The deadline is April 30 to enter this year’s Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest. We’ll award 12 cash prizes totaling $4,000. The winning entries will be published on the Winning Writers website. The top winners will receive prominent exposure on their home page.

Key contest information:

• Judge: Arthur Powers (see his advice)
• Top prizes: Best Story, $1,500; Best Essay, $1,500
• Submit as many entries as you like
• Entry fee: $16 per entry
• Length limit: 6,000 words per entry
• Subject: Any
• Previously published work OK? Yes
• Writers from all countries eligible
• Past winning entries with judges’ remarks: See our archives

Submit online here

Questions? Please email adam@winningwriters.com.

If you are using a mobile device, or are otherwise having difficulty using our online entry form, you may mail your entry to:

Winning Writers
Attn: Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest
351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222
Northampton, MA 01060-3961

Include a check or money order for $16 payable to Winning Writers, and note your email address and phone number with your payment.