Eyelands Book Awards

Open to: Manuscripts must be in English; writers of any nationality may submit. Published books must have been published between September 20, 2016 and October 20, 2026.

Open for full-length fiction, novels and novellas of any genre, including historical fiction, crime/thriller, horror, LGBTQIA+, self-published, published, and unpublished books. The overall limit is 300,000 words; published books must have appeared between September 20, 2016 and October 20, 2026.

Open to: U20 writers may enter the U20 distinction; the no-fee short-story contest is only for U18 contestants, and parental consent is required for under-18 participants.

Open to the U20 distinction for a short story, and to the U18 short-story contest, which has no fee and awards a special distinction and handmade ceramic prize. The general 300,000-word limit applies to published and unpublished books, but no short-story word limit is stated.

Open for memoir and autobiography. The general limit is 300,000 words; collections are limited to 300 pages by a single author.

Open for children's and YA books, graphic novels, and short plays up to 20 minutes with up to four roles. The general book limit is 300,000 words; the short-play limit is stated separately.

Open to: U20 writers may enter the U20 distinction; writers of any nationality may submit and manuscripts must be in English.

Open for collections of poems and the U20 distinction, for which three poems are eligible. Poetry collections may contain up to 300 pages by a single author; the general book limit is 300,000 words.