Free the Verse invites original poems responding to a set prompt “Horizon”, with publication and a cash prize. Submit by 30 June. All the details are here → free-the-verse.com/internati… #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS #FreeTheVerse

The cash-prize winners for the Jerboa Lit 500 #4! Thanks to everyone who wrote us stories for this contest -- we loved reading your work! And registration is open for the next 250- & 500-word contests at our website: jerboalit.com #writers #amwriting #writingcontest

Here they are—your honorable mentions for the 4th Jerboa Lit 500 contest! 📷 Thanks to everyone who tuned in to our stream! Also, registration is open for the next 250- and 500-word contests! jerboalit.com #writers #amwriting #writingcontest

Can you write a story that goes against your reader's expectations? 👀 Join our weekly writing competition for the chance to win $250! This week's Reedsy Prompts contest explores uncertainty and the unknown. Consider open endings, hidden information, and subverted expectations. Whether you turn on the lights at the end or leave us standing in the shadows, lean into what's withheld or kept secret. What don't you want us to see coming? 📅 Deadline: June 19 at 11:59 PM EST 🔗 Enter here: reedsy.com/creative-writing-… #WritingCommunity #ShortStoryContest #AmWriting #CreativeWriting #WritersOfX #ReedsyPrompts #WritingContest #WritingContests #WritingChallenge #ShortStoryChallenge #ShortStory #WritingPrompts

Submit your 1,000-3,000-word story based on one of Reedsy Prompts’ five weekly prompts on one theme by next Friday for a chance to win $250. All the details are here → reedsy.com/creative-writing-… #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS

You have until June 26 to register for Jerboa Lit's next 250 challenge. Prompt drops at 10PM central that day & you have until Sunday, June 28 to submit your 250-word story. $15 registration fee. $500 first prize. #FlashFiction #WritingContest @jerboalit newpages.com/guide-submissio…

Our Adrift Contests close JULY 15TH! Use the link in our bio to submit for a chance to be paid to be published. #writingcontest

Submit a flash-fiction piece (100-300 words) on any theme to the 34th FFF Competition by 23 June 10pm UK time. All the details are here → freeflashfiction.com/current… #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS #FFFCompetition

2026 BAEN FANTASY ADVENTURE AWARD FINALISTS ANNOUNCED!!! First launched in 2014, the Baen Fantasy Adventure Award has sought to celebrate original fantasy short stories which, despite coming from a range of fantasy subgenres from sword and sorcery to urban fantasy, focus on heroics, high stakes, and adventure. This year’s winner will be announced and honored at the Baen Books Traveling Roadshow at Dragoncon 2026, in Atlanta, GA on Sept. 3 – 7, 2025. In addition to the award and the trophy, the winning story will be published at Baen.com and the author paid professional rates. The finalists for the 2026 Baen Fantasy Adventure Award are: “A Damsel in My Dungeon” by Caleb Baker “A Little Time Between Friends” by Radu Paun “Means, Motive, Magic” by Ruth Clara “Pride of Place” by Cara Giles “Settled in Full” by Nick Aalderink “Sing the Wall” by Elise Stephens “The Great Hare Provides” by C. W. Stevenson “The Last Bridge Troll” by T. S. Parnell “The Road That Wouldn’t Stay Drawn” by Hridoy Kundu “Vinny the Arrow” by Annemarie SanSevero The contest occurs annually and looks for original fantasy short stories that range in style from epic fantasy, heroic fantasy, sword and sorcery, and urban fantasy. This year, the contest drew entrants from 26 different countries from around the world. Baen Books is known for its New York Times bestselling science fiction and fantasy, including David Weber’s Honor Harrington series, Eric Flint’s Ring of Fire alternate histories, Larry Correia’s Monster Hunter International urban fantasies, and Lois McMaster Bujold’s Penric stories. Baen’s physical books are distributed by Simon & Schuster, while their Ebooks are sold at numerous online venues, including their own website. Read the full press release here: baen.com/pr-fantasy-award-fi… Wondering what sort of stories we look for? Read the winning story from 2025, "Traitor to the Wolfguard’s Creed" by Gideon P. Smith here: baen.com/traitor_to_wolfguar… #BFAA2026 #BFAA #BaenBooks #WritingContest

Elegant Literature is offering a grand prize of $3000 to new writers entering this prompt-based competition (500-2000 words) by 30 June. All the details are here → elegantliterature.com/contes… #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS #ElegantLiterature

Got a true story that deserves to be heard? Vine Leaves Press is accepting creative nonfiction manuscripts for their International Voices competition. $1,000 prize publication in 2028. Deadline July 1. Entry Fee: $28 #writingcontest @VineLeavesPress newpages.com/guide-submissio…

Why Writers Should Enter Contests: 6 Lessons That Build Writing Success from @CindyDevoted on @EdieMelson #writing #writingcontest thewriteconversation.blogspo…

Why Writers Should Enter Contests: 6 Lessons That Build Writing Success from @CindyDevoted on @EdieMelson #writing #writingcontest thewriteconversation.blogspo…

The Narrative Spring 2026 Story Contest is open until 26 June. Submit unpublished fiction and non-fiction pieces up to 15,000 words. All the details are here → narrativemagazine.com/spring… #WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS #NarrativeContest

Why Writers Should Enter Contests: 6 Lessons That Build Writing Success from @CindyDevoted on @EdieMelson #writing #writingcontest thewriteconversation.blogspo…

Why Writers Should Enter Contests: 6 Lessons That Build Writing Success from @CindyDevoted on @EdieMelson #writing #writingcontest thewriteconversation.blogspo…

Our SUMMER 2026 24-Hour Short Story Contest is SATURDAY, July 18TH! PRIZES 1st Place: $300 2nd Place: $250 3rd Place: $200 100 Honorable Mentions 24hourshortstorycontest.com #writingcontest #WritingJourney #writerslife #FreelanceWriter #writersweekly #writerscommunity #WeekendPlan

Our SUMMER 2026 24-Hour Short Story Contest is SATURDAY, July 18TH! PRIZES 1st Place: $300 2nd Place: $250 3rd Place: $200 100 Honorable Mentions 24hourshortstorycontest.com #writingcontest #WritingJourney #writerslife #FreelanceWriter #writersweekly #writerscommunity #WeekendPlan

Our SUMMER 2026 24-Hour Short Story Contest is SATURDAY, July 18TH! PRIZES 1st Place: $300 2nd Place: $250 3rd Place: $200 100 Honorable Mentions 24hourshortstorycontest.com #writingcontest #WritingJourney #writerslife #FreelanceWriter #writersweekly #writerscommunity #WeekendPlan

Our SUMMER 2026 24-Hour Short Story Contest is SATURDAY, July 18TH! PRIZES 1st Place: $300 2nd Place: $250 3rd Place: $200 100 Honorable Mentions 24hourshortstorycontest.com #writingcontest #WritingJourney #writerslife #FreelanceWriter #writersweekly #writerscommunity #WeekendPlan