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🎃 Halloween 2026 submissions are closing soon!
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October 27, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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My short story got an honorable mention in the Writer's Weekly 24 Hour Short Story contest! Looking forward to participating in January!
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Fall 2026 Winners – WritersWeekly 24-Hour Short Story Contest – WritersWeekly.com 24-Hour Short Story Contest
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October 29, 2026 at 9:19 PM
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2 DAYS TO GO until the Midnight Contest starts! 🌙

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October 26, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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October 28, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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The Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize is open until 8 November for stories up to 6,000 words.

All the details are here →
https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/short-story-prize-full-info

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X. SHORT STORY PRIZE (Full info) — Galley Beggar Press
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October 31, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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Final call! The Spokane Prize for Short Fiction closes November 1. Willow Springs Books awards $1,500 + publication for a short story collection (3+ stories, 100+ pages). $30 fee.

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Spokane Prize for Short Fiction
Last call for the Spokane Prize! Willow Springs Books is offering $1500 and publication to the winner of the best short fiction collection.
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October 29, 2026 at 10:00 PM
thecreativesplurge.bsky.social
Submit your 1,000-3,000-word story based on one of Reedsy Prompts’ five weekly prompts on one theme by next Friday for a chance to win $250. 

All the details are here →
https://reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/contests/

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October 30, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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October is nearly over, but Cloudbank Books' Vern Rutsala Book Prize has extended the deadline to submit unpublished collections of poetry, flash fiction, or a combo of both to Nov 20. $25 fee. Final judge: Leslie Ullman. Winner receives $1k, publication, & copies.

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Vern Rutsala Book Prize
The 2026 Vern Rutsala Book Prize is now accepting unpublished poetry, flash fiction, or a combination of both genres.
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October 29, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Free-to-enter fiction contest! Projectinfinitybp.org's 15th Mastermind Creative Writing Competition is open to stories exploring what heroes and legends are and now they differ. Submissions open through November 19. Extensive free feedback offered. No monetary prizes.

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Project Infinity BP's 15th Mastermind Creative Writing Competition is Here!
The 15th Mastermind Creative Writing Contest is open through November 19! Topic: What Heroes and Legends are and How They Differ.
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October 27, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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Enter the Midnight Contest's 500-word contest from 28 Oct to 2 Nov. Get 3 prompts (with optional re-roll) to inspire your spooky story.
Early bird up to 22 Oct.

Get the details here →
https://midnight-writers.com/midnight-contest

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Midnight Contest Signup
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October 27, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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Time's almost up! #FlashMonster final deadline hits in under 11 hours, at 11:59pm Pacific Time tonight. Get those last-minute entries sent over! Top 10 published on Halloween. #flashfiction #writingcontest

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October 24, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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Better get moving! Slacker Special is running out and the #FlashMonster final deadline hits at 11:59pm (Pacific) on Saturday, October 24th. Top 10 published on Halloween.
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October 23, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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The New Writers Novel Prize 2026 is seeking the first 500 words of your unpublished novel or novella. Closes 31 October! 

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https://newwriters.org.uk/novel-prize/

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New Writers Novel Prize 2026 - £1,000 Prize
New Writers Novel Prize 2026 in association with The Novel Factory (£1,000 top prize) and entry instructions. Deadline: 31 October 2026.
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October 26, 2026 at 7:15 AM
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The Bedford Writing Competition is open for poetry (40 lines) and short stories (3,000 words) until 31 October with a £2,000 prize for the winner of each category.
All the details are here →
https://bedfordwritingcompetition.co.uk/
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Short Story Competition/Poetry Competition/The Bedford Competition
Enter our short story competition or Poetry Competition. The Bedford Writing Competition is open internationally with prizes and publication opportunities.
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October 25, 2026 at 10:15 AM
thecreativesplurge.bsky.social
The 2,000-word Harvest Raven Writing Battle takes place between 25 October and 1 November. Peer-judged with a $15,000 cash prize pool, are you prepared for the challenge?

All the details are here →
https://writingbattle.com/

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Writing Battle
The league for creative writers. Join the largest writing competition and most supportive community for writers on the web.
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October 24, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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If i made a free contest for short stories & poetry, would you enter? U still have the rights to ur work obvs, simultaneously subs allowed, top 3’s work gets put on my website. You retain all rights. Anyone interested….? #amwriting #writingcontest
October 22, 2026 at 2:41 PM
thecreativesplurge.bsky.social
The Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize is open until 8 November for stories up to 6,000 words.

All the details are here →
https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/short-story-prize-full-info

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X. SHORT STORY PRIZE (Full info) — Galley Beggar Press
www.galleybeggar.co.uk
October 23, 2026 at 9:45 AM
thecreativesplurge.bsky.social
Enter the Midnight Contest's 500-word contest from 28 Oct to 2 Nov. Get 3 prompts (with optional re-roll) to inspire your spooky story.
Early bird up to 22 Oct.

Get the details here →
https://midnight-writers.com/midnight-contest

#WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS @midnightwriters.bsky.social
Midnight Contest Signup
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October 23, 2026 at 7:00 AM
thecreativesplurge.bsky.social
Submit your 1,000-3,000-word story based on one of Reedsy Prompts’ five weekly prompts on one theme by next Friday for a chance to win $250. 

All the details are here →
https://reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/contests/

#WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS
https://reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/contests/
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October 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM
newpages.bsky.social
10 days remain to enter your best unpublished short story collections (must contain at least 3 stories) to Willow Springs Books' Spokane Prize for Short Fiction. $30 fee. Winner receives #1,500 & book publication. Deadline: November 1.

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Spokane Prize for Short Fiction
Last call for the Spokane Prize! Willow Springs Books is offering $1500 and publication to the winner of the best short fiction collection.
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October 22, 2026 at 9:00 PM
pennwriters.bsky.social
Attention members of Pennwriters.org We're gearing up for the annual writing contest. Submissions will open January 1 and close January 31. Get those pens in gear. See details on the website www.pennwriters.org Questions? Send us a DM.
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October 21, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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Our 2027 Teen Writing Contest is now open for submissions! Visit one-story.com to learn more.

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October 20, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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Cloudbank Books will be extending the deadline of its Vern Rutsala Book Prize to November 20! That gives you 30 days to finish preparing your poetry and/or flash fiction collections. $25 fee. $500 + book publication awarded. Leslie Ullman is final judge.

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Vern Rutsala Book Prize
The 2026 Vern Rutsala Book Prize is now accepting unpublished poetry, flash fiction, or a combination of both genres.
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October 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Procrastinators rejoice! Slacker Special keeps late entries for #FlashMonster the 13th open until Saturday, Oct. 24th. Top 10 published on Halloween.

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October 19, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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Mastermind Creative Writing Competition from projectinfinitybp.org seeks work on topic "A Short Story Exploring What Heroes & Legends Are & How They Differ." No reading fees & competition is open to everyone. Resubmissions allowed every 24 hours. Deadline: November 19.

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Project Infinity BP's 15th Mastermind Creative Writing Competition is Here!
The 15th Mastermind Creative Writing Contest is open through November 19! Topic: What Heroes and Legends are and How They Differ.
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October 21, 2026 at 1:00 AM