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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 2024 Literary Contest
runs from Jan 1, 2024-
11:59 PM MST June 1, 2024
Open to Residents of the USA and Canada
More Cash Prizes!
More Categories!
Grand Prize (Best Overall)
$500 & Featured in the Arizona Literary Magazine
THREE First Prizes:
$200 & Featured in the Arizona Literary Magazine
THREE Second Prizes:
$100 & Featured in the Arizona Literary Magazine
THREE Third Prizes:
$75 & Featured in the Arizona Literary Magazine
THREE Fourth Prizes:
$50 & Featured in the Arizona Literary Magazine
ELEVEN Best of Category Prizes (one in each
subcategory):
$25 & Featured in the Arizona Literary Magazine
Works in each main category (Unpublished, Published,
Published Youth) will be awarded a First, Second, Third and Fourth Prize. Best of Category prizes will be chosen from remaining entries after all other prizes are awarded. One prize per title; twenty-four total prizes available.
Categories:
Unpublished
Subcategories:
1. Poetry
2. Short Stories
3. Essay/Review
4. Novel/Novella
Published Books
Subcategories:
1. Fiction
2. Nonfiction
3. Oldie but Goldie Fiction
4. Oldie but Goldie Nonfiction
Published Youth
Subcategories:
1. Children (Under 12)
2. Teen/Young Adult
3. Oldie but Goldie Youth
New!
Two-page evaluations available for
unpublished works and
self-published novels and memoirs!