Write a story involving a break from the ordinary. Think outside the box: it could be a protagonist doing something surprising, visiting an unfamiliar place … Read More “Bardsy’s Spring Anthology Contest: Spring Break”
Chanticleer International Book Awards is seeking the Best New Short Stories, Essays, Novellas, and Collections in FICTION and NON-FICTION.
Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs) is seeking for the best book series in all of its sixteen fiction divisions: Mysteries, Suspense Thrillers, Espionage/High Stakes, … Read More “The Fiction Series Awards”
The Somerset Awards Categories are: Literary Contemporary Theme Adventure/Suspense Women’s Fiction Family Themes Magic Realism Adventure Connection Social/ Psychological Themes
The Mark Twain Awards Categories are: Satire Humor Political Ideology Parody Fantasy Allegory/Fable
The “Changing American South” invites writers to reconsider Southern identity, their own or that of others. The work may be in any genre: fiction or … Read More “The Changing American South”
Share an Acrostic to enter this poetry contest. What’s that? That’s a poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word. See … Read More “Acrostic Poetry Contest”
Authors and artists eligible. Sunspot Lit’s Geminga contest honors the power of the small. No restrictions on theme or category. $250 cash, publication for the … Read More “Geminga: $250 for Tiny Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, or Art”
Write a free form poem. That’s a poem without any structure or specific rules. Be creative and share a poem of your creation. Topic is … Read More “Free Form Poetry Contest”
Write a poem that has the following syllable count. The first line has five syllables. Second line has seven. Final line has five again. Write … Read More “5-7-5 Poetry Contest”