Firecracker Awards 2027 — $2,000 Prizes for Independent-Press Books and $1,000 for Literary Magazines
Community of Literary Magazines and Presses
Online / USAFree: the link to apply at the organiser and a reminder before the deadline.
The Community of Literary Magazines and Presses honours the best independent-press books and literary magazines of the year with the Firecracker Awards.
Benefits
$2,000 per winning book ($1,000 to the press and $1,000 to the author or translator) and $1,000 per winning magazine; finalists announced in spring 2027, winners in June 2027.
Eligibility
Books of poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction for adults published by an independent publisher in 2026, and independent literary magazines (print or digital, at least 50% English content, based anywhere). Self-published and hybrid-press books, children and YA books, works made with substantial… Read more
Dates & details
- Programme dates
- Winners announced June 2027
Free: the link to apply at the organiser and a reminder before the deadline.