Eyelands has launched their contest for the seventh consecutive year. The organizer is seeking talented writers from all over the world!

Open to writers of any nationality. Participants must be 18 years old otherwise we need parents’ consent to accept the submission. Manuscripts must be written in English.

Categories: poetry, novellas, short story collections.

• Grand prize (published books): Five-day stay in Athens
• Grand prize (writers’ choice): Five-day stay in Athens
• Grand prize (unpublished books): Translation into Greek and publication from Strange Days Books

Eleven more prizes are available, one for each category of every section, also win a handmade ceramic designed especially for Eyelands Book Awards and a book from Strange Days books!

Translation and publication for poetry & short stories prize winners. Certification document for every prize winner and finalist.

Early bird submissions are availanle for writers on low income.

Final results are to be announced on December 30, 2024.

We are keen to encourage quality, so suggest writers to check their stories before submitting using Prowritingaid. They have free and paid versions and are the best writing software we know to help improve grammar, readability and check for repetition, ‘sticky’ sentences and suggest alternatives.