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5 Writing Contests to Enter This Spring (2025)

Annie Cosby
avril 10, 2025 | 2 lire la lecture

Calling all writers! Submit to these writing contests this spring for a chance to showcase your talent, get published ... and maybe even make some cash.

The Whiting Foundation Creative Nonfiction Grant

Intensely researched nonfiction books, written with an artful sensitivity to depth and nuance, have always been important in shaping the way we understand the world; today they are essential. And such projects require a wealth of time and resources.

The 2025 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant of $40,000 will be awarded to as many as ten writers in the process of completing a book-length work of deeply researched and imaginatively composed nonfiction for a general adult readership.

Deadline:April 23, 2025

Prize:$40,000

Entry fee:None

SUBMIT

 

F(r)iction Spring 2025 Writing Contests

F(r)iction seeks writing that pushes boundaries and challenges readers to think differently. They like work that features complex characters and strong narratives, and plays with genre, setting, voice — you name it.

Categories include Short Story, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, and Flash Fiction. This year's guest judges are Gaël Le Cornec, K. Iver, Grace Talusan, and Terry J. Benton-Walker.

Deadline: May 2, 2025

Entry fee: $10+

Prize: $2,100 in prizes

SUBMIT

 

Writer's Digest 94th Annual Writing Competition

Writer’s Digest has been shining a spotlight on up-and-coming writers in all genres through its Annual Writing Competition for over 90 years.

Enter the 94th Annual Writing Competition for your chance to win and have your work be seen by editors and agents! Almost 500 winners will be chosen.

Deadline:May 5, 2025 (early bird)

Prize: Up to $5,000

Entry fee: $25+

SUBMIT

 

Unleash Work-in-Progress (WIP) Award

Unleash aims to assist writers in completing an important literary project in the areas of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. This contest is designed to support writers who are just starting or have been toiling away but need a little boost to keep going.

Writers will receive editorial feedback, coaching meetings, and an excerpt/interview feature in Unleash Lit.

Deadline:July 16, 2025

Prize:$500

Entry fee: $35

SUBMIT

 

The Writers College Short Story Competition

Open to any writer (from any country) who is unpublished, or has been published fewer than four times. Submit a short story on the theme "All the things we didn't learn."

Deadline: Sept. 30, 2025

Prize: NZ $1,000

Entry fee:Free until June 30

SUBMIT

 

Note: Before submitting to any writing contest, please carefully review the contest's rules and eligibility. These change regularly, so make sure to confirm that a contest has not adjusted conditions since this article was written.

octobre 26, 2025 2 lire la lecture

NaNoWriMo has fallen. A band of rebels known as NoNotWriMo has risen to take its place.

Every November, writers around the globe attempt to write 50,000 words in one month. But last year the organization behind the beloved National Novel Writing Month disintegrated.

In 2025, it's more important than ever to support feats of human creativity. So an intrepid group of humans has banded together to face the antagonist of our age.

Join us in the fight against the Modern Prometheus.

octobre 21, 2025 2 lire la lecture

Official Rules for the Giveaway

No purchase necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not increase your changes of wining. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.

1. Sponsor

The Haunted Traveler Giveaway (“Giveaway”) is sponsored by Freewrite (a product of Astrohaus Inc.), located at Astrohaus, 1632 1st Avenue #29179, New York, NY 10028 (“Sponsor”).

2. Eligibility

The Giveaway is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are at least 18 years of age at the time of entry. Employees of Sponsor and their immediate family members or persons living in the same household are not eligible to enter. The Giveaway is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited.

3. Giveaway Period

The Giveaway begins at 12:01 a.m. EST on Tuesday, October 21, and ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday, October 30 (“Giveaway Period”). Entries submitted before or after the Giveaway Period will not be eligible. Sponsor's computer is the official timekeeping device for this Promotion.

4. How to Enter

To enter the Giveaway, participants must submit the official giveaway form with their name and email address. Limit one (1) entry per person unless otherwise stated. Entries that are incomplete or do not adhere to the rules or specifications may be disqualified. Find the form here:https://getfreewrite.com/#hauntedtraveler

5. Prize

One (1) winner will receive one (1) Freewrite Traveler with an approximate retail value of $549. Prize is non-transferable and no substitution or cash equivalent is allowed, except at Sponsor’s sole discretion.

6. Winner Selection and Notification

Winner will be selected at random from all eligible entries received during the Giveaway Period. The drawing will take place on or about October 31. The winner will be notified via email within 5 business days of selection. If the winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, or fails to respond within 3 business days, the prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner selected.

7. Publicity

By entering, participants grant Sponsor the right to use their name, likeness, and entry for promotional and marketing purposes without further compensation, unless prohibited by law.

8. General Conditions

By participating, entrants agree to abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final. The Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, modify, or suspend the Promotion if it becomes technically corrupted or cannot be conducted as planned. The prize is non-transferable. All federal, state, and local taxes are the responsibility of the winner. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process or otherwise violates these Terms and Conditions.

9. Limitation of Liability

By participating, entrants agree to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents from any and all liability arising from or in connection with participation in the Giveaway or acceptance, use, or misuse of the prize.

10. Privacy

Information submitted with an entry is subject to the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy.

octobre 12, 2025 4 lire la lecture

The winner of the inaugural Freewrite 500 flash fiction competition is Brie Ripley Sparks, with her short story "High Holy Days."