Deadline: October 1, 2023
Entry fee: $25
About the competition
A submission is one original short story, written in English, up to 7,000 words. This contest is open only to writers who have not yet published a book of fiction. Published books include self-published books with ISBN numbers. Those who have published books in other genres besides fiction remain eligible.
Competition guideline
- All of our contests open May 1 with October deadlines.
- The mission of the TWFest Writing Contest is to promote new work from emerging artists.
- The mission of the SASFest Writing Contest is to promote and publish new work by LGBTQ+ writers.
- TWFest hosts contest in one-act playwriting, short fiction, poetry, and very short fiction.
- SASFest hosts contests in short fiction and poetry.
- TWFest is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization. SASFest is a program of TWFest.
- We welcome submissions from around the world.
- Submissions must be original work and not published in any way.
- Please review contest guidelines carefully to avoid disqualification.
- Read the whole guideline and submit your entry here.
