With Geminga: $500 for Tiny Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, or Art, Sunspot Lit honors the power of the small. No restrictions on theme or category. Word … Read More “$500 for Fiction, CNF, Poetry, Graphic Novel or Art ends soon”
The Writerwerx University Novel Opening Contest 2023 (Reedsy.com’s “Best Writing Contest of 2022” award recipient) Contest opens: February 1st. Contest closes: February 28th (29th in … Read More “Novel Opening 2023 – Writerwerx University”
The Gutsy Great Novelist Chapter One Prize is awarded for an outstanding first chapter of an unpublished novel. The prize is open internationally to anyone … Read More “Gutsy Great Novelist Chapter One Prize”
Grassroots Literary Magazine is looking for authors to submit their work to our upcoming Quill & Ink Literary Festival this April 29th, 2023! Grassroots is … Read More “Quill & Ink Literary Festival”
The purpose of the National Writers Assn. Novel Contest is to encourage the development of creative skills, recognize and reward outstanding ability in the area … Read More “32nd Annual National Writers Association Novel Contest”
The purpose of the National Writers Assn. Young Writers Award is to recognize young writers and reward their talent. Entrant will be able to enter … Read More “NWA Young Writers Award”
The purpose of the National Writers Assn. Short Story Contest is to encourage the development of creative skills, recognize and reward outstanding ability in the … Read More “NWA Short Story Contest”
Share a horror story. Any story that terrorizes or shares a horror story will qualify. Cash prize to the winner!
A writing contest for querying authors In the fiction world, a query letter alone is not enough to land representation. The manuscript’s first sentence, first … Read More “Clash of the Query Letters”
Open to anyone who enjoys writing a story that is worth telling everyone! Write a short story, 5 pages or fewer, on any subject, theme, … Read More “Dream Quest One Writing Contest – Winter 2022-2023”
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”
