Enter your ‘fresh and original’ fiction (min. 25,000 words) in the Cai Emmons Fiction Award by 15 January. Winner gets $5,000 and book publication by Red Hen Press. All the details are here → https://redhen.org/awards/cai-emmons-fiction-award/ #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS

Need some juicy prompts and a swift deadline to fire you up to write your next story? The Not Quite Write Flash Fiction competition starts on 23 January for just 60 hours. All the details are here → notquitewritepodcast.com/prize/ #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #TCS #NotQuiteWritePrize

The 2026 Rattle Chapbook Prize wants your chapbook (15–30 pages of poems) by 15 January. Three winners each get $5,000, 500 copies and distribution to 8k subscribers! All the details are here → https://rattle.com/page/chapbookprize/ #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS #poetry

Submit your short fiction (up to 1,500 words) to the Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Competition - deadline extended to 15 Jan! Here are the details → https://www.writersdigest.com/writers-digest-competitions/short-short-story-writing-competition #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS

The Story Unlikely Short Story Contest wants good stories of any genre (up to 7,000 words) by 14 January and offers a substantial cash prize and publication (online/magazine). All the details are here → https://www.storyunlikely.com/#contest #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS

UK/Irish women and non-binary writers, enter the opening pages and synopsis of a novel in the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize by 7 Jan for a chance at £1,500 and feedback. All the details are here → https://www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/fictionprize #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS

500 chances to win in the 95th Writer’s Digest Annual Writing Competition, open to emerging writers in all genres! Early Bird deadline 4 May 2026. The details are here → https://www.writersdigest.com/writers-digest-competitions/annual-writing-competition #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #TCS

Enter your unpublished poem (no line limit, any subject) to the Moth Poetry Prize, with an €11,000 prize pool and closing 31 December! The details are here → https://www.themothmagazine.com/a1-page.asp?ID=9445&page=59 #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #TCS #poetry

Submit the first 5 pages and a synopsis of your novel to the Farnham’s First Five Pages Writing Competition for a £1,000 prize + critique. Closes 31 Dec! The details are here → https://farnhamliteraryfestival.co.uk/literary-writing-competition/ #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #TCS

NaNoWriMo writers, enter the Fiction Factory First Chapter + Synopsis Competition for a £500 prize + appraisal. You can still polish your writing. Closes 31 Jan! The details are here → https://fiction-factory.biz/first-chapter-synopsis-competition/ #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #TCS

#FiftyWords — A Speculative Fiction Challenge Years ago, I entered a 50-word horror contest. I didn’t win. I did write ten stories I’m still proud of. Fifty words is merciless. No padding. No mercy. Only story. Join me. If you dare. #Writing #MicroSFF

The Crime Fiction Indie Gold Award with a $500 prize is open for your short story or first chapter of a novella/novel. Mystery, thriller or suspense genres welcome! Closes 14 Feb, early bird entry until 31 Dec. The details are here → https://indiegoldawards.com/ #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #TCS

The Love at First Kick Writing Contest wants your soccer romance (20,000 words)! Submit early to get engagement and improve your chance to win - closes 31 Dec. The details are here → https://www.inkitt.com/contests/love-at-first-kick-2025 #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #TCS

The Screw Turn Flash Fiction competition is offering prizes up to $1000 for 250-1000 flash fiction with an 'uncanny element' submitted by 31 January. All the details are here → https://theghoststory.com/screw-turn-flash-fiction-competition-guidelines/  #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS

Submit your entry (up to 10,000 words) to the Lascaux Prize in Short Fiction by 31 December for a chance to win the $1,000 prize. All entries are considered for publication!!  All the details are here → www.lascauxreview.com/contests/ #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS

NYC Midnight’s 250 Microfiction Challenge 2025 kicks off on December 5. There’s still time to register and this is such an itty-bitty li’l writing comp!!! Give it a try! All the details are here → https://www.nycmidnight.com/250 #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS #NYCMidnight

