International Book Award Based in Greece
By: Eyelands Book AwardsLast update:
Applicant criteria
NationalityNo specific nationality required
Age
- No specific age required
Gender
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity FieldForeign Languages and Literature
Deadline2025-09-01
Opportunity description
The Eyelands Book Awards is an international book competition based in Greece and open to writers of any nationality. Participants must be 18 years old or have parental consent to submit their manuscripts. All manuscripts must be written in English.
Categories include:
- Poetry
- Novellas
- Short story collections
- Novels
- Children’s and YA books
- Historical fiction/memoir
- Graphic novels
Submission Fee:
- 40 euros (standard fee).
- 30 euros for early bird submission (until September 1st, 2024).
Prizes:
- Grand prize for published books: a five-day holiday in Athens plus a special handmade ceramic designed especially for Eyelands Book Awards.
- Grand prize for unpublished books: translation into Greek and publication from Strange Days Books.
- Additional eleven prizes, one for each category, also winning a specially designed handmade ceramic and a book from Strange Days Books!
*A second chance for a holiday in Athens with the WRITERS CHOICE AWARD!!
Deadline: October 20, 2024, at midnight PST. For further information, please visit their website.
Benefits
- Five-day holiday in Athens.
- Specially designed handmade ceramic.
- Translation and publication in Greek.
Eligibility criteria
- Open to writers of any nationality.
- Participants must be at least 18 years old or require parental consent.
- Manuscripts must be in English.