"In the time of your life, live–so that in that wondrous time you shall not add to the misery and sorrow of the world, but shall smile to the infinite delight and mystery of it." –William Saroyan
The entry period for the 2024 Saroyan Prize closed on January 31, 2024. The shortlist will be announced in late spring and the winners will be announced in late summer/early fall. We will begin accepting submissions for the 2026 Saroyan Prize (for books published in 2024 and 2025) in the fall of 2024.
How to enterThe Stanford Libraries and the William Saroyan Foundation jointly award the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing, a biennial competition for newly-published books. The prize commemorates the life, legacy and intentions of William Saroyan - author, artist, dramatist, composer - and is intended to encourage new or emerging writers, rather than to recognize established literary figures.
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