Writers of the Future Contest

Entry Fee: FREE Deadline: March 31,  June 30, September 30, December 31 every year. Genre: Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy Guidelines: http://www.writersofthefuture.com/rules.htm If you’re a new writer, and you’ve not been professionally published in a novel, more than one novelette, or more than three short stories, then you can enter this popular contest. It [...]

Writers of the Future Contest

Entry Fee: FREE Deadline: December 31, 2009 Genre: Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy Guidelines: http://www.writersofthefuture.com/rules.htm If you’re a new writer, and you’ve not been professionally published in a novel, more than one novelette, or more than three short stories, then you can enter this popular contest. It is judged by some of the biggest [...]

Writer’s Digest Your Story Contest

Deadline: Bimonthly on the 10th Entry Fee: FREE Guidelines:  http://www.writersdigest.com/YourStory/ Here’s an opportunity to get published both in Writer’s Digest magazine and on their website. Every other month, they give a prompt for a story. Using that prompt, you can write any type of flash narrative you like, up to 750 words. According to their [...]

The First Line Winter Writing Contest

Entry Fee: FREE Deadline: November 1, 2009 Guidelines: http://www.thefirstline.com “Waiting for change always seems to take longer than you would expect.”   Use this first line, verbatim, create a story between 300 and 3,000 words to enter in the First Line Writing Contest. This is a quarterly contest, so if you miss the deadline for [...]

Writer’s Digest Your Story Contest

Deadline: Bimonthly on the 10th Entry Fee: FREE Guidelines:  http://www.writersdigest.com/YourStory/             Here’s an opportunity to get published both in Writer’s Digest magazine and on their website. Every other month, they give a prompt for a story. Using that prompt, you can write any type of flash narrative you like, up to 750 words. According to [...]

Writers of the Future Contest

Entry Fee: FREE Deadline: September 30, 2009 Genre: Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy Guidelines: http://www.writersofthefuture.com/rules.htm If you’re a new writer, and you’ve not been professionally published in a novel, more than one novelette, or more than three short stories, then you can enter this popular contest. It is judged by some of the biggest [...]

The First Line Fall Writing Contest

Entry Fee: FREE Deadline: August 1, 2009 Guidelines: http://www.thefirstline.com “My life is a sham.”   Use this first line, verbatim, create a story between 300 and 3,000 words to enter in the First Line Writing Contest. This is a quarterly contest, so if you miss the deadline for the May contest, there will be another [...]

Writers of the Future Contest

Entry Fee: FREE Deadline: June 30, 2009 Genre: Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy Guidelines: http://www.writersofthefuture.com/rules.htm If you’re a new writer, and you’ve not been professionally published in a novel, more than one novelette, or more than three short stories, then you can enter this popular contest. It is judged by some of the biggest [...]

The First Line Summer Writing Contest

Entry Fee: FREE Deadline: May 1, 2009 Guidelines: http://www.thefirstline.com “For two weeks now, I’ve been trying to figure out if people are laughing with me or at me.”   Use this first line, verbatim, create a story between 300 and 3,000 words to enter in the First Line Writing Contest. This is a quarterly contest, [...]

PetRX Writing Contest

Entry Fee: FREE Deadline: Varies Guidelines: http://www.petcarerx.com/pcrx/HealthGuide/Newsletters/Default.aspx Here is a way to win discounts and coupons on pet supplies. PetCareRX, an online pet pharmacy, has an ongoing contest for customers to write their favorite pet stories. The current contest is Wacky Summer Tales. They have an online submission form, and you can upload photos to [...]