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Arizona Authors Association Literary Contest
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2025 Arizona Authors Literary Contest
Awards Luncheon
Moon Valley Country Club
151 W. Moon Valley Dr.
Phoenix, AZ 85023
November 15, 2025 12-4 pm
Tickets are $50 each* and include lunch of sandwiches, salads and dessert. Business wear requested; ties are optional.
Please plan to attend and support our contest winners as they experience the thrill of earning a prize in the 2025 Literary Contest.
Network with authors, publishers, and editors. Whether you are an Arizona Authors Association member or not, this is a great opportunity to connect with the best of the best within the Arizona literary community.
Please reserve your tickets by clicking here:
RESERVATIONS
*The Arizona Authors Association will subsidize part of the cost of the event to maintain affordability for our members and guests.
Please join us for the next contest, which opens Jan. 1, 2026
Prizes:
One Grand Prize: $500
Three First Prizes: $200 each
Three Second Prizes: $125 each
Three Third Prizes: $75 each
Three Fourth Prizes: $50 each
Eleven Best of Subcategory: $25 each
All Winners Also Receive Recognition in the 2026
Arizona Literary Magazine and a Free PDF Copy.
Categories:
Unpublished:
Poetry (up to 50 lines)
Short Fiction (5000 words or less)
Short Nonfiction (5000 words or less)
Novels/Novellas/Plays (first 25 pages plus 2-5 page synopsis)
Published:
Fiction: (2024 or 2025 copyright date)
Nonfiction: (2024 or 2025 copyright date)
Oldie but Goldie Fiction: (original copyright after 1974 but before 2024)
Oldie but Goldie Nonfiction (original copyright after 1974 but before 2024)
Youth:
Published Children's Books under 12
Published Teen/YA 12 and over
Oldie but Goldie Youth (all youth 0-18+
with an original copyright after 1974 but before
2024)
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2025 Arizona Authors Literary Contest!
Check out our 2025 Arizona Literary Magazine and imagine your winning entry in the 2027 issue! Enter the next contest at any time from Jan 1, 2026-June 1-2026. Thank you!
