Manuscript Contests

May 2025 Writers Digest, Self Published Book, Open    

https://www.writersdigest.com   

May 2025 Bridport Prize, Manuscript, Open    

https://bridportprize.org.uk   

Sept 2025 Writers Digest Self Published Ebook, Manuscript, Open    https://www.writersdigest.com   

Sept 2025 Masters Review Novel Excerpt, Manuscript, Open    

https://mastersreview.com   

Sept 2025 Langum Foundation, Manuscript, Historical Fiction    https://langumfoundation.org/submissions/   

Nov 2025 Historical Fiction Co, Manuscript, Historical Fiction    https://www.thehistoricalfictioncompany.com/book-awards/award-submission   

Nov 2025 NaNoWriMo, Manuscript, Open    

https://nanowrimo.org/national-novel-writing-month    

February 2026, AWP, Manuscript, Open

https://dystopianstories.com/events/awp-award-series/

February 2026, Historical Novel Society, Novel Excerpt, Historical Fiction

https://historicalnovelsociety.org/first-chapters-competition/

Aug 2026 Book Pipeline Unpublished Manuscript,  Open  Pre-Register by  1/10/26 https://bookpipeline.com/shop/unpublished-contest