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Kinsman Avenue Publishing, Inc
Genres: Essay and Non-fiction
Nonfiction stories of inspiration wanted (between 500 to 2,000 words). Submissions should highlight the struggle and resilience of the human spirit, especially related to cultures of BIPOC or marginalized communities. Stories must be original, unpublished works in English. One successful entry will be awarded each month from April 2024 and will be included within Kinsman Quarterly’s online journal and digital magazine. Successful authors receive $200 USD and publication in our digital magazine. No entry fee required.
Top Prize:
$200
Additional prizes:
Publication in Kinsman Quarterly's online magazine
📅 Deadline: December 31, 2024
Fusilli Writing
Genres: Flash Fiction
Flash fiction competition for stories up to 200 words with a twist. Competition always open, with a winner announced and published online after 50 entries received (story count on website). Entry fee: £2.50, winner receives £30 plus publication on the website. All shortlisted entries get their entry fee refunded.
Top Prize:
£30 + publication on website
Additional prizes:
Social media promotion
💰 Entry fee: $3
📅 Deadline: December 31, 2024
Genres: Poetry
Every Tuesday at 12pm (Irish time) from 9th April 2024 – 28th January 2025, five words will be posted on this competition page. Entrants will have one week to compose and submit one or more poems which include all five words given for that week. The winners & shortlist are announced around the first week of March.
Top Prize:
$750
Additional prizes:
Publication in Five Words Vol XVIII
💰 Entry fee: $5
📅 Deadline: January 28, 2025
Killer Nashville
Genres: Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Novel, Science Fiction, and Thriller
Created in 2009, the Killer Nashville Claymore Award assists new and rebranding English-language fiction authors to get published, including possible agent representation, book advances, editor deals, and movie and television sales. The contest is limited to only the first 50 double-spaced pages of unpublished English-language manuscripts containing elements of thriller, mystery, crime, or suspense NOT currently under contract.
Top Prize:
Possible contract with Mystery Writers of America
💰 Entry fee: $40
📅 Deadline: April 01, 2025
Restless Books
Genres: Fiction and Non-fiction
The Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing was created in 2016 to honor outstanding debut literary works by first-generation immigrants, awarded for fiction and nonfiction in alternating years. The winner receives $10,000 and publication by Restless Books.
Top Prize:
$10,000
Additional prizes:
Publication by Restless Books
📅 Deadline: May 31, 2025
Christopher Fielden
Genres: Fiction, Humor, Non-fiction, and Short Story
July 2022 saw the launch of the 8th To Hull And Back Short Story Competition, a biennial short story contest with a humorous twist that celebrates the most imaginative and amazing short stories from writers all over the world.
Top Prize:
£1,200
Additional prizes:
2nd Prize: £600 | 3rd Prize: £300 | 3 x Highly Commended: £150 | 14 x Shortlisted: £75
💰 Entry fee: $16
📅 Deadline: June 30, 2025
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