The contest is open to authors of African American heritage who are residents of Minnesota and at the time of entry are at least 18 … Read More “2019 African American Voices in Children’s Literature Writing Contest”
Writing contest with categories in Fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. all genres accepted.
Stringybark Publishing invites Australian and international writers to try their hand at writing a historical fiction story. For this competition we would like you to … Read More “Stringybark Times Past Short Story Award 2019”
Write a loop poem to enter this poetry contest. A loop poem is where the last line of your previous line in your poem is … Read More “Loop Poetry Contest”
Biennial Literary Awards Contest, seeking fiction and creative nonfiction in any genre, judged by Carmen Maria Machado.
Number 226 Productions is seeking short stories (up to 7,500 words) from previously unpublished writers for an anthology on the theme of living with Post … Read More “Living with PTSD”
Microfiction, micro essay, micro memoir, short poem, micro script, micro screenplay…if it’s 100 words or less, it might be worth $100. No restrictions on theme … Read More “$100 for 100 Words Contest”
Where we live plays a role in who we are. It influences where we go to school, where we work, who we hang out with, … Read More “My City, My Home: Short Story Contest”
RULES: • Online Submissions only. • Open to all genres of fiction. Previously unpublished, original works only. • No adaptations of other people’s work will … Read More “Academy Arts Press Short Story Contest”
F(r)iction is accepting previously unpublished works of short fiction, flash fiction, and poetry. We accept submissions from writers located anywhere in the world, as long … Read More “F(R)ICTION Spring 2019 Literary Contests”
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”
All writers will receive rejection letters, but all “no’s” are not equal. Read More “Ranking rejection”
Four reasons why you should do it – and six tips on how to do it well. Read More “Book reviewing for beginners”
