Wandering Aengus and Trail to Table Book Award

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Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions.
The fee is USD $30 (above average for contests).

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Awarded 1 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Regular Speed: Wandering Aengus and Trail to Table Book Award's overall average response time is within a normal range for contests.
Normal Acceptance: Wandering Aengus and Trail to Table Book Award's overall acceptance rate is within a normal range for contests.
More Responsive: Wandering Aengus and Trail to Table Book Award's overall rate of non-response is lower than most contests.

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 December 2026 12:00 AM PST (in 80 days) through 31 January 2027.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Novel: No specific word count limits known (our definition: more than 40000 words).

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma 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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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 December 2026 12:00 AM PST (in 80 days) through 31 January 2027.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Book: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 December 2026 12:00 AM PST (in 80 days) through 31 January 2027.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poetry Collection: No page limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Wandering Aengus and Trail to Table Book Award Submission Statistics

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This project ranks among the Most Personable Nonfiction Publishers in our database.
This project ranks among the Most Personable Poetry Publishers in our database.

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Accuracy

We have received 59 reports from 58 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

22 min | 83.8 mean avg | 69.0 median | 311 max days (57.8 std dev)

Responses

88.14 %

Acceptances:

3.39 % of submissions accepted (54.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 3.45 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

84.75 % (83.3 avg. days per rejection) | 100.0 % personal, 0.0 % form, 0.0 % unspecified | 3.4 % shortlisted

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

11.86 % (161.1 avg. days per withdrawal)

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 29 Apr 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 01 Feb 2026.
Date compiled: 11 Sep 2026 23:43 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 01 Jul 2026

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