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Best Writing Contests Reedsy

enter here for the hfC awards
and/or request an editorial review
 

2025 CONTEST is now open!
YOU MUST USE THE
form below to enter. 

requests for reviews are open all year rounD.

WE NOW HAVE A NEW
BOOK COVER CONTEST FOR 2025 
sponsored by bedsidereading.coM

All editorial reviews rated 4-5 stars with a positive review will post the HFC website blog, and across social media.
No reviews rated less than 4 stars will post to the website without prior permission from author.

Please complete the form below and select which option you wish for entering the HFC Book of the Year contest - either with an editorial review or without, and now open to all books regardless of date published or written.

Any questions, please contact customer service at thehistoricalfictioncompany@gmail.com

PLEASE READ the TERMS and CONDITIONS page before filling out the form below.

You may enter the BOOK COVER CONTEST below on the HFC form, or you may enter CLICK HERE to learn
more about the sponsored book cover awards from BEDSIDE READING and use their form to enter. 

ALL BOOKS SUBMITTED between November 29, 2024 to November 29, 2025 for the 2025 Book of the Year contest and ALL EDITORIAL REVIEW REQUESTS will be read completely and reviews returned BEFORE the contest announcement date of December 31, 2025.

2025 HFC EDITORIAL REVIEW REQUEST and/or BOOK CONTEST ENTRY

Date
Category (for multiple categories, you must re-enter this form for each category selection)
Historical General - HUGO AWARD
Historical Literary - STEINBECK AWARD
Historical War - HEMINGWAY AWARD
Historical Romance - AUSTEN AWARD
Historical UK - BRONTE AWARD
Historical Gothic - SHELLEY AWARD
Historical Fantasy / Sci Fi - VERNE AWARD
Historical Time Travel / Dual Timeline / Alternate History - H G WELLS AWARD
Historical Mystery / Suspense - CHRISTIE AWARD
Historical Americana - HAWTHORNE AWARD
Historical Canadian - MONTGOMERY AWARD
Historical European - TOLSTOY AWARD
Historical Africa - BLIXEN AWARD
Historical Ancient World - FLAUBERT AWARD
Historical Young Adult - SALINGER AWARD
Historical Children - BARRIE AWARD
Historical Short Story Anthology / Novella - POE AWARD
Historical NonFiction - WOOLF AWARD
Historical India, Asia, Middle East, Australia, South America, Mexico - FORSTER AWARD
ENTRY SELECTIONS (Please select only one unless you are entering the COVER CONTEST as well) - Early Bird Special deadline is January 31, 2025

ARE YOU SUBMITTING AN UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT?

YES, you can submit to the contest! Guess what else you can do? You can now self-publish with our ALL-INCLUSIVE self-pub package OR use our hybrid publishing package under our imprint

to publish your manuscript!

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