The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum is excited to announce our 22nd Annual Student Essay Contest. This year, we are deeply interested in hearing … Read More “22nd Annual Student Essay Contest – Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum”
Whether you’re an established or emerging writer, the annual Askew’s Word on the Lake Writing Contest has a place for you! Part of the Word … Read More “Askew’s Word on the Lake Writing Contest”
Submit your story of up to 2,000 words to compete against writers from all over the country between 08/01/2022 at midnight EDT and 08/31/2022 at … Read More “The Writerwerx University 2022 Short Story Contest”
Prompt: Write an essay of an unpopular opinion. Yes, it can be popular to you but unpopular to someone else, but still can’t be so … Read More “UnPopular Opinions Essay Contest”
Sometimes, the right story at the right moment can give us the courage we need to overcome adversity. And when that story doesn’t already exist, … Read More “The Story I Needed To Have Read”
Now in our 17th year in service, this writing competition is international and open to anyone who loves writing stories that are worth telling everyone! … Read More “Dream Quest One Writing Contest – Summer 2022”
The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow is offering a fellowship to writers working on non-fiction focusing on managing mental illness. This personal story should offer … Read More “Real People, Real Struggles, Real Stories: Writing About Mental Illness”
Authors & Artists Eligible Rigel is the brightest star in the Orion constellation. Sunspot Lit is looking for the single short story, novel, novella, artwork, … Read More “Rigel 2022”
Established to recognise and encourage creative writing and provide a platform for publication, this short story award is open to original and previously unpublished short … Read More “Anthology Magazine Short Story Award”
Narratively is a storytelling platform and production company that supports indie journalists and storytellers and celebrates humanity through true, authentic and diverse character-driven content. We … Read More “Narratively’s Spring 2022 Memoir Prize”
February 2023 Calls for Submissions These are the writing opportunities and contests that caught our eye and are published in the February issue of The … Read More “Opportunities for Writers: February 2023 Calls for Submissions”
The key to writing a great YA series (or MG series) is knowing your characters and plotlines inside and out – while giving yourself the flexibility to modify things when needed. Here are four things to live by when writing a series, based on tips from middle grade and young adult authors who have been there. Read More “Consistency across your YA series”
By most accounts, there are more than five senses. Some experts say there are seven, some as many as 20. But narrowing in on at least the five classical senses can lend a much-needed “sense” of detail to your writing. Here are five prompts for each of those five classic senses. Read More “25 Sensory Writing Prompts to Improve Detail & Description”
