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Contest Open!

The 2025 January Christian Writers Awards Contest is now open! Submit your entries before Sunday, January 19th 2025 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time. Winners will be announced here on or before Wednesday, January 22nd 2025. Entry fee is $49.00 per story.

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?

PRIZES:

Grand Prize: $1,000 cash prize

2nd Prize: $500 cash prize

3rd Prize: $250 cash prize