New Millennium Writings is now accepting submissions
for our Thirty-first Consecutive Awards for Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction.
Writing competition winners will be published in NMW and on this website.
$4,000 offered in Literary Grants and Awards, Plus Publication
$1,000 for best Poem
$1,000 for best Fiction
$1,000 for best Nonfiction †
$1,000 for best Short-short Fiction
† Nonfiction includes humor, memoir, creative nonfiction, travel, opinion, essay, interview, features, investigative reporting, etc.

To apply follow these guidelines

  1. No restrictions as to style, content or number of submissions. Enter as often as you like.
  2. Send between now and midnight of November 17, 2010 (postmark OK).
  3. Simultaneous & multiple submissions welcome. Previously published material welcome if under 5,000-circulation or if previously published online only.
  4. Each fiction or nonfiction piece is counted as a separate entry, and should total no more than 6,000 words except Short-Short Fiction (no more than 1,000 words).
  5. Each poetry entry may include up to three poems, not to exceed five pages total per entry. All poetry Honorable Mentions will be published.
  6. Save cover sheet or letter with the submission you'll be uploading and send as one file. Should you forget to include such covers, however, it's OK, as contact information is automatically forwarded to us when you pay online.
  7. Payment is $17 per submission in order to cover our many expenses and reserve your book.

Apply online:

  • Each entry must be in a separate file (up to 3 poems in a file for poetry). Many file formats are accepted. Payment will be by credit card or echeck through PayPal.
  • Include cover letter in the same file with each entry.
  • Entry file to upload: 
How to apply offline

Winners of NMW Awards are showcased along with interviews, profiles and tributes to writers such as Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Khaled Hosseini, J. D. Salinger, Julia Glass, Shel Silverstein, George Garrett, Ken Kesey, John Updike, Lee Smith, Cormac McCarthy, Lucille Clifton, Shelby Foote, Paul West, Norman Mailer, Sharyn McCrumb, William Kennedy and tributes to writers for the ages, including Faulkner, Hemingway, Dickinson, Keats, Percy, Warren and others; also prize-winning stories, poems and articles, plus humor, graphic arts and writing advice. Color cover/ 208 pages. See our FAQ page for additional information.

Thanks for your interest and, to those of you who have already applied, thanks for your patience. Feel free to apply more than once.

Competition Chronology

Competition Deadline Status
31    November 17, 2010    Competition underway
30    July 31, 2010    Judging underway
29    January 31, 2010    Winners announced and published online
28    July 31, 2009    Winners announced and published online
27    January 31, 2009    Winners announced and published online and in print
26    July 31, 2008    Winners announced and published online and in print
25    January 31, 2008    Winners announced and published online and in print
24    July 31, 2007    Winners announced and published online and in print
23    January 31, 2007    Winners announced and published online and in print
22    July 31, 2006    Winners announced and published online and in print
21    January 31, 2006    Winners announced and published online and in print
20    July 31, 2005    Winners announced and published online and in print
19    January 31, 2005    Winners announced and published online and in print
18    July 31, 2004    Winners announced and published online and in print
17    January 31, 2004    Winners announced and published online and in print
16    July 31, 2003    Winners announced and published online and in print
15    January 31, 2003    Winners announced and published online and in print
14    July 31, 2002    Winners announced and published online and in print
13    January 31, 2002    Winners announced and published online and in print
12    July 31, 2001    Winners announced and published online and in print
11    January 31, 2001    Winners announced and published online and in print
10    July 31, 2000    Winners announced and published online and in print
9    January 31, 2000    Winners announced and published online and in print
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