AMERICAN WRITING AWARDS

The American Writing Awards offers a low-cost entry fee and electronic submission--no need to pay for printing or shipping costs.
A single category registration qualifies a piece for the category prize as well as "Book of the Year" consideration. Two "Book of the Year" Winners--Nonfiction and Fiction--will be awarded.
Books can be entered into multiple categories for increased odds of winning. A full list of categories can be found on page 3 of the entry form.
Did you know? The American Writing Awards has THREE unique categories for OLDER books?--the Legacy Fiction, Legacy Nonfiction, and Legacy Children's Book categories accept books older than four years. Give your timeless book a chance at an award.
Did you know? Finalists from previous years can enter. Give your book a second shot at greatness.
Unpublished manuscripts can be submitted--a great chance to increase your book’s chances of future publishing offers.
Entries prior to publication are also welcome, submit an edited final manuscript (as a PDF), and if you win, add an American Writing Awards seal to your book cover before publication.
"Book of the Year," Category Winners, and Finalists will be sent an official American Writing Awards seal for promotional use and possible cover placement, published and promoted on our website and media accounts, and referred to talent agents in New York and Los Angeles for possible manuscript review.
Did you know? Our press releases are distributed to 400+ premium news outlets including local, regional, and national news sites that can include Google News, Yahoo News, Bing, CBS, Fox, ABC, CW, and NBC affiliated broadcasting websites and more.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED ON OR BEFORE November 5, 2023

$39 per title/per category
Winners and Finalists will be announced on November 26, 2023.
Published title entries must have a 2021-2024 publication date--with the exception of Legacy titles--and be published in English. Galley copies, unpublished manuscripts, and entries prior to publication are also welcome.
All sales are final. Authors retain all rights to submitted work. Entry Submissions are deleted from the entry database at the conclusion of the competition.

PLEASE NOTE: Our staff will be communicating with you via e-mail--an entry confirmation email and if your title places you as a winner or finalist in the contest. Take notice that our messages may be placed in your spam folder. One way to make sure our messages reach your inbox is to add our e-mail address to your contact list. Your email will be saved in our database for all future communications.

SUBMISSION CHECKLIST

ALL ENTRIES ARE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY

Submitting your work electronically:

Process your entry fee online.
E-mail “info@americanwritingawards.com” a copy of your filled-out entry form as well as a PDF copy of your book. Make sure to include the cover. A full list of categories can be found below or on page 3 of the entry form.
Attach a past Press Release or Marketing Material for each title (if available).
Include your e-mail address that was used to process your entry fee payment online (page one of the entry form).
“American Writing Awards” should appear on your credit card/Paypal statement.

We welcome your questions, comments, and ideas! Simply email us @ info@americanwritingawards.com for an immediate response.

2023 AWA Categories

OFFICIAL 2023 AWA CATEGORIES

Did you know that the American Writing Awards has THREE unique categories for OLDER books?--the Legacy Fiction, Legacy Nonfiction, and Legacy Children's Book categories accept books older than four years. Give your timeless book a chance at an award. Did you know Finalists from previous years can enter? Give your book a second shot at greatness.

Check out our NEW full list of categories.

· Animals/Pets – General

· Anthologies – Non-Fiction

· Art

· Autobiography/Memoirs

· Best Cover Design – Fiction

· Best Cover Design – Non-Fiction

· Best New (Debut) Fiction

· Best New (Debut) Non-Fiction

· Biography – General

· Business – General

· Business – Entrepreneurship & Small Business

· Business – Management & Leadership

· Business - Motivational

· Business – Personal Finance/Investing

· Business – Sales

· Children’s Educational

· Children's Fiction

· Children's Interactive

· Children's Non-Fiction

· Children’s Picture Book

· Children's Religious

· Cookbooks

· Education/Academic

· Fiction – General

· Fiction – Anthologies

· Fiction – Fantasy

· Fiction – Historical

· Fiction – Horror

· Fiction – Inspirational

· Fiction – LGBTQ Fiction

· Fiction – Multicultural

· Fiction – Mystery/Suspense

· Fiction – New Age Fiction

· Fiction – Novelette (7,500 to 17,500 words)

· Fiction – Novella (17,500 to 40,000 words)

· Fiction – Religious

· Fiction – Romance

· Fiction – Science Fiction

· Fiction – Thriller/Adventure

· Fiction – Women's Fiction

· Fiction – Young Adult

· Health – Addiction and Recovery

· Health – Death and Dying

· Health – Diet and Exercise

· Health – General

· History – General

· History – Military

· History – United States

· Home & Garden

· Humor/Comedy/Satire

· Law

· Legacy – Children’s Book

· Legacy - Fiction

· Legacy - Non-Fiction

· LGBTQ – Non-Fiction

· Multicultural Non-Fiction

· Non-Fiction – Narrative

· Parenting & Family

· Performing Arts – Film, Theater, Dance, Music

· Photography

· Poetry – Anthologies

· Poetry - Contemporary

· Poetry – General

· Poetry – Narrative

· Poetry - Religious

· Political - Fiction

- Political - Non-Fiction

· Religion

· Self-Help

· Social Change

· Spirituality

· Sports

· Travel

· True Crime – Non-Fiction

· Young Adult – Non-Fiction

· Western

· Women's Issues

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL 2022 AWA WINNERS AND FINALISTS!

2022 AWA WINNERS AND FINALISTS

2022 AWA WINNERS AND FINALISTS

2022 AWA WINNERS AND FINALISTS

2022 AWA WINNERS AND FINALISTS

2022 AWA WINNERS AND FINALISTS

2022 AWA WINNERS AND FINALISTS