The Arch Street Prize is designed to stimulate interest in writing and to promote today’s extraordinary young writers. Arch Street Press offers each winner a standard book contract for a future work, together with a mentoring program and $1,000 cash prize.

2016 WINNER

Sue Li graduated from Yale and is now an MD candidate at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

2015 WINNER

Julie Lunde, a recent graduate of Northwestern University, was the 2015 recipient of the Arch Street Prize.

2014 WINNER

Adella Gorgen, an English major and honors student at UCLA, was the 2014 recipient of the Arch Street Prize.

Listen to an interview with the 2016 Arch Street Prize winner Sue Li

ELIGIBILITY

Any writer between the ages of 18 and 30 who has not previously published a volume of nonfiction or fiction prose is eligible to enter the competition.

Writers must submit proof of enrollment (a transcript or letter from a school official confirming his/her status as an undergraduate/graduate student) from an accredited U.S. institution.

MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS

The manuscript must be a work of nonfiction or fiction that does not exceed 10,000 words. We accept both email (preferred) and postal mail submissions.

Include a cover sheet with your name, address, phone number and the title of your manuscript.
Put your name on the cover sheet only; to ensure that every manuscript finalist is evaluated with the utmost fairness, all manuscripts are submitted to the judges without any identifying material.
Enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope for mail submissions, for notification of the title and author of the winning manuscript, and for the return of your submitted manuscript.

Reasonable care will be taken, but Arch Street Press cannot be held responsible for manuscripts lost in the mail, or for the return of those unaccompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Please do not send your only copy of the manuscript. All winning submissions become the exclusive property of Arch Street Press.

Details are sent to all finalists regarding our contract and mentoring program.

Manuscripts may be mailed to:
Robert Rimm, Managing Editor
Arch Street Press
1122 County Line Road
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Email submissions preferred.

Note: Arch Street Press reserves the right to extend the contest deadline until a competitive submission pool is established.

Submissions for the 2018 Arch Street Prize are now open. Submit today!

Submit today.

While we received many good entries for the 2017 Arch Street Prize, they did not meet the rigorous standards that we apply for our mentoring program and writing contact. As we look ahead to 2018, we encourage all aspiring writers to apply.