Eligible entries will include original fiction or nonfiction board books for ages 0–4 (50–125 words) and picture books for ages 4–8 (300–800 words) featuring contemporary, … Read More “Black Voices In Children’s Literature: Writing Contest”
“The Gertrude Warner Awards Categories are: Contemporary Middle Grade SFF & Paranormal Middle Grade Mystery Middle Grade Historical Middle Grade Adventure Middle Grade Graphic Novels”
Give us a glimpse of something that reveals the abundance of this big, beautiful, unexpected life that we’ve got. Create never-ending possibilities in a complex, … Read More “Tadpole Press 100 Word Writing Contest”
Now in its third year, the Black Voices in Children’s Literature Writing Contest is expanding to the entire Midwest! The contest is now open to … Read More “Black Voices In Children’s Literature: Writing Contest”
While the 2021 Conference was on hiatus, the 2021 Writing Contest continues and we’ve made it better than ever. We increased the prizes, dropped the … Read More “San Francisco Writers Conference Writing Contest”
International, open to anyone who enjoys expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the literary art of poetry and/or writing a short story that is worth … Read More “Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest – Summer 2021”
Inkbot Editing is offering prizes with a total worth of $1,000+ to Colorado writers in the upcoming Colorado Short Story Contest. The contest is open … Read More “1st Annual Colorado Short Story Contest”
The Dancing in the Rain fellowship is for writers of children’s or young adult (YA) literature. Candidates should be working on a picture book or … Read More “The Dancing in the Rain Fellowship”
Calling all budding writers who are passionate about picture books! Entrants are invited to submit up to two texts of no more than 600 words … Read More “The Little Tiger Picture Book Competition”
| Theme: A space dedicated to growth. A garden is commonly thought of as a section of land where flowers, herbs, fruit and vegetables are … Read More ““Gardens” International Call – Art & Literature Journal – Deadline April 30, 2021”
Banish those walking clichés from your work for good with these tips. Read More “Pro tips for avoiding clichéd characters in fiction”
Type “character worksheets” into a search engine, and you’ll find hundreds of resources to develop your protagonist and other characters. Some of the worksheets are … Read More “Character interlands: A new way to develop the character worksheet”
Editor-proof your stories with these tips. Read More “4 ways to instantly tighten your fiction”
