Write Michigan - Short Story Contest

Sponsored by Schuler Books and the Kent District Library

Deadline: November 30, 2017

Entry fee: $10 for ages 18 and older 

(free for ages 17 and younger)

For more information and to enter: http://www.writemichigan.org/

One short story per author

Maximum story length: 3,000 words

Contest open to Michigan residents only

Guidelines available in English or Spanish

2018 Contest Timeline

Entries Accepted:
September 1 – November 30, 2017
Review Process:

December 1, 2017 – January 3, 2018

Semi-Finalists Announced:
January 9, 2018

Public Voting Online / Judges' Review:
January 9-31, 2018

Winners Announced:
February 5, 2018

Anthology Layout and Production:
February 5 – March 16, 2018

Awards Ceremony,
Anthology  Sale & Book Signing:
March 17, 2018

Grey Wolfe Publishing Writing Contest

A Macabre Writing Contest

Legends: Curses! 2017

Deadline: December 31, 2017

Entry Fee: FREE

Contest rules, requirements, & guidelines - CLICK HERE

Prizes: 

• The top three winning entries and many "honorable mentions" will be published in the Legends: Curses 2017 anthology. 
• 1st Prize: $100 and a complimentary Write Duck Press Full Migration Publishing Package (expires 6/30/18).
• 2nd Prize: $50 and a 50% discount on a Write Duck Press Full Migration Publishing Package (expires 6/30/18).
• 3rd Prize: $25 and a 25% discount on a Write Duck Press Full Migration Publishing Package (expires 6/30/18).
• Authors of published entries will receive a 50% discount coupon toward the purchase of the Legends: Curses 2017 anthology.
• Expected Release for this anthology is March 31, 2018.

Last Call for Poetry Contest

Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest 

Last Call!

Contest closes September 30 at midnight Eastern Standard time. 

 They're awarding $1,500 to the best poem in any style, 

and $1,500 to the best poem that rhymes or has a traditional style. 

10 honorable mentions will receive $100 each. 

Submit published or unpublished work. 

The top 12 poems will be published online.

For more information and to submit:

Here's The Link

Good Luck & Happy Writing

The Lascaux Review Poetry Contest

The Lascaux Prize in Poetry

Deadline: September 30 Entry Fee: $10 (up to 5 poems, any length) Prizes: Winner receives $1000, a bronze medallion, and publication in The Lascaux Review.             The winner and all finalists will be published in the 2018 Lascaux Prize Anthology. For more information, and to submit your entry, visit: http://lascauxreview.com/contests/ More open contests at The Lascaux Review include: Short fiction---closes 30 November  Novels---closes 31 December  Collected Poetry---closes 31 January

Glimmer Train Short Story Award for New Writers

This contest is open ONLY to writers who haven't had any fiction appear, nor scheduled to appear, in a publication with a circulation over 5000. Entries may have previously appeared in an online publication, but not in print. Most entries are 1000 to 5000 words, but any length up to 12,000 words is okay.

Deadline: October 31
                 Glimmer Train contests have a one week grace period.

Reading Fee: $18

Prizes:
         1st Place: $2500, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, 10 copies
         2nd Place: $500 (or, if accepted for publication, $700 and 10 copies)
         3rd Place: $300 (or, if accepted for publication, $700 and 10 copies)

Glimmer Train New Writer Award

Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize

Genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Prizes: $5,000 prize for the winner in each genre
            (every entry is considered for publication)
Deadline: October 2, 2017
Open for entries: Now

Contest Entry Information

Entry fee: $25. + $3. online service charge
($25 online entry fee includes a one-year subscription to the Missouri Review in digital format regularly priced at $24 and a paperback copy of the first title of their new imprint, Missouri Review Books, The Trail of the Demon by Jane Gillette.)

The Missouri Review also accepts regular submissions throughout the year with a payment rate of $40. per page. missourireview.com/submissions Do your homework. Read previous editions so you know what is accepted for publication.

While you're at their site, check out the 

Miller Audio Prize

Genres: audio recordings of prose, poetry, documentary, and humor
Prizes: one $1,000 prize for the winner in each category
Deadline: mid-March
Open for entries: starting mid-October

WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Congratulations to the O.U.

2017 Flash Fiction Contest winners!

Undergraduate Contest

1st Place: Brittany Church

2nd Place: Jessie Vasquez

3rd Place: Suzanne Honda

Honorable Mention: Michael Sullivan

Grad/Alum Contest

1st Place: Emily Benoit

2nd Place: James Corcoran

3rd Place: Scott Contor

Oakland University English Department's 2017 Annual Flash Fiction Contest

To all Oakland University writers, past and present:

 

Announcing the English Department's 18th Annual Flash Fiction Contest!

 

There will be a separate contest for undergraduates and graduate students, alumni, and staff. You may submit up to three pieces of flash fiction (stories between 250-1000 words).  Your name can’t be anywhere on the stories; instead, include  a cover sheet with the titles of your stories, plus your name, email address, and phone number. Please also state whether you are an undergraduate or otherwise.

Deadline: Stories must be submitted or postmarked by March 1, 2017

 

There will be prizes and a reading featuring the winning stories on March 23, 2017 from 5-6:30 PM, in the OC Gold Room A.

 

To submit, send your stories to the English department 

(Oakland University, 544 O’Dowd Hall, Rochester, MI 48309) 

c/o Jeff Chapman, or email them to OUFlashFiction@gmail.com 

(please include "Flash Fiction Contest – Grad/Alum"

or "Flash Fiction Contest - Undergrad" in the subject).

