Unleash Press
Deadline to submit: July 15, 2025
The Unleash WIP Award offers writers support in the amount of $500 to supplement costs to support the completion of a book-length work of fiction, nonfiction or poetry. Writers will receive editorial feedback, coaching meetings, and an excerpt/interview feature in Unleash Lit.
Guidelines
Submit up to the first 25 pages of your WIP (.DOC, .DOCX) and answers to the following questions in the same document:
- Who are you as a creative person, and what is your creative vision? (No CV or resumes here)
- Who is your intended audience for this project, and why?
Entries will be judged on originality, emotional resonance, and the author’s vision of the work they’d like to create. Please keep your name off all attachments. Share who you are as a creative, without disclosing your name.
Submissions will be accepted until July 15, 2025.
For more information and to submit visit unleashpress.submittable.com/submit/279757/work-in-progress-contest.
Deadline to submit: July 15, 2025
The Unleash WIP Award offers writers support in the amount of $500 to supplement costs to support the completion of a book-length work of fiction, nonfiction or poetry. Writers will receive editorial feedback, coaching meetings, and an excerpt/interview feature in Unleash Lit.
Guidelines
Submit up to the first 25 pages of your WIP (.DOC, .DOCX) and answers to the following questions in the same document:
Who are you as a creative person, and what is your creative vision? (No CV or resumes here)
Who is your intended audience for this project, and why?
Entries will be judged on originality, emotional resonance, and the author’s vision of the work they’d like to create. Please keep your name off all attachments. Share who you are as a creative, without disclosing your name.
Submissions will be accepted until July 15, 2025.
For more information and to submit visit unleashpress.submittable.com/submit/279757/work-in-progress-contest.
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