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+# writing competitions
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+literary competitions beyond Scholastic. haven't done most of these.
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+- **[NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge](https://www.nycmidnight.com/)** — October-December, multiple rounds, prompts given. also has a Flash Fiction Challenge (April-June).
+- **[Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition](https://www.writersdigest.com/writers-digest-competitions)** — multiple categories, cash prizes.
+- **[The Moth International Short Story Prize](https://themothmagazine.com/)** — annual, significant prize money.
+- **[Narrative Magazine Story Contest](https://www.narrativemagazine.com/)** — annual, open to all.
+- **[Iowa Review Awards](https://iowareview.org/)** — poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction.
+- **[Fish Publishing Short Story Prize](https://www.fishpublishing.com/)** — international, Irish-based.
+- **[Bath Short Story Award](https://www.bathshortstoryaward.co.uk/)** — international, well-regarded.
+- **[Bridport Prize](https://www.bridportprize.org.uk/)** — UK, prestigious. short story/poetry/memoir/novel categories.
+- **[F(r)iction Literary Competition](https://frictionlit.org/)** — quarterly, themed.
+- **[SF Writers Conference Contest](https://www.sfwriters.org/)** — up to 1500 words, $35 entry.
+- **[Reedsy.com contest list](https://blog.reedsy.com/writing-contests/)** — curated list of essay contests. good meta-resource.
+- **[Poets & Writers database](https://www.pw.org/grants)** — searchable database of writing contests/grants/awards.
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+for things i've actually submitted to, see [[creative-work]].
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