01-01

Margery Allingham Short Story Competition
The international Margery Allingham Short Mystery Prize is a competition open to all – both published and unpublished authors from all over the worl
Deadline: 2027-01-08

Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards
You have a great book, you’re looking for some recognition, and you want a wider audience to fall in love with it. That’s where Foreword’s annua
Deadline: 2027-01-15