The Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance announced that the 2017 Maine Literary Awards are now open for nominations. Entries will be accepted until Feb. 1 and the winners will be revealed live on May 25.

Book award nominations will be accepted for the categories of fiction, crime fiction, speculative fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry, young people’s literature, children’s literature, anthology, and the prestigious John N. Cole Award for Maine-Themed Nonfiction. The Cole Award, launched in 2012, is generously sponsored by the Cole family and Just Write Books. 

As in past years, the 2017 Maine Literary Awards also includes the Excellence in Publishing Award, as well as a drama award and the Short Works competitions for adult and youth in the categories of fiction, nonfiction and poetry.

Nomination forms and guidelines are available on the MWPA website: mainewriters.org. For questions or more information: 207-228-8263 or info@mainewriters.org.