Booksie 2023 Poetry Contest

Deadline: June 15, 2023

The poetry can be of any type, length, or content, but it must be your own. The poetry can be serious or whimsical, fact or fiction, but it should strike a chord that makes us sit up and take notice. We’re looking for poems that say something and make a reader sit up and think. You may submit as many entries as you like.

One winner will receive:

Grand prize winner (Booksie Gold Poet Laureate). 

• $1,000 cash award
• Gold winner badge
• Promotion across Booksie in the contest winner sections of the site

Two runners-up will receive:

Two runners-up (Booksie Silver Poet Laureates).

•  $150 cash
• Silver winner badge
• Promotion across Booksie in the contest winner sections of the site

Entry fee: $6.95

$3.48 for Premium members

Link to contest:

https://www.booksie.com/contest/booksie-2023-poetry-contest-32

Last call for entries: WOW! Women On Writing Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest

Deadline: January 31, 2023

Seeking creative nonfiction essays on any topic (200 – 1000 words) and in any style–from personal essay and memoir to lyric essay and hybrid, and more! The mission of this contest is to reward bravery in real-life storytelling and create an understanding of our world through thoughtful, engaging narratives.

Electronic submissions via e-mail only; reprints/previously published okay; simultaneous submissions okay; multiple submissions are okay as long as they are submitted in their own individual e-mail. Open internationally.

Limit: 300 entries.

Prizes (20 winners!):
1st Place: $500, publication, interview, and gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
2nd Place: $300, publication, interview, and gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
3rd Place: $200, publication, interview, and gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
7 Runners Up receive $25 Amazon Gift Cards, publication, interview, and gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
10 Honorable mentions receive a gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store

Entry: $12 entry fee; critique option for an additional $13

Visit the website: https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php#EssayContest

WOW! Women on Writing Winter 2023 Flash Fiction Contest

Deadline: February 28, 2023

Guest Judge: Literary Agent Emily Forney with BookEnds Literary Agency

Seeking short fiction of any genre between 250 – 750 words. The mission of this contest is to inspire creativity, great writing, and provide well-rewarded recognition to contestants.

Electronic submissions via e-mail only; reprints/previously published okay; simultaneous submissions okay; multiple submissions are okay as long as they are submitted in their own individual e-mail. Open internationally.

Limit: 300 entries.

Prizes (20 winners!):
1st Place: $400, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate
2nd Place: $300, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate
3rd Place: $200, publication, interview and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate
7 Runners Up receive $25 Amazon Gift Cards, publication and interview
10 Honorable mentions receive $20 Amazon Gift Card
Top 10 stories are published in the WOW! Women On Writing e-zine, and contestants are interviewed on WOW’s blog, The Muffin.

Entry: $10 entry fee; critique option for an additional $10

Visit the website: https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php

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Emerald Theatre Company’s 6th Annual 10-Minute Play Festival

Submissions deadline is May 31, 2023

Hello Playwrights,

 I hope your new year is bringing you happiness, health, and creativity! I wanted to share with you information about our next 10-minute play festival!!

Emerald Theatre Company’s 6^th Annual 10-Minute Play Festival.

This year’s theme is The 7 Deadly Sins                                                                                            

Playwrights choose one and get creative!

Contest Rules:  No more than 10 minutes in length, 10 pages maximum, no more than 3 characters and relates to the theme.

Absurd, Comedic, Dark, Dramatic, Farce, Tragedy…literal or figurative, that is up to you!

Work must be original and unproduced.

These are black box productions so minimal sets are required.

SUBMISSIONS RULES: Send 2 printed copies. The cover page should only have the title of the play and what SIN is represented. On a separate page include the playwright’s name, address, phone and email. These do not count as one of the 10 pages.

Entry Fee: $10.00 money order or check payable to Emerald Theatre Company. Submissions deadline is May 31, 2023. Winners contacted and announced on July 1, 2023 and the play festival is September 1-3, 2023

Prizes                                                                                                                                          

 1^st – $100.00 plus a medal plus stage performance

2^nd $ 50.00 plus a medal plus stage performance                                                                      

3^rd a medal plus stage performance. A total of 7 plays will be performed.

For additional information email Hal at hharmon299@aol.com and also check out our website at etcmemphistheater.com

MAIL TO:
Hal Harmon
c/o ETC
1402 Linden Ave.

Memphis, TN 38104

Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee)

22nd annual free contest, sponsored by Winning Writers and Duotrope. The top two prizes are $2,000 and $500. $3,500 in total prizes. No fee to enter. Submit one humor poem online. Both published and unpublished work are welcome.

