October 2017
Genre: Fiction Theme: Short story (new writers only)
Website: Glimmer Train
Deadline: October 31, 2017 Entry Fee: $18
Prize: First – $2,500
Genre: Nonfiction Theme: Christmas and Holiday
Website: Chicken Soup for the Soul
Deadline: October 31, 2017 Entry Fee: None
Prize: $200
Genre: Creative Nonfiction essay Theme: N/A
Website: WOW! Women On Writing
Deadline: October 31, 2017 Entry Fee: $12
Prize: $500
November 2017
Genre: Poetry Theme: N/A
Website: Writer’s Digest
Deadline: November 6, 2017 Entry Fee: $20
Prize: First – $1,000
Genre: Flash fiction and short story Theme: N/A
Website: Fireside Fiction
Deadline: November 11, 2017 (opens on November 5) Entry Fee: N/A
Prize: Pays 12.5 cents per word
Genre: Popular fiction (romance, YA, thriller, crime, horror, sci-fi) Theme: N/A
Website: Writer’s Digest
Deadline: November 15, 2017 Entry Fee: $25
Prize: First – $2,500
Genre: Short Short Story Theme: N/A
Website: Writer’s Digest
Deadline: November 15, 2017 Entry Fee: $25
Prize: First – $3,000
Genre: Fiction/Non-Fiction Theme: N/A
Website: Narrative Magazine
Deadline: November 30, 2017 Entry Fee: $26
Prize: First – $2,500
Genre: Fiction Theme: N/A
Website: Glimmer Train
Deadline: November 30, 2017 Entry Fee: $2
Prize: $700
Genre: Flash fiction Theme: N/A
Website: WOW! Women On Writing
Deadline: November 30, 2017 Entry Fee: $10
Prize: $400
Genre: Nonfiction Theme: Love Stories (for adults)
Website: Chicken Soup for the Soul
Deadline: November 30, 2017 Entry Fee: N/A
Prize: $200
Please be sure to read through the guidelines for each contest. Information may change.
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