An international book contest based in Greece. Prizes for published and unpublished books.
Award Categories:
1/Full-length books of fiction (Novels or novellas of any genre)
2/Collections of short stories by one author
3/Collected and selected poems
4/Historical fiction - Memoir
5/Children’s and YA books - Graphic Novels
6/ LGBTQIA (texts of any genre with main theme related to the community)
7/ Sci-Fi - Thriller – Horror (Novels or novellas)
8/ Self-published books
Prizes
Grand prize (published books): Five-day stay in Athens
Grand prize (writers’ choice): Five-day stay in Athens
Grand prize (unpublished books): Translation into Greek and publication from Strange Days Books
14 more prizes, also win a handmade ceramic designed especially for Eyelands Book Awards!
Submission fee: 40 euros ($ 45)
Early bird submission 30 euros ($ 35) till September 1st, 2025.
Judges
P.H.C. Marchesi (Children’s books/graphic novels), Andriana Minou (Poetry, LGBTQIA+), Barbara Black (Short stories) Ilinda Stefanova (Novels) Gregory Papadoyiannis (Sci fi-Thriller, Self-published books) Katherine Wiseman (Historical novel)
Find out more
here
Deadline: October 20, 2025, at midnight PST