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  Full details  Wildfire Words offers writers worldwide three cash prizes — £150, £75, or £35 — plus free publication of an audio book ONLINE. Up to 20 poems and/or stories as text with the author’s voice.     The judges are Dr Katherine Parsons, Marilyn Timms, Howard Timms All entries will be checked for anonymity, then read by Dr Katherine Parsons , who will produce a long list of potential prizewinners. Next, Wildfire’s publishing team of Marilyn and Howard Timms will join Katherine to read the long-listed entries and listen to a sample audio supplied with each. The three judges will vote for first, second, and third prize winners plus Highly Commended (shortlisted) entries. All long-listed writers will be invited to publish their work with audio of their voice in the ABC Anthology to be published by Wildfire Words. Sample audio books for you see and hear Preview of Tempo of Colour audio book Gain free access to Waves at the ...

 Full details Prizes | Deadlines | Entry fees | How to enter | T&Cs Established to inspire creativity, great writing and to provide a platform for publication. The Anthology  Flash Fiction Competition is open to original and previously unpublished flash fiction pieces on any theme or genre in the English language by writers of any nationality, living anywhere in the world. We are looking for writing that is clever and unique, inspires us, and crafts a compelling story.  Open to both new and established writers, articles submitted must not exceed 250 words. Writers can submit as many entries as they wish. Each submission will require a separate entry form and is subject to a separate entry fee.  It is not a requirement but is advisable to refer to  Anthology  magazine or purchase a copy, before submitting your work so that you can see the type of material we publish. Subscriptions and single copies are available...

  Full details I am open to a variety of genres and subject matter. The submission does NOT have to be about teaching or learning to be accepted in Teach. Write. I also welcome student writing. It is in your best interest to be familiar with the type of work that I publish. Please see the current issue or read past editions in the archives section of the website. No previous publication experience is necessary. I am looking for work in the following categories: Flash Fiction, any theme or genre except erotica, extremely violent pieces or those laden with profanity. Under 1,000 words Short Fiction, any theme or genre, 1,000-5,000 words, ditto on the exceptions Poetry, any theme or genre (note exceptions above)–up to 100 lines (limit submissions to three poems, please) Creative non-fiction–up to 2,000 words (same exceptions as those above) Short dramas or screenplays–10 pages of dialogue or less (same exceptions) Write Your Own–writing or poetry inspired by your own wri...

  Full details  One Act Play     Contest Details Judge: Justin Maxwell   Grand Prize: $1,500 Professional Staged Reading at TWFest 2026 A VIP Festival pass ($600 value) Publication in  Bayou   Magazine Photo and bio on our website for app. one year Interview feature in our newsletter and social media pages Finalists will receive a Festival LitPass ($100 value) and have their photos and bios published on our website, in our newsletter, and our social media pages. Entry Fee: $25 Sponsored by Janet and Stanwood Duval.    See our 2025 winners and finalists HERE . POETRY Submission Period May 1 - Oct 15, 2025. Contest Details Judge: Skye Jackson Grand Prize: $1,000 VIP Festival pass ($600 value) Public reading at TWFest 2026 Publication in  French Quarter Journal Photo and bio on ou...

Full details    For our international flash fiction competition (age 18+), we want your stories up to 200 words with a twist. We will announce a short list and winner once we receive 50 entries (see story count below). We are always open, so if you are number 51, you will be entered into the next competition as the first entry. Our winner will receive £30 via PayPal and publication on our  winners page. All non-winning shortlisted will have their entry fee refunded (does not apply to the feedback fee if paid). Entry is £2.50 via the PayPal button below (you can pay by credit or debit card via PayPal without a PayPal account. Local currency calculated in PayPal), or free entry if you pay £5 for feedback on your story. When paid, please send your story in the body of an email to:  fusilli-writing@outlook [dot] com  (Dot removed in an attempt to reduce spam). No attachments or links please. Our educational materials on how to write flash fiction...

  Full details  All of our contests open May 1 with October deadlines. The mission of the TWFest Writing Contest is to promote new work from emerging artists. The mission of the SASFest Writing Contest is to promote and publish new work by LGBTQ+ writers. TWFest hosts contests in one-act playwriting, short fiction, poetry, and very short fiction. SASFest hosts contests in short fiction and poetry. TWFest is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization. SASFest is a program of TWFest. We welcome submissions from around the world. Submissions must be original work and not published in any way.  Please review our contest guidelines carefully to avoid disqualification. Our next Festival dates are March 25 - 29, 2026 (TWFest) and March 27 - 29, 2026 (SASFest).  

