Contests and Awards

Deadline: October 10. Writer’s Digest’s Self-Published E-book Awards is now accepting entries. This is the only Writer’s Digest competition exclusively for self-published e-books.

They want honest, unsentimental stories, of 6 and 749 words, about teachers and schools. The story’s protagonist or narrator must be a K-12 teacher. Sentimentality is discouraged and education jargon…

This award is for a creative nonfiction piece of up to 5,000 words on any subject. The contest is open in February and August. Value: $250 Reading period: 1-31 August…

This contest is for a full-length play in English of at least 65 pages, and is meant for emerging playwrights. Translations, musicals, adaptations, and children’s plays are not accepted. Apart…

$20 ENTRY FEE. Deadline September 30, 2022. Diode considers translations, welcomes collaborations, and accepts simultaneous submissions. Poetry book contest winners receive a prize of $1,500, publication by Diode Editions, and…

$12 ENTRY FEE. Deadline August 15, 2022. South 85 Journal seeks submissions of previously unpublished poems of 50 lines or fewer. Winner receives $500 and publication in the December issue…

Mystery Writers of America announces establishment of Lilian Jackson Braun Cozy Mystery Award. For the best full-length, contemporary cozy mystery published by an MWA-approved publisher. The annual award comes with…

The IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award is regarded as one of the highest honors in independent publishing. An award program exclusively recognizing independently published books and audiobooks. 57 categories including fiction,…

NO ENTRY FEE. Deadline October 31, 2022. International Children’s Picture Book Award is a biennial contest held by Ehomebooks for unpublished children’s picture books across the globe. Themed “The World…

Eligibility: All writers Prize: $1,000 + publication Entry Fee: $20 Deadline: June 30, 2022