DEADLINE: April 30th… The Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry is an annual prize administered by the Beloit Poetry Journal, supported by the Adrienne Rich Literary Trust. It celebrates poetry that embodies the boldness, creativity, and social engagement championed by Adrienne Rich herself. Submit 1-3 unpublished poems on any subject in any style, up to a…
Deadline on Wed, Jul 15, 2026 11:00 PM One $15,000 Winner and ten $500 Finalists will be selected in an anonymized review by the editors of Rattle and printed in the Winter 2026 issue; one $5,000 Readers’ Choice Award will then be chosen from among the finalists by subscriber and entrant vote. Open to writers, worldwide;…
2027 Creative Capital for Artists, A free contest that offers 50 grants up to $50,000 for writers of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, and socially engaged and/or sustainable text-based practices. (Note that literature entries compete against the visual arts, performing arts, and film categories for 2026.) Entrants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, aged…
The 2026 Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest is organized by Winning Writers located in Western Massachusetts, in the United States. The organizer is accepting humor poems written in English, up to 250 lines in length. Both published and/or unpublished work can be submitted. One poem only, please. Deadline: April 1 Categories: Humor poems Prizes: First prize = $2,000 plus two-year…
#NationalIndieExcellenceAwards The National Indie Excellence Awards (NIEA) recognize books that demonstrate excellence in form and content, celebrating self-published books. Deadline: March 31 Categories: 150+ categories to choose from Prizes: Cash prizes, sponsorship awards with professional development and marketing assistance, and Juror’s Choice awards with unrestricted funds for marketing and distribution For More Info: National Indie Excellence Awards The National…
#IlsaSchwepckePrize #indiebookaward 2026 Ilsa Schwepcke Prize : An annual award for women’s travel writing in English. An independent jury will select a shortlist and the winning book will be announced in autumn at the International Frankfurt Book Fair. Deadline: March 31 Categories: Nonfiction, prose works of travel writing (not open to fiction or poetry) Prizes: Winning author will…
The 2026 Selfies Book Awards have gone global for 2026, opening entries to English-language independent authors worldwide, not just those based in the UK. Previously restricted to UK residents or books published in the UK, this expansion allows international participation across fiction, children’s/YA, and memoir categories. Deadline: March 31 Categories: Adult fiction, children’s, or memoir (published in…
The 2026 Rubery Book Awards An international book award that recognizes the best books by indie writers, self-published authors, and books published by independent presses. Open to all genres. Prizes include cash, a glass plaque, and a review on the website for all winners and shortlisted authors. Deadline: March 31 Categories: Categories will be represented once all…
Founded in 2020 in partnership with Red Hen Press and the Peauxdunque Writers Alliance, the Ann Petry Award seeks to publish prose literature by Black authors. The Ann Petry Award is for a work of previously unpublished prose, either a novel or a collection of short stories or novellas, with a minimum of 150 pages, by…
Entries are now being accepted for the 2027 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. The most exciting and rewarding book awards program open to independent publishers and authors worldwide is now accepting entries written in English and released in 2025, 2026 or 2027 or with a 2025, 2026 or 2027 copyright date. Enter Now… Enter by…
