Contests and Awards

Enter your self-published book into the fifth North Street competition, sponsored by Winning Writers and co-sponsored by BookBaby and Carolyn Howard-Johnson (author of The Frugal Book Promoter). Choose from six…

Authors and publishers are invited to enter the contest that honors the year’s best lifestyle, homestyle, and personal development books and their creators. We‘ve all heard the expressions, “This book…

To learn more about how the Illumination Book Awards recognize and promote the year’s best Christian books and the authors and publishers who make them possible, visit www.illuminationawards.com Deadline: December…

$30 Entry Fee. Deadline July 15, 2019. The grand prize is $1,500, and two runners-up will receive $500 each. Winners will be offered a competitive book contract for full-market, frontlist…

No Entry Fee. Deadline April 1, 2019. Limit 1,000 words. Picture books only. First prize $1,000. This award is open to any SCBWI picture-book writers who are not under contract…

Whether a professional writer, a part-time freelancer, or a self-starting student, you can enter this self-published competition. Writer’s Digest hosts the 27th annual self-published competition, the Annual Self-Published Book Awards.…

No entry fee. Deadline April 30, 2019. Pays a $1,000 scholarship to a woman pursuing a degree in journalism, creative writing, or literature at a recognized post-secondary institution in the…

All genres of poetry in two youth divisions and one adult division. Entries will be accepted through February 28 at 11:59 p.m. PST online via submittables.com. Winners receive cash prizes…

Write a 300 to 500 word story based on the illustration on the right, titled Black Ascot, 1910. The author who best captures what the artist intended, coupled with what…

Enter online at: http://www.indiebookawards.com/enter/entryform Entry Deadline: February 15. Entry Fee: $75. Over 70 categories. Awards given to the finalists and winners of the 2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards are:…