Now accepting online submissions for our Thirtieth Consecutive
New Millennium Awards for Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction.
$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.)
Award Winners published in NMW and on this website
To Apply, Follow these Guidelines:
  1. No restrictions as to style, content or number of submissions. Previously published pieces OK if online or under 5,000 print circulation.
  2. Winners and selected finalists—including all poetry finalists—will be published in our 2010 issue and/or on-line.
  3. Send any time between now and midnight, June 17, 2010 .
  4. Simultaneous & multiple submissions welcome.
  5. Each Fiction or Nonfiction is a separate entry and should total no more than 6,000 words, except for the Short-Short Fiction Award, which should total no more than 1,000 words. (Nonfiction includes essays, profiles, memoirs, interviews, creative nonfiction, travel, humor, etc.)
  6. Each Poetry entry may include up to three poems, not to exceed five pages total. All 20 poetry finalists will be published.
  7. Cover letter or title page NOT required if entering online, as contact information is automatically provided upon completion of submission.
  8. Include a $17 fee to cover purchase of the book in which winners appear and related expenses.
Apply Online: or  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
30 June 17, 2010  Competition underway
29 January 31, 2010 Judging underway
28 July 31, 2009 Winners announced
27 January 31, 2009 Winners announced and published online
26 July 31, 2008   Winners announced and published online
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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