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ENDING: “The Golden Years: Life After 60” Nonfiction Contest
The Chicken Soup "The Golden Years: Life After 60" Contest is for nonfiction essays and poetry up to 1200 words on the topic "The Golden Years: Life After 60." Prize is $200 and ten copies of the anthology. …
Find out more »ENDING: Jerry Jazz Musician Competition
The Jerry Jazz Musician Competition is for short stories that relate to the "music, social history, literature, politics, art, film, and theatre, particularly that of the counter-culture of mid-20th century America." Stories must have a …
Find out more »ENDING: Writer’s HQ Flash Contest
The Writer's HQ Flash Contest is for flash fiction of up to 500 words by any author. Prize is 12 months of Writer's HQ membership plus 3 free retreats in the UK (you can donate …
Find out more »ENDING: Writers of the Future
The Writers of the Future is for science fiction and fantasy short stories or novellas of up to 17,000 words by any unprofessional author. This contest is known for boosting the careers of new authors. …
Find out more »ENDING: I Can’t Stop Laughing!
The I Can't Stop Laughing! is for nonfiction stories and poems of up to 1200 words by any author. Prize is $200, publication, and 10 author copies. Must follow the theme "I Can't Stop Laughing!" …
Find out more »ENDING: Salisbury Story Prize [youth/adult]
The Salisbury Story Prize is for river-related flash fiction of up to 500 words by any author aged 4 and older (various age categories). Prize is a place on the Professional Writing Academy's 8-week course …
Find out more »ENDING: Achong Caribbean Writer’s Prize [Caribbean]
The Achong Caribbean Writer's Prize is for literary nonfiction manuscripts-in-progress of any length by authors of Caribbean birth or citizenship, etc. Prize is about $3000. Submitted entries should be 3000 words, and authors must be …
Find out more »ENDING: Victoria Literary Festival Writing Competition
The Victoria Literary Festival Writing Competition is for "Hats Off" themed short stories of up to 1800 words by any author. Prize is C$350 and anthology publication. More info here. Sponsored/Hosted by Victoria Literary Festival. …
Find out more »ENDING: Pressfuls Short Story Contest
This website and contest ended up being a scam. Do not submit to these people. The Pressfuls Short Story Contest is for Gothic, Horror, Fantasy, Mystery and Adventure stories of 500-10,000 words by any author. …
Find out more »ENDING: Somos en Escrito Extra-Fiction Contest [diverse: indigenous/hispanic]
The Somos en Escrito Extra-Fiction Contest is for "extra-fiction" short stories of up to 6000 words by Native American, Chicanan, or Latino/a/x authors. Prize is $100 and publication. By "extra-fiction," they mean speculative fiction that's …
Find out more »ENDING: University of Iowa Press Award [US: IA]
The University of Iowa Press Award is for collections of short fiction of at least 150 pages by any author. Prize is publication by University of Iowa Press. More info here. Sponsored/Hosted by University of …
Find out more »ENDING: Ikike Press Competition
The Ikike Press Competition is for fiction novels of at least 50,000 words by any author. Prize is small-press publication for longlisted authors, and an additional $500 and bigger publishin package for first prize. See …
Find out more »ENDING: Gransnet HQ Writing Competition [female,age 40+]
The Gransnet HQ Writing Competition is for manuscript excerpts of 20,000 words by female authors over age 40 (stories must also feature a protagonist of that age and gender). Prize is a publishing contract with …
Find out more »ENDING: Owl Canyon Hackathon
The Owl Canyon Hackathon is for short stories of exactly 50 paragraphs by any author. Prize is $3,000. The first and twentieth paragraphs must match those given by the contest, and every paragraph must be …
Find out more »ENDING: Taylor Manuscript Award [diverse: Jewish, children’s]
The Taylor Manuscript Award is for Judaism-related manuscripts intended for ages 8-13 of 64-200 pages by any author. Prize is potential publication. Books should extend the understanding of Judaism for the reader. More info here. …
Find out more »ENDING: TL;DR Beneath Strange Stars
The TL;DR Beneath Strange Stars is for speculative (scifi, fantasy, etc) short stories and poetry of up to 4000 words (stories) or 2000 words (poems) by any author. Prize is anthology publication. Proceeds go to …
Find out more »ENDING: Pressfuls Story Contest
This website and contest ended up being a scam. Do not submit to these people. They will publish your work without payment or permission. The Pressfuls Story Contest is for any short science fiction, fantasy, …
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