Short Story Award
Sponsor – Gival Press
Deadline Date – 08-Aug-2025
Funding – $1,000.00 USD
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Gival Press runs an annual Short Story contest.
Submissions of a previously unpublished original (not a translation) short story in English must be approximately 5,000 to 15,000 words of high literary quality, typed, double-spaced on one side of the paper only, with word count in the upper left hand side of the first page, along with the title. The author’s name should not appear on the numbered pages of the ms which should be clipped together. Please note that the story should be a “stand alone story”, not a chapter from a novel.
Gival Press contests are open to all writers globally.
The author will receive $1,000.00 and the winning story will be published on the Gival Press website.
3-Day Novel Contest
Sponsor – Anvil Press
Deadline Date – 31-Jul-2025
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The 3-Day Novel Contest is an annual competition to write the best full novel in 72 hours. The top entry will be published, with cash awards for second and third place.
The contest takes place every Labour Day weekend and entrants are expected to complete a novel in 72 hours. Entrants pre-register by mail by the Friday before the contest. They are allowed to prepare a brief outline ahead of time. Entrants write in whatever setting they wish, in whatever genre they wish, anywhere in the world.
The actual writing must begin no earlier than 12:01 a.m., on the Saturday of the Labour Day weekend, and must stop by 11:59 on the following Monday. Novels may not be edited outside the contest time frame.
Entrants may be from anywhere in the world and of any age.
The first prize winner will be offered a publishing contract by Anvil Press after the winner announcement in the spring following the contest. Once the contract is signed, the winning novel will be edited, published and released by next year’s contest.
James B. Palais Book Prize
Sponsor – Association for Asian Studies
Deadline Date – 30-Jun-2025
Funding – $1,000.00 USD
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The James B. Palais Prize of the Association for Asian Studies is given annually to an outstanding scholar of Korean studies from any discipline or country specialization to recognize distinguished scholarly work on Korea. The Palais Prize carries a $1,000 cash award.
The Palais Prize is given annually to an outstanding scholar of Korean studies from any discipline or country specialization to recognize distinguished scholarly work on Korea.
There are no citizenship or residence requirements for nominees.
Authors need not be AAS members.
Any original, scholarly, nonfiction work with a copyright date of 2023 or 2024 is eligible for the current Palais Prize.
Publishers must complete the book nomination form (available in late April). Each press may nominate a maximum of six books for the Palais Prize.
Only publishers may nominate books.
Upon receipt of a completed nomination form, publishers will be provided with addresses for prize committee members. A copy of each entry, clearly labeled “James B. Palais Prize,” must be sent to each member of the committee.
The Palais Prize carries a $1,000 cash award.
Toyin Falola Africa Book Award
Sponsor – Association of Global South Studies
Deadline Date – 15-Aug-2025
Funding – $500.00 USD
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The Toyin Falola Africa Book Award is given for the best book on Africa published during the preceding year.
The Award is given for the best book on Africa published during the preceding year.
The book must have been published in 2024-2025.
Only monographs and studies will be considered. Publishers are permitted to nominate an author’s book as long as the above rules are observed.
ATWS members are encouraged to enter their publications into the competition.
The recipient will receive a plaque, citation, and a $500 cash award.
Ryan Hudak LGBTQ+ Dramatic Writing Award
Sponsor – New York Foundation for the Arts
Deadline Date – 17-Jun-2025
Funding – $8,000.00 USD
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The Ryan Hudak LGBTQ+ Dramatic Writing Award is an $8,000 cash grant to be awarded to one (1) New York State-based playwright or screenwriter who self-identifies as LGBTQ+. The Award is open to playwrights and screenwriters who live in New York State, including those who live within the five boroughs of New York City.
The Award is open to playwrights and screenwriters who live in New York State, including those who live within the five boroughs of New York City.
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a working playwright or screenwriter. Acceptable forms of playwriting or screenwriting include stageplays, screenplays, teleplays, libretti, radio plays, and audio dramas. No audio is accepted.
- Must self-identify as LGBTQ+.
- Must be a current full-time resident of New York State for a minimum of 12 months at the time the application closes.
- Must be at least 25 years of age at the time the application closes.
- Cannot be enrolled in a degree-seeking program of any kind.
- Can be past recipients of any NYFA grant or fellowship programs, except past recipients of The Ryan Hudak LGBTQ+ Dramatic Writing Award.
- Cannot be a NYFA employee, members of the NYFA Board of Trustees or Artists’ Advisory Committee, and/or an immediate family member of any of the above.
The Ryan Hudak LGBTQ+ Dramatic Writing Award is an $8,000 cash grant.
