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Last Changed: Monday, 1 August 2022 12 Contest Listings
Listed in the Last Month:
Weird Christmas 2022 - annual; SpecFic/sf/f/h/humor/weird (flash); no fee; prizes=$275
To Hull And Back - biennially; any humorous genre (flash/fic); total prize pot=£3,860
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APEX MICROFICTION CONTEST (search page for "Apex Micro") - monthly; sf/h/f; theme (micro). Words: <250. Fee: $0. Prize: 2¢/word, or free e-book. Reprints: no. Judge: McKenzie Johnston. E-subs: EMAIL ONLY. Contact: (QS). [Top]
Open Date: 19th of each month Deadline: 26th of each month Results: 8th of each month PubDate: 10th of each month
DREAM QUEST ONE POETRY & WRITING CONTESTS - semiannual; all genres (fic/nonfic/poem). Words: fic/nonfic=<5 pages; poem=<30 lines. Fee: fic/nonfic=$10; poem=$5. Prizes: 3 fic/nonfic=$850; 3 poem=$425. Reprints: yes, if original. E-subs: EMAIL ONLY. Contact: (QS). [Top]
Opens (summer/winter): 1 January/1 August Deadlines (summer/winter): 31 July/31December Results & PubDates (summer/winter): 31 August/31 January
MARKET NOTE - 01Jan22: OPEN to entries for the Spring contestF(R)ICTION WRITING CONTESTS - biannual; all genres, push boundaries (flash/fic/poem; +creative nonfic in spring only). Words: flash=<1k; fic=1001–7½k; poem=<3 pages; creative nonfic=<6k. Fee: $10-$15. Prizes: $300-$1,000; pro edits, +pub with art. Reprints: no. Judges: Stephen Graham Jones, Damhnait Monaghan, Emma Bolden, & Hannah Grieco. E-subs: OFF SITE FORM ONLY. Contact: Judge for each category (Q). [Top]
Fall Deadline: 28 April 2022 Fall Results: 18 September 2022 PubDates: vary
L. RON HUBBARD'S WRITERS OF THE FUTURE CONTEST - quarterly; sf/f/h/SpecFic (fic). Words: <17k. Fee: $0. 3 quarterly prizes=$2250 +pub; 1 annual Grand Prize=an additional $5000. Reprints: no. E-subs: ON SITE FORM ONLY. Contact: (Q). [Top]
Quarterly Submission Periods: 01Jan-31Mar; 01Apr-30Jun; 01Jul-30Sep; 01Oct-31Dec Results: 12 weeks <DL PubDate: yearly
N3F AMATEUR SHORT STORY CONTEST - annual; sf/f/h (fic). Words: <8½k. Fee: $0. 3 prizes=$100 & 1 HM ($0). Reprints: no. Name of Judge: Jefferson P. Swycaffer. E-subs: YES. Contact: (QS). [Top]
Annual Open Date: 1 January Annual Deadline: 31 December Results: 15 February (or earlier) Publication: negotiated
POETRY NOOK WEEKLY CONTEST - weekly; any and all genres (poem). Words: no limits. Fee: $0. Annual Prize: $1000. Weekly Prizes: 1st=$50; occasional HM=$20. Reprints: yes. Judges: Editorial Staff. E-subs: ON SITE FORM ONLY. Contact: (Q). [Top]
Opens & Closes: Sundays at midnight EST Results: Wednesdays
SOLARPUNK MAGAZINE'S MONTHLY MICRO FICTION CONTEST - monthly contest; sf/f/h with a solarpunk aesthetic (micro fic), some themes. Words: <250. Fee: $0. 1 Monthly Prize: $25 +pub. Reprints: no. Judges: various Solarpunk Mag team members. E-subs: OFF SITE (Moksha) FORM ONLY. Contact: (Q). [Top]
Reading Periods & Themes: 2022: 21-27 Jan, Afro-Solarpunk Futures (black authors only); 18-24 Feb, Climate Fiction; 18-24 Mar; 15-21 Apr; 20-26 May, Queer Futures (LGBTQIA2S+ authors only); 17-23 Jun; 15-21 Jul; 19-25 Aug; 16-22 Sep, Indigenous Solarpunk Futures (Indigenous authors only); 21-27 Oct; 18-24 Nov; 16-22 Dec
PubDate: each month in 2022 Results: following month
MARKET NOTE - 12Oct21: closed until new contest starts in January 2022TEEN SCIENCE FICTION WRITING CONTEST - CLOSED until January 2022
NEW LISTING: 07 July 2022TO HULL AND BACK: humorous short story competition - biennially; any humorous genre (flash/fic). Words: <2½k. Fee: until 31Mar 2023: 1 story=£13, 2 stories=£21, 3 stories= £26; 01Apr-30Jun 2023: 1 story=£15, 2 stories=£24, 3 stories=£30. Prizes: 1st Prize: £1,200, your head on the To Hull And Back Anthology cover and a trip to Hull on a Harley Davidson; 2nd Prize: £600; 3rd Prize: £300; 3 x Highly Commended: £150; 14 x Shortlisted: £75, 20 x Longlisted: 1 x free early bird entry fee for the next competition (worth £13) / total prize pot=£3,860. Reprints: yes. Judges: Christopher Fielden plus up to 9 others, TBA in 2023. E-subs: EMAIL ONLY. Contact: (QS). [Top]
Deadline: 30 June 2023 Results: October 2023 PubDate: 31 October 2023
WEIRD CHRISTMAS FLASH FICTION CONTEST 2022 - annual; SpecFic/sf/f/h/humor/weird (flash). Words: <350. Fee: free. Prizes: $1st prize=$75; 3 category prizes=$50 each; 10 HMs=$5 each; +pub/podcast. Reprints: query. Judge: Craig "Kringle" Brewer. E-subs: EMAIL ONLY. Contact: (QS). [Top]
Deadline: 2 November 2022 Results/PubDate: 15 December 2021
WOW! WOMEN ON WRITING QUARTERLY FLASH FICTION CONTESTS - quarterly; all genres (see judge's perferences) (flash). Words: 250-750. Fee: $10 (with critique=$20). Prizes: 1st ten get split of $900 + $25 Amazon GC, pub, & perks; 10 HMs get $20Amazon GCs. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. Contact: (Q). [Top]
Annual Open to Entries: 1Mar-31May, 1Jun-31Aug , 1Sep-30Nov, 1Dec-28Feb Annual Results: 1Feb, 1May, 1Aug, 1Nov Annual PubDates: 1Aug, 1Nov, 1Feb, 1May
ZOETROPE: ALL-STORY SHORT FICTION CONTEST - annual; all genres of literary fiction (fic). Words: <5k. Fee: $20. 3 Prizes=$1750 (& 7 HMs), lit agent consideration. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM. (Q). [Top]
Entry Dates: 1 July - 1 October (midnight PDT) Results: 15 December PubDate: Spring following year