Award Programs
Women Writing the West presents four award programs each year; The WILLA Literary Awards, The LAURA Short Fiction Award, The DOWNING Journalism Award and the High School Writing Contest.
Awards are presented at the annual conference each October.
AWARDS PRIVACY POLICY
Please note that submitting books, unpublished stories, and/or magazine/newspaper articles to The WILLA Literary Award Competition, The LAURA Short Fiction Award, or The DOWNING Journalism Award implies consent of release of identifying information (i.e. Announcing award winners and titles of work on social media and in on-line newsletters.)





