The 2021 Housatonic Book Awards are now open for Submissions!

The submission deadline is Sunday, June 13, 2021.

We accept submissions in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young adult/middle grade. All books must have been published in 2020.

Please Note: We are only accepting electronic payments. No checks will be accepted. To submit, click here.

After paying the submission, please email an electronic copy (.pdf) of the book to lawlor033@wcsu.edu. If you wish to submit a hardcopy of your book, you may send it to:

Western Connecticut State University

MFA in Creative and Professional Writing

ATTN: Housatonic Book Award

Department of Writing, Linguistics, and Creative Process

Higgins Hall #219

181 White Street

Danbury, CT 06810