@pasatiempomagazine.bsky.social📢 IT'S THAT TIME, WORD NERDS!📢 The entry portal for the '26 Pasatiempo Writing Contest is live. Visit sfnm.co/writing for guidelines, important dates & a peek at our panel of esteemed judges. And while you're on our site, check out the work of previous winners.
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@midnightwriters.bsky.socialThe prompts are all set and they are SOOOO GOOD! 🖤
We’ve brewed up something spooky, strange, and seriously fun.
👀 500 words. 5 days. 3 twisted prompts. Endless possibilities.
See you at Midnight 🌙🐈⬛
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@lemonwoodquarterly.bsky.sociallemonwoodquarterly.com/submit/
One week to our fall deadline! Submit your stories and plays to The Lemonwood Quarterly. Hear back by November 16!
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@thecreativesplurge.bsky.socialThe Ascent Novel Prize is open until 1 November for the first 3000 words of novels by unagented writers (including self-published).
All the details are here →
https://www.ascentnovelprize.com/prize-terms
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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.socialHave a short story collection looking for publication? Willow Springs Books' Spokane Prize for Short Fiction is open to manuscripts of at least 100 pages through November 1. $30 fee. Winner receives $1,500 and book publication.
@newpages.bsky.socialDon't forget the Vern Rutsala Book Prize from Cloudbank Books is open to full-length poetry or flash fiction manuscripts. They will also accept a mixture of both genres. $25 fee. Winner receives $1,000, publication, & 50 copies. October 31 deadline.
@writenowcoach.bsky.socialSuper excited to be a part of the Fall Writing Frenzy with @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social and @lydialukidis.bsky.social This will be fun: rochellemelander.com/fall-writing... #writingcontest #kidlit #spooky
@molotovlitzine.bsky.socialBetter get moving! #FlashMonster soft deadline hits in 10 days. Send over monstrous #flashfiction by Oct. 18th for a shot at $ prizes and sweet, sweet glory. Top 10 published on Halloween. #writingcontest #horror
@evkingwrites.bsky.socialOctober's flash fiction contest entry! Loved the genre mashup prompt 👮👻
#indieauthor #amwriting #writingcommunity #shortfiction #fiction #shortstory #ghoststory #horror #buddycop #writingcontest #flashfiction #flash
@ugbookshelf.bsky.socialThe results of the September contest are in!
September's Top Submissions
- "The Space Between Us" by Samantha Swiskey
- "The Rules" by De'Ashia Wallace
- "José María" by Angel Fernández
@thecreativesplurge.bsky.socialThe Creative Writing Ink Short Story Competition takes any genre, up to 3,000 words, until 15 October. £1,000 for the winner.
All the details are here →
https://creativewritingink.co.uk/competitions/creative-writing-ink-short-story-competition-2026/
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@midnightwriters.bsky.social🌙 MIDNIGHT CONTEST IS HERE!
🖋️ 500 words
⏳ 5 days
🌙 3 spooky-themed prompts
Early entry registration ($5 off until 22nd October): midnight-writers.com/midnight-con...
@newpages.bsky.socialAre you up for a challenge? Jerboa Lit's 250: Mini-Flash Fiction Competition is open to registration thru 11/20. At 10PM they will drop prompts live on their YouTube channel. You'll then have until 11/22 to write a 250-word story. $500 grand prize. $15 fee.
@bradrcook.bsky.socialSt. Louis Writers Guild's Young Writers Awards deadline is October 15!
500 word max for 4th-5th and 6th-8th
500-1500 words for 9th-12th
Stories must start with the first line or be on the contest's theme.
Good luck to all who enter.
www.stlwritersguild.org
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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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@jerboalit.bsky.socialThe fifth Jerboa Lit 250 is open for registration!
Genre! Character! 250 words! And a weekend's worth of writing fun. November 20th-22nd. Sign up now at jerboalit.com/registration...
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@thecreativesplurge.bsky.socialOff Topic Publishing’s October competition closes on 10 October
Submit your entry and receive judges’ feedback.
All the details are here →
https://offtopicpublishing.com/contest/
#WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS
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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.
#writingcontest #horror #horrorwriting #horrorfiction #writesky
@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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