Sol Books Now Accepting Submission for Prose Series Contest

Sol Books grants one annual award for a novels and collections of short stories or essays. The winning entry will receive a standard royalty contract, with a $500 advance. Finalists may also be offered a publishing contract. GUIDELINES Submit at least 30,000 words of prose (fiction or nonfiction) without any identifying information appearing on the… Continue reading Sol Books Now Accepting Submission for Prose Series Contest

Writer’s Digest Self-Published Books Awards

Self-published authors often get a raw deal—it’s difficult to place our books into chain bookstores, distributors are reluctant to carry our titles, and people in the publishing business tend to turn up their noses around our work. So it’s good to learn of a contest that helps promote those of us who have had the… Continue reading Writer’s Digest Self-Published Books Awards

Devil’s Kitchen Reading Series

Each year the English Department at Southern University Carbondale holds their Devil’s Kitchen Reading Series. They offer an award for best collection of poetry and one for best book of prose, for books published by independent, university, or commercial publishers in the year prior to the contest. What I like about this contest is that… Continue reading Devil’s Kitchen Reading Series