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Elizabeth Alexander Creative Writing Award 2025 | $500 Cash Prize and Publication

Elizabeth Alexander Creative Writing Award 2025 is currently open for submission. Read the submission guidelines carefully before proceeding.

2025 Elizabeth Alexander Creative Writing Award

2025 Elizabeth Alexander Creative Writing Award


Elizabeth Alexander Creative Writing Award 2025 is currently open for submission. Read the submission guidelines carefully before proceeding with the submission.

About the Elizabeth Alexander Creative Writing Award 2025

The Elizabeth Alexander Creative Writing Award celebrates an author whose work embodies the lyrically powerful and historically engaged nature of Dr. Alexander’s writing. We aim for this award to highlight different forms of knowledge production that emerge from the artistic, political, and cultural advocacy undertaken by women of color nationally, transnationally, and globally.

Eligibility Criteria for Elizabeth Alexander Creative Writing Award 2025

The award is open to all genres, including: poetry, fiction, play scripts, and non-fiction. All submissions will be judged anonymously; please do not include any identifying information or contact information in your manuscript.

Works engaging with feminism, race, and transnationalism will be prioritized. Translated works and manuscripts in languages other than English are encouraged as well.

We only accept previously unpublished work for publication. We only accept one submission for entry to the EACWA contest. Simultaneous submissions will not be considered.

POETRY

Manuscripts of 3-5 poems should be typed and formatted according to genre conventions. Please include all poems in one document. 

FICTION AND NON-FICTION

Prose and non-fiction manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font, and no longer than 7,500 words. 

PLAY SCRIPTS

Play scripts should be typed, Times New Roman font, and no more than 5,000 words.

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Entry Fee 

Free

Submission Guidelines for Elizabeth Alexander Creative Writing Award 2025

ALL SUBMISSIONS FOR THE AWARD MUST BE SENT THROUGH OUR REGULAR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION PORTAL ON SCHOLAR ONE: CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT.

E-mailed and/or mailed hard copy submissions for the award will NOT be considered.

When submitting, please designate “Elizabeth Alexander Award Submission” as the article type for your manuscript (see screenshot below). All misidentified submissions will not be considered for the award. Manuscripts should be submitted as Microsoft Word files.

Deadline 

The submission period for the 2025 EACWA will be open from October 15th to December 31st, 2024.

Award Review Process

Please note that you do NOT need to suggest peer reviewers on Scholar One when submitting for the Elizabeth Alexander Creative Writing Award. All submissions will be reviewed anonymously by members of the Meridians Creative Writing Advisory Board and by readers with expertise in each genre.


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