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  FUll details   Tell a Story in Exactly Six Words Win $100 cash + Publication in the next Anthology Free to enter • Open worldwide 2026 Six Word Wonder Contest Deadline: 30 September 2026 • Midnight PST “For sale: baby shoes. Never worn.” — The most famous six-word story ever told SUBMIT YOUR SIX-WORD STORIES NOW

 F ull Details o enter the Anthology Nature Writing Competition, submit an original, previously unpublished work, written in English with a maximum of 1,500 words. Adapted, revised or otherwise reworked versions of previously published material are not eligible for entry. There is no limit to the number of entries you can submit. Each submission will require a separate entry form and will be subject to a separate entry fee. There is no age limit. In order to minimise administrative costs and maintain affordable fees, please note that entry fees are non-refundable. Submissions will be judged on their emotional impact, creativity, and the ability to captivate the reader.  Once selected, the winner will be contacted by email or telephone. Copyright remains with the author but  Anthology  reserves the right to be the first to publish or arrange a broadcast of selected works.  The use of Generative AI is not permitted for e...

 FUll Details 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, Michelle Barker, will be asking herself one question: how likely am I to turn this page and keep reading? First place: $700 CAD Second place: $200 CAD Third place: $100 CAD All three finalists win publication on the Chopping Blog and receive complimentary access to one of our craft books. The Finer Points • Entry is $5 CAD • One page: double-spaced, 12-point font • Multiple submissions accepted • Original, unpublished, unrepresented work only • Once you've paid, send your docx/pdf to editors@darlingaxe.com • Submission deadline: September 30 Check out the 2025 winner here . And the 2024 winner here . And the 2023 winner here . And the 2022 winner ...

  full Detials Theme + Genres The theme of this year’s contest is: BELONGING Accepted genres include: Contemporary, historical fiction, fantasy, and science fiction, but each story must be centered on the theme of belonging. Stories should be written with an upper Middle Grade and/or YA audience in mind. Submissions Close September 1st. Prizes 1 st Place: $50 Amazon gift card Lantern Lighters 2026 Award Editorial feedback Winning story published on our website + social media 2 nd Place: $25 Amazon gift card Editorial feedback Winning story published on our website + social media 3 rd Place: Winning story published on our website + social media Rules --Stories must be formatted in 12-point Times New Roman. --Paragraphs must be double spaced. --Stories cannot exceed 1,000 words. --No part of your story may be generated or edited by AI. --Stories must not contain profanity, gore, or sexual content or innuendo. --Up to 2 submissions per author allowed. Stories MAY be read and criti...

  FUll Detials e Climate Playwriting Prize 2026 will uncover the most exciting new plays about the climate crisis, and support them to find their audiences.  We believe that playwrights have a vital role to play in the conversation around the climate. Theatre is a space for animating audiences, forming communities, and experimenting with form; a space for processing the past, articulating the present, and imagining the future. In order to surface the breadth and diversity of new stories about this planetary moment, the Climate Playwriting Prize is an open invitation to playwrights to respond creatively to this subject matter. Regional and touring theatre is playing a vital role in engaging audiences, and we are partnering with organisations all around the country to deliver workshops to writers, unlocking how they might want to tell their climate story. This moment is marked by rising temperatures, escalating impacts of change on communities and ecosystems, but ...

 F ull Detials  tterkenny Cathedral Quarter Literary Festival is delighted to announce its 2026 Poetry Competition is open for submissions. This year, the theme of the competition is New World. Poets, interpret as you wish! Five shortlisted poets will be invited to read their entries at the Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter Literary Festival on Saturday 17th October when the overall winner will be announced. The judge this year is Deirdre Hines. Deirdre is an award-winning poet and author of The Language of Coats (New Island) which includes her Listowel Prize-winning collection, and The Mermelf: A Fable for Our Times (Austin Macauley Publishers), runner-up in the the London Book Festival 2024. Her Japanese Poetry Workbook: Master Haiku, Tanka, Renku, Haibun & more with prompts, is an Amazon Top 50 bestseller. The Festival Committee wish to thank Brennan’s Pharmacy and Donegal ETB for sponsoring our main prizes.  The winner will receive €150 and the runner-up €100...