The Typewriter Awards

For Published Creative Writing

The Typewriter Awards are open to members of the League of Utah Writers for creative writing work published in 2023 or 2024 before the contest deadline.

Winners announced at the Quills Conference Awards Ceremony
August 10, 2024

Welcome to the Typewriters Awards Writing Contest 2024 as hosted by the League of Utah Writers!

Entry Fee

$20 per entry. Each submission may be entered in one category only.

Rules and Guidelines

Submissions open March 11th and close May 10th.

Must be a member of the League of Utah Writers. Note: At contest close, submissions will be verified for member eligibility at contest close. If membership will have lapsed or will be lapsed by September 2024, the submitter will be prompted to renew their membership. If a week goes by without their membership being renewed, the submission will be denied without their entry fee being refunded.

Publishing Date of submitted work must be between May 2023 - May 10, 2024.

All forms of publication are welcome - indie, traditional, etc - as long as it's in its final form and available to audiences. Texts do not need to be paid in order to qualify, only published.

Previous winning works are ineligible to be entered again.

2024 Categories

Flash fiction (under 1k words)
Short story (under 10k words)
Media Article
Comic book & Illustrated Book (up to 49 pages)
Nonfiction (under 25k words) (can include essays)
Poetry

Gold, Silver, and Bronze Typewriter awards are given in each category.

The Emerald Typewriter Award is given to the highest score among all entries.

Categories may also include Recommended Read awards in the event of close scores.

Restrictions and Judging

Multiple entries may be submitted, but each text may only be entered into one category.

Judges are an anonymous third party from outside the League of Utah Writers.

Judges will know the author's name since it is impossible to redact names or other identifying information.

In no way does the League of Utah Writers share your personal information with any third party. Any information of such a nature is only for use in contacting the submitter, should you need assistance.

Award winners will be announced at the Quills Awards during the Quills Conference. Please make sure your submission provides a valid MAILING ADDRESS, along with your email address. You do not need to be present at the awards ceremony to win. If you are not present and you place in a category, we will mail you your award, but can only do so with a valid mailing address.

Submission

Entries can only be accepted electronically via Submission Manager.

Formats Accepted: PDF, DOC, DOCX

Please include your cover for marketing purposes should your piece place.

Files will be deleted at the conclusion of judging.

Final Notes

Contacting a judge, editor, or agent regarding the contest (before, during, and after) will result in the contestant being disqualified from future participation in any hosted contests by The League.

Violation of the rules will result in a non-judged piece and forfeiture of entry fees.

Categories may be combined if there are insufficient entries.