ABR welcomes entries in the 2025 Calibre Essay Prize, worth $10,000. The Calibre Prize is open to all essayists writing in English. We seek essays of between 2,000 and 5,000 words on any subject. We welcome essays of all kinds: personal or political, literary or speculative, traditional or experimental. Founded in 2007, the Calibre Prize is one of the world’s leading prizes for a new non-fiction essay.
Prize money: $10,000
Closing: 28 January 2025
Judges: Georgina Arnott, Theodore Ell, and Geordie Williamson
Entry fees
Current ABR subscribers: $20 Standard/non subscribers: $30*
*All non-subscribers will automatically receive four-month digital access to ABR free of charge.
