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I find this one a little expensive BUT the sarnies WERE nice. And you get a free years admission to the FB based Writers.ie. You do have to be able get to Dublin on May 17. Deadline april 4. First 1500 words, 500 w synopsis, 200 w bio

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https://stockholmwritersfestival.com/enter-first-5-pages-prize-2025

This is a contest with Gotham Writers - a writing school in NYC who also does online classes. I've taken 6 online classes with them, and they've all been great. Not a bad prize really... 10 words for a free class. Here's the contest from their site: It may be apocryphal, but the story goes...

https://www.craftliterary.com/craft-novelette-print-prize-2025/

This from Authors Publish: Narrative Magazine, which has published many respected and established authors and already has a substantial general submission fee ($23), announced the finalists of their 2024 Fall Story contest. They hold a story contest three times a year, once for each season...

After an unconscionable delay, our ONE PERFECT SENTENCE contest is now ready and waiting for you to vote… Remember, you can vote for as many entries as you like, but the magical software fairy will prevent you from voting for your own entries. That fairy’s a model of probity and rectitude, to be...

7 writers chosen to write their memoir in Peru on a reality show. The winner gets a bookdeal. We have reached peak Squid Games, but also-why not? https://www.writeorflightshow.com/?kuid=aaea3de3-d589-489b-9b5c-13ab03a3b842-1739900958&kref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geniusmemoirwriting.com%2F

Our monthly micro-writing contest One Perfect Sentence kicks off this Friday, and I’m looking for prompt ideas… if you’d like to make any suggestions, please list them below! :) p.

New blog post by mickleinapickle One Perfect Sentence Posted on behalf of Peter Cox… The prompt this month was to complete “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” in a novel way. In this, you manifestly succeeded In fact, this was arguably the best OPS contest we’ve run so...

The prompt this month was to complete “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” in a novel way. In this, you manifestly succeeded :) In fact, this was arguably the best OPS contest we've run so far. The results are as follows (remember, you voted for the winners, and each entry was...

New blog post by mickleinapickle – discussions in this thread, please --- As you’ll know if you drop by the Colony between the 7th of each month and the 21st, we run a monthly contest between those dates in which you’re challenged to write One Perfect Sentence… It might be the first sentence to...

Seems a good deal. I've never entered these but I have spoken to people who are regulars and have gotten a lot out of them. https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php#FlashFictionContest

This did look like an interesting site. Substack. This month the deadline is tomorrow-but regular contests...

Like some reanimated mutilated corpse in a giallo B-movie filmed by Dario Argento… It’s back! This month’s One Perfect Sentence is open. So is your mind. Let them communicate with each other. https://colony.litopia.com/threads/one-perfect-sentence-october-2024.14989/

https://www.jezebel.com/annual-scary-story-contest

I’m delighted to announce that we have two joint winners for this month’s ONE PERFECT SENTENCE contest… Claire & Jonny! Graphics for both are below, and are going out on our social media right now. I loved all the entries! Here are the top three places together with a special mention...

Just a reminder that this months inaugural One Perfect Sentence contest closes soon – you will find an exact countdown timer on the Colony’s home page, at the top of the right-hand column. The contest has been designed to be… Easy on your writing schedule – one sentence being less...

...over here, in a new section. Have a go! It’s the antidote to all other writing contests (you’ll enjoy it a lot more!). So now it's started – you need to start to play around with the voting. Everyone so far has been awfully restrained and hasn’t voted… that’s got to change! I did say in the...

BPA has offered me value for money in the past when I played for an editorial read. Prices seem a bit higher... but I got nuts and bolts advice-no being nice because you are paying for this. What I would have gotten from an agent, I think. https://bluepencilagency.com/bpa-pitch-prize-2024/