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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.

Resources in This Category

• Atlantis Short Story Conest

  http://atlantis-shortstorycontest.com/
  Annual short story contest. Cash prizes and in-depth feedback await unpublished writers. No theme or genre restrictions.

• Dream Quest One Poetry and Writing Contest

  http://www.dreamquestone.com/
  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.

• Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction

  http://www.ugapress.org/index.php/series/FOC
  Collections of original short fiction. Open to both published and unpublished writers. University of Georgia Press.

• Glimmer Train Awards for Fiction

  http://www.glimmertrain.com/
  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.

• Indiana Review - Contests

  https://indianareview.org/contests/
  Short story of up to 8,000 words.

• InkTears

  http://www.inktears.com/contests-i/#contests
  International competition for short story writers successfully published in magazines and/or placed in competitions.

• Less Than 100 Words

  http://www.lessthan100words.com/
  Write a story in less than 100 words, incorporating the prompt given. Prize is £20.

• Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition

  http://www.shortstorycompetition.com/
  An annual contest for original, unpublished stories up to 3,000 words in length, open to writers who have not yet achieved major market success.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.

• Momaya Press

  http://www.momayapress.com/
  Seeks original short stories on any theme. Limit: 2,500 words. Deadline July 1. Prizes total $300. Entry fee: $10

• Munster Literature Centre

  http://www.munsterlit.ie/
  Details the Sean O'Faolain Short Story Competition with two thousand Euros in prizes. Limit: 3,000 words. Deadline: July 31.

• Scribes Valley Publishing - Annual Writing Contest

  http://scribesvalley.com/contest.html
  Annual fiction short story writing contest. Winners published in annual contest anthology. Open to all writers. Knoxville, Tennessee.

• The Raymond Carver Short Story Contest

  http://www.carvezine.com/raymond-carver-contest/
  Awards for original, unpublished short stories. Only three entries per author are permitted.

• The Writer - Contest

  http://www.writermag.com/writing-resources/contests/
  Short story contest. Contest listings. Email newsletter with contest listings available.

• Toasted Cheese Fiction Contests

  http://tclj.toasted-cheese.com/contest-guidelines/
  Toasted Cheese Literary Journal currently offers three short story contests on given themes, each year. No entry fees. Modest prizes. Deadlines vary.

• Txt Lit

  http://txtlit.uk/
  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.

• Word Smitten Flash Fiction Competition

  http://www.wordsmitten.com/storycove.html
  Word Smitten offers a Flash Fiction Contest of 500 words or less.

• Words Magazine

  http://www.wordsmag.com/
  Seeks original short stories for various themed contests throughout the year. Limit: 2,000 words.

• WOW! Women On Writing

  http://wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php
  Quarterly writing contest every three months. Flash fiction.

• Writers Weekly 24-Hour Short Story Contest

  http://www.writersweekly.com/misc/contest.html
  Ongoing quarterly contests require entrants to submit a short story within 24 hours of the topic's notification.

• Zoetrope: Literary Short Fiction Contest

  http://www.all-story.com/contests.cgi
  All entries must be unpublished; no longer than 5,000 words.

 

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