CONTESTs

2026 Literary Contests (updated 01/26/2026)

Please read the guidelines before entering!
Are you new to entering our contests? See the "how-to video below by member Sandee Taylor. (Below on this page)

Adult Writers Contest - 2026 guidelines now posted!

Youth Writers Contest - 2026 guidelines now posted!

Our Literary Contests are open to:

• All Kansas Authors Club members (regardless of where they live), and
• Any Kansas resident (KS residents do NOT have to be members to participate).

​Contest opens April 1, 2026 and closes June 15, 2026

Submit online at kansasauthorsclub.submittable.com

​Awards will be announced at the annual fall gathering & streamed live via Zoom.