Contest Calendar
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Writing Contests
Some of these are cheaper or offer discounts if we join. January NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS ($75) https://www.indieexcellence.com/rules-guidelines The "IPPY" Awards($75) https://ippyawards.com/66/guidelines Reader’s Choice Awards ($75 https://www.tckpublishing.com/2022-readers-choice-awards/ 2026 Adaptation Contest (free!0) https://bookpipeline.com/contest/adaptation-contest BestSellers World Book Awards ($85) https://bestsellersworld.com/awards-2026/ February AWP Award Series ($30) https://www.awpwriter.org/contests/awp_award_series_overview CIPA EVVY™ Awards ($85) https://www.cipabooks.com/cipa-evvy-awards/ Gival Press Novel Award ($20) https://givalpress.submittable.com/submit Shelf Unbound Best Indie Book Competition ($100) https://shelfmediagroup.com/competitions/ International Impact Book Awards ($79) https://apply.internationalimpactbookawards.com/home March Maggie Award for Excellence for Published authors ($30) https://www.garomancewriters.org/published-rules READERS' CHOICE BOOK AWARDS ($25-150) https://www.readerschoicebookawards.com/award-dates Rubery Book Award ($70) https://www.ruberybookaward.com/ INDEPENDENT AUTHOR AWARDS ($29) https://literaryglobal.com/independent-author-awards/ April Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest ($0!!) https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/wergle-flomp-humor-poetry-contest-free (Submitted on 3/12/2024) Kindle Book Awards ($32) https://www.thekindlebookreview.net/%f0%9f%8f%86-12th-annual-book-awards/ The Readers' Favorite Book Award ($120) https://readersfavorite.com/annual-book-award-contest.htm CYGNUS Book Awards for Science Fiction | Chanticleer International Book Awards ($99) https://www.chantireviews.com/services/Fantasy-and-SciFi-Blue-Ribbon-Awards-Writing-Contest-p21521218?category=5193080 Indie Author Project Annual Contest (Free)?) https://indieauthorproject.librariesshare.com/iap/#guidelines May Prism Awards ($40) https://ffprwa.com/contests/prism-contest/ The Wishing Shelf Awards ($99) https://www.thewsa.co.uk/enter/ North Street Book Prize ($95) https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/north-street-book-prize June North Street Book Prize ($75) https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/north-street-book-prize Indies Today Award ($60) https://indiestoday.com/awards-rules/ Literary Global Book Awards ($29) https://literaryglobal.com/literary-global-book-awards/ July PenCraft Book Awards ($39) https://www.pencraftaward.com/authors-support/contest-entry-form/?msclkid=a137f9f1e9451ce010169d0dacfea03a Writer’s Digest’s Annual Self-Published E-book Awards($100) https://www.writersdigest.com/writers-digest-competitions/self-published-ebook-awards Next Generation Indie Book Awards ($75) https://indiebookawards.com/guidelines.php Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition 2025 ($15) http://shortstorycompetition.com/guidelines/ Reader Views Literary Awards ($89) https://readerviews.com/contest-rules-and-guidelines/ August IAN Book of the Year Awards ($49) https://www.independentauthornetwork.com/book-of-the-year.html 8/4-8/10! The Self-Published Science Fiction Competition ($0!!) https://thespsfc.org/the-competition/ Best Indie Book Award ($70) https://bestindiebookaward.com/submit/product/best-indie-book-award-entry/ Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards ($110) https://publishers.forewordreviews.com/awards/#why-register Feathered Quill Award ($75) https://featheredquill.com/feathered-quill-book-awards/ Feathered Quill Book Awards ($90) https://featheredquill.com/feathered-quill-book-awards/ September PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction ($75) https://www.penfaulkner.org/our-awards/pen-faulkner-award/ READERS' CHOICE BOOK AWARDS ($25-150) https://www.readerschoicebookawards.com/award-dates IndieBookAwards ($75) https://indiebookawards.com/ NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS ($75) https://www.indieexcellence.com/rules-guidelines October Ohio Reader Views Literary Awards ($100) https://www.readerviews.com/contest-rules-and-guidelines/ Pacific Book review Award ($75) https://www.pacificbookreview.com/pacific-book-awards-contest/ Nautlis Award ($95) https://nautilusbookawards.com/entryguidelines/ Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest (425) https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/tom-howard-john-h-reid-fiction-essay-contest November The Carolyn Readers Choice Award ($30) https://www.ntrwa.org/contests/the-carolyn/ Eric Hoffer Award ($70) https://www.hofferaward.com/Eric-Hoffer-Award-registration.html#Date-Restrictions Maxy Awards ($65) http://www.maxyawards.com/eligibility/deadlines IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award ($230-covers membership fee to the Independent Publishers Organization. Must be a member. Then it’s $95 per entry.) https://www.ibpabenjaminfranklinaward.com/how-to-enter December Indies Today Book Awards Contest ($59) https://indiestoday.com/awards-rules/ American legacy Awards-older titles ($77) https://americanlegacyawards.com/2026callforentries.html |
Screenplays
January The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards ($47) https://pageawards.com/the-contest/ Showcase Script Competition ($64) https://showcase.scriptation.com/ February Finish Line Script Competition ($45) https://finishlinescriptcomp.com/dates-pricing/ The Writer’s Lab ($50) https://thewriterslab.nyc/faqs/us-lab/ March Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting ($50) https://www.oscars.org/nicholl/about Golden Script ($55) https://goldenscript.net The Adapted Story Showcase ($55) https://www.inkandcinema.com/ April Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest ($?) https://writers.coverfly.com/competitions/view/bigbreak#about Shore Scripts TV Pilot ($30) https://www.shorescripts.com/tv-pilot-contest/ May Cinequest Screenwriting Competition ($70) https://filmfreeway.com/CinequestScreenwritingCompetition Page Turner Awards ($30) https://pageturnerawards.com/2023-screenplay-award The Cynosure Screenwriting Awards ($65) https://broadmindent.com/ June Shore Scripts Feature ($45) https://www.shorescripts.com/feature-contest/ The Capital Fund Screenplay Competition ($50) https://capitalfundscreenplaycompetition.com/ July ScreenCraft TV Pilot ($80) https://screencraft.org/pilot/ CineStory Foundation Award ($50) https://cinestory.org/submissions/tv-submissions/ ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL SCREENPLAY COMPETITION ($60) https://writers.coverfly.com/competitions/view/ATLFF?_gl=1*6hy08y*_ga*MTkxNDg5MzY4My4xNjk0MjI1NDYz*_ga_0C06KJQQ0N*MTY5NDI1OTA2MS4yLjEuMTY5NDI2MTI0MS4zNi4wLjA.*_ga_BJGN1ECFPP*MTY5NDI2MTIxNy4zLjEuMTY5NDI2MTI0MS4zNi4wLjA.&_ga=2.69826512.1513601480.1694225464-1914893683.1694225463 August The Launch Pad Competitions ($85) https://tblaunchpad.com/competitions/feature/ BlueCat Screenplay Competition ($75) https://bluecatscreenplay.com/ The Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards ($60) https://writers.coverfly.com/competitions/view/tvpilotawards September ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Contest ($50) https://screencraft.org/book/ Scriptpipeline ($40) https://scriptpipeline.com/ PITCH NOW SCREENPLAY COMPETITION ($45) https://writers.coverfly.com/competitions/view/pitchnow October ScriptLab ($0!!) 10/2 https://thescriptlab.com/free-screenplay-contest/ FILMMATIC SCI-FI/FANTASY AWARDS ($50) https://writers.coverfly.com/competitions/view/filmmatic-scififantasy-awards November JumpStart ($80) https://writers.coverfly.com/competitions/view/jumpstart2023 Barnstorm ($45) http://barnstormfest.com PitchNow ($45) http://filmmatic.com Open Call (Not a contest) https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunities/send-a-script December Scriptapalooza ($55) https://scriptapalooza.com/competition/how-to-enter/ IndieFest ($55) https://writers.coverfly.com/competitions/view/SFIFF Creative Screenwriting ($70) https://contest.creativescreenwriting.com/ |
