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Award Series [1]

Greater than $20
Deadline: 
February 28, 2025
Entry Fee: 
$30
Cash Prize: 
$5,500
Website: 
http://awpwriter.org/awp/contests/awp-award-series/overview.aspx [2]

Three prizes of $5,500 each and publication by a participating press are given annually for a poetry collection, a short story collection, and a novel. A prize of $2,500 and publication by a participating press is also given annually for an essay collection or a memoir. For the Donald Hall Prize for Poetry, submit a manuscript of at least 48 pages. For the Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction, submit a manuscript of 150 to 300 pages. For the James Alan McPherson Prize for the Novel, submit a manuscript of 60,000 to 110,000 words. For the Sue William Silverman Prize for Creative Nonfiction, submit a manuscript of 150 to 300 pages. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript with a $30 entry fee ($20 for AWP members) by February 28. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Tags: 
novel [3], short stories [4], book awards [5]

Association of Writers & Writing Programs, Award Series, 440 Monticello Avenue, Suite 1802, PMB 73708, Norfolk, VA 23510. (240) 696-7700.

E-mail address: 
awp@awpwriter.org [6]

Source URL:https://www.pw.org/writing_contests/award_series

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/writing_contests/award_series [2] http://awpwriter.org/awp/contests/awp-award-series/overview.aspx [3] https://www.pw.org/tags/genre_specifics/novel [4] https://www.pw.org/tags/genre_specifics/short_stories [5] https://www.pw.org/tags/markets/book_awards [6] mailto:awp@awpwriter.org