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Arizona Authors Association Literary Contest
The road is waiting, you have merely to take the first step. See where your writing will take you.
The 2026 Arizona Authors Association Literary Contest is now closed. Thank you to all our contestants! The 2027 contest will open on January 1, 2027.
Thank you!
This Year's Prizes:
Grand Prize:
$500 cash
Ticket to the 2026 Arizona Authors Awards Luncheon ($50 value!*)
Three First Prizes:
$200 cash
Ticket to the 2026 Arizona Authors Awards Luncheon ($50 value!*)
Three Second Prizes:
$125 cash
2026 Arizona Authors Literary
Awards Magazine ($15 value!*)
Three Third Prizes:
$75 cash
Three Fourth Prizes:
$50 cash
*If you cannot attend the awards luncheon, you may designate an alternate, to receive the award on your behalf. Luncheon tickets and magazines are not exchangeable for cash or other prizes.
CATEGORIES
Published
Subcategories:
Fiction: (2025 or 2026 original copyright date)
Nonfiction: (2025 or 2026 original copyright date)
Oldie but Goldie Fiction:
(original copyright date 1975-2024)
Oldie but Goldie Nonfiction
(original copyright date 1975-2024)
Published Youth
Subcategories:
Children's Books under 12
(2025 or 2026 original copyright date)
Teen/YA 12 and over
(2025 or 2026 original copyright date)
Oldie but Goldie Youth
(all youth 0-18; original copyright 1975-2024)
Unpublished
Subcategories:
Poetry (up to 50 lines)
Short Fiction (5000 words or less)
Short Nonfiction (5000 words or less) Novels/Novellas/Plays
(synopsis plus first 25 pages)
Each winning entry will be featured in the 2027 Arizona Authors Literary Magazine. Check out the 2026 magazine HERE to see last year's winners, and imagine your entry in the next issue.
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