Published Work Awards

So you’ve already got a book, but you still find you need some cash and prizes. Tell your publisher about these nifty awards.

AMERICAN LITERARY TRANSLATORS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL TRANSLATION AWARD
“To be eligible for the award, a translation must have been published during the preceding calendar year by a U.S. or Canadian publisher and must be a book-length work, in English, of fiction, poetry, drama, or creative non-fiction (literary criticism and philosophy are not eligible)”
Deadline March 31

ANISFIELD-WOLF BOOK AWARDS
“books that have made important contributions to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of the rich diversity of human culture”
Deadline December 31

BALCONES CENTER FOR CREATIVE WRITING
“For a poetry book published in the previous year”
Deadline January 31

BCALA LITERARY AWARDS
“for books written by African American authors”
Deadline December 31

BEFORE COLUMBUS FOUNDATION
“recognition for outstanding literary achievement from the entire spectrum of America’s diverse literary community”
Details: Gundars Strads (510) 268-9775 or (510) 642-7321

BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY BOOK AWARDS
“For a book of poetry and fiction published in the previous year”
Deadline March 1

BLACK CAUCUS OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
“for a first fiction and non fiction book published in the US by an African American writer”
Deadline Dec. 19

BOOKTRUST JOHN LLEWELLYN RHYS PRIZE
“for books published in the UK by British poets, fiction and creative non fiction writers under 35″
Deadline August 31.

THE W. Y. BOYD LITERARY AWARD
“For Excellence in Military Fiction”
Deadline December 1

CLEVELAND FOUNDATION ANISFIELD-WOLF BOOK AWARDS “Creative nonfiction that contributes to society’s understanding of racism or appreciation of the rich diversity of human cultures”
Deadline Dec. 31

COMMONWEALTH CLUB CALIFORNIA BOOK AWARDS
“to honor California writers”
Deadline December 21

THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE
“A £60,000 prize designed not only to richly reward the best young writer in the world but also to serve as a focus for and incentive to all young writers throughout the English-speaking world.”
Deadline April 30

FRENCH AMERICAN FOUNDATION TRANSLATION PRIZES
for a French to English translation published in the current year
Deadline November 15

GOETHE-INSTITUT CHICAGO HELEN AND KURT WOLFF TRANSLATOR’S PRIZE
“To honor an outstanding translation from German to English published in the US in the previous year”
Deadline January 31

GRIFFIN TRUST FOR EXCELLENCE IN POETRY
“to honor collections by a Canadian and other international poet”
Deadline Dec. 31

HAROLD MORTON LANDON TRANSLATION AWARD“to a US citizen who has translated a book of poetry from some other language into English”
Deadline Dec. 31

HURSTON/WRIGHT LEGACY AWARD
“the first national award presented to published writers of African descent by the national community of Black writers”
Deadline November 15

JAMES LAUGHLIN AWARD
“The James Laughlin Award is given to recognize and support a poet’s second book. Only manuscripts already under contract with publishers are considered for the James Laughlin Award.”
Deadline May 15

LAMBDA LITERARY AWARDS
“based principally on the quality of the writing and the LGBT content of the work. The sexual orientation of the author is secondary”
Deadline December 1

LAMBDA LITERARY FOUNDATION DEBUT AWARDS
“for an LGBT poet and fiction writer with a debut book”
Deadline Dec. 1

LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA LITERARY AWARDS
For a book “with a Virginia theme or written by a writer born in Virginia or a resident of the state”
Deadline February 8

THE MICHAEL SHAARA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CIVIL WAR FICTION
“to honor a novel about the Civil War published in the current calendar year to “encourage fresh approaches to Civil War fiction.”"
Deadline December 31

NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY YOUNG LIONS FICTION AWARD
“for a novel or short story collection by a writer under 35
Deadline August 25.

PATERSON POETRY PRIZE and PATERSON FICTION PRIZE
Sponsored by the Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College.
Deadlines February 1 and April 1, respectively.

PEN CENTER USA
“Best in the West”
Deadline August

PUBLISHING TRIANGLE AWARDS
I’m pretty sure you have to be a gay writer for these.
Deadline December 3

THE TEXAS INSTITUTE OF LETTERS
“to stimulate interest in Texas letters and to recognize distinctive literary achievement”
Check website for deadlines

LENORE MARSHALL POETRY PRIZE
“recognizes the most outstanding book of poetry published in the United States in the previous year”
Deadline June 15

PEN AWARD FOR POETRY IN TRANSLATION
“recognizes book-length translations of poetry from any language into English published during the current calendar year, and is judged by a single translator of poetry appointed by the PEN Translation Committee”
Deadline December 31

PEN/FAULKNER FOUNDATION AWARD FOR FICTION
for fiction published in the previous year
Deadline October 31

PEN/JACQUELINE BOGRAD WELD AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHY
“to the author of a distinguished biography published in the United States during the previous two calendar years”
Deadline December 14

PEN AMERICAN CENTER PEN/JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH AWARD FOR NONFICTION
“for distinguished Creative nonfiction”
Deadline Dec. 16

PEN/ROBERT BINGHAM FELLOWSHIP FOR WRITERS
“honors exceptionally talented fiction writers whose debut work—a first novel or collection of short stories published in 2007—represents distinguished literary achievement and suggests great promise”
Deadline January 14

PEN TRANSLATION PRIZE
“invites submissions of book-length translations from any language into English published during the current calendar year”
Deadline December 31

POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA ROBERT H. WINNER MEMORIAL AWARD
“for a poet over 40 who has published only one book”
Deadline Dec. 22

PULITZER PRIZE
for distinguished books published in the previous year
Deadline October 15

RAIZISS/DE PALCHI TRANSLATION AWARDS
“is given in alternate years for the translation into English of a significant work of modern Italian poetry”
Deadline December 31

THE STORY PRIZE
for short fiction published in the previous year
Deadline December 31

TEXAS INSTITUTE OF LETTERS LITERARY AWARDS
“poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction awards for books on a Texas subject or by authors who have spent two consecutive years living in Texas”
Deadline January 8

THURBER PRIZE FOR AMERICAN HUMOR
Make ‘em laugh.
Deadline April 1.

TUFTS AWARDS
“for a mid-career poet and a poet with a first book ‘of genuine promise”
Deadline September 15

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER JANET HEIDINGER KAFKA PRIZE FOR FICTION
“For a book of fiction by a woman who is a US citizen published in the previous year”
Deadline February 1

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY CABELL FIRST NOVELIST AWARD
“for a debut novel”
Deadline January 15

WASHINGTON STATE BOOK AWARDS
“…given for outstanding books published by Washington authors the previous year…”
Deadline April 1.