As writers, it is our duty to continue creating. Why not put it to the test against other writers. How else can we evolve or improve if we're not challenging each other. Did you know there are a lot of writing contests that go on year round? Why not try to win some extra cash while you're at it! Here, we'll be updating the page with some upcoming contests for you to check out! Have you come across a good one we haven't mentioned? Send it our way!
$100
Write the World holds writing contests every month. For October they are looking for a Science Fiction & Fantasy type genre short story. Only 50 submissions will be accepted, though.
Submissions due : October 23, 2023
Entry Fee : $0 FREE
$1,000
NS is offering five prizes of $1,000 ea that will be given twice yearly for a novel excerpt. Winners will also receive letters of support sent on their behalf to agents and publishers. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 4,000 to 6,000 words.
Submissions due : Oct 31, 2023
Entry Fee : $12
$500
Unveil the complexities of betrayal in this years Chilling Pen award. They invite writers from around the globe to submit their original, unpublished works of fiction or non-fiction that explore the theme of betrayal in all its forms - be it personal, political, or societal.
Submissions due : Oct 1, 2023
Entry Fee : $0 FREE
$1,000
New Letters at UMKC is offering a contest inviting poets & writers to send “hybrid work—your lyric essays, prose poems, short-shorts, collages, micro-memoirs”. Basically your best short narratives, whether they are stories, essays, poems, or hybrid forms.
Submissions due : Oct 16, 2023
Entry Fee : $20
$1,000
New Letters at UMKC is offering a contest inviting poets & writers to send “hybrid work—your lyric essays, prose poems, short-shorts, collages, micro-memoirs”. Basically your best short narratives, whether they are stories, essays, poems, or hybrid forms.
Submissions due : Oct 16, 2023
Entry Fee : $20
$1,000
New Letters at UMKC is offering a contest inviting poets & writers to send “hybrid work—your lyric essays, prose poems, short-shorts, collages, micro-memoirs”. Basically your best short narratives, whether they are stories, essays, poems, or hybrid forms.
Submissions due : Oct 16, 2023
Entry Fee : $20
$1,000
New Letters at UMKC is offering a contest inviting poets & writers to send “hybrid work—your lyric essays, prose poems, short-shorts, collages, micro-memoirs”. Basically your best short narratives, whether they are stories, essays, poems, or hybrid forms.
Submissions due : Oct 16, 2023
Entry Fee : $20
$1,000
New Letters at UMKC is offering a contest inviting poets & writers to send “hybrid work—your lyric essays, prose poems, short-shorts, collages, micro-memoirs”. Basically your best short narratives, whether they are stories, essays, poems, or hybrid forms.
Submissions due : Oct 16, 2023
Entry Fee : $20
$1,000
New Letters at UMKC is offering a contest inviting poets & writers to send “hybrid work—your lyric essays, prose poems, short-shorts, collages, micro-memoirs”. Basically your best short narratives, whether they are stories, essays, poems, or hybrid forms.
Submissions due : Oct 16, 2023
Entry Fee : $20
$1,000
New Letters at UMKC is offering a contest inviting poets & writers to send “hybrid work—your lyric essays, prose poems, short-shorts, collages, micro-memoirs”. Basically your best short narratives, whether they are stories, essays, poems, or hybrid forms.
Submissions due : Oct 16, 2023
Entry Fee : $20
$1,000
New Letters at UMKC is offering a contest inviting poets & writers to send “hybrid work—your lyric essays, prose poems, short-shorts, collages, micro-memoirs”. Basically your best short narratives, whether they are stories, essays, poems, or hybrid forms.
Submissions due : Oct 16, 2023
Entry Fee : $20
$1,000
New Letters at UMKC is offering a contest inviting poets & writers to send “hybrid work—your lyric essays, prose poems, short-shorts, collages, micro-memoirs”. Basically your best short narratives, whether they are stories, essays, poems, or hybrid forms.
Submissions due : Oct 16, 2023
Entry Fee : $20
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