2024 AZ Authors Literary Contest

  

AZ Authors Association Literary Contest and Awards

Unpublished                                                                 Published                                                                              

Poems                                                                                                Fiction

Short Stories                                                                                     Nonfiction

Essays/Review                                                                                  Children (Under 12)

Novel, Novella                                                                                  Teen/Young Adult

                                                                                                          Oldie but Goldie Fiction

                                                                                                          Oldie but Goldie Nonfiction

                                                                                                          Oldie but Goldie Youth

One Grand Prize of $500

Three First Prizes of $200

Three Second Prizes of $100

Three Third Prizes of $75

Three Fourth Prizes of $50

Eleven Best-of-Category Prizes $25

Unpublished Poetry and Short Story Best of Category will be 

Nominated for the Pushcart Prize

New!

Two-page evaluations available for

unpublished works and

self-published novels and memoirs!

All winners will be featured in the 2024 Arizona Authors Literary Magazine. Since it began in 1978, the Arizona Literary Magazine has launched the careers of many authors.

Contest Rules & Submission Guidelines

>>>DEADLINE: June 1, 2024<<< 

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• Exposure to a leading New York literary agent for the top 80+ books
• More than 80 Categories
• Cash Prizes

1st place in fiction & non-fiction

$1,500 cash prize and trophy

2nd place in fiction & non-fiction

$750 cash prize and trophy

3rd place in fiction & non-fiction

$500 cash prize and trophy

Winner of each of the 80+ categories

$100 cash prize and gold medal

Up to five finalists in each of the 80+ categories

Finalist medal

AZ Authors Literary Contest

  

AZ Authors Association Literary Contest and Awards

***Entry Form***

Unpublished                                                                 Published                                                                              

Poems                                                                                                Fiction

Short Stories/Essays/Narrative                                                          Nonfiction

Novel, Novella                                                                                   Juvenile/Young Adult

                                                                                                          Childrens Picture Book

                                                                                                          Oldie but Goldie

One Grand Prize of $300

Three First Prizes of $150

Three Second Prizes of $75

Three Third Prizes of $50

Three Fourth Prizes of $25

Eight Best-of-Category Prizes

Unpublished Poetry and Short Story Best of Category will be 

Nominated for the Pushcart Prize

All winners will be featured in the 2024 Arizona Authors Literary Magazine. Since it began in 1978, the Arizona Literary Magazine has launched the careers of many authors.

Contest Rules & Submission Guidelines

>>>DEADLINE: June 1, 2023<<< 

Entry Form

Arizona Authors Literary Contest

 

AZ Authors Association Literary Contest and Awards

***Entry Form***

Unpublished Categories                                             Published Book Categories

Poems                                                                                       Fiction

Short Stories/Essays/Narrative                                                 Nonfiction

Essays, Articles, True Stories                                                   Juvenile/Young Adult

Novel, Novella                                                                           Oldie but Goldie

First Prize All Categories

$100 & Publication or feature in Arizona Literary Magazine

Second Prize All Categories

$50 & publication or feature in Arizona Literary Magazine

Third Prize All Categories

$25 & publication or feature in Arizona Literary Magazine

First & Second Prize Winners

In Poetry, Essay, Short Story 

Nomination for the Pushcart Prize

All Winners, Including Honorable Mention, will be featured in the Arizona Authors Literary Magazine. Since it began in 1978, the Arizona Literary Magazine has launched the careers of many authors.

Contest Rules & Submission Guidelines

• Winners in unpublished categories automatically consign first serial rights to Arizona Authors Association (right to print an excerpt in Arizona Literary Magazine first). If an entry is published after the deadline, the author must withdraw that entry.
• Winning entries will be published or featured in the 2022 Arizona Literary Magazine.
• Entries will be accepted now until postmark no later than July 1, 2019.
• Unpublished categories: Three copies of each entry must be provided. No author name anywhere other than on entry forms.
• Published categories: Two copies of each entry. Published E-books must be submitted in print & bound form like a gallery or ARC.
• All published books including E-books must include ISBN, copyright dates, and publisher information.
• Except for poems, all unpublished manuscripts must be double-spaced, with 12-point font and 1-inch margins, stapled or paper clipped.
• Page numbers & titles on header—all pages.
• For multiple entries fill out a separate entry form for each entry. You may copy form from our website or photocopy from an original.
• Unpublished novels & novellas must be completed and available upon the judge’s request.
• Manuscripts will not be returned except with critiques. Published books will be donated.
• All finalists will be notified in advance of awards.
• The judges reserve the right to switch the category for an entry, to cancel a category if the number of entries is insufficient, or to decide not to have a winner if the level of the best entries is not up to publishing industry standards.
• Any entry not following guidelines will be disqualified without notifying the author. No refunds to disqualified

>>>DEADLINE: July 1, 2022<<< 

Entry Form