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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 6h

10 submission opportunities with deadlines in October or November, including The Brooklyn Review, Camas, Oxford Poetry, and more. Curated by Palette Poetry.
https://www.palettepoetry.com/2025/10/08/deadlines-october-november-2025/

Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 17h

"The Month When I Watch Joker Every Day", a poem by Erica Dawson
https://poems.com/poem/The-Month-When-I-Watch-Joker-Every-Day/
via @poetrydaily.bsky.social and The Common

Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 1d

Extended deadline Oct 15: Writer’s Digest Personal Essay Awards
Submit an unpublished essay up to 2,000 words. Fee: $30. One Grand Prize Winner will receive $2,500, publication, and other benefits. Many smaller awards.
https://www.writersdigest.com/writers-digest-competitions/personal-essay-awards

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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 1d

"Second-Generation", a poem by Ayesha Asad
https://spare.poems.com/poem/second-generation/
via @poetrydaily.bsky.social and @midamericanreview.bsky.social

Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 2d

Book ads now for our October 15 newsletter. We'll announce the winners of our 33rd annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest. Ads are big, bold, $175, and we provide all the design help you need at no extra charge.
https://createsend.com/t/d-75A00C0EB1CB35002540EF23F30FEDED

Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 2d

38 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for October 2025, curated by @authorspublish.com
Some of the call themes are Objection! Overruled!; soilpunk; haunt; no laughing matter...
https://authorspublish.com/38-themed-submission-calls-and-contests-for-october-2025/

38 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for October 2025

Curated by Authors Publish

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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 3d

Sponsored > Apply by December 5 for DISQUIET International Literary Program, Summer 2026.
Workshops in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry in Lisbon, Portugal.
Details: https://disquietinternational.org/apply-now/

Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 3d

How to write effective elevator pitches in a variety of writing genres: 60 examples
https://www.writersdigest.com/getting-published/examples-of-book-hooks-elevator-pitches via @writersdigest.bsky.social #PubTips

60 Examples of Hooks for Books

This post collects 60 examples of hooks for books. Also called elevator pitches, these book hooks show real-life examples in a variety of writing genres for fiction and nonfiction books.

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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 4d

Deadline Feb 26: Next Generation Short Story Awards
Submit unpublished stories up to 5,000 words in 30+ categories. 1st Place is $500 and trophy. Winners published in anthology. Fee: $25 for 1st category, $20 for each additional category.
https://shortstoryawards.com/

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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 4d

Any Coloradan with a cell phone will soon be able to access banned books for free
https://lithub.com/any-coloradan-with-a-cell-phone-will-soon-be-able-to-access-banned-books-for-free/
via @literaryhub.bsky.social
#BannedBooksWeek

Any Coloradan with a cell phone will soon be able to access banned books for free.

This #BannedBookWeek, we have a lot to lament. Though some book bans have been stalled or swatted down in the courts, stealthy removal campaigns continue. At home and abroad. But as Haylee May of C…

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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 5d

Deadline Nov 15: Perugia Press Prize
Women (inclusive of gender-expansive identities) who have no more than one previously published full-length book may submit an unpublished poetry manuscript (45-85 pages suggested) to win $2,000 & pub. Standard fee: $30.
https://perugiapress.org/contest/

Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 5d

Deadline Mar 1: The Hazel Rowley Prize will award $5,000 and agent review to a first-time biographer. Submit proposal, writing sample, and resume. Fee: $25.
#aboutze/#about" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://biographersinternational.org/award/hazel-rowley-prize/#about
via @biographersintl.bsky.social

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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 6d

Some features in a story make me want to share it with everyone. Others make me stop reading or leave me disappointed or confused.
https://authorspublish.com/craft-lessons-from-reading-hundreds-of-short-stories/ via @authorspublish.com #WriteTips

Craft Lessons from Reading Hundreds of Short Stories

From Authors Publish

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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 6d

An excerpt from "Cruel Loss of Sons" by Egill Skallagrímsson
Translated from the Old Norse by Emily Osborne
https://poems.com/poem/from-cruel-loss-of-sons/
via @poetrydaily.bsky.social and @parisreview.bsky.social

Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 6d

We received almost 2,500 submissions to this year's Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest. Thank you! We will announce the winners on April 15, 2026.

Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 7d

DL Dec 31: Press 53 Award for Short Fiction
Submit an unpublished collection of short stories. Flash and micro fiction ok but not novellas, 100-250pp in all. Win $1,000 & pub. Fee: $30.
https://www.press53.com/award-for-short-fiction
HT @newpages.bsky.social

Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 7d

LAST CALL to submit to the Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. Deadline is 11:59pm Hawaii Time tonight (about 12 hours from now). Submit 3 poems for $25. Prizes: $3,500 X 2, $500 X 10.
https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/tom-howard-margaret-reid-poetry-contest

Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 7d

Glossy Planet is a new magazine from Discover New Art, publishers of The Masters Review. This month's challenge is "Monsters We Made". Submit fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, or hybrid work. The deadline is Oct 15. Entry fee: $10.
https://www.glossyplanetmag.com/challenge/monsters-we-made/

Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 8d

FINAL DAY TO ENTER: Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest
$12,000 in prizes. Two top prizes of $3,500 each. Accepts published and unpublished work. Fee: $25 for 3 poems. Deadline: 11:59pm Hawaii Time tonight.
https://createsend.com/t/d-C18F0AA510C1FC092540EF23F30FEDED

Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 8d

What Truly Separates a Hero From a Villain?
writersdigest.com/what-truly-separates-a-hero-from-a-villain
via @writersdigest.bsky.social #WriteTips

Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 9d

Poets, if you look beyond the bookstore, you can find many sales opportunities
https://blog.bookbaby.com/how-to-promote-your-book/book-promotion/who-says-rhyme-doesnt-pay
via BookBaby #PubTips

Who Says Rhyme Doesn’t Pay?

Many poets believe selling their poetry is hard. But if you look beyond the bookstore, you can find many sales opportunities. Explore ideas and examples!

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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 9d

Deadline Nov 9: The Masters Review Novel Excerpt Contest
Emerging writers may submit an unpublished excerpt from their novel to win $3,000, online publication & a consultation with Marin Takikawa, a literary agent with The Friedrich Agency. Fee: $20.
https://mastersreview.com/novel-excerpt-contest/

Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 9d

Questionable Publishing Contracts; $3,000 Writing Grants; 8 Submissions Calls (deadlines are Sep 30 and later).

Authors Publish | Magazine for Creative Writers @authorspublish.com · 10d

#Writers, here are some #SubmissionCalls & #Publishing news you missed in September 2025.
🔗 authorspublish.com/notes-from-t...

» Notes from the Editor’s Desk: September 2025

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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 10d

Our $12,000 Poetry Contest Closes on October 1
The 23rd annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest will award two $3,500 prizes, plus 10 HMs of $500 each. Top 12 poems published online. Entry fee: $25 for 3 poems.
https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/tom-howard-margaret-reid-poetry-contest

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Winning Writers @winningwriters.com · 10d

Each year, Writer's Digest compiles the 101 Best Websites for Writers. See the complete 2025 list:
https://www.writersdigest.com/writers-digest-101-best-websites-for-writers
@writersdigest.bsky.social

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