SFWP (Santa Fe Writers Project) Literary Awards

Open now for fiction and nonfiction.

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The SFWP Literary Awards is an annual international contest seeking book-length fiction and creative nonfiction manuscripts of any genre, offering cash prizes and a potential publishing contract.

Response time info: ~276 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder

Read the full guidelines at sfwp.com↗

Submission calls

fictionCloses Jan 4, 2027Fee: $35 ($25 early bird through September 1)Pays: $1500 grand prize, $500 runner-up, possible publishing contract

2026 Literary Awards Program open July 13, 2026–January 4, 2027; seeking book-length fiction manuscripts of any genre; unpublished, self-published, and small/micro-press works without marketing support are eligible; $35 reading fee ($25 early bird through September 1); grand prize $1500, two…

nonfictionCloses Jan 4, 2027Fee: $35 ($25 early bird through September 1)Pays: $1500 grand prize, $500 runner-up, possible publishing contract

2026 Literary Awards Program open July 13, 2026–January 4, 2027; seeking book-length creative nonfiction manuscripts of any genre; unpublished, self-published, and small/micro-press works without marketing support are eligible; $35 reading fee ($25 early bird through September 1); grand prize…

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