Fiction & Essay Contest: Deadline May 1 (a valued FundsforWriters sponsor)

Published: Wed, 03/19/25

Updated: Thu, 03/20/25

The Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest, sponsored by Winning Writers and co-sponsored by Duotrope, will award $3,500 for the best story and $3,500 for the best essay, and the top winners will receive prominent exposure on the Winning Writers home page. For this contest, a story is any short work of fiction, and an essay is any short work of nonfiction. Enter by May 1.

Key contest information:

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Final judge: Mina Manchester
12 cash prizes totaling $12,000
All 12 winning entries published on our website
Entry fee: $25 per entry
Enter online using Submittable
Length limit: 6,000 words per entry
Subject: Any
Multiple entries OK? Yes
Previously published work OK? Yes
Writers from most countries eligible
See past winning entries with judges' remarks
Read Duotrope's interview with Winning Writers editor Jendi Reiter about this contest

Enter online now via Submittable

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