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2025 Numismatic Literary Guild Contest Now Open For Submissions
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The Clemy Award
The Clemy Award is the highest honor bestowed annually during the NLG Awards Ceremony in recognition of writing skill, dedication to numismatics,and dedication to the NLG.
NLG Award Rules and Categories
The 2025 NLG Award Rules and Submission guidelines are now live! Submissions are due no later than June 18, 2025.
Archives of Past Winners
The NLG has an archive of all past winners of the Annual Writers Competition going back to 2001.
About The NLG
Who we are .......
The Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG), is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization composed of editors, authors, writers, bloggers and content producers who cover news and feature stories about all forms of money, medals and tokens as collectibles.
We have an Annual Writers Competition each year and hold our Awards Ceremony at the annual World's Fair of Money.
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2025 Numismatic Literary Guild Contest Now Open For Submissions
Below you will find the entry information, categories and deadlines for the 2025 Numismatic Literary Guild’s (NLG) annual contest for numismatic writers, bloggers, authors, editors, podcasters and other content creators who are current NLG members. With the exception of the category for “Best Numismatic News or Feature Article in a Non-Numismatic Publication,” the contest is[…]
2024 Numismatic Literary Guild Award Winners
Click for PDF file of 2024 NLG Award Winners David W. Lange Memorial Book of the Year America’s Golden Age: Private & Pioneer Gold Coins of the United States 1786-1862 Donald H. Kagin & David J. McCarthy Best Book: U.S. Coins America’s Golden Age: Private & Pioneer Gold Coins of the United States 1786-1862[…]
2024 NLG Awards Rules & Submission Info
The Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG), a nonprofit organization composed of editors, authors, writers, bloggers and content producers who cover news and feature stories about all forms of money, medals and tokens as collectibles, has announced its annual awards competition for 2024. To be eligible for consideration in any of this year’s categories, entries must have been published,[…]
2023 NLG Awards Competition Announcement & Rules
The Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG), a nonprofit organization composed of editors, authors, writers, bloggers and content producers who cover news and feature stories about all forms of money, medals and tokens as collectibles, has announced its annual awards competition for 2023. This year’s competition is being overseen by John Albanese, the new NLG Awards Coordinator. To be[…]