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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 30m
Deadline Tomorrow! Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest Two poems will win $3,500 each. Ten HMs will receive $500 each. Top 12 poems published online. Submit published or unpublished work. Fee: $25 for 1-3 poems. winningwriters.com/our-contests/tom…
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 1h
Deadline: Oct 31: Benjamin Saltman Poetry Award sponsored by Red Hen Press. Submit a previously unpublished original collection of poetry to win $3,000 and publication. Fee: $25 | redhen.org/awards/benjamin-saltman-…
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 5h
Deadline: Oct 23: Witches: Fantasy Short Story Writing Challenge. Enter the short story competition to win $1,800 and publication. More details on website. Fee: $38 | www.woodlandwriters.com/witches-2026
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Witches Short Story Challenge — Woodland Writers
Witches Short Story Challenge — Woodland Writers
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 9h
"Cubistic Body World", a poem by Carolyn Marie Rodgers www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymaga… Read by Amanda Holmes for The American Scholar theamericanscholar.org/cubistic-bod…
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 29/09/2026
Deadline: Oct 31: Broken Sleep Books: Smutty Poetry Anthology. Submit unpublished "smutty poetry" that speaks from, to, or around desire, sex, and the body, to win publication. More details on website. No fee | www.brokensleepbooks.com/anthology-…
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 29/09/2026
Deadline: Sep 30: Prize for Fiction sponsored by Dzanc Books. Submit original novels to win $5,000 advance and publication. More details on website. Fee: $25 | www.dzancbooks.org/contests
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 29/09/2026
Press Release: Winning Writers Celebrates 25th Anniversary Serving the Literary Community www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wi…
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 28/09/2026
Deadline: Oct 15: Submissions to Phoebe Journal. Submit poetry, essays, short stories, and visual art to win $30 and publication. More details on website. Fee: $3 | phoebe.submittable.com/submit
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Phoebe Journal Submission Manager
Submissions to the 2027 winter print issue are now OPEN!Our print issue is now open for submissions from August 15 to October 15! Our spring contest issue will open January 15 to March 15. Stay tuned on our socials for updates!-phoebe purchases First North American serial rights and pays $30 per accepted poem, essay, story, and piece of visual art. All contributors to the print issue also receive one copy of the journal upon publication. The fee for submission is $3 in all genres, including v...
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 28/09/2026
The Latest Literary Scam: Emailing the Long-Dead Legends of 20th-Century Literature lithub.com/the-latest-literary-scam…
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The Latest Literary Scam: Emailing the Long-Dead Legends of 20th-Century Literature
In these first few years of the AI era, tens of thousands of published writers have received emails that begin something like this: Dear Fred, “I’ve long admired your novels, but feel that Windsong…
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 28/09/2026
“A Planet Is A Moment”, a poem by Mary Buchinger www.ronslate.com/a-planet-is-a-mome… via Ron Slate
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 27/09/2026
Deadline: Oct 11: Navy Pen Literary Magazine: Noise Issue. Submit short stories (up to 4,000 words), essays (up to 3,000 words) and poetry to win publication. No fee | navypen.submittable.com/submit
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 27/09/2026
Deadline: Dec 1: The 2026 Bio-Sanctuary Contest. Submit poetry or non-fiction up to 500 words, along with 1-3 photos, to win $1,000 and publication. Fee: $10 | www.agarts.org/agarts-announces-the…
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 27/09/2026
"If We Lived in a Virtual World", a poem by Ghayath Almadhoun Translated from the Arabic by Catherine Cobham poems.com/poem/if-we-lived-in-a-vir… via @poetrydaily.bsky.social and @actionbooks.bsky.social
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 26/09/2026
Deadline: Jan 11: Amazing Women’s Edition Writing Contest. Submit one original book of 20–30 pages, created by a K–8 grade student in the United States, to win $250 and publication. More details on website. No fee | www.nationalyouthfoundation.org/ama…
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 26/09/2026
"Eulogy for the Dairy Queen on Market", a poem by Marina Carreira poems.com/poem/eulogy-for-the-dairy… via @poetrydaily.bsky.social and @cavankerrypress.bsky.social
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 25/09/2026
Deadline: Nov 3: Minds on Fire. Submit an unpublished poetry manuscript of 48-90 pages to win $1,500. More details on website. Fee: $25 | www.conduit.org/book-prizes
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 25/09/2026
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 25/09/2026
Long Before Toy Story, It-Narratives Imagined the Inner Lives of Objects lithub.com/long-before-toy-story-it…
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Long Before Toy Story, It-Narratives Imagined the Inner Lives of Objects
It’s nighttime in the playroom and the toys have gathered for a conference. For modern audiences, this scene likely evokes the imaginative world of Toy Story, the long-running film franchise about …
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 24/09/2026
Our $12,000 Poetry Contest Closes on October 1 We will award two $3,500 prizes for individual poems, plus 10 Honorable Mentions of $500 each. Top 12 poems published online. Entry fee: $25 for 3 poems. winningwriters.com/our-contests/tom…
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 24/09/2026
Rolling deadline: Submissions to Frontier Poetry. Submit your poetry to win $50 and publication. More details on website. No fee | www.frontierpoetry.com/submit
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Frontier Poetry Submission Opportunities and Guidelines
  (opens in new tab New Voices Always open. Always free. We are thrilled to offer significant payment to our partner poets: $50 per poem. We warmly invite poets from historically under-represented and marginalized groups to submit. Our aim is…
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 24/09/2026
Asking Confidently and Advocating for Your Work litmagnews.substack.com/p/asking-co…
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Asking Confidently and Advocating for Your Work
“Why should someone want to read my writing?”
