Sponsored by the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP), this annual competition is open to all authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residence and is available to published and unpublished authors alike.
This prize is now supported by the James Alan McPherson endowment. Please see The James Alan McPherson Prize for the Novel for more information regarding the prize and submission guidelines for the prize series.
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