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ENDING: “Stories About Miracles” Chicken Soup Submission Window
This Chicken Soup Submission Window is for nonfiction (personal essays or poems, etc) up to 1200 words on the Chicken Soup for the Soul subject shown below: Stories About Miracles More info here and here. Sponsored by Chicken Soup for the Soul. …
Find out more »ENDING: Writers of the Future
Writers of the Future is for short science fiction and fantasy stories/novellas up to 17,000 words. Prize is $1000 plus a shot at the yearly prize of $5000. This contest is quarterly. More info here. …
Find out more »ENDING: Space Opera Libretti Submission Window*
The Space Opera Libretti Submission Window is for "dramatic, large-scale stories of the distant future" of 2500-7000 words by any author. Prize is either six cents per word or a percentage of royalties, dependent on …
Find out more »ENDING: HQC Victorian SciFi Contest
The HQC Victorian SciFi Contest is for stories written within the "Hive, Queen, and Country Role-playing game." A word count of up to 2500 words will be accepted, by any author. Prize is $50-200. See …
Find out more »ENDING: Magnum Opus Submission Window
The Magnum Opus Submission Window is for poems of up to 50 lines by any author. Prize is publication in the anthology. More info here. Sponsored/Hosted by Vivekanand Jha. Free Writing Events offers budget editing …
Find out more »ENDING: Brexit in Poetry Competition
The Brexit in Poetry Competition is for a poem of up to 50 lines by any poet. Prize is £200 and online publication. Poem must be on the topic of Brexit. More info here. Sponsored/Hosted …
Find out more »ENDING: FutureScapes
The FutureScapes is for short stories of up to 8000 words by an amateur writer (according to the contest site's guidelines). Prize is anthology publication and prizes up to $2000. The theme for 2018 …
Find out more »ENDING: Neil Postman Award for Metaphor
The Neil Postman Award for Metaphor is for a poem of any length by any poet. Prize is $1,000. Poems are judged based on the best use of metaphor.Poems must be accepted for publication …
Find out more »ENDING: Classical Poets Competition (Youth/Adult)
The Classical Poets Competition (Youth/Adult) is for 1-3 poems of maximum 108 lines by any poet. Prize is $1000 for adults, $100 for high schoolers. Poems must follow one of three set themes. More …
Find out more »ENDING: Lyric College Poetry Contest (Student)(USA/CAN)
The Lyric College Poetry Contest (Student)(USA/CAN) is for poems in traditional forms, of up to 39 lines, by by USA or Canadian undergraduates. Prize is $100-$500. Submit up to 3 poems. More info here. …
Find out more »ENDING: Nowhere Travel Writing Contest
The Nowhere Travel Writing Contest is for travel fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or essays of 800-5000 words by any author. Prize is $1000 and publication. More info here. Sponsored/Hosted by Nowhere Magazine. Free Writing Events offers …
Find out more »ENDING: Travelnitch Submission Window
The Travelnitch Submission Window is for travel essays (for young readers) of up to 1000 words by any author. Prize is publication in the magazine. More info here. Sponsored/Hosted by Travelnitch Magazine. Free Writing Events …
Find out more »ENDING: LifeOfWriters Contest
The LifeOfWriters Contest is for short stories of up to 1500 words by any author. Prize is $24-45 in Amazon gift cards. Theme: a writer on a writing retreat. You will be required to log …
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