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# writing competitions

literary competitions beyond Scholastic. haven't done most of these.

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- **[NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge](https://www.nycmidnight.com/)** — October-December, multiple rounds, prompts given. also has a Flash Fiction Challenge (April-June).
- **[Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition](https://www.writersdigest.com/writers-digest-competitions)** — multiple categories, cash prizes.
- **[The Moth International Short Story Prize](https://themothmagazine.com/)** — annual, significant prize money.
- **[Narrative Magazine Story Contest](https://www.narrativemagazine.com/)** — annual, open to all.
- **[Iowa Review Awards](https://iowareview.org/)** — poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction.
- **[Fish Publishing Short Story Prize](https://www.fishpublishing.com/)** — international, Irish-based.
- **[Bath Short Story Award](https://www.bathshortstoryaward.co.uk/)** — international, well-regarded.
- **[Bridport Prize](https://www.bridportprize.org.uk/)** — UK, prestigious. short story/poetry/memoir/novel categories.
- **[F(r)iction Literary Competition](https://frictionlit.org/)** — quarterly, themed.
- **[SF Writers Conference Contest](https://www.sfwriters.org/)** — up to 1500 words, $35 entry.
- **[Reedsy.com contest list](https://blog.reedsy.com/writing-contests/)** — curated list of essay contests. good meta-resource.
- **[Poets & Writers database](https://www.pw.org/grants)** — searchable database of writing contests/grants/awards.

for things i've actually submitted to, see [[creative-work]].