​Please note:  The contest is going forward.  In light of the Covid-19 outbreak necessitating that the conference not take place, we are working on a different way to announce the contest winners, possibly online via a live stream.  We will announce the details once they are in place.  Thank you.  Take care and stay safe.


The 2020 contest IS NOW CLOSED

Best of luck to everyone who entered!

Thank you to all for your interest and participation. 
We'll announce the winners at the Pennwriters Conference in May.


Details will follow once they're ironed out, but the contest is unaffected since it is completely online.  Winners will likely be announced via some sort of live stream, but that's not set yet.  We'll make an announcement.


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Welcome!

This is the permanent Pennwriters Annual Writing Contest site where you can electronically upload your entries each year. The contest opened for submissions on January 1, 2020 at 12:00 AM EST and will close on January 31, 2020 at midnight EST. 

NOTE: If you send in an entry prior to the opening date and time or after the closing date and time, your entry will be deleted and you forfeit your payment. 

There are NO PAPER ENTRIES.  
We only accept only electronic submissions of manuscripts for the contest.

Make sure to familiarize yourself with the Rules and Regulations before submitting.

If there are any problems, please contact the Writing Contest Coordinator here: 
Email- WritingContestCoordinator@pennwriters.org