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The LAURA Award showcases Women Writing the West members’ writing talents and celebrates the short story form. Entries must feature a female protagonist and the story must be set in the American West in the present time, the past, or the future.
Discover the finest writing contests of 2024 for fiction and non-fiction authors — including short story competitions, essay writing competitions, poetry contests, and many more. Updated weekly, these contests are vetted by Reedsy to weed out the scammers and time-wasters.
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Western Fictioneers (WF) was formed in 2010 by Robert J. Randisi, James Reasoner, Frank Roderus, L.J. Washburn, and other professional Western writers, to preserve, honor, and promote traditional Western writing in the 21 st century. Entries were accepted in both print and electronic forms.
Looking for some Western short stories? Check out our collection of Western shorts submitted to our weekly contests. Written by promising authors, these stories demonstrate skillful command of language to flesh out rustic sceneries, setting the tone for whatever adventure may come.
Since 1953, the Spur Awards have been one of the most prestigious awards in American literature. Spurs are given for the best western historical novel, best western traditional novel, best western contemporary novel, best short story, and best short nonfiction.
The Best Australian Yarn is a national short story competition where entrants from anywhere in Australia can submit an original short fiction story of any genre, no longer than 2500 words, to win part of the $80,000 prize pool.
Sep 3, 2022 · Congratulations to the winners of the 22nd Annual Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition! Moriah Richard. Sep 3, 2022. Out of many great entries, WD editors selected the following 25 winners: 1.