Best Spiritual Literature Awards
Sponsor – Orison Books
Deadline Date – 01-Aug-2025
Funding – $500.00 USD
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Orison Books annually accept entries of unpublished single works in three genres (poetry, fiction, & nonfiction) for consideration for The Best Spiritual Literature Awards.
The Best Spiritual Literature Awards recognizes unpublished works. Writers may submit up to 3 poems (10 pp. max), 1 story (up to 8,000 words), or 1 work of nonfiction (up to 8,000 words).
Writers may submit in multiple genres, and/or submit multiple entries in each genre. There is an entry fee of $12 per submission.
The winner in each genre will receive a $500 cash prize as well as publication in Best Spiritual Literature, an annual collection of the finest spiritually engaged writing that appeared in periodicals the preceding year. (The unpublished work selected for The Best Spiritual Literature Awards will be featured alongside the reprinted material.)
Doris Gooderson Short Story Competition
Sponsor – Wrekin Writers
Deadline Date – 14-Jul-2025
Funding – $264.00 USD
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The Wrekin Writers offers the Doris Gooderson Short Story Competition for short stories (on any theme).
Entries must not exceed 1,200 words. Entries should be in the form of a short story, on any theme, and written in English.
This competition is open to anyone, of any age, from anywhere in the world, including members of Wrekin Writers who are not involved in the competition administration or judging process.
Prizes are as follows: First Prize – £200; Second Prize – £100; and Third Prize – £50. Copyright remains with the author, although the winning entries may be published in the next Wrekin Writers Anthology and on the Wrekin Writers website. Publication in the anthology, or on the website, is not guaranteed.
L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future Contest
Sponsor – Author Services, Inc
Deadline Date – 30-Jun-2025
Funding – $1,000.00 USD
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L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future Contest is an opportunity for new writers of science fiction and fantasy to have their work judged by some of the masters in the field and discovered by a wide audience.
Professionals need not apply. Writers can enter 1 story per quarter, and up to 4 per year.
Prizes of $1,000, $750 and $500 are awarded every three months. From the four quarterly 1st Place winners each year, a panel of judges select one story as the grand prize winner. The writer of the grand-prize-winning story receives the L. Ron Hubbard Golden Pen Award and an additional $5,000 cash prize.
Nature Poetry Prize
Sponsor – Palette Poetry
Deadline Date – 15-Jun-2025
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Palette Poetry is holding a Nature Poetry Prize contest and is accepting submissions of unpublished poems which reflect on the natural world. The winner will be awarded $3,000 and publication, the first runner-up will receive $300 and publication, and the second runner-up will receive $200 and publication.
The Nature Poetry Prize will recognize the best submissions of poetry on topics related to the natural world. Palette Poetry will accept poetry written in English, and other languages only if they are largely written in English. At this time, they do not accept translated work unless the entrant is also the author of the original poem. Palette will only accept unpublished work.
Each submission must be no more than three poems and under ten pages.
Submissions are open internationally, to any poet writing in English. Each submission requires a $20 reading fee. Multiple submissions will be accepted.
Note: Writers from historically marginalized groups are invited to submit for free until we reach the fifty free entries budgeted for this particular contest.
The winner will be awarded $3,000 and publication, the first runner-up will receive $300 and publication, and the second runner-up will receive $200 and publication.
Poetry TQ Contest
Sponsor – Tupelo Press
Deadline Date – 15-Jul-2025
Funding – $500.00 USD
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Tupelo Quarterly is pleased to announce that submissions are open for the TQ36 Poetry Prize.
Tupelo Quarterly’s editors seek to cultivate a diverse and expansive vision of what poetry can be. With that in mind, our contest is open to all forms and styles of poetry.
Up to 5 previously unpublished poems of any sensibility can be submitted. Simultaneous submissions are welcome as long as you notify us immediately if a poem is placed elsewhere.
Finalists and Semifinalists will be selected by Tupelo Quarterly’s editorial team, and all work will be considered for publication in TQ36. The winner will receive a cash prize of $500.
Poetry Chapbook Contest
Sponsor – Omnidawn Publishing
Deadline Date – 16-Jun-2025
Funding – $1,000.00 USD
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The Poetry Chapbook Contest is open to all writers with no limitations on the amount of poetry a writer has published.
Submissions for the Poetry Chapbook Contest should be 20 to 40 pages of poetry, not including front and back matter.
This contest is open to all writers from around the world.
There is a fee of $30 per entry.
The winner of each of Omnidawn’s poetry book and chapbook contests wins a cash prize ($3,000 for the 1st/2nd Book and Open Contest, $1,000 for the Chapbook Contest), publication of the book by Omnidawn with a full-color cover (unless the author prefers black and white), 20 free copies of the winning book, and extensive publicity through Omnidawn’s newsletters and social media channels.
