by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | Aug 10, 2026 | Writing Contests
October 16, 2026 12:00 am – 12:00 am The Tree of Life Fantasy Short Story Contest is an inaugural fantasy fiction competition hosted by Tree of Life Books. The contest seeks adult fantasy short stories across all subgenres, with a particular interest in...
by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | Aug 9, 2026 | Writing Contests
August 29, 2026 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm The Summer Holidays Writing Competition is a youth writing contest hosted by Octo Books, open to authors under the age of sixteen. Entrants submit a short story, poem, article, or other original piece of writing inspired by...
by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | Aug 9, 2026 | Writing Contests
December 31, 2026 1:16 pm – 1:16 pm The Penelope Award is a category within The Homer Awards, a new English-language literary awards program based in Tolo, Greece. Unlike the program’s other categories, which are reader-nominated awards for...
by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | Aug 8, 2026 | Writing Contests
November 30, 2026 12:00 am – 11:59 pm The Cai Emmons Short Fiction Contest celebrates the legacy of Cai Emmons by recognizing and supporting diverse authors from Oregon and Washington, nurturing emerging writers, and promoting storytelling aligned with the...
by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | Aug 8, 2026 | Writing Contests
November 15, 2026 3:49 pm – 3:49 pm The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest, known as The Mikey, is an annual competition hosted by SmokeLong Quarterly celebrating the best micro fiction and nonfiction online. The grand prize winner is automatically nominated for Best...
by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | Aug 8, 2026 | Writing Contests
November 8, 2026 2:36 pm – 2:36 pm The Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize is an annual short story competition hosted by Galley Beggar Press, an independent publisher based in Norwich, UK. It is open to both published and unpublished writers from anywhere in...
