Contests and Awards

The 2011 Hollywood Book Festival will hold its sixth annual program celebrating books that deserve greater recognition from the film, television, game, and multimedia communities on July 22-23 in Hollywood,…

The 2011 Halloween Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its competition honoring the best work of the holiday season. The festival is part of the Aliens to…

The Early Bird Gets the Discount! Black Lawrence Press is offering a reduced entry fee for the St. Lawrence Book Award. We’ve knocked a whole ten dollars off! The entry…

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Prize for Imaginative Fiction C/O Rosebud Magazine, N3310 Asje Rd., Cambridge WI 53523. Contest for original works of fantasy, science fiction, mystery, or horror, 4000w or less.…

The Canadian Bloody Words Conference is launching the Bony Blithe, a new national award for best mystery novel. This is in addition to the Bony Pete award for best mystery…

There’s still time to submit your short mystery/crime story to the Al Blanchard Award. First prize includes $100 cash, publication in Level Best Books upcoming crime fiction anthology Dead Calm, and FREE admission the New England Crime Bake, Nov. 11-13, Dedham, Massachussetts.

The Writer magazine short story contest. $10 entry fee.

The 2011 Beach Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual awards honoring the hottest reads of the summer season. The Beach Book Festival will consider self-published…

Straylight Magazine is hosting a poetry contest! All forms, styles, and subjects of poetry will be considered.

National Indie Excellence Awards Seek Submissions – Please send one copy of the book per category entered. 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 publication dates are eligible. Be sure to copy the submission form and put it in each book you submit in each category. All titles must have an ISBN and be published books.