Here’s a current award program that is accepting submissions through February 27, 2025. Details follow, but you will want to go to their organization website to get all of the info you will need to understand before and in order to submit one or more short stories. Visit their site here: https://shortstoryawards.com/guidelines.php Here’s an overview to get you started:
We are currently accepting submissions for the 2025 awards, and are hoping to spread the word by having you share the Next Generation Short Story Awards opportunity on your website’s “Resources for Writers – Organizations” section. Here are the key details:
Submissions accepted: Short stories or poems in English (5,000 words or fewer)
Categories: 30+
Deadline: Thursday, February 27th 2025
Prizes for winners: Cash awards, gold medals, digital promotional stickers, social media exposure, publication in the Anthology of Winners, and a complimentary copy of the anthology
This initiative is part of the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, which celebrates independent and self-published authors worldwide. We’re committed to providing a platform for writers to gain recognition and connect with a wider audience.
| Pulitzer Prizes – https://www.pulitzer.org/ |
| The Pulitzer Prize administration awards prizes across 22 categories (now 23) in journalism and the arts each year. Begun in 1917… set up by Joseph Pulitzer. Visit the Prize’s website for more details. |
| Independent Fiction Alliance – https://independentfictionalliance.com |
And now, for some of that recognition!
This came in from Frank Zafiro(Scalise) recently. Recognized by the Independent Fiction Alliance – way to go, Frank!
Inland Northwest Writers Guild 