page turner writing awards international writing contest

Have Your Writing Discovered By Industry Professionals!

Connecting authors (in our Book Award), screenwriters (in our Screenplay Award) and writers (in our Writing Award)
with industry professionals.

page turner writing awards international writing contest for all writers

International Writing Awards Open!

Closes 30 Jun 2025!

Enter your writing in 2025 to win US$6000 in cash prizes.

Enter 2025 Awards

Check all 2024 results.

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Book Award

Win prizes worth £40K. Hundreds of authors have previously won prizes.

Book Award

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Screenplay Award

Have your script optioned for film or win an LA literary manager.

Screenplay Award

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Writing Award

Literary agents & publishers looking for writers, plus win a writing mentorship prize.

Writing Award

The Benefits of Entering Our Contest

Recognition


Our writing contest exposes your work to a wider audience, including agents, publishers, and other industry professionals. Being shortlisted leads to valuable connections and opportunities. Winning or placing can open doors and build your reputation.

Success Stories

Invaluable Feedback


Our writing contest offers professional feedback from experienced editors and judges. This feedback can be invaluable in identifying your strengths and weaknesses as a writer, helping you refine your craft and elevate your writing to the next level. New for 2024, see your submission scores.

See Your Scores

Confidence Boost


Winning or placing well in our writing competition is a significant confidence boost for any writer. It can provide validation of your skills and talent, motivating you to continue writing and pursuing your artistic goals. Most of our writers experience a huge boost!

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Meet Some Of Our Judges!

We have a prestigious judging panel of successful authors, literary agents, publishers and film producers waiting to judge your creative work.
See all our judges

Gale Winskill is judging the Page Turner Writing Award in the hope of finding talented writers.

Gale Winskill

Gale Winskill is judging the Page Turner Writing Award in search of exciting, new voices and original storylines.

She has over 30 years of publishing experience in the UK and abroad, both in-house and as a freelancer, and is an Advanced Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing

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Blogger and podcaster and reviewer of books, Maya Grimley, is judging the Page Turner Young Writer Award 2024
Lauren Cribb Peacock is a film producer/writer looking for interesting film script projects and is judging the 2024 Page Turner Screenplay Award
Ran Walker is judging The Page Turner Awards Book Award for published authors
Tina Sequeira, an award-winning author, founder of the Write Away Workshop and marketer, is judging the international Page Turner Book Award hoping to discover talented authors.
Gale Winskill is judging the Page Turner Writing Award in the hope of finding talented writers.
Juan is judging the 2024 Page Turner Book Award to find the best book covers
Author Charlotte Valentine is judging the Page Turner Book Award
Ganesh Vancheeswaran is judging the 2024 writing award judge at Page Turner Awards
Film producer, Ginger Liu, is judging the Page Turner Awards Screenplay Award for screenwriters who want to place their screenplays in front of film producers.

See What Our Writers Say About Our Contest...

  • Page Turner Writing Award 2021

    The 2021 Writing Award was an invaluable experience that helped me improve my technical skills and...

  • Give it a go

    The Page Turner Awards 2020 has been a ray of light in an otherwise dark year. Paula and Ken have...

  • Great Value For Money

    It was a pleasure to work with David and the editing services were great value for money. His...

  • A Chance to Believe

    The Page Turner Awards is truly inclusive. To be acknowledged is always an honour; a fleeting moment...

  • Make Valuable Connections

    Page Turner Awards is much more than a solid writing competition that places your script on a...

  • I saw the main email first

    When I am reviewing my emails, I always start top to bottom. The main email came in after the...

  • A generous thing to encourage writers

    I just wanted to say a huge thank you to you and Ken - what a generous thing to do, to help and...

  • Wonderful experience

    I've entered a lot of competitions and I have to say, the Page Turner Awards is by far my favorite...

  • Chris Croft, Chris Croft Training, Author and Speaker

    “This is a unique book, tackling a very important but much neglected subject. It’s really easy to...

  • Thanks For All You Do For Writers

    Thank you so much. And a huge thanks to you and your team for everything you do for new writers...

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Great New Awards in Our 2025 Writing Contest

New To All Writers At The 2024 Page Turner Awards