SFWP (Santa Fe Writers Project) Literary Awards

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The SFWP Literary Awards Program is an international English-language competition seeking fiction and creative nonfiction, with publication opportunities and cash prizes.

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

Read the full guidelines at sfwp.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryScience FictionFantasyHorrorMysteryRomanceHumorYoung AdultCloses Jan 4, 2027$35 reading feePays: Grand prize of $1,500; two runners-up receive $500 each; a competitive publishing contract may also be offered.

The 2026 Literary Awards Program runs from July 13, 2026, through January 4, 2027. Fiction of every genre is welcome; the grand prize is $1,500 and two runners-up receive $500 each. Simultaneous, unpublished, self-published, and eligible small- or micro-press work is accepted; entries need not be blinded.

nonfictionLiteraryScience FictionFantasyHorrorMysteryRomanceHumorYoung AdultCloses Jan 4, 2027$35 reading feePays: Grand prize of $1,500; two runners-up receive $500 each; a competitive publishing contract may also be offered.

The 2026 Literary Awards Program runs from July 13, 2026, through January 4, 2027. Creative nonfiction of every genre is welcome; the grand prize is $1,500 and two runners-up receive $500 each. Simultaneous, unpublished, self-published, and eligible small- or micro-press work is accepted; entries need not be blinded.

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