With no entry fee and a mere 55-hour window, are you ready for December's 500-word Furious Fiction challenge? Starting Friday, 5 Dec, give it a go! Low stakes, high fun! The details are here → https://www.writerscentre.com.au/furious-fiction/ #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #TCS #FuriousFiction

US/Canadian teenage writers, you can still enter the 9 writing categories in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards to win medals, scholarships and more. Closing soon - check your state deadlines!  All the details are here → https://www.artandwriting.org/ #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS

Submit up to 3 poems to the 61st New Millennium Writing Awards by 30 November for a $1,000 prize. All poetry finalists will be published online and in print!!! All the details are here → https://newmillenniumwritings.submittable.com/submit  #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS #Poetry

Are you an Aussie writer of fiction, narrative nonfiction, verse novel or memoir? Submit your work to The Dorothy Hewett Award by 30 Nov for a chance to win the $10,000 prize! All the details are here → https://uwap.uwa.edu.au/pages/dorothy-hewett-award #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS

AU/NZ graphic novelists, enter your fiction manuscript (for children aged 6-17) for the 2025 Perentie Prize by 30 November to win a contract + author advance.  All the details are here → www.perentiepress.com/perentie-prize #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS

Australian writers, enter your poetry collection (90+ pages) in The Dorothy Hewett Award by 30 November for a chance to claim the $10,000 prize! All the details are here → https://uwap.uwa.edu.au/pages/dorothy-hewett-award #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS #Poetry

Enter your flash fiction (up to 1000 words) in the 61st New Millennium Writing Awards by 30 Nov for a $1,000 prize and publication for winners and select finalists! All the details are here → https://newmillenniumwritings.submittable.com/submit #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS #FlashFiction

The Dorothy Hewett Award offers a $10,000 prize for fiction, narrative nonfiction, verse novel, memoir (40k+ words) or poetry (90+ pages) by Aussie writers. Submit by 30 Nov! All the details are here → https://uwap.uwa.edu.au/pages/dorothy-hewett-award #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS

AU/NZ writers, submit your nonfiction graphic novel manuscript (for children aged 6-17) to the 2025 Perentie Prize by 30 Nov to win a contract + author advance.  All the details are here → www.perentiepress.com/perentie-prize #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS

The 61st New Millennium Writing Awards has a $1,000 prize + publication for finalists and winning entries. Submit your fiction piece (up to 7499 words) by 30 November! All the details are here → https://newmillenniumwritings.submittable.com/submit #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS

US/Canadian teens (grades 7-12), enter any of 9 writing categories in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards to win medals, scholarships and more. Closes from 1 Dec - check your state! All the details are here → https://www.artandwriting.org/ #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS

AU/NZ writers, enter your fiction graphic novel manuscript (for children aged 6-17) for the 2025 Perentie Prize by 30 November!  All the details are here → www.perentiepress.com/perentie-prize #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS

The 61st New Millennium Writing Awards (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, flash ) have a $1,000 prize per category + publication for finalists and winning entries. Closes 30 Nov! All the details are here → https://newmillenniumwritings.submittable.com/submit  #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS

Nonfiction writers, enter your piece (up to 7499 words) in the 61st New Millennium Writing Awards by 30 November for a $1,000 prize + publication for winners and select finalists.  All the details are here → https://newmillenniumwritings.submittable.com/submit #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS

Get ready for the NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge! The first round of this prompt-driven 2,000-word story competition starts 23 Jan 2026. Early bird fee closes on 20 Nov 2025! Get more details here → https://www.nycmidnight.com/ssc #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS #NYCMidnight

AU/NZ writers – the 2025 Perentie Prize is inviting you to submit your graphic novel (fiction or non-fiction) or fiction manuscript for children aged 6-17. All the details are here → www.perentiepress.com/perentie-prize #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS

Submit your first 5,000 words of your unagented book to the Bath Children's Novel Award by 30 November for a £5,000 prize. All the details are here → https://bathnovelaward.co.uk/childrens-novel-award/ #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS #NaNoWriMo ‪@bathnovelaward.co.uk‬