All entries that win cash prizes will be published on WinningWriters.com. Final judge: Jendi Reiter, assisted by Lauren Singer.

This contest is recommended by Reedsy. See guidelines, past winners, and submit online at https://winningwriters.com/werglepsh2301

For writing resources and contest opportunities, follow Winning Writers on Facebook and Twitter.

Dream Quest One is now accepting poems and short story entries!

The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who enjoys expressing their innermost thoughts and feelings in the beautiful literary art of poetry or writing a story that’s worth telling everyone! Welcome to all, having the ability to dream… Write a poem or short story to win cash prizes totaling $1275.00! All works must be original.

Guidelines:

Write a poem of 30 lines or fewer on any subject, style, or form, typed or neatly hand-printed.

And/or write a short story, 5 pages maximum length, on any subject or theme. Genres: fiction, non-fiction, and creative nonfiction (including essay compositions, diary, journal entries, short screenplays, stage plays, and screenwriting). All entries must be either typed or legibly hand-printed.

Multiple and simultaneous poetry and short story entries are accepted.

Postmark deadline: March 19, 2023

All contest winners will be published on April 30, 2023

Prizes (USD):

Writing First Prize is $500. Second: $250. Third: $100.

Poetry First Prize is $250. Second: $125. Third: $50.

Entry fees (USD): $5 per poem, $10 per story

To send entries: Include title(s) with your story (ies) or poem(s), along with your name, mailing address, phone#, email, and brief biographical info. (Tell us a little about yourself), on the coversheet. Add a self-addressed stamped envelope for entry confirmation. Fees payable to “DREAMQUESTONE.COM”

Mail to:

Dream Quest One

Poetry & Writing Contest

P.O. Box 804632

Chicago, IL 60680

Visit https://www.dreamquestone.com for details on how to enter!

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. “And remember, in whatever you do, it’s okay to dream, for dreams do come true.” –Dream Quest One

The 14th Annual Gemini Magazine Short Story Contest

FIRST PRIZE: $1,000

Second Prize: $100
Three Honorable Mentions: $25
Entry Fee: $8
Deadline: March 31, 2023

All Five Finalists Will Be Published Online in the June 2023 Issue of Gemini

• Any Subject, Style or Length
• Entries Must Be Unpublished
• Multiple Entries Are Allowed
• Stories from Blogs Allowed
• All Entries Are Read Blind

VISIT THE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS ON HOW TO ENTER BY EMAIL:

https://www.gemini-magazine.com/short-story-contest/

1. Pay entry fee with credit, debit or PayPal: $8 each. Combine multiple entry fees into one payment. You will receive a transaction or receipt number.
2. Paste the number you receive into an email.
3. Attach entry as a .doc or .pdf file with NO identifying information or paste into body of email. Send to fictioncomp@gemini-magazine.com

Do not include bio. Include contact info in email only. (It is removed before reading.)

Contact editor here if you don’t receive a confirmation email. We will add you to our mailing list for new issues, news and contest info. Unsubscribe anytime.

ENTER BY SNAIL MAIL:

Mail previously unpublished entry with $8 check or money order, payable to Gemini Magazine, to:

Gemini Magazine
Short Story Contest
P.O. Box 1485
Onset, MA 02558 USA

Include $8 for each additional entry. Put name/contact info on separate page only. Include SASE for reply.

Postmark deadline: March 31, 2023

READ PREVIOUS SHORT STORY CONTEST WINNERS HERE.

VISIT THE WEBSITE: https://www.gemini-magazine.com/short-story-contest/

Askew’s Word on the Lake Writing Contest

Deadline: January 31, 2023

Whether you’re an established or emerging writer, the annual Askew’s Word on the Lake Writing Contest has a place for you! Part of the Word on the Lake Writers’ Festival in Salmon Arm, BC, Canada, the contest is open to submissions in short fiction (up to 1,500 words), nonfiction (up to 1,500 words), and poetry (up to three one-page poems).

Entry fee: $15 Canadian, which goes directly to supporting the Word on the Lake Writers’ Festival

Prizes: First Place: $200 and a Word on the Lake festival registration package. Second Place: $125 and tickets to the Word on the Lake award banquet. Honourable Mention: $100 and tickets to the Word on the Lake award banquet. Additionally, all winners will be published in the annual Askew’s Word on the Lake Anthology and will receive copies of the anthology in print and ebook.

How to enter, visit: https://wordonthelakewritersfestival.com/saw/writing-contest/