My first official events summary! I’ll try to keep these posts simple and concise. Dates posted are either due dates, or the one-time dates of one-day events.
Short Stories
- 2/1o: Alt.Publish Writing Contest (Any genre up to 5000 words)
- 2/13: Yearbook Short Story Contest (Any genre up to 2000 words)
- 2/15: US: NYC Emerging Writer’s Fellowship (Any genre up to 8000 words)
- 2/19: Book a Break Comptition (Up to 2000 words with prompt)
- 2/28: Wattpad Westbury Faery Contest
- 2/28: UK, Age 16-25 Young Writer’s Short Story Competition (Any genre, 2000-3500 words)
- 3/1: Paranormal Writing Competition (Paranormal, 500-5000 words)
- 3/1: Student (HS/College) William Foster Harris Prize (Any genre up to 1000/2000 words)
Flash Fiction
- 2/10: UK, Youth University of Chester Youth Flash Fiction (Any genre up to 360 words)
- 2/12: Weekly AdHoc Flash Fiction Qualifier (Up to 150 words with prompt)
- 2/14: Best Opening Line Contest (Opening line according to prompt)
- 2/20: UK 100-Word Story Competition (Exactly 100 words, any genre)
- 2/20: Past Year 16-Word Memoir
- 2/28: Reflex Flash Fiction Contest (Any genre, 180-360 words)
- 2/28: Wattpad Westbury Faery Contest
- 3/1: Paranormal Writing Competition (Paranormal, 500-5000 words)
Poetry
- 2/1o: Alt.Publish Writing Contest (Any genre up to 5000 words)
- 2/14: Pitchapalooza (For query/pitch feedback during live webinar, etc.)
- 2/15: US: MN, ND, SD, IA, WI Lindquist & Vennum Prize for Poetry (Book length)
- 2/17: PoC, Self-Pubbed in 2016 Black Caucus Self-Publishing Awards (Book length)
- 3/1: Submit ASAP! Plonsker Poet Residency Prize (Book length)
- 3/1: Paranormal Writing Competition (Paranormal, up to 5000 words)
Novels
- 2/13: Son of a Pitch Query Workshop
- 2/14: Romance, Submit ASAP! Amour Romance Novel Contest
- 2/15: US: NYC Emerging Writer’s Fellowship (Excerpt up to 8000 words)
- 2/17: PoC, Self-Pubbed in 2016 Black Caucus Self-Publishing Awards
- 2/20: Son of a Pitch (Query, first 250)
- 2/24: Pitch Madness (35-word pitch, first 250)
- 2/28: Scotland Kelpies Prize (YA/MG)
- 3/4: MG/YA Four on 400 (Random drawing for 1st page critique)
Children’s
- 2/14: Valentiny Contest for Children’s Stories (Up to 214 words with a confused character)
- 2/23: Picture Books #PBPitch (Pitch contests)
- 2/28: Scotland Kelpies Prize (Over 30,000 words)
- 3/4: MG/YA Four on 400 (Random drawing for 1st page critique)
Nonfiction
- 2/10: ProEssay Writing Challenge (Essays 800-1000 words on education-related prompts)
- 2/28: Travel Birds of a Feather Competition (500-2000 words)
- 2/28: 1st Gen US Residents Restless Books Prize (Memoirs, essay collection, etc. over 25,000 words)
Screenplays
- 2/16: TV One Screenplay Competition (Up to 90 pages)
Fanfiction
- 2/8 (today): Wattpad’s #BattleTheBeast Contest (The Magicians fan fiction)