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Prize

University of Mississippi Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction

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Closes

September 30, 2026, 7 days left

Effort

About 90 minutes

Cost to apply

Free

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What it is

Annual prize for a novel published during the current year that asks readers to engage with or reflect on the complexities of the U.S. South.

Who it is for

Authors of novels published in the current year that engage with complexities of the U.S. South.

Eligibility unconfirmed. Check the residency and nationality rules on the source before applying.

US artists

Where

United States

When

September 30, 2026, 7 days left

Starts April 1, 2027

What you get

$12,000 cash prize and an all-expenses-paid trip to give a reading at the Oxford Conference for the Book in Oxford, Mississippi in April 2027.

What you need to apply

  • Hard copy of published book or advance reader's copy of book to be published in October, November, or December

How long it takes

About 90 minutes

Short application. Estimated from the 1 item this application asks for, not from the organisation.

Cost to apply

Free

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Go to the application

https://www.pw.org/writing_contests/willie_morris_award_for_southern_fiction