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A Writer’s Guide on Successfully Applying for Legit Writing Contests (Tips + Tricks + More)

Applying for writing contests or competitions is a great way to put yourself and your literary work on the map. Writing contests offers a space for you to showcase your works, as well as explore your strengths and weaknesses. It is also an opportunity for you as a writer to be recognized in the literary...

Baobab Press Calls for Novella Submission / How to Apply (Reward: Publication in an Anthology)

Baobab Press calls for novella submissions. This is a publishing house that seeks books that communicate and support their themes through new and well-articulated means. They like the unconventional. More importantly, they seek a quality of thought that adds depth to a writer’s concerns. And although it is not an official requirement, they tend to...

Quramo Writers’ Prize announces Longlist for 2023

The Quramo Writers’ Prize 2023 announces Longlist   The Quramo Writers’ Prize is a literary award for an unpublished work of fiction, open to new and emerging African writers. In addition to the above, the prize was set up by Quramo Publishing Limited. Also, it comes with a cash prize of ₦1,000,000 to the winner,...

F(r)iction 2023 Writing Contest / Call for Submission ($1600 + Publication)

  F(r)iction Writing Contest is for a literary anthology carefully curated to evaluate an important cultural topic from vastly different perspectives. From historical origins and nonfiction essays to the wildest reaches of fiction, poetry, comics, and art, each issue inspires this literary site to think differently. For its 2023 Writing contest, F(r)iction encourages all form...

WriteCause Writing Contest / How to Apply (Reward: Publication)

Writecause WRITING CONTEST is now open! Send in your submissions! The theme of the Writecause Writing Contest is Freedom. Your writing submissions for the July 2023 – September 2023 quarter should be centered on – FREEDOM has shape WriteCause is accepting submissions on the Freedom prompt until September 30th 11:59 ET, 2023.   Eligibility for...

Bennington Young Writers Award 2024/ How to Apply ($1750 + Scholarships)

Bennington College has a unique literary legacy, including twelve Pulitzer Prize winners, three U.S. poet laureates, four MacArthur Geniuses, countless New York Times bestsellers, and two of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people.   In celebration of this legacy, Bennington launched the Young Writers Award to promote excellence in writing at the high school level....