The San Francisco Writers Conference is pleased to announce the 2022 San Francisco Writing Contest. The contest is open to all writers everywhere.**
The entry fee is $30 per entry and includes a copy of the 2022 SFWC Writing Contest Anthology.
Your entry must fit into one of the following categories:
* Adult Fiction
* Adult Nonfiction (including memoir)
* Children’s/YA Books
* Poetry
Entries may have been self-published or not-yet published, but not traditionally published. Entries can be up to 1500 words in length (or less, but not more) and should be the first 1500 words of a novel or book, an essay, article, novella, short story, novelette, etc. For Poetry entries, you may submit up to three poems at a time in one document, as long as their total COMBINED word count is at 1500 or less.
Grand Prize: A registration to the 2023 San Francisco Writers Conference.*
1st Prize in each of the four categories will receive $100.
Winners and finalists in each category will receive publication of their entry in the 2022 SFWC Writing Contest Anthology. They will also be acknowledged on the SFWC website and at the 2023 conference. Finalists can, and should, proudly mention their award in query letters to agents and publishers…and on the covers of their books!
All entrants will receive a copy of the 2022 SFWC Writing Contest Anthology. Entries with a U.S. mailing address will receive a print copy. Entries with international addresses will receive the ebook version. The anthology will also be available for purchase through traditional booksellers. See the 2021 SFWC Writing Contest Anthology for a sample.
You must use the contest registration form on this web site SFWriters.org/contest-registration to upload your entry/entries and pay. It’s easy!
All fees and entries must be received by midnight Pacific Time on September 30th, 2022.
Finalists will be announced on the website on October 31st, 2022. Winners will be announced November 30th, 2022.
Questions? Problems? Contact Contest Coordinator at [email protected].
*This Grand Prize registration to the 2023 San Francisco Writers Conference includes a full registration to the main conference (main sessions, keynotes, social events, etc.). It does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, personal expenses/meals, or any conference add-ons. It has no redeemable cash value.
**Presenters and staff who received any form of compensation from the 2022 conference, apart from lunch provided to regular volunteers, are not eligible to enter. As judging is blind, we don’t exclude regular uncompensated volunteers or family members.