Short Story Competitions

Legendary Women Literary Contest 2015

Is your literature LEGENDARY? Are you 16 years or older?  If you fit the bill, now is your chance to prove it. Legendary Women, Inc. invites you to submit your piece of Legendary literature to our Second Annual Literary Contest. As a celebration of women in fiction, we will be accepting English-language entries that feature women protagonists and follow the criteria outlined in our Official Contest Rules, which can be found here:...

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2015 Arizona Mystery Writers 4th Annual – Jim Martin Memorial Story Contest

2015 Arizona Mystery Writers 4th Annual- Jim Martin Memorial Story Contest Deadline is: June 1, 2015 $10 entry fee. Prizes: 1st=$200 2nd=$100 3rd=$75 We are now accepting – Mystery, suspense, or thriller stories. 2500 word maximum length. Blind judging. Contest rules and entry form on the website:  http://www.arizonamysterywriters.com/?page_id=1449 Past winners are posted on the website. We are an independent, nonprofit club supporting...

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“Magnificence” International Call For Writers by ArtAscent – Deadline February 28, 2015

Deadline: Saturday, February 28, 2015 Entry Fees: Writers – Entries start at $10 $10+ Prizes: The Gold writer will be featured in the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal complete with an artist profile review written by our art writer. From three to seven writers in total will be published in ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal; showcased, along with website links, in an online exhibition on the ArtAscent website for at least two...

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The Park Bench Writing Competition

Deadline: Saturday, February 28, 2015 Entry Fees £3.00 or free to Write, Learn and Publish members Prizes 1st Prize: £195 2nd Prize: £150 3rd Prize: £100 Description Using the photo published online for inspiration, you have just 1000 words in which to complete your story. Open to writers worldwide. Contact Information Creative1 Publishing Larch House Route de la Taoulere Eysus 64400 France Visit the website for details:...

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The Red Line Short Fiction Competition

Deadline: Saturday, February 28, 2015 Entry Fees: No Fees Prizes: Fifty Pounds Sterling/equivalent Description: The Red Line is an online magazine publishing English Language short stories from International writers. We run a free-to-enter, bi-monthly, themed competition which carries a fifty pound cash prize and is judged by different people every time. These can be reading groups, editors of other magazines, writers, or maybe somebody with a...

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Nivalis Short Story Contest 2015

Deadline: Saturday, February 28, 2015 Entry Fees: $10 Prizes: First Prize: US$150, publication and 2 copies of the anthology Second Prize: US$100, publication and 2 copies of the anthology Third Prize: US$100 and publication in the contest anthology Description: “Nivalis”, the theme of the contest, represents the winter season. Interpretation of the theme is left to the writer’s fancy – the story may have winter as the backdrop, or may convey a...

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