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 24/09/2026
Early Bird deadline Sep 30: Next Generation Indie Book Awards Indie authors and independent publishers may submit books published in 2025-2027 to win $1,500 and trophy. Many smaller awards. 80+ categories. Fee: $80 (choose a second category for free). www.indiebookawards.com
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 23/09/2026
Deadline: Oct 1: The Gabriele Rico Challenge for Nonfiction sponsored by @reedmagazine.bsky.social. Submit your creative nonfiction up to 5,000 words to win $1,333. Fee: $20 | www.reedmag.org/gabriele-rico-chall…
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 23/09/2026
Help, My Writing Group Thinks My Latest Story Was Really Funny: It Wasn’t Meant to Be lithub.com/help-my-writing-group-th…
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Help, My Writing Group Thinks My Latest Story Was Really Funny: It Wasn’t Meant to Be
Hello again, gentle readers! Welcome back to another delightful installment of everyone’s favorite bimonthly drunken advice column, Am I the Literary Asshole? It’s a column designed to bring hope, …
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 23/09/2026
Early Bird deadline Sep 30: Next Generation Short Story Awards Submit an unpublished short story of up to 5,000 words to win $500, digital publication, and trophy. Many smaller awards. 30+ categories. Fee: $25. Second category is free when you enter early. shortstoryawards.com
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 22/09/2026
We are proud to have our Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest final judge Michal 'MJ' Jones featured in this week's Grants & Awards newsletter from @pw.org. You can subscribe to it at www.pw.org/grants
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 22/09/2026
Eight Simple Rules for Dating Your Historical Fiction lithub.com/eight-simple-rules-for-d…
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Eight Simple Rules for Dating Your Historical Fiction
This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. Consider these opening lines. Their source is far from obscure, so there’s a good chance you’ll recognize them right away.…
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 22/09/2026
Deadline: Oct 15: Gerald Cable Book Award sponsored by Silverfish Review Press. Submit a book-length manuscript of original poetry to win $1000 and publication. More details on website. Fee: $25 | silverfishreviewpress.com/submissio…
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SILVERFISH REVIEW PRESS
Comprehensive guidelines for the Gerald Cable Book Award submission process by Silverfish Review Press. Submit your poetry manuscript today!
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 22/09/2026
"Tiira", a poem by Michael Imossan poems.com/poem/tiira via @poetrydaily.bsky.social and @univnebpress.bsky.social
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 21/09/2026
Deadline: Oct 31: Drinking Gourd Chapbook Prize sponsored by . Submit your poetry manuscript (25–35 pages in length) exploring the experiences of people of color to win $500 and publication. No fee | nupress.northwestern.edu/drinking-g…
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 21/09/2026
Q: Simultaneous submissions: who, what, where, when, why...and huh? litmagnews.substack.com/p/q-simulta…
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Q: Simultaneous submissions: who, what, where, when, why...and huh?
“This led to a lot of confusion for writers...”
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 21/09/2026
Two $3,500 prizes for poems. Deadline: 10 days. 24th annual contest sponsored by Winning Writers. Fee: $25 for 1-3 poems. Submit published or unpublished work. createsend.com/t/d-B50522F67DED6F76…
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 20/09/2026
Deadline: Nov 27: The Letter Review Prize for Short Fiction, Poetry, & Books. Submit your short fiction, poetry, or a book to win a share of $3,000 USD and publication in The Letter Review. More details on website. Fee: $20 - $30 | letterreview.com/information
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The Letter Review Prize for Short Fiction, Poetry, and Books - The Letter Review
The Letter Review Prize - Now Open The Letter Review Prize is an internationally celebrated event, offered every four months in the categories of Short Fiction, Poetry, and Books. We publish our winners, maintain shortlists, submit to The Pushcart, and award over $16,000 USD annually to writers, meaning our prize is among the highest paying
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 20/09/2026
When and How to Nudge Agents janefriedman.com/when-and-how-to-nu…
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When and How to Nudge Agents | Jane Friedman
If you haven’t heard back from an agent and you’re starting to wonder if you ever will, you might consider sending the agent a nudge. Here’s how.
