Since 2008, the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Awards have recognized the best stories from the previous year told through various media utilizing the elements of … Read More “2018 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award”
Publishing works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry as well as showcasing photography and art, this literary journal welcomes submissions by young adults nationwide throughout the … Read More “Snake Nation Review Young Writers’ Competition”
The Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival celebrates the genius of Tennessee Williams, who once called our city his “spiritual home,” and the contemporary artists who … Read More “Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival”
The Pennsylvania Writers Conference is designed to engage, educate and empower the literary community. If you’re a passionate writer, reader, or both, join us on … Read More “Pennsylvania Writer’s Conference”
We love work that is linguistically, intellectually, and emotionally demanding of the reader. We want literary works that grow in complexity upon each visitation. Writers … Read More “Lazuli Literary Group / AZURE Writing Contest”
What writer wouldn’t want to spend two all-expenses-paid, blissful weeks at a hotel in Dayton, Ohio? Yes, a hotel. Room service. An omelet bar. The … Read More “A Hotel Room of One’s Own: The Erma Bombeck | Anna Lefler Humorist-in-Residence Program”
APPLY NOW for the January 2018 Residency at the ONLY low-residency program in NYC. Renowned faculty: Man Booker Prize Winner Marlon James, Novelist Tony Tulathimutte, … Read More “St. Francis College”
Antioch University Santa Barbara’s unique low-residency MFA in Writing & Contemporary Media helps screenwriters, TV writers, and playwrights bring stories to life for stage and … Read More “Antioch University Santa Barbara”
There are no genres in this contest. We want to hear your stories that need to be told, whether that’s an essay, short story, or … Read More “Stories That Need to Be Told Contest”
Listen to the 15 minute sound clip provided at the link. As you listen, create something that is inspired by what you hear. It could … Read More “Literative Endless Beautiful Contest”
Working on a book for young readers? Here’s what not to do. Read More “5 terrible, horrible, no good, very bad children’s book mistakes”
Fully developing the setting of your work can lead to richer characters and deeper plotlines. Read More “Beyond the backdrop: Mastering setting in fiction”
All writers will receive rejection letters, but all “no’s” are not equal. Read More “Ranking rejection”
