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The Creative Splurge @thecreativesplurge.bsky.social · May 14

Want to write more? Something? Anything!?
Don't know where to start (or how to keep going)?
Here at TCS, we share writing challenges, competitions, and tips so you can build a creative writing practice.
Join in here → https://www.thecreativesplurge.com/
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 19d

Our flash fiction competition is open to writers of any level of experience (or none) anywhere in the world. The winner will be published in our winter issue and there's a prize of £25 (or equivalent) so... what are you waiting for? 🤷🏻‍♂️👉🏻 penstricken.com/competitions

#writersky #amwritingfiction

Competitions

Competitions Winter 2025 Flash Fiction Competition Subtext: the delicate art of saying one thing while meaning another. It’s also one of those things that separates good writing from exceptio…

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Silly Goose Press @sillygoosepress.bsky.social · 20d

HONK HOOONK

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 20d

You know what? I bet you'd win our flash fiction contest if you entered it. I've just got a feeling about you, kiddo. I see £25 (or equivalent) prize money + publication in our winter issue in your future. 🔮👀

penstricken.com/competitions

#fiction #writersky #writingcontest

Competitions

Competitions Winter 2025 Flash Fiction Competition Subtext: the delicate art of saying one thing while meaning another. It’s also one of those things that separates good writing from exceptio…

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The Creative Splurge @thecreativesplurge.bsky.social · Sep 5

With no entry fee and a mere 55-hour window, are you ready for September's 500-word Furious Fiction challenge?

Starting Friday 5 Sept, give it a go! Low stakes, high fun!

All the details are here →
https://www.writerscentre.com.au/furious-fiction/

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #TCS #FuriousFiction

Just a moment...

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Danielle Baldock ✏️ @danielle-baldock.bsky.social · Sep 1

#30words30days

Day 2 - Discover

Happy Writings! ✏️

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #FlashFiction #microfiction #microlit #writing #ShortWriting #30words30dayscommunity #writingprompts #prompts #discover

#30words30daysSeptember2025

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#30words30days

Day 2 : Discover

@writingdani
Danielle Baldock

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Robert Fairhead @tallandtrue.bsky.social · Sep 1

Woohoo, #30words30days September. Thank you, @danielle-baldock.bsky.social! 🙏❤️ #WritingCommunity #amwriting #flashfiction #microfiction #microlit #writing #shortwriting #30words30dayscommunity #writesky

Danielle Baldock ✏️ @danielle-baldock.bsky.social · Aug 31

#30words30days September begins!

Come and join us!

Happy Writings✏️😁

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #FlashFiction #microfiction #microlit #writing #ShortWriting #30words30dayscommunity #writingprompts #prompts

#30words30daysSeptember2025

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#30words30days

September

@writingdani
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#30words30days

Write a 30 word story, using the prompt for inspiration

Use the hashtag

Enjoy reading and cheering everyone's stories

No need to register, pop in and out

Be part of the amazing #30words30dayscommunity

Have fun!

@writingdani
#30words30days

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Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · Aug 25

"I hope, or I could not live."

—H. G. Wells

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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · Aug 23

TIME TO PANIC! 😱

That #FLESHfiction deadline really snuck up on us all!

Whatever you do, you need to get *something* over the line, because you’re not going to wanna miss the fun to come!

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Genevieve Boiko @genboiko.bsky.social · Aug 21

"Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it."

Maya Angelou

Artist:
Art Remedy

#5amwritersclub
#WritingCommmunity

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Green Stories @greenstories.bsky.social · Aug 20

One week till deadline for the #flashfiction #competition about moments of epiphany where attitudes/behaviours change for the greener – see www.greenstories.org.uk/flash-fictio... £1000 ($1200) worth of prizes. We'd like to see more entries in transport and food categories. #writers #writinggroups

Flash Fiction Competition: Epiphanies! - Green Stories Project

The Flash Fiction Competition: Epiphanies! invites stories of up to 500-words long, on the theme of making changes for the greener.

www.greenstories.org.uk

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The Creative Splurge @thecreativesplurge.bsky.social · Aug 19

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The Creative Splurge @thecreativesplurge.bsky.social · Aug 18

🤣🤣🤣This post alone is worthy of a prize!

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Trevor Flanagan (Writer) @trevorflanagan.bsky.social · Aug 18

The August #TwistedTournament #WritingCompetition is here 😎 This unique competition has 3 back-to-back #MicroFiction stories of 500, 250, and 100 words respectively followed by a week of #PeerJudging 💜❤️😎
Anyone wishing to take part, it's not too late - head over to: twistedtournament.com

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The Creative Splurge @thecreativesplurge.bsky.social · Aug 18

€1,000 is up for grabs in the Anthology Magazine Short Story Competition, which is open for up to 1,500-word stories until 31 August 2025.

