Writers Conferences and Festivals
No information about 2020 conferences for now.
Literary Contests and Submissions
To see a comprehensive list of writing contests, see the Poets & Writers Magazine website. There is also a sizeable list of writing contests at PublishersArchive. Below are selected upcoming contests:
- Raymond Carver Short Story Contest, deadline May 15, 2020.
- Gival Press 2020 Unpublished Contest, deadline May 30, 2020.
- Chanticleer Book Reviews The Mystery & Mayhem Awards ~ Cozy Mystery Novel Writing Contest, deadline May 31, 2020.
- American Short Fiction The 2020 Halifax Ranch Fiction Prize, deadline June 1, 2020.
- Book Pipeline 2020 Unpublished Contest, deadline June 1, 2020.
- Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition, deadline June 5, 2020.
-
Willow Springs Books
Spokane Prize
for Short Fiction,
deadline June 15, 2020. - Hidden River Arts William Van Wert Fiction Award, deadline June 30, 2020.
- Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition, deadline September 1, 2020.
- QueryLetter.com Book Blurb Writing Contest, deadline September 15, 2020.
Do you have a favorite conference, contest, blog, or research site that would be of general interest to writers? Drop us a note about it and we may add it here.