Autumn Writing Contests

With a nip in the air, many of us are spending more time inside. That makes for a perfect time to polish up your poetry and prose for some Fall writing contests. Which ones will you be entering?

Writer’s Digest Short Story Contest

• Deadline: early bird – Nov 16th, 2015, final deadline – Dec 14th, 2015
• short stories 1500 words or less
• $3000 in cash prizes
• entry fee – $20 US early bird, $25 US after

Narrative Fall 2015 Story Contest

• Deadline: Nov 30th, 2015
• short shorts, short stories, essays, memoirs, photo essays, graphic stories, all forms of literary nonfiction, and excerpts from longer works of both fiction and nonfiction
• no longer than 15,000 words
• $5000 in cash prizes
• $23 entry fee

Words & Brushes

Words & Brushes Short Story Contest

• Deadline: Dec 1st, 2015
• short stories based on pieces of art
• between 2000-5000 words
• $300 cash prize
• no entry fee

Tethered by Letters – Summer Literacy Competition

• Deadline: Dec 1st, 2015
• short stories 1000-7500 words
  • $500 prize
  • $15 US entry fee
• flash fiction of 55, 250 or 500 words
  • $150 prize
  • $7 US entry fee
• poetry no more than 3 pages
  • $150 prize
  • $7 US entry fee

Prairie Fire Annual Writing Contests

• Deadline: Nov 30th, 2015
• poetry (up to 3 poems), short fiction (10,000 words), creative non-fiction (5000 words)
• $2000 in cash prizes
• $32 CAD entry fee

Prism Writing Contests

• $2500 in cash prizes
• $35 CAD/$40 US/$45 Intl entry fee

Creative Non-Fiction Contest

• Deadline: Nov 20th, 2015
• Max 6000 words

Short Fiction Contest

• Deadline: Jan 15th, 2016
• Max 6000 word short stories

Poetry Contest

• Deadline: Jan 15th, 2016
• Up to 3 poems