11.24.21
Hello and Good Evening! I was trying to see what I can find in the literature world and The Writer has their upcoming writing contests. Take a look below.
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Enter The 2021 Fall Short Story Contest!

Submit your best fictional work in less than 2,000 words for your chance to win $1,000.
Deadline: December 15, 2021
Grand prize: $1,000 and publication in our magazine
Other prizes: Second prize: $500 and publication on writermag.com; third prize: $250 and publication on writermag.com.
Need to brush up on your skills before entering the contests below?
For short story contests, here are a few of our favorite fiction writing articles:
- Win big with writing contests
- Editors’ tips for getting your short stories published
- How to write a captivating short story
- Creating fully developed fictional characters (that are not secretly you)
You can also read our past writing contest winners or take inspiration from our huge collection of writing prompts.
UPCOMING CONTESTS
- Tales Romance Contest: Sweet to Sinful Deadline: 11/29/2021
- The Illuminating Black Lives Fellowship Deadline: 11/29/2021
- The Harvey Chute Book Awards ~ Business, Technology, and Enterprise Deadline: 11/30/2021
- The Mind & Spirit Book Awards Deadline: 11/30/2021
- The I & I Book Awards ~ Instructional and Insightful Non-Fiction Deadline: 11/30/2021
- The Hearten Awards for Uplifting and Inspiring Non-Fiction Deadline: 11/30/2021
- Pressfuls 2021 Winter Horror And Fantasy Short Story Contest Deadline: 11/30/2021
- Tadpole Press 100 Word Writing Contest Deadline: 11/30/2021
- 8 Words or Less Poetry Contest Deadline: 11/30/2021
- George Garrett Fiction Prize Deadline: 11/30/2021
- Operation Ibsen Deadline: 11/30/2021
- The Mark Twain Awards ~ Satire and Allegorical Awards Deadline: 11/30/2021
- The Somerset Awards Deadline: 11/30/2021
- The Hudson Review Short Fiction Contest Deadline: 11/30/2021
- Rhyming Poem Contest Deadline: 11/30/2021
- The Nellie Bly Book Awards ~ Investigative and Journalistic Deadline: 11/30/2021
- “Become a Published Travel Writer in 2022” Intrepid Times Scholarship Program Deadline: 12/01/2021
- MacQ “Triple-Q” Writing Challenge Deadline: 12/05/2021
More to come soon! Just a news upate.
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