Discover the finest writing contests of 2018 for fiction and non-fiction authors of short stories, poetry, essays and more. Updated weekly, these contests are vetted by Reedsy to weed out the scammers and time-wasters. Manage a contest? Submit it here
We found 302 contests that match your search 🔦
Respond to one of Reedsy's weekly writing prompt newsletters with a short story for the chance to win $50 and get featured on the Reedsy Medium Blog!
Deadline: December 31st, 2018 • Entry fee 💰: FREE
Genre: Fiction, Short Story,
$50
Publication on Reedsy Blog
Do you have the next great novel? Submit it to Inkitt's Novel Competition for the chance to win their prize including: a $300 cash prize, promotion on a special Novel Contest Winner's List, a contest Winner Badge for your Inkitt cover picture, as well as eligibility for a future publishing deal. Each month a winner is selected for the cash prize — so submit your story by the end of this month!
Deadline: August 31st, 2018 • Entry fee 💰: FREE
Genre: Fiction,
$300
Cash prizes, and first place award, a one-week stay in our WTP expanded 1909 charming cape in the legendary Hamptons, NY, destination to writers from around the world; home to Peter Matthiessen, George Plimpton, and Truman Capote.
Deadline: September 15th, 2018 • Entry fee 💰: $25
Genre: Poetry,
One-week retreat
Criteria: < 3 minute reads (~750 words or less) and at least one element of original data visualization (infographics OK). Submissions must be in one of the following categories: Crypto, Commodities, Venture, Sci/Tech, & Politics.
Deadline: August 15th, 2018 (Expired) • Entry fee 💰: FREE
Genre: Non-fiction,
$300
Open to all poets over the age of 18 who write in English. Length: 22–38 pages (front matter is not included in page count). We will consider translations, and we welcome collaborations.
Deadline: August 15th, 2018 (Expired) • Entry fee 💰: $15
Genre: Poetry,
$250
Open to all poets over the age of 18 who write in English.
Length: 55-85 pages (front matter is not included in page count).
We will consider translations, and we welcome collaborations.
Deadline: August 15th, 2018 (Expired) • Entry fee 💰: $18
Genre: Poetry,
$500
Unexpected twists, story endings you always dreamt about, new qualities of your favorite heroes… this is SweekFanFic contest and all of this is allowed!
Deadline: August 26th, 2018 • Entry fee 💰: FREE
Genre: Fiction,
$100
Submit your story of 5,500 words or less. Head Judge for this competition is Michael Zam Co-Creator, Producer and Writer of FX's hit show Feud: Bette & Joan! Get read by a Golden Globe and Emmy Nominated writer! Win a cash prize of $200, get publication on the school's website, and an overnight stay if you are out of N.C. area to hear your story read on Halloween night in a staged reading!
Deadline: August 27th, 2018 • Entry fee 💰: $10
Genre: Fiction, Short Story,
$200
Publication
Named in honor of great poet and teacher Jack Grapes, the prize opens for submissions on June 28, 2018. You may submit up to 3 previously unpublished poems.
Deadline: August 31st, 2018 • Entry fee 💰: FREE
Genre: Poetry,
$200
Publication
WOW! is proud to introduce our newest essay contest! Your story must be true, but the way you tell it is your chance to get creative. We are open to all styles of essay—from personal essay to lyric essay to hybrid essay, and beyond!
Deadline: January 31st, 2018 (Expired) • Entry fee 💰: $12
Genre: Essay, Non-fiction,
$500
WOW! hosts a (quarterly) writing contest every three months, and has done so since 2006. We are open to all styles and genres of flash fiction, although we do encourage you to take a close look at our guest judge for the season (upper right hand corner) if you are serious about winning.
Deadline: August 31st, 2018 • Entry fee 💰: $10
Genre: Fiction, Flash Fiction,
$400
Stories exploring the ongoing collapse of human civilization as a result of our destruction of the environment.
Deadline: August 31st, 2018 • Entry fee 💰:
Genre: Fiction, Short Story,
$1,000
Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association
Speculative Poetry includes Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror and their sub-genres.
Deadline: August 31st, 2018 • Entry fee 💰: $2
Genre: Fantasy, Poetry, Science Fiction,
$100
Tennessee Williams Literary Arts Festival
A submission is one original short story, written in English, up to 7,000 words.
Deadline: October 1st, 2018 • Entry fee 💰: $25
Genre: Fiction, Short Story,
$1,500
Tennessee Williams Literary Arts Festival
Submit 2-4 original, unpublished poems of any style or theme, written in English, with a combined length of up to 400 lines.
Deadline: October 15th, 2018 • Entry fee 💰: $15
Genre: Poetry,
$1,000
Tennessee Williams Literary Arts Festival
The top finalists will receive a panel pass to the Tennessee Williams Literary Arts Festival. Their names will be published on this site. Plays should run no more than one hour in length (one act).
Deadline: October 1st, 2018 • Entry fee 💰: $25
Genre: Script Writing,
$1,500
Tennessee Williams Literary Arts Festival
The winner will be selected from this year’s submissions of original, unpublished short stories between 3,000 and 7,000 words with LGBT content on the broad theme of “Saints and Sinners.” This contest would not be possible without a generous grant from The John Burton Harter Foundation.
Deadline: October 1st, 2018 • Entry fee 💰: $20
Genre: Short Story,
$500
Share a three line poem with a specific syllable count to enter this poetry contest.
Deadline: November 6th, 2018 • Entry fee 💰: $9.95
Genre: Poetry,
$100
Write a horror story to enter this writing contest.
Deadline: November 10th, 2018 • Entry fee 💰: $9.95
Genre: Fiction, Humor, Short Story,
$100
Share your story story (of 500 words or less) to enter this writing contest. Can you share a complete story with a limited number of words?
Deadline: November 30th, 2018 • Entry fee 💰: $9.95
Genre: Fiction, Flash Fiction,
$100
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