Application Deadlines: MFA in Creative Writing (Los Angeles): Semester Deadline Residency Date Winter/Spring 2022 September 1, 2021 Dec. 9-18, 2021 Summer/Fall 2022 March 1, 2022 … Read More “Antioch University’s Low-Residency MFA Programs”
Writerwerx Short Story Contest 2021 Contest opens: August 1st. Contest closes: August 31st. Winners announced: October. Entry Fee: $10 The Writerwerx short story contest open … Read More “Writerwerx Short Story Contest”
Applications for A Hotel Room of One’s Own: The Erma Bombeck | Anna Lefler Humorist-in-Residence Program will be accepted Sept. 7-28, 2021. Application fee: $25. … Read More “A Hotel Room of One’s Own: The Erma Bombeck | Anna Lefler Humorist-in-Residence Program”
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”
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”
Writing a script (for a movie, tv show or stage) may be the most profitable way to make a living as a writer. This contest … Read More “Write A Script”
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”
This fellowship is open to poets, fiction writers, playwrights, essayists, columnists, memoirists, and screenwriters who use humor as a key element in their work. While … Read More “Humor Me – A Funny Writer’s Fellowship”
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”
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”
Banish those walking clichés from your work for good with these tips. Read More “Pro tips for avoiding clichéd characters in fiction”
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”
Editor-proof your stories with these tips. Read More “4 ways to instantly tighten your fiction”
