Competitions

Minds Shine Bright Seasons Writing Competition  Theme: light and shadow Word limit: 2500  for short stories, scripts, poems, 1000 for flash fiction Entry fee: $5 AUD Prizes: – First prize…

Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest Submission period: October 15, 2023-May 1, 2024 For this contest, a story is any short work of fiction, and an essay is…

Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest – Winning Writers Theme: humour poem Length: 250 lines maximum Entry: Free Prizes: – First Prize: $2,000 plus a two-year gift certificate from their co-sponsor, Duotrope (a…

F(r)iction Fall 2023 Writing Contests Categories: – Short stories: 1,001 – 7,500 words – Flash fiction: up to 1,000 words per piece – Poetry: up to three pages per poem Eligibility:…

The 2023 Society of Classical Poets International Poetry Competition Submit one to three poems on any topic. Length: Altogether, the poems should total 108 lines or less. Entry fee: $20…

2023 Winter Anthology Contest: Compelling First Chapters   Prerequisites: An original, unpublished first chapter. 2,500-3,000 words. Entrants must be 18+. Please do not send short stories or your entire manuscript. English…