The 26th Annual Dead of Winter horror writing contest is OPEN. Deadline: December 21. See link below for details.
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@toasted-cheese.comThe 26th Annual Dead of Winter horror writing contest is OPEN. Deadline: December 21. See link below for details.
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@lemonwoodquarterly.bsky.sociallemonwoodquarterly.com/submit/
Submissions! TWO WEEKS to our fall deadline! We'd love to read your stories and plays. Hear back by November 16!
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@thecreativesplurge.bsky.socialSubmit your 1,000-3,000-word story based on one of Reedsy Prompts’ five weekly prompts on one theme by next Friday for a chance to win $250.
All the details are here →
https://reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/contests/
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@newpages.bsky.socialLast call, #writers! There is just one month left to submit unpublished short fiction collections of at least 100 pages to Willow Springs Books' Spokane Prize in Short Fiction. $30 fee. Winner receives $1,500 & book publication. Deadline: November 1.
@newpages.bsky.socialThere is just one month remaining to enter your best unpublished poetry collections, unpublished flash collections, or a mix of both genres to Cloudbank's Vern Rutsala Book Prize. Winner receives $1,000, book publication, & 50 copies. Deadline: October 31. $25 fee.
@bnadeauwriter.bsky.socialATTENTION WRITERS
Today (October 1st) is the last day to submit to @MGLiterary.basky.social's 2026 Short Fiction Contest!
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@anneruggirello.bsky.socialI submitted my entry to #fallwritingfrenzy today! Thank you @lydialukidis.bsky.social and @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social for hosting and thank you to all the donors for generously giving your time!
Good luck everyone!
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@mgliterary.bsky.socialATTENTION WRITERS
Today (October 1st) is the last day to submit to our 2026 Short Fiction Contest!
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@thecreativesplurge.bsky.socialOn The Premises’ mini-contest is looking for 25- to 50-word stories written in the form of a list by 2 October! Fee free, it has prizes up to $35!
All the details are here →
https://onthepremises.com/current-contest/
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@harvard-iid.bsky.socialSubmissions are now open for the 2026 Long Story Short Award, a student writing contest organized by Short Édition. 🎉
This year’s theme is “Trading Places.”
@samuelslibrary.bsky.social❄️The Holiday Writing Contest is finally HERE at Samuels! ❄️Come see us at the children's reference desk to pick up your application! #SamuelsLibrary #FrontRoyalVA #WritingContest #Holidays #LetsWrite
@thecreativesplurge.bsky.socialThe 500-word Harvest Owl Writing Battle runs from 1 October. Peer-judged, prompt-driven, with a $25,000 prize pool. Sign up by 3 October.
All the details are here →
https://writingbattle.com/
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@getstoryrise.bsky.socialA marriage of convenience. A very inconvenient look.
Seeking Persephone, adapted from Sarah M. Eden’s novel.
Enter your opening chapter in our Love at First Write romance writing contest by Nov. 30.
events.getstoryrise.com
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@tstorypodcast.bsky.socialA marriage of convenience. His face had other plans.
Seeking Persephone, adapted from Sarah M. Eden’s novel.
Romance writers: enter your opening chapter in Love at First Write by Nov. 30.
events.getstoryrise.com
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@thecreativesplurge.bsky.socialThe Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry is accepting 50- to 80-page manuscripts until 31 October. The winner receives $1000 and publication by UNT Press.
All the details are here →
https://untpress.unt.edu/authors/vassar-miller-submissions/
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@thecreativesplurge.bsky.socialThe Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize is open until 8 November for stories up to 6,000 words.
All the details are here →
https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/short-story-prize-full-info
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@newpages.bsky.socialGlass Knuckle Press' Underdog Prize closes to entries at 11:59 PM on September 30. Open to raw, gritty, and provocative poetry, fiction, and nonfiction on the underdog experience. $5 entry fee. Winner receives $150 and publication.
@realrmdavenport.bsky.socialGuys, less than 36 hrs left.
General submissions are FREE. Best of all, Glass Knuckles Press nominates for the Pushcart Prize!
Check it out.
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@newpages.bsky.socialThe 2027 Next Generation Short Story Awards Early Bird Special ends on September 30. Until then, you can enter a second category for your story for free! Winners receive cash awards, gold medals, digital stickers, & more. 30+ categories available.
@newpages.bsky.socialRABBLE REVIEW is turning 5 and celebrating with its first contest. Open to flash fiction and poetry, winners receive $50 and publication. 500 words max for flash and one poem max for poetry entries. October 16 deadline. $5 fee.