Enter your poem (up to 250 words) about the beauty within darkness in the International Dark Poets Prize by 30 Nov for a £1,000 prize. All entries considered for publication! All the details are here → www.darkpoets.club/darkpoetsprize #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS #Poetry

€2,500 is up for grabs in the Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize, which is open for up to 6,000-word stories until 30 November 2025. All the details are here → www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize/ #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS

Submit your fiction, creative nonfiction, hybrid work (1,000 words) and poetry (2 pages) on what shelter means today to Glossy Planet by 15 Nov for a $1,000 prize. All the details are here → https://www.glossyplanetmag.com/challenge/a-house-divided/ #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS

Emerging writers, be among the first 300 to submit your most compelling and vital short fiction (up to 5,000 words) for The Varnish Prize for Fiction. Closes 15 Nov! All the details are here → https://www.varnishlit.com/varnish-fiction-prize #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS

Join the Twisted Tournament for 3 rounds of prompt-driven 500-, 250- and 100-word story submissions. It's on this week! Get more details here → https://twistedtournament.com/register-for-contest #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS @twistinthetale.bsky.social

Write a poem about dreams for Off Topic Publishing’s November competition, closing 10 November. Submit up 20 lines and receive judges’ feedback. All the details are here → offtopicpublishing.com/contest/ #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS @offtopicpublishing.bsky.social

With no entry fee and a mere 55-hour window, are you ready for November's 500-word Furious Fiction challenge? Starting Friday 7 Nov, give it a go! Low stakes, high fun! The details are here → https://www.writerscentre.com.au/furious-fiction/ #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #TCS #FuriousFiction

Are you up for a 50,000-word writing sprint?  Or do you prefer flash, short or micro writing instead?  Find out about more writing challenges and competitions, and sign up to keep informed at: https://www.thecreativesplurge.com/  #WritingCommunity #Novel #AmWriting #TCS #NaNoWriMo

ProWritingAid are supporting novel writers with tracking tools, writing sessions and advice this November. www.prowritingaid.com/novel-november #NaNoWriMo #ProWritingAid #NovelNovember #TCS

Reedsy are offering cash incentives totalling $8,500 to encourage you to write this November.  Submit your first chapter and you might win a Literary Agent intro too! https://reedsy.com/studio/challenges/reedsy-novel-sprint-2025 @reedsy.bsky.social #NaNoWriMo #NovelSprint #TCS

As First Draft November say: ”NaNoWriMo is canceled. Your novel isn't.”  Join them for thirty days of support and encouragement. www.firstdraftnovember.com/ #NaNoWriMo #FirstDraftNovember #TCS

Last chance, Commonwealth Writers!!! Submit your 2000-5000-word short fiction by 1 Nov for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize of £5,000, plus more! All the details are here → https://commonwealthfoundation.com/short-story-prize/ #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #ShortStory #TCS @cwfcreatives

It’s November! Feeling a 50,000-word itch for a writing challenge? Get support and tools for your November writing project! 3 ways to write your novel this November are in the thread below, or get more details at: https://www.thecreativesplurge.com/  #WritingCommunity #Novel #TCS #NaNoWriMo

Our flash fiction competition is open to writers of any level of experience (or none) anywhere in the world. The winner will be published in our winter issue and there's a prize of £25 (or equivalent) so... what are you waiting for? 🤷🏻‍♂️👉🏻 penstricken.com/competitions #writersky #amwritingfiction

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You know what? I bet you'd win our flash fiction contest if you entered it. I've just got a feeling about you, kiddo. I see £25 (or equivalent) prize money + publication in our winter issue in your future. 🔮👀 penstricken.com/competitions #fiction #writersky #writingcontest

With no entry fee and a mere 55-hour window, are you ready for September's 500-word Furious Fiction challenge? Starting Friday 5 Sept, give it a go! Low stakes, high fun! All the details are here → https://www.writerscentre.com.au/furious-fiction/ #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #TCS #FuriousFiction