Legitimate writing and literary contests, competitions, awards and prizes of all kinds. Contests do not have to have monetary rewards, but that is what is most likely to be found in this category.
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A free contest from Press 53. The winner gets published.
Annual short story contest. Cash prizes and in-depth feedback await unpublished writers. No theme or genre restrictions.
Write a poem, 30 lines or fewer on any subject or write short story, 5 pages maximum on any theme for a chance to win cash prizes.
Collections of original short fiction. Open to both published and unpublished writers. University of Georgia Press.
Offers a number of awards for literary short fiction each year. The prize money for short stories less than 2,000 words, for example, totals $2,000. A reading fee of $10 is required. The Press is also open for submissions where no upfront fees are charged.
International competition for short story writers successfully published in magazines and/or placed in competitions.
An annual contest for original, unpublished stories up to 3,000 words in length, open to writers who have not yet achieved major market success. Cash prizes total $2,000. Entry fee: $10. Deadline mid-May. Florida based.
Details the Sean O'Faolain Short Story Competition with two thousand Euros in prizes. Limit: 3,000 words. Deadline: July 31.
Awards for original, unpublished short stories. Only three entries per author are permitted.
Annual fiction short story writing contest. Winners published in annual contest anthology. Open to all writers. Knoxville, Tennessee.
Toasted Cheese Literary Journal currently offers three short story contests on given themes, each year. No entry fees. Modest prizes. Deadlines vary.
Write a story in 155 characters or less and enter monthly competitions via mobile phone. A prize is awarded every month. Open to UK mobile users only.
Quarterly writing contest every three months. Flash fiction.
Ongoing quarterly contests require entrants to submit a short story within 24 hours of the topic's notification.
Short film and fiction contests.
Collections of original short fiction. Open to both published and unpublished writers. University of Georgia Press.
Annual short story contest. Cash prizes and in-depth feedback await unpublished writers. No theme or genre restrictions.
A free contest from Press 53. The winner gets published.
Short film and fiction contests.
International competition for short story writers successfully published in magazines and/or placed in competitions.
Write a story in 155 characters or less and enter monthly competitions via mobile phone. A prize is awarded every month. Open to UK mobile users only.
Write a poem, 30 lines or fewer on any subject or write short story, 5 pages maximum on any theme for a chance to win cash prizes.
Quarterly writing contest every three months. Flash fiction.
Annual fiction short story writing contest. Winners published in annual contest anthology. Open to all writers. Knoxville, Tennessee.
Details the Sean O'Faolain Short Story Competition with two thousand Euros in prizes. Limit: 3,000 words. Deadline: July 31.
Offers a number of awards for literary short fiction each year. The prize money for short stories less than 2,000 words, for example, totals $2,000. A reading fee of $10 is required. The Press is also open for submissions where no upfront fees are charged.
An annual contest for original, unpublished stories up to 3,000 words in length, open to writers who have not yet achieved major market success. Cash prizes total $2,000. Entry fee: $10. Deadline mid-May. Florida based.
Awards for original, unpublished short stories. Only three entries per author are permitted.
Toasted Cheese Literary Journal currently offers three short story contests on given themes, each year. No entry fees. Modest prizes. Deadlines vary.
Ongoing quarterly contests require entrants to submit a short story within 24 hours of the topic's notification.
