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Announcing the 2026 winner of our Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry, Chelsea Woodard Lentic Systems will be published in April 2027 Guidelines The University of ...

Guidelines for the Off Topic Contest for writers!

Annual literary awards program celebrating independent authors and small presses across fiction, non-fiction, and children’s categories. Reader Views

Learn about the TGS supernatural fiction award guidelines and submit your short story to compete for cash prizes and recognition.

Enter a short story science fiction, fantasy, light horror. No excessive violence or sex on the page. Up to but not exceeding 17,000 words. AI is not accepted. Professionals need not apply. Free to enter and entrants retain all publication rights. Enter 1 story per quarter, up to 4 per year. Anonymous judging. This is a merit-based competition. See the rules for details.

A short fiction magazine and contest exclusive to new writers. We pay professional rates and help unpublished writers get published.

A writing contest for novelists If you want a reader to buy your book or an agent to offer you representation, then it only makes sense to have a stunning first page. That's what the First Page Challenge is all about—we're open to fiction or narrative nonfiction, short stories or full-length manuscripts.  Our judge, Mi

The Anthology Flash Fiction Competition is established to inspire creativity, great writing and to provide a platform for publication.

The Creative Writing Ink Short Story Competition 2026 is open for entries. You can find the full details of the prize on our website, including how to enter.

A short fiction magazine and contest exclusive to new writers. We pay professional rates and help unpublished writers get published.

The league for creative writers. Join the largest writing competition and most supportive community for writers on the web.

Enter our short story competition or Poetry Competition. The Bedford Writing Competition is open internationally with prizes and publication opportunities.

Annual literary awards program celebrating independent authors and small presses across fiction, non-fiction, and children’s categories. Reader Views

The Rhyming Story Challenge is a creative writing competition that challenges writers worldwide to create rhyming stories based on three assigned prompts in as little as 48 hours.

Learn about the TGS supernatural fiction award guidelines and submit your short story to compete for cash prizes and recognition.

Enter a short story science fiction, fantasy, light horror. No excessive violence or sex on the page. Up to but not exceeding 17,000 words. AI is not accepted. Professionals need not apply. Free to enter and entrants retain all publication rights. Enter 1 story per quarter, up to 4 per year. Anonymous judging. This is a merit-based competition. See the rules for details.

A writing contest for novelists If you want a reader to buy your book or an agent to offer you representation, then it only makes sense to have a stunning first page. That's what the First Page Challenge is all about—we're open to fiction or narrative nonfiction, short stories or full-length manuscripts.  Our judge, Mi

The Anthology Flash Fiction Competition is established to inspire creativity, great writing and to provide a platform for publication.

The Rhyming Story Challenge is a creative writing competition that challenges writers worldwide to create rhyming stories based on three assigned prompts in as little as 48 hours.