  Full details The Scribes Prize is now OPEN for submissions! ​The Prize ​ Gold: $250 Silver: $125 Bronze: $60 15 Honorable Mentions: $20 each ​ ​All winners and honorable mentions will be published in mid-November 2025 in ScribesMICRO's 52nd issue and have a full page bio, photograph, and interview listed on our Authors   page. In addition, they will receive digital award seals that they may use on their websites and social media to announce their contest placement. For submitters who aren't chosen as the top 18, we might extend an offer of publication to especially notable stories. You are absolutely NOT required to accept our offer of publication if you do not place in the contest. For more info, here are the regular submission guidelines for our magazine. All submissions, whether they are chosen to win the top prizes or not, will receive 1-2 sentences of...

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 Full details  Alphabet Box is an international literary journal that features the best writers of original poetry, personal essays, flash fiction and short prose. All voices are heard. Hate is not. We award the Nin-Miller Prize, named in memory of Anaïs Nin and Henry Miller for their inspired, literary contributions and commitment to writing. We will award a minimum $100 USD honorarium upon selection as the Featured Writer and publication acceptance. Starting in 2025, there is a $4 administrative fee. We intend to award more in the future through self-funding and the “tips” you make here on our website that go directly to writers we feature . Submission guidelines Alphabet Box does not accept previously published work. We feature only original writing. We accept entries up to 900 maximum words total for poems, essays, prose, flash fiction and nonfiction in one submission. You may mix entries in the same submission file. For example, you may submit flash ...

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  Full details  Read, write, and share feedback with peers in a safe and inclusive environment Explore a variety of writing prompts in genres such as poetry, flash fiction, sci-fi, memoir, and more Enter monthly writing competitions for cash prizes Improve your skills with resources and feedback from experts and peers  

  Full Details   f you are from a group or community that has to fight especially hard to have your creative work seen/heard, we'd love you to submit to us. ​ ​ ​ Previously unpublished work only. ​ ​ One submission per person per submission period. ​ ​ ​ Please submit in  one  of the following categories: short story up to 4000 words​; creative nonfiction up to 4000 words; flash fiction up to 1000 words; poetry up to 3 pages. This can be between 1 and 3 poems. Please begin each poem on a new page; work in translation up to the word/page limit of the relevant category; visual art/photography up to 2 pieces (in a single document). ​ ​ If you exceed the relevant word count or submit too many pieces, your work will not  be considered.​ ​ ​ ​ If you are submitting work-in-translation, you must first gain permission from the relevant publisher. Please include the text in its original language. ​ ​ ​ Your wor...

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 Full details  Applications for the 2025 New Writers Awards are now open. The deadline for applications is 31 July 2024 at noon. The awards are free to apply to, all travel expenses are covered and awardees are chosen by a panel of judges. We have an Access Fund to help support our awardees with any barriers they may face. The programme is flexible and we work closely with awardees to help them participate as fully as possible. Apply for the New Writers Awards 2025 How it works The Awards will run from January 2025–January 2026. During the programme, awardees receive: A £2,500 cash award, allowing them to focus on their work (the bursary will be paid in two instalments) Tailored personal development opportunities, which can include mentoring from writers and industry professionals PR, performance, social media and presentation training The opportunity to showcase work to publishers and agents A week-long retreat offering time, space and the freedom to create new work i...

  Full details  general guidelines Formerly known as  Crazyhorse ,  swamp pink  publishes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction semi-monthly online. Our aim is to continue publishing exceptional work from writers at all stages of their careers. We are particularly interested in submissions from writers of color and writers from marginalized and underrepresented communities. And yes, we pay our contributors. Poems receive $40 each, and we pay $0.05 a word for prose. Maximum payout for accepted work is $200. Submissions of fiction and nonfiction can be up to 7,500 words in length. We have published exceptional work that falls outside this range, but it is an unusual occurrence. For poetry, please submit a set of 3-6 poems. We accept general submissions of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from September 1st to December 31st and February 1st to May 31st. During the month of January, we only accept entries for the swamp pink Prizes in Fiction,...