Zoetrope: All-Story is taking short fiction up to 5,000 words until 1 October. $1,000 for first place, publication, and your story read by literary agencies.

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https://www.all-story.com/zoetrope-all-story-short-fiction-competition/

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Just four weeks to our fall deadline! Get your stories and plays in today!

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Submit 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. 

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https://reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/contests/

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Stephen Knauth's Dear Dusk won the Vern Rutsala Book Prize last year. Open to unpublished collections of poetry, flash fiction, or a combo of both genres through October 31. $25 fee. $500, book publication, & 50 copies awarded to winner. Final judge: Leslie Ullman.

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The 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.

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https://writingbattle.com/

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Glass Knuckles Press is seeking raw, gritty, and provocative poetry, fiction, & nonfiction exploring the underdog experience for publication in their inaugural issue. $5 fee. Winner receives $150 and publication. Deadline: September 30.

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4 more days to enter unpublished poetry collections to Inverted Syntax's poetry book contests. Must be a female poet looking to publish a first book or a black and/o part of the S.W.A.N.A. diaspora looking to publish a first or second book. September 20 deadline. $20 fee.

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There is two weeks remaining to take advantage of the Next Generation Short Story Awards' early bird special where you can enter your piece into a second category for free. Cash prizes, cold medals, & more awarded to winners. There is a fee. Early bird special ends September 30.

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The Bedford Writing Competition is open for poetry (40 lines) and short stories (3,000 words) until 31 October with a £2,000 prize for the winner of each category.

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https://bedfordwritingcompetition.co.uk/

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Independently published a novel? The Reader Views Literary Awards are open to indie authors and small presses until 30 September, with Gold, Silver and Bronze cash prizes.

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https://readerviews.com/literaryawards/

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There are several hours remaining to submit unpublished fiction manuscripts of 25–40 pages to Boudin's Novelette Chapbook Contest. $20 fee. Winner receives $1,000, publication, author copies, and more! Final judge: Robert Olen Butler.

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Tonight is the deadline to enter the Surrealist Poetry Prize from Willow Springs! Winner receives $1,000 and publication. Michael Hettich will serve as the final judge. $15 entry fee for up to three poems.

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Deep breaths. You've still got over a month to send us your #FlashMonster entries. But hey, why wait? Send 'em if you got 'em. #flashfiction #writingcontest

Top 10 published on #Halloween.

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The Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest closes 2 October. Two poetry prizes of $3,500: one for any style, one for traditional or rhyming verse.
 
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https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/tom-howard-margaret-reid-poetry-contest

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Australian writers, the Roly Sussex Short Story Competition is open for stories up to 3,000 words until 18 September. First prize $7,500, second prize $1,500.

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https://www.esu.org.au/roly-sussex-short-story-competition-2026/

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NYC Midnight will provide the genre, theme and an emotion, then ask for a rhyming story with a plot. With three rounds, and a prize pool over $7,500, register by 15 September.

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https://www.nycmidnight.com/rhyme

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The Bridport Prize Memoir Award wants the opening 5,000-8,000 words of your memoir plus a 300-word synopsis by 30 September. £1,500 for the winner, plus mentoring.

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https://bridportprize.org.uk/the-competition/memoir-award/

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The Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition is open for unpublished fiction up to 3,500 words until 15 September, with $1,500 and publication for the winner.

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https://shortstorycompetition.com/

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General Submissions are still free, or submit to the Underdog Prize. Winner receives $150!

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The Ghost Story Supernatural Fiction Award closes 30 September. Send your spooky 1,500-10,000-word stories in to win $1,500.

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https://theghoststory.com/the-ghost-story-supernatural-fiction-award-guidelines/

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