All the details are here →
https://anthology-magazine.com/awards/short-story-competition

#WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS #AnthologyMagazine

Short Story Competition - Anthology Creative Awards

Entries are now invited for the prestigious Anthology Short Story Competition – open to original and previously unpublished short stories

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The Creative Splurge @thecreativesplurge.bsky.social · Aug 17

€300 is up for grabs in the Anthology Magazine Flash Fiction Competition, which is open for up to 250-word stories until 30 September 2025.

All the details are here →
https://anthology-magazine.com/awards/flash-fiction-competition/

#WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS #AnthologyMagazine

Flash Fiction Competition | Anthology | Luxury lifestyle magazine and creative awards

The Anthology Flash Fiction Competition is established to inspire creativity, great writing and to provide a platform for publication.

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The Creative Splurge @thecreativesplurge.bsky.social · Aug 16

The Fool for Poetry International Chapbook Competition is open until 31 August with a €1000 prize for 16-24 page entries.

All the details are here →
munsterlit.ie/fool-for-poe...

#WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS @munsterlitcentre.bsky.social

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The Creative Splurge @thecreativesplurge.bsky.social · Aug 15

Eco-fiction writers!!!

Less than 2 weeks to get your 500-word green flash-fiction epiphanies to Green Stories by 27 August.

All the details are here →
https://www.greenstories.org.uk/flash-fiction-competition-epiphanies-2/

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #TCS @greenstories.bsky.social‬

Flash Fiction Competition: Epiphanies! - Green Stories Project

The Flash Fiction Competition: Epiphanies! invites stories of up to 500-words long, on the theme of making changes for the greener.

www.greenstories.org.uk

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · Aug 14

#Writersky, submissions for our autumn issue are OPEN!

THEME: Machinery ⚙️
#FICTION: 5,000 words max.
#POETRY: 1-4 poems, 40 lines each max.
#NONFICTION: 1,000-2,000 words about writing
FEE: None.
DEADLINE: 31st Aug

penstricken.com/submissions

Issue 4 – SUBMISSIONS

Submissions Open Submissions for our autumn issue, Machinery, are now open. See below for full submission guidelines for this issue. Please note we are presently unable to provide monetary compensa…

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The Creative Splurge @thecreativesplurge.bsky.social · Aug 14

The Ghost Story Supernatural Fiction Award is open until 30 September. Submit your spooky, supernatural 1,500-10,000-word stories for up to $1,500 in prizes.

All the details are here →
https://theghoststory.com/tgs-fiction-award

#WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS #TheGhostEditor‬

OUR FICTION AWARD

Complete submission guidelines for The Ghost Story Supernatural Fiction Award, which offers a $1,000 first prize, an honorable mention award of $100 and publication for both winners.

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The Creative Splurge @thecreativesplurge.bsky.social · Aug 13

See! See how important your writing is?

#writingcommunity #amwriting

Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · Aug 12

#writingcommunity #booksky

“Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it.”
— Bertolt Brecht

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The Creative Splurge @thecreativesplurge.bsky.social · Aug 13

Published a book, story or comic you'd like to see adapted for Film or TV?

Book Pipeline's 2025 Adaptation Contest closes soon on August 15.

All the details are here →
https://bookpipeline.com/contest/adaptation-contest

#WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS @bookpipeline.bsky.social‬

Adaptation Contest - Book Pipeline

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The Creative Splurge @thecreativesplurge.bsky.social · Aug 13

This week, Reedsy Prompts is inviting 1,000-3,000-word story submissions using prompts based around 'Make a Wish'.

Deadline is Friday, 15 August!

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

#WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS @reedsy.bsky.social‬

Weekly Writing Contests - Reedsy Prompts

Enter our weekly Writing Prompts Contest for the chance to win $250 and publication on our blog!

blog.reedsy.com

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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · Aug 8

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“The function of freedom is to free someone else.”
— Toni Morrison

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · Aug 7

Our squirrels are about out of energy and nuts!
The prompt generator will be shutting down tomorrow, Friday at 9am (BST).
Last call if you want to take part in the flash writing challenge or are hankering for a second set of promptage.
trashcatlit.com/prompted-sto...

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ALT: a squirrel is standing on its hind legs holding an acorn in its paws .

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The Creative Splurge @thecreativesplurge.bsky.social · Aug 7

The Bedford 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/

#WritingCommunity #WritingContest #TCS #TheBedfordCompetition‬

Home - The Bedford Competition

THE BEDFORD COMPETITION, a nonprofit group, runs annual international short story and poetry competitions for anyone in the world over 17 years of age.

bedfordwritingcompetition.co.uk