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 19/09/2026
Deadline: Sep 30: engine(idling Drive Award. Submit an unpublished poem on any theme and of any length to win $205.58. No fee | www.engineidling.net/drive #authors #writersofinstagram #writingcontest #writingcommunity #cnf #writingcontest #literarycontest #literature #bookstagram #poetry
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 19/09/2026
Deadline: Sep 30: Morton Marcus Prize 2026 sponsored by Hive Poetry. Submit a poem up to two pages in length to win $1,000 and publication. Fee: $18 | hivepoetry.org/morton-marcus-prize
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 19/09/2026
“Ithaka", a poem by C. P. Cavafy www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/5129… Read by Amanda Holmes for The American Scholar theamericanscholar.org/ithaka-by-c-…
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 18/09/2026
Deadline: Apr 30: The Moriarty Award. Submit fiction published in 2026 featuring a literary villain or antagonist who slinks off the page and into our psyches to win $1,000 and additional prizes. More details on website. Fee: $50 | www.bellcowproductions.com/award
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Moriarty Award
Moriarty Award
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 18/09/2026
Deadline: Oct 8: Autumn's Many Colorful Moons Poetry Contest sponsored by Poetry Soup. Submit a poem up to 60 lines exploring the Autumn seen through a cultural lens to win publication. No fee | www.poetrysoup.com/poetry/contests/…
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 17/09/2026
Deadline: Jan 15: Book Prize sponsored by Longleaf Press. Submit an original manuscript of at least 50 pages to win a $1,200 prize, 25 copies, and a virtual reading. More details on website. Fee: $27 | longleafpress.org/longleaf-press-po…
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 17/09/2026
Opinion: You Have More Agency Than You Think: Creative Writing and Publishing in the Age of AI selfpublishingadvice.org/opinion-yo…
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Opinion: You Have More Agency Than You Think: Creative Writing and Publishing in the Age of AI — The Self-Publishing Advice Center
This is an informed opinion piece by Nigel George, an indie author, ALLi Author Member, and the founder of GNW Independent Publishing (indiepublishing.au). He helps writers skip the snake-oil internet gurus and build sustainable careers based on authentic relationships with…
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 17/09/2026
Our $12,000 Poetry Contest Closes on October 1 24th annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest. Submit published or unpublished work. Fee: $25 for 1-3 poems. createsend.com/t/d-F3628A78F34526E7…
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 17/09/2026
Our September newsletter features "Mushrooms" by Sylvia Plath, from Julian Peters' Nature Poems to See By. createsend.com/t/d-4C3B556382E57FC4…
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 16/09/2026
Deadline: Oct 31: Vern Rutsala Book Prize sponsored by Cloudbank Books. Submit a full-length manuscript of poetry, flash fiction, or combination of the two to win a $1,000 prize and publication. Fee: $25 | cloudbankbooks.com/vern-rutsala-boo…
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 16/09/2026
Deadline: Sep 30: The Underdog Prize sponsored by The Glass Knuckles Press. Submit poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for exploring the underdog experience to win the Underdog Prize and a $150 honorarium. Fee: $5 | www.glassknucklepress.com
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 16/09/2026
Deadline Sep 30: Vivian Shipley Poetry Award The Connecticut Poetry Society will award $1,000 and online publication. Fee: $15 for 1-3 poems. Judge: January Gill O’Neil. ctpoetry.org/vivian-shipley-poetry-…
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 15/09/2026
Our September newsletter is out! We found nearly three dozen excellent free poetry and prose contests with deadlines between today and October 31. createsend.com/t/d-4C3B556382E57FC4…
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 15/09/2026
Deadline: Sep 20: Elsewhere Prize sponsored by Fractured Lit. Submit a short story (100-1,000 words) that reimagines our world to win $3,000 and publication. Fee: $20 | fracturedlit.com
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 15/09/2026
Deadline: Oct 1: All-Story Short Fiction Competition sponsored by . Submit short fiction up to 5,000 words to win $1,000 and publication. Fee: $30 | www.all-story.com/zoetrope-all-stor…
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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 15/09/2026
"A Friendship", a poem by Kevin Prufer poems.com/poem/a-friendship via @poetrydaily.bsky.social and PLUME
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