Applications Open for 2027 Memorial Writing Awards
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Sept. 14, 2026 – The Wyoming Arts Council is accepting applications for the 2027 Neltje Blanchan Memorial Writing Award Inspired by Nature and the Frank Nelson Doubleday Memorial Writing Award for Writing by a Woman. Each award provides a $1,000 prize to a Wyoming writer.
The Neltje Blanchan Memorial Writing Award recognizes outstanding poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or scripts informed by a relationship with the natural world. The Frank Nelson Doubleday Memorial Writing Award recognizes outstanding poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or script by a woman writer.
Both awards are designed to bring attention to Wyoming writers who have not yet received wide recognition for their work and to support emerging writers at crucial times in their careers. Poets, fiction writers, essayists, and scriptwriters who have published no more than one book in each genre and who are not full-time students or faculty members are invited to apply.
Applications are due Nov. 9, 2026, and must include a manuscript and entry form. Submit applications online through Submittable at wyomingartscouncil.submittable.com/submit.
These awards are made possible through the generosity of Neltje.
Complete eligibility requirements, submission guidelines, and additional information are available through the online application.
For questions about application content or eligible projects, contact Kimberly Mittelstadt, creative arts specialist, at (307) 274-6673 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. For more information about the Wyoming Arts Council, visit wyomingartscouncil.org.
Figure 1: Neltje Blanchan Doubleday, left, and Frank Nelson Doubleday are the namesakes of two annual writing awards administered by the Wyoming Arts Council. Established through the generosity of their granddaughter, Wyoming artist and arts advocate Neltje Doubleday Kings, the awards have supported emerging Wyoming writers since 1989.
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