Writing Contests

All past writing contests

  1. Member-Sponsored Happy Birth-and-Deathday, Shakespeare! Contest

    Deadline: April 23

    1st prize:$100 cash via PayPal
    2nd prize:$75 cash via PayPal
    3rd prize:$50 cash via PayPal
    4th prize:20 karma points
    5th prize:10 karma points
    6th prize:5 karma points

  2. Group-Sponsored Back to the 80s Contest

    Deadline: March 15

    1st prize:$100 cash via PayPal, 20 karma points
    2nd prize:$75 cash via PayPal, 15 karma points
    3rd prize:$50 cash via PayPal, 10 karma points

  3. Group-Sponsored New Year? Contest

    Deadline: Dec 31, 2025

    1st prize:$100 cash via PayPal
    2nd prize:$75 cash via PayPal
    3rd prize:$50 cash via PayPal

  4. Group-Sponsored A Very Merry Mystery: The Christmas Crime Contest

    Deadline: Dec 20, 2025

    1st prize:$100 cash via PayPal
    2nd prize:$75 cash via PayPal
    3rd prize:$50 cash via PayPal
    4th prize:20 karma points
    5th prize:10 karma points

  5. Member-Sponsored “And then…” Horror Contest

    Deadline: Oct 23, 2025

    1st prize:$100 cash via PayPal
    2nd prize:$75 cash via PayPal
    3rd prize:$50 cash via PayPal

  6. Group-Sponsored Cultural Object Contest

    Deadline: Aug 30, 2025

    1st prize:$100 cash via PayPal, 20 karma points
    2nd prize:$75 cash via PayPal, 15 karma points
    3rd prize:$50 cash via PayPal, 10 karma points

  7. 5th Annual Happy Father’s Day Horror Contest

    Deadline: Jun 9, 2025

    1st prize:$100 cash via PayPal
    2nd prize:$75 cash via PayPal
    3rd prize:$50 cash via PayPal

  8. Group-Sponsored Query/Synopsis Contest

    Deadline: Apr 30, 2025

    1st prize:$100 cash via PayPal
    2nd prize:$75 cash via PayPal
    3rd prize:$50 cash via PayPal

  9. Member-Sponsored Valentine’s Day Flash Fiction Contest

    Deadline: Feb 7, 2025

    1st prize:$100 cash via PayPal
    2nd prize:$75 cash via PayPal
    3rd prize:$50 via PayPal

  10. Member-Sponsored A Winter Gift Contest

    Deadline: Nov 30, 2024

    1st prize:$100 cash via PayPal
    2nd prize:$75 cash via PayPal
    3rd prize:$50 cash via PayPal
    4th prize:15 karma points
    5th prize:10 karma points

  11. Member-Sponsored What Happend Was… Horror Contest

    Deadline: Oct 24, 2024

    1st prize:$100 cash via PayPal
    2nd prize:$75 cash via PayPal
    3rd prize:$50 cash via PayPal

  12. Group-Sponsored One Silly Summer Contest

    Deadline: Oct 6, 2024

    1st prize:$100 cash via PayPal, 10 karma points
    2nd prize:$75 cash via PayPal, 10 karma points
    3rd prize:$50 cash via PayPal, 10 karma points
    4th prize:10 karma points
    5th prize:10 karma points

  13. Summer Romance Flash Contest

    Deadline: Sep 15, 2024

    1st prize:$100 cash via PayPal
    2nd prize:$75 cash via PayPal
    3rd prize:$50 cash via PayPal

  14. Group-Sponsored 4th Annual Happy Father’s Day Horror Contest

    Deadline: Jun 9, 2024

    1st prize:$100 cash via PayPal
    2nd prize:$75 cash via PayPal
    3rd prize:$50 cash via PayPal

  15. Group-Sponsored Time Travel Contest

    Deadline: Apr 18, 2024

    1st prize:$100 cash via PayPal
    2nd prize:$75 cash via PayPal
    3rd prize:$50 cash via PayPal
    4th prize:17 karam points
    5th prize:12 karma points
    6th prize:7 karma points
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