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Townsend Prize for Fiction
Award opportunity. Deadline: 2026-11-30
- Type
- Award
- Organizer
- Atlanta Writers Club
- Deadline
- 30 November 2026
- Where
- United States
- Compensation
- $2,000
- Disciplines
- Fiction, Novel, Short Story Collection, Novella
About this opportunity
The Townsend Prize for Fiction, awarded by the Atlanta Writers Club, offers a $2,000 cash prize biennially to a current or former resident of Georgia who has published a novel, novella, or short story collection between December 2024 and November 2026. Submissions require eight copies of the book and a $75 entry fee, with judging by Christina Bieber Lake, Erich Nunn, and Harry Stecopoulos.
Who can apply
- Open to current or past residents of Georgia who have published a novel, novella, or short story collection in the past two years (December 2024 – November 2026).
- Past residents are eligible if they lived in Georgia at the time of writing and publishing.
How to apply
The application link and the full call are available to members, together with every other open opportunity ranked around your practice.
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