Writing Competitions: AWP Award Series

AWP Award Series

AWP sponsors the Award Series, an annual competition for the publication of excellent new book-length works. The competition is open to all authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residence, and is available to published and unpublished authors alike.

Entries for the 2020 competition may be submitted from January 1 to February 29, 2020. We no longer accept submissions by post.

 AWP Prize for Creative Nonfiction

The AWP Prize for Creative Nonfiction offers an award of $2,500 and publication by the University of Georgia Press.
2020 Judge: Alexander Chee
AWP Prize for the Novel

The AWP Prize for the Novel offers an award of $2,500 and publication by New Issues Press.
2020 Judge: Salvatore Scibona
The Donald Hall Prize for Poetry

The Donald Hall Prize for Poetry offers an award of $5,500, supported by Amazon.com, and publication by the University of Pittsburgh Press.
2020 Judge: Claudia Rankine

The Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction The Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction offers an award of $5,500, supported by Amazon.com, and publication by the University of Massachusetts Press.
Entry Fee: $20.00-$30.00

Submit your work here.