Western Connecticut State University

Housatonic Book Awards

Deadline: 
June 14, 2024
Entry Fee: 
$25
Cash Prize: 
$1,000
E-mail address: 

Three prizes of $1,000 each are given annually for books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction published in the previous year. The winners also receive $500 in travel expenses and a hotel stay to give a reading and teach a master class at Western Connecticut State University’s low-residency MFA program. Using only the online submission system, submit a PDF of a book published in 2023 with a $25 entry fee by June 14. Visit the website for complete guidelines. 

Western Connecticut State University, Housatonic Book Awards, Writing Department, Higgins Hall 219, 181 White Street, Danbury, CT 06810. John Roche, Associate Professor.