Soul-Making Keats Literary Competition
Winners of the 2012 contest invited to read from their works either via Zoom or, pandemic permitting, in person at the Koret Auditorium, San Francisco … Read More “Soul-Making Keats Literary Competition”
Journalism
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”
Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest – Summer 2021
International, open to anyone who enjoys expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the literary art of poetry and/or writing a short story that is worth … Read More “Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest – Summer 2021”
Young Writers Program 2021 by Mindselo (YWPM 2021)
Mindselo is a personal growth platform that seeks to Transform Ideas into wisdom. They want to create conscious minds connected to the world through their … Read More “Young Writers Program 2021 by Mindselo (YWPM 2021)”
The Nellie Bly Book Awards ~ Investigative and Journalistic
The Nellie Bly Book Awards Categories are: Social Science Data Driven Reporting Equality and Justice Ethics Human Rights Activist Groups Crimes and Corruption Environmental Whistle … Read More “The Nellie Bly Book Awards ~ Investigative and Journalistic”
An Axe to Grind—a flash fiction contest
The rules are simple: tell us a story in fewer than 1000 words. Submission guidelines: • Stories must not exceed 1000 words (title not included) … Read More “An Axe to Grind—a flash fiction contest”
The Nellie Bly Book Awards ~ Investigative and Journalistic
The Nellie Bly Book Awards Categories are: Social Science Data Driven Reporting Equality and Justice Ethics Human Rights Activist Groups Crimes and Corruption Environmental Whistle … Read More “The Nellie Bly Book Awards ~ Investigative and Journalistic”
Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest – Winter 2020 – 2021
International, open to everyone who enjoys expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful literary art of poetry and/or writing a story that is worth … Read More “Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest – Winter 2020 – 2021”
Daisy Pettles Women’s Writing Contest
The Daisy Pettles Writing Contest for Women is now accepting submissions for the 2021 writing residency and grant awards. Deadline is 12/12/2020. The competition is … Read More “Daisy Pettles Women’s Writing Contest”
Ray Bradbury Award for Science Fiction & Fantasy
The Ray Bradbury Award for Science Fiction & Fantasy offers $1,000 scholarships to students whose writing uses supernatural, magical, futuristic, scientific, and technological themes as … Read More “Ray Bradbury Award for Science Fiction & Fantasy”
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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
Editor-proof your stories with these tips. Read More “4 ways to instantly tighten your fiction”