Elegant Literature

1st place: $3,000 USD. Free enrollment in the New Novelist Accelerator; 2nd – 10th: 10c/word and publication; 11th – 35th: $20 USD and an honorable mention in the magazine. The theme this year is: Wishes & Words.


The competition is open to anyone worldwide (excluding Quebec) aged 13 or older.

A participant must also be considered a “new” or unpublished author. Anyone who has met or exceeded the following criteria is disqualified from entry:
a) traditionally published a novel of greater than 40,000 words,
b) self-published a novel of greater than 40,000 words and sold 100+ copies,
c) sold four or more works of short fiction to markets paying 8c/word or greater,
d) self-published short fiction work totaling 10,000 words or more, with profits in excess of $500.
e) won a fiction contest with a prize greater than $2,500.

Elegant Literature Award for New Writers

Minimum 500 words. Maximum 2000. Word count does not include title of work.

Elegant Literature Award for New Writers

About