Santa Fe Writers Project Literary Awards 2026 — $1,500 Grand Prize and a Publishing Offer, Open Worldwide
January 4, 2027 (74 days left)
Online (Santa Fe Writers Project, USA)
Online (Santa Fe Writers Project, USA)Free: the link to apply at the organiser and a reminder before the deadline.
Santa Fe Writers Project is an independent literary publisher that runs an annual literary awards programme open to writers worldwide.
Benefits
A $1,500 grand prize and two runner-up prizes of $500 each; a competitive publishing contract is offered to winners, who are not required to accept it — the prize money is paid regardless.
Eligibility
Open to writers from anywhere in the world, writing in English. Manuscripts accepted for publication elsewhere during the contest stay eligible. An optional pay-it-forward fund helps authors who cannot afford the fee.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- programme open 13 July 2026 – 4 January 2027
- Costs to the artist
- $35 reading fee
Award
$1,500 grand prize; two $500 runner-up prizes
Application fee
$35 reading fee
Free: the link to apply at the organiser and a reminder before the deadline.