My story The Judgement of the Livelli, was awarded an Honorable Mention in the Mainstream/Literary Short Story category of the 95th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition! There were over 3,300 entries, so it’s not bad going.
I have again updated my list of writing competitions.
I have updated my list of forthcoming writing competitions…
I have updated my list of current writing competitions…
I have once again updated my list of writing competitions to include ones with deadlines next month. Good luck!
I have updated my list of writing competitions to include ones with deadlines next month. There are some interesting ones this time. Good luck!
This report in the Guardian suggests that the Plaza Prizes has closed down in chaos, with judges and prize-winners unpaid. I have occasionally featured these contests in my lists in recent years, most recently in July 2025 which seems to be when the problems arose. The competitions seemed reputable – I hope none of my visitors been affected by all this, and if so, I’m sorry.
I have updated my list of competitions… Rather slim pickings in April, but there are quite a few coming up in May. Surprisingly, there are no competitions for writing a good April Fool story. Someone should organise that.
I have updated my list of competitions…
I have now collected the competition details from previous months and put them all together on a new page, which I will update rather than making separate posts. February’s info is already there. You’ll see there’s also a direct link from the front page to the new one. I think this will make the list a little easier to find and consult. The idea is also that in due course there will be a full rolling twelve months on the page, which should make it easier to look at old details to get an idea of what’s probably coming up beyond next month.
I hope this is helpful. Feedback is welcome, (but don’t write to say you’d like all the competitions to be free, for I am powerless in that respect).
Seen and Done 