The Hemingway Awards for 20th Century Wartime Fiction
The Hemingway Awards Categories are: World War 1 fiction World War Two fiction Women in War Occupation Stories Espionage Thrillers Love in Wartime Campaigns/Theatre/Specific Battles
Fiction
The Gertrude Warner Awards for Middle Grade Fiction
“The Gertrude Warner Awards Categories are: Contemporary Middle Grade SFF & Paranormal Middle Grade Mystery Middle Grade Historical Middle Grade Adventure Middle Grade Graphic Novels”
The Dante Rossetti Awards for YA Fiction
The Dante Rossetti Awards Categories are: Contemporary Young Adult SFF & Paranormal Dystopian/Edgy/Urban Mystery/Thriller/Suspense Historical Young Adult YA Adventure/Romance
The Cygnus Awards for Science Fiction
The Cygnus Award Categories are: Speculative Fiction Soft Sci-Fi/Young Adult Alternate History Hard Science Fiction Apocalyptic/Dystopian Space Opera
Cranked Anvil Short Story Competition
Our quarterly short story competition is open for entries all year round. The competition is open to any theme or genre, but your story must … Read More “Cranked Anvil Short Story Competition”
Beartooth Anthony’s Halloween Campfire Story Contest
In honor of Halloween and Fall Camping Season, Beartooth Anthony is holding our fourth annual Halloween campfire short story contest. Up for grabs is an … Read More “Beartooth Anthony’s Halloween Campfire Story Contest”
The First Page Challenge—a writing contest for novelists
Our judge, Michelle Barker, will be asking herself one question: “how likely am I to turn this page and keep reading?” THE FINER POINTS • … Read More “The First Page Challenge—a writing contest for novelists”
Riddle Fence Contests
Entries must be original and unpublished elsewhere. No simultaneous submissions and no previously published (or accepted for publication) submissions. Judging for the contest is blind. … Read More “Riddle Fence Contests”
Tadpole Press 100 Word Writing Contest
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”
A First Book Chapter
Don’t put off that book anymore. We want you to share your first book chapter. The winner of this writing contest will win a cash … Read More “A First Book Chapter”
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Pro tips for avoiding clichéd characters in fiction
Banish those walking clichés from your work for good with these tips. Read More “Pro tips for avoiding clichéd characters in fiction”
Character interlands: A new way to develop the character worksheet
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”
4 ways to instantly tighten your fiction
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