Writing Contests

The Naomi Shihab Nye Prize

Contest Details

Deadline

May 20, 2025

Prize

First prize: $1,000; second: $500.

Fee

N/A

Genres

Description

The Naomi Shihab Nye Prize was established in 2024 for writers in the Arab community to create book length stories for and about young Arab readers.

We invite Arab American and Canadian writers to submit a middle-grade manuscripts directed to readers ages 8–12. First prize: $1,000; second: $500

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