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Indie Author Project Annual Contest
Indie Author Project
Genres: Memoir, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, and Young Adult
gThe Indie Author Project Annual Contest aims to recognize indie authors and provide them visibility through library support. It encourages submissions from indie-published authors in various genres and offers significant prizes.
Top Prize:
$2,500
Additional prizes:
$500 each to two runner-ups in each genre. Opportunity to promote books at libraries, inclusion in a print spread in Library Journal.
📅 Deadline: May 31, 2025 (Expired)
Writory Monthly Poetry Contest
Writory
Genres: Poetry
Writory runs a monthly, international online poetry contest where poets aged 13+ submit original poems (any language; no word count limits). The contest awards cash prizes to the top 3 poems each month.
Top Prize:
₹1,000 INR
Additional prizes:
Free entry to next month's contest; participation certificate for every entrant; top 10 featured on public leaderboard.
💰 Entry fee: $5
📅 Deadline: July 25, 2026 (Expired)
The Libraro Prize
Libaro Publishing
Genres: Fiction and Young Adult
The Libraro Prize is a writing competition aimed at discovering new authors. It offers a £50,000 package and a book deal with Hachette UK for the winning entry. The contest also encourages reader engagement, offering two reader prizes worth £10,000 each for engagement and referrals.
Top Prize:
£30,000 advance and £20,000 marketing contribution
Additional prizes:
£10,000 for 2x runner ups
💰 Entry fee: $0
📅 Deadline: February 15, 2026 (Expired)
