NEW Contest Information and Submission Guidelines:
Winners and finalists of the 2026 Oasis Awards will be honored at The Well Conference, where the winners of each category will be announced. The first-place winners will be awarded $500 towards their publishing needs with The Well Publishers. It’s another way we can help in the publishing process. The Well Publishers will meet with you for a consultation to answer your questions and best meet your publishing needs.
The Oasis Awards submissions are accepted on June 1 – March 15. You may enter manuscripts in each of the categories:
- Fiction Categories: Mystery, Science Fiction, Romance Historical, Romance Contemporary, Spec Fiction, Biblical Characters, and Comedy
- Nonfiction Categories: Narrative Nonfiction/Creative Nonfiction, Persuasive Nonfiction, Descriptive Nonfiction, Active Nonfiction (activities, experiments, or hands-on projects), History, Memoirs, Biographies and Autobiographies, Travel Writing, Bible studies, Self-Help, and Cookbooks.
- Devotionals/Poetry
- Scripts: Screenwriting or Playscript
- Children’s Books: Young age Board Books (Ages 0–3), Picture Books (Ages 3–7), Leveled Readers / Early Readers (Ages 5–7), Chapter Books (Ages 6–9), Middle Grade (Ages 8–12), and Young Adult (YA) (Ages 13 and up)
Submission must be:
- an unpublished work
- a PDF, double-spaced
- submitted no later than 3/15/26 to Kathy Bruins at kbruins77@gmail.com
- at least three chapters for novels or nonfiction (with the exception of children’s book)
- Winners must submit the finished manuscript and be ready to proceed with publication no later than January 1, 2027.
Should you submit multiple entries, please use a separate form and pay $40 for each entry. Only those who follow the full submission guidelines will be considered.
Note: The $500 prize toward the total publication cost with The Well Publishers will be awarded to first prize winner(s) only. No monetary equivalent will be given as the Oasis Award prize is for the sole purpose of publishing. If the manuscript is not finished by the deadline or an award winner decides not to publish with The Well Publishers, the $500 publication prize must be forfeited, and the author will be responsible for all costs incurred for services provided by The Well Publishers up to that point. The winning manuscript will be reviewed for editing needs, and if editing is required, The Well Publishers will match an editor with the author. At that time, the author and The Well Publishers will sign an agreement. Authors are encouraged to provide input on cover and interior design, but must use TWP-approved designers.
Our 2025 Winners
Congratulations to our 2025 OASIS Awards Winners!
CHILDREN’S BOOKS:
- 2nd Place: Julie Crane – Olive, Olive What Do You See at Market?
- 1st Place: Kindra Silk Kreislers – Simple Truths Bible Stories: Dawn: In the Beginning
DEVOTIONALS:
- 2nd Place: Barbara Ann Holmes – More of Him, Less of Me
- 2nd Place: Julie Crane – Pausing in His Presence: Meeting with God in His Power and Presence
- 1st Place: Patti Schultz, Ed.D. – Finding Hope in the Healing Hem of His Garment: A 60 Day Devotional for Women Grieving Infant and Pregnancy Loss
FICTION:
- 2nd Place: Kimberly Johnson – Messages: An Illustrated Novel
- 1st Place: Anna Moore Bradfield – Beloved: Michal’s Story
NONFICTION:
- 1st Place: Barbara Ann Holmes – Designed Magnified: Knowing the God Who Designs: Interior Design from a Biblical Perspective
SCREENPLAY:
- 1st Place: Barbara Ann Holmes – A Letter to the Church