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The AWP Award Series is an annual competition for the publication of excellent new book-length works. The prizes are supported by the AWP Award Series Endowments. The competition is open to all authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residence and is available to published and unpublished authors alike.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 1975

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Print Publication Print PublicationAwarded 1 x per year.

Fiction Temp Closed
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Fiction Collection Fiction Collection37,500 - 75,000 words.
Novel NovelMore than 60,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

Professional advance (US$2000 or more) + No royalties Professional advance. No royalties. Details: USD $5,500 for the James Alan McPherson Prize for the Novel; $5,500 for the Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.

Nonfiction Temp Closed
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Nonfiction Collection Nonfiction Collection37,500 - 75,000 words.
Book Book37,500 - 75,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Personal.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Memoir.

Winner's Prize:

Professional advance (US$2000 or more) + No royalties Professional advance. No royalties. Details: USD $2,500 for the winner of the Sue William Silverman Prize for Creative Nonfiction.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.

Poetry Temp Closed
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Poetry Collection Poetry Collection48 pages or more.
Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

Professional advance (US$2000 or more) + No royalties Professional advance. No royalties. Details: USD $5,500 for the Donald Hall Prize for Poetry.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.

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AWP Award Series Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.
AccuracyWe have received 84 reports from 78 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported10 min | 180.4 mean avg | 213.0 median | 374 max days (67.2 std dev)
Responses94.05 %
Acceptances0.00 % No publication has a 0% acceptance rate. This data is based on submission reports sent to Duotrope, and we have not received reports of any acceptances yet.
Rejections94.05 % (185.1 avg. days per rejection) | 1.3 % personal, 63.3 % form, 35.4 % unspecified
Non-Responses5.95 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded-
Withdrawals5.95 % (106.0 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending4 responses are pending (110 min | 129.8 mean avg | 122.5 median | 164 max days waiting | 25.7 std dev) from 4 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $30.00.
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 03 Jun 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 01 Apr 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 03 Jun 2024
Last Audited: 03 Jun 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 26 Jan 2012

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