2025 Hawthorne Prize
$54.00
AWARDING EXCELLENCE IN FICTION!
A single entry qualifies a piece for The Hawthorne Prize
$54 per title
Deadline to Enter--April 27, 2025
SHORTLIST Announced--May 11th
FINALISTS Announced--May 18th
WINNER Announced-May 25th
2024 HAWTHORNE PRIZE WINNER
THE FALL OF BELLWETHER
Congratulations to Chad V. Broughman on winning the 2024 Hawthorne Prize for his compelling work, "The Fall of Bellwether"!
FULL BOOK TITLE: The Fall of Bellwether
AUTHOR NAME: Chad V. Broughman
PUBLISHER NAME: Anamacara Press, LLC
LINK: https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Bellwether-Chad-V-Broughman/dp/1960462148/ref
Chad V. Broughman
Chad V. Broughman was the recipient of the Rusty Scythe Prize Book Award and the Adobe Cottage Writers Retreat honor in New Mexico. As well, Chad was awarded two chapbook contracts for his short story collections––“the forsaken” and "slighted"––both published by Etchings Press. His fiction can be found in journals nationwide, such as Carrier Pigeon, East Coast Literary Review, River Poets Journal, Burningword, Pulp Fiction, Sky Island Journal, and From Whispers to Roars, and he is anthologized in Write Michigan Short Story Anthology, On Loss, and Scribes Valley Anthology. He is a Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize nominee, and his debut novel The Fall of Bellwether was shortlisted by the First Novel Prize of London, earned the Amity Literary Prize for 2023, and reached finalist status in ScreenCraft’s Cinematic Novel competition. Additionally, the novel’s opening chapter won the First Chapter Contest sponsored by Arch Street Press and, currently, “Bellwether” is ranked in the top ten on Coverfly’s top rated Historical Book/Manuscript projects of all-time.
Chad holds an MFA from Spalding University and served as co-editor for the fiction/poetry blog "Cafe Aphra" based out of the United Kingdom. He teaches English and Creative Writing at the secondary and post-secondary levels but is most proud of his roles as a husband and devoted father to two rambunctious sons.
CONGRATULATIONS FINALISTS!
2024 HAWTHORNE PRIZE FINALISTS
CONGRATULATIONS SHORTLISTERS!
HAWTHORNE PRIZE
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
The Hawthorne Prize is an elite writing award founded by AmericanWritingAwards.com in honor of renowned American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne. A team of judges chooses one winner from among the year's best works of FICTION--judges reserve the right to award more than one winner if they believe multiple works merit recognition. A SHORTLIST of finalists is announced, followed by a Hawthorne Prize FINALIST announcement, then the WINNER declaration a week later. The WINNER is hailed 'first among equals.'
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Authors of age between 18-120 can apply. Any book of FICTION published or planned to be published between 2020-2025 are accepted.
Authors must submit a work of FICTION--novel, novella, or short story collection--for consideration. The book must be published in English with an ISBN number. UNPUBLISHED works do not require an ISBN. Electronic submission is the only accepted form of submission. Entries are judged based on multiple writing criteria, which include an author's story-telling ability, transitions, hooks, pacing, character development, dialogue, grammar, punctuation, and the overall impact it has on our judges. Check the entry form for more details.
WHAT IS THE PRIZE?
WHAT IS THE PRIZE?
Winners of the prestigious Hawthorne Prize will receive an official high-resolution Hawthorne Prize seal for promotional use and possible cover placement. The results of the competition will be published and promoted on our popular website and different media channels, the author will be honored as a "Featured Author," the press release of winner(s) and short listers will be submitted to newspapers and media nationwide as well as referred to talent agents in New York and Los Angeles for possible manuscript review. The WINNER will be hailed 'first among equals.'
