The Mokulē‘ia Writers Retreat is an annual gathering that brings three dozen writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, essays, and memoir to the North Shore of … Read More “Writers Retreat at Camp Mokule’ia (7th Annual!)”
Words are important. Words are so powerful that certain ones have been weaponized to use against specific groups of people. The one selected for this … Read More “Themed Contest”
Theme: villains. Any genre accepted. Submissions are open between March 1st and May 1st, 2019. Original stories only, please – no reprints will be accepted. … Read More “Feature Story Contest for DON’T BE A HERO: A VILLAINTHOLOGY”
For this contest your challenge is to write a poem that only has 15 syllables. That’s right, share a poem but be sure the syllable … Read More “15 Syllable Poetry Contest”
The Arizona Authors Association is a 501 (c3) that fosters creativity through writing. We hold an annual literary contest to judge/award/honor excellent works worldwide.
Share your flash fiction story that has 100 words to enter this writing contest. Write about anything but watch the word count. Can you write … Read More “100 Word Flash Fiction”
The Brighthorse Book Prize is an annual awards series honoring unpublished novels, collections of short fiction, and poetry collections. Three prizes are given each year. … Read More “Brighthorse Book Prize”
Our “Brave Enough To Write” Short story contest is a fundraiser that also promotes literacy, writing, and authors. The format is simple, Submit an unpublished … Read More “Brave Enough To Write Short Story Contest”
We are looking for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry (as long as it tells a story, it fits) by new writers. To us this means you’ve … Read More “New Writers Story Contest from TulipTree Review”
We are looking for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry (as long as it tells a story, it fits) about a strong, self-possessed female(-identifying) main character. The … Read More “Wild Women Story Contest from TulipTree Review”
Working on a book for young readers? Here’s what not to do. Read More “5 terrible, horrible, no good, very bad children’s book mistakes”
Before your novel is ready for publication, it should endure each of these draft phases first. Read More “Drafting those many drafts: The 10 revision phases”
Fully developing the setting of your work can lead to richer characters and deeper plotlines. Read More “Beyond the backdrop: Mastering setting in fiction”