PRIZES:

Undergraduate Awards
                     1st place: $200
                     2nd place: $100
                     3rd place: $50

Open Contest Awards
               Three additional prizes of $50 each will be awarded to O.U. faculty, staff members,
                           graduate students, and alumni winners of the Open Contest.

For contest guidelines and more information, go to: O.U. English Dept Contests

Oakland University English Department's 2016 Annual Flash Fiction Contest

Enter the contest as an undergraduate student, faculty, staff member, graduate student, or alum. 

You may submit up to three pieces of flash fiction. (stories between 250-1000 words)

Entry deadline: March 1, 2016

PRIZES:

Undergraduate Awards
                     1st place: $200
                     2nd place: $100
                     3rd place: $50

Open Contest Awards
               Three additional prizes of $50 each will be awarded to O.U. faculty, staff members,
                           graduate students, and alumni winners of the Open Contest.

Entries can be emailed to OUFlashFiction@gmail.com, or put into Annie Gilson’s box in the English Dept. mailroom on the fifth floor of O’Dowd Hall, or mailed to: Flash Fiction Contest, c/o Annie Gilson, English Dept., 544 O’Dowd Hall, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309.

For contest guidelines and more information, go to: O.U. English Dept Contests

SHORT STORY CONTEST #27 @ On The Premises

Next Deadline: March 4, 2016

The Contest Topic: CHANGES

One or more character(s) have to deal with some kind of significant change. It can be any kind of change you like, and on any scale, from a change affecting only one person (or one place, or one thing) to something affecting everyone/everything everywhere, or anything between those extremes. 

The challenge: Write a creative, compelling, well-crafted story between 1,000 and 5,000 words long that clearly uses the contest premise.

Reading fee: $0. One entry per author.

Winners will be notified. Non-winning stories that reach the final round of judging are critiqued for free if the author is interested. However, any contest entry can be critiqued for $15.

Prizes:

• 1st Place wins $220 and publication.
• 2nd Place wins $160 and publication.
• 3rd Place wins $120 and publication.
• Honorable Mention wins $60 and publication.

Check the On The Premises website for further information.

http://onthepremises.com/current-contest/

SHORT STORY AWARD for NEW WRITERS
                                Glimmer Train Press, Inc.

Next Deadline: May 31, 2015

• Any length up to 12,000 words (most common length is 1500 - 6000 words)
• Entries must NOT have been published in any print publication.

Reading fee: $15 per story. Maximum of three entries per competition.

Winners will be announced in the August 1 and contacted one week earlier.

Prizes:

• 1st Place wins $1500, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, and 20 copies.
• 2nd Place wins $500 (or $700 and 10 copies, if accepted for publication).
• 3rd Place wins $300 (or $700 and 10 copies, if accepted for publication).

* FYI - there's always a one-week grace period.

For more information and to enter the contest, check out the link below.

Glimmer Train's online submission site

Writers Digest 2015 Annual Writing Competition

Writers Digest is currently accepting entries for the 2015 competition.

Deadline: June 5, 2015

• Poetry entry—$20 for the first entry; $15 for each additional poetry entry.
• Manuscript entry—$30 for the first entry; $25 for each additional manuscript entry.

Categories

• Inspirational Writing (Spiritual/Religious)
• Memoirs/Personal Essay
• Magazine Feature Article
• Genre Short Story (Mystery, Romance, etc.)
• Mainstream/Literary Short Story
• Rhyming Poetry
• Non-rhyming Poetry
• Stage Play
• Television/Movie Script
• Children’s/Young Adult Fiction

For more information and to enter the contest, check out the link below.

84th Annual Writers Competition

2015 Winning Writers Fiction and NonFiction contest:

Hello writers -

Do you have a short story or a powerful essay in the works? 
Finish it up and submit it to Winning Writers by the end of April.

           Deadline: Apr 30, 2015

           Results Announced: Oct 15, 2015

                Theme: All themes accepted

                Length Limit: 6,000 words

                Entry Fee: $16 per entry. Please submit entries one at a time.

            Prizes:

• FICTION: First Prize, $1,500
• ESSAYS: First Prize, $1,500
• 10 Honorable Mentions will receive $100 each (any category)
• Top 12 entries published online
• To enter, click on the link below.
• Tom Howard & John H Reid Fiction and Essay Contest
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2015 Oakland University Flash Fiction Contest

Hello Fellow O.U. Alums, 

Here is the information I have regarding the Flash Fiction contest.

Happy Writing. 

Oakland University English Department's 2015 Annual Flash Fiction Contest!

Enter the contest as an undergraduate or graduate student/ alumni. 

You may submit up to three pieces of flash fiction. (stories between 250-1000 words)

Entry deadline: March 16, 2015 at 5:00 pm

1st place prize: $200
2nd place prize: $100
3rd place prize: $ 50

Send ALL entries to: Oakland University English Department

544 O'Dowd Hall
Rochester, MI 48309
or email: gilson@oakland.edu

Contact Dr. Annie Gilson with questions at: gilson@oakland.edu

Lascaux250

Writing flash fiction is challenging in itself, but when you reduce a story to a mini flash, it heightens the challenge. I'm reading the entries and have found there are many talented authors participating.

What's your opinion of mini flash fiction?