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

Ran Walker is judging The Page Turner Awards Book Award for published authors

Ran Walker

Ran Walker is judging the Page Turner Awards Book Award for published authors.

Ran (he/him) is an award-winning author and filmmaker, who has written over 30 books. Specializing in very short creative forms, he serves as an associate professor of creative writing at Hampton University and lives

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Melissa Hope is judging the 2022 Page Turner Young Writer Award.
Working film producer and former industry executive with decades of experience, Barri Evins is judging the Screenplay Award in the hope of finding new screenwriting talent.
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

See What Our Writers Say About Our Contest...

  • Robert Fear
    Great opportunity for authors

    A huge thank you to Paula and Ken for instigating the Page Turner Awards. This has been a great...

  • Wonderful experience

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

  • Great Pitch Course Packed With Info

    Thanks for creating the Perfect Your Pitch course which was packed with information. It was very...

  • Fix My Heart —Embracing Good Over Evil

    This was my first experience of having my work entered for judging. It was thrilling and...

  • Feedback was helpful and worth the money!

    David was great! Feedback was helpful and worth the money! The feedback he provided on the first 10...

  • Thank you for your support

    Thank you so much for persevering last night with all that’s going on around you. I can’t thank you...

  • The joy you are spreading worldwide!

    Thank you for this unexpected, and wholly underserved, honor. I hope that life brings you tenfold...

  • Book Adaptation

    The Page Turner Award book adaptation screenwriter did a wonderful job of converting my book into...

  • How To Write A Logline

    I was delighted to take part in Stephen Hodge’s tutorial on ‘How to write a logline.’ Stephen is...

  • Phenomenal Writing Contest Ceremony

    Ken and Paula, the amount of time and energy and work that went into that from both of you was...

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Great New Awards in Our 2025 Writing Contest

New To All Writers At The 2024 Page Turner Awards