2021 Essay Contest
Submit your very best essay in 2,000 words or less. Any theme, subject, or genre is fair game, as long as it is nonfiction … Read More “2021 Essay Contest”
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The SmokeLong Grand Micro Competition
The SmokeLong Grand Micro Competition. Grand Prize: $1500. Word Limit: 400. Fiction, Non-fiction, and Hybrid considered. Deadline May 16.
Grand Opening Novel Contest
The ‘Grand Opening Novel Contest’ pits the first 1,000 words of your book against that of authors all over the country! Entries should be: 1. … Read More “Grand Opening Novel Contest”
The Little Journal of Northeast India – Spring 2021 Issue – Inviting Submissions
For its Spring 2021 issue, The Little Journal is looking for poems, flash fiction, personal essays, art essays, and photo essays that are based on … Read More “The Little Journal of Northeast India – Spring 2021 Issue – Inviting Submissions”
My Time Fellowship for Parent Writers
The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow is pleased to announce the My Time fellowship funded by the Sustainable Arts Foundation. Writers who are also parents … Read More “My Time Fellowship for Parent Writers”
Share Your Story
What’s your story? That’s what this contest is all about. Share a moment in your life. A time period in your life. Share a piece … Read More “Share Your Story”
True Story Flash
Share a true story to enter this writing contest. But the catch is you only have 100 words to work with. Can you share a … Read More “True Story Flash”
How I Survived 2020 (Poetry | Essay | Short Story)
From Australian wildfires to COVID, murder hornets to zombie minx, 2020 has been a crazy year. We want to hear how you survived! Write a … Read More “How I Survived 2020 (Poetry | Essay | Short Story)”
The Lumiere Review Writing Contest
The Lumiere Review is holding its first ever Writing Contest for poetry and prose. We accept submissions from all writers in any geographic location. We … Read More “The Lumiere Review Writing Contest”
The Fountain Essay Contest 2020 – 2021
The Coronavirus touched virtually every corner of the globe and almost every person’s life in some way. Hundreds of thousands have already died, and. its … Read More “The Fountain Essay Contest 2020 – 2021”
Featured Posts
New year, new writing goals (that you’ll actually keep!)
Need some help crafting some quality resolutions you’ll keep long past March? Here are some ideas. Read More “New year, new writing goals (that you’ll actually keep!)”
All the things I wish I’d known as a beginner horror writer
Want to write horror? Read this first. Read More “All the things I wish I’d known as a beginner horror writer”
From the Front Lines: Wanna write more in 2021? Try these tips.
A little shift in consciousness can create life-altering creativity. Read More “From the Front Lines: Wanna write more in 2021? Try these tips.”