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Contest Closed. Judging Commencing.

The 2025 April Christian Writers Awards Writing Contest is now closed. The contest ended on Monday, April 21st 2025 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time. Winners will be announced here on or before Friday, April 25th 2025.

Judging Criteria

Xulon Press judges will evaluate each entry as it is received based on the following criteria:

  1. Is the submission well-written and readable?
  2. Does the submission engage the reader?
  3. Is the subject matter consistent with the contest's theme?
  4. Does the author effectively use mood to convey the overall theme?
  5. Is the author's personal style distinctive?