States Book Award
One excerpt. Read by our panel. Published, in editing, or still a draft. All welcome.
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Judging is on the writing alone. Where your book is in its life makes no difference to how it's read.
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Up to 5,000 words from anywhere in the book. Send the pages that show your writing at its strongest. It doesn't have to be the opening.
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Your excerpt is read only by the judging panel. Winners announced November 2026.
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