Contests and Awards

The first early-bird entry deadline is approaching; enter by July 30 to pay just $75 per title/category. The Axiom Business Book Awards are intended to bring increased recognition to exemplary…

Now open and accepting entries. Deadline: February 25, 2017 World’s largest book awards, for indies only 83 National Categories 24 Regional Categories 10 E-book Categories Great Publicity & Great Awards…

Submissions close September 25, 2016 Winners & finalists announced mid-November 2016 www.bhbookawards.com

Submit poems or fiction 16–36 pages long. Deadline October 31. Entry fee: $15. Prizes include $500, publication, and 10 copies, editors@blacklawrencepress.com.

Recognizes unpublished collections of poetry, 48 page minimum. Deadline August 31. Entry fee: $25. Prizes include $3,000 and publication. www.RedHen.org/awards-2/bsa

All initial submissions up to 2,000 words must be received by September 15, 2016. Winners will be announced by October 19, 2016. Compose a short story entirely of dialogue with…

Deadline June 8, 2016 They seek short stories, novels, and screenplays written in English that give a voice to the inner lives of women. Your work can be romantic, a…

A university-based civic innovation office has launched a new writing competition to create a road map for the city of tomorrow. FutureScapes Writing Contest seeks short works of fiction of…

22nd year for one of the longest-running indie book competitions Entry in the 2016 competition is open to any independently or self-published print book, e-book, or audio book published from…

Entry Fee: $5.00 (USD) Finding Mr. Right, an upcoming anthology, is seeking true-story essay submissions from female writers worldwide. In addition to paperback publication, cash prizes of $200, $100, and…