Submissions for 2025 are now open!

*Did you know? The American Writing Awards has NINE unique categories for OLDER books?--the Legacy 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.   

     · Academic/Education

· 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

· 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

· Children's - Sports

· Cookbooks

· 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 - Psychological

· Fiction – Religious 

· Fiction – Romance

· Fiction – Science Fiction

· Fiction – Short Story

· Fiction – Thriller/Adventure

· Fiction – Women's Fiction

· Fiction – Young Adult 

· Health – Addiction and Recovery

· Health – Aging/50+

· Health - Cancer

· Health – Death and Dying

· Health – Diet and Exercise

· Health – General

· History – General

· History – Military

· History – United States

· Home & Garden

· Humor/Comedy/Satire

· Law      

• Legacy – Autobiography/Memoir

• Legacy – Children’s Picture Book

• Legacy – Children’s Fiction

• Legacy – Fiction-Adventure

• Legacy – Fiction-Historical   

· Legacy – Fiction-General

· Legacy – Mystery/Suspense

· Legacy – Non-Fiction-General

· Legacy – Sci-Fi   & Fantasy

· LGBTQ – Non-Fiction

· Multicultural Non-Fiction

· Non-Fiction – General

· 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 – General

· Religion – Christian Inspirational

· Religion – Christianity

· Religion - Eastern

· Self-Help

· Social Change

· Spirituality

· Sports

· Travel

· True Crime – Non-Fiction

· Young Adult – Non-Fiction

· Western

· Women's Issues