Winning Writers

09/09/2025

Deadline Oct 1: Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest
Your Poem Can Win $3,500, Publication, and an Original Illustration
$12,000 in total cash prizes. Top 12 poems published online. Submit published or unpublished work. Fee: $25 for 1-3 poems.
https://createsend.com/t/d-969533D8C09AC7922540EF23F30FEDED

Sponsored by Winning Writers and Duotrope

09/09/2025

"Pumpernickel" by Erica Angle-Newman, winner of our 2007 Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
https://winningwriters.com/past-winning-entries/pumpernickel

08/09/2025

Deadline: Oct 12: Money Chronicles: A Story Initiative. Submit short fiction and personal essays about our complex relationships with money and personal finance up to 7,500 characters to win $1,000. No fee |
https://short-edition.com/en/contest/principal-2025

08/09/2025

On social media, a rash of authors have reported an initial finding that their publishers may not have formally registered copyright for their books with the US Copyright Office as stipulated by contract — which means those titles would not be eligible to participate in the Anthropic class action settlement.
https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/08/authors-express-concern-over-unregistered-copyrights/
via Publishers Lunch HT Poets & Writers

On social media, a rash of authors have reported an initial finding that their publishers may not have formally registered copyright for their books with the US Copyright Office as stipulated by contract — which means those titles would not be eligible to participate in the Anthropic class action ...

08/09/2025

"Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat Drowned in a Tub of Goldfishes", a poem by Thomas Gray
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44302/ode-on-the-death-of-a-favourite-cat-drowned-in-a-tub-of-goldfishes
via Poetry Foundation & Poetry Magazine

Read by Amanda Holmes for The American Scholar:
https://theamericanscholar.org/ode-on-the-death-of-a-favorite-cat-drowned-in-a-tub-of-goldfishes-by-thomas-gray/

Her conscious tail her joy declared; The fair round face, the snowy beard, The velvet of her paws, Her coat, that with the tortoise vies, Her ears of jet, and emerald eyes, She saw; and purred applause. Not all that tempts your wandering eyes And heedless hearts, is lawful prize; Nor all that…

07/09/2025

A.I. Is Coming for Culture
We’re used to algorithms guiding our choices. When machines can effortlessly generate the content we consume, though, what’s left for the human imagination?
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/01/ai-is-coming-for-culture via The New Yorker

We’re used to algorithms guiding our choices. When machines can effortlessly generate the content we consume, though, what’s left for the human imagination?

06/09/2025

Deadline Oct 6: The Erma Bombeck Humorist-in-Residence Program
Two humor writers will receive free registration, travel and hotel expenses for the March 26-28, 2026, Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop, followed by an all-expenses-paid writing residency at the University of Dayton Marriott Hotel through April 9. It’s the gift of time to write and free room service. The package is worth approximately $5,000. Application fee: $30.
https://humorist-in-residence.com/ with Submittable

06/09/2025

50 Magazines and Anthologies Publishing Speculative Fiction, curated by Authors Publish
https://authorspublish.com/50-magazines-and-anthologies-publishing-speculative-fiction/

These are submission calls for speculative fiction: science fiction, fantasy, horror, and their sub-genres, including, but not limited to fairy tales, sword and sorcery, cozy fantasy, high fantasy, ghost stories, eldritch, slipstream, alternate history, steampunk, cyberpunk, post-apocalypse, soilpun...

05/09/2025

Deadline: Oct 12: 2025 Short Fiction Contest sponsored by MoonLit Getaway. Submit a short story up to 2,500 words to win $250. More details on website. Fee: Canadian (citizen or resident): $5 (CAD) per submission, International: $8 (CAD) per submission | https://www.moonlitgetaway.com/contests

05/09/2025

Deadline: Oct 1: Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers

Win $3,500 for a poem in any style and $3,500 for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style. Total prizes: $12,000. The top two winners will also receive two-year gift certificates from our co-sponsor, Duotrope (a $100 value). Submit 1-3 poems for one $25 entry fee. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Winning entries published online. Length limit: 250 lines per poem. Final judge: Michal 'MJ' Jones.

Winning Writers is one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" (Writer's Digest, 2025). See past winners, advice for contestants, and submit online at https://winningwriters.com/tompoetry

04/09/2025

Winning Writers offers affordable ways to promote your contest, product, or service to poets and writers. We'll provide as much design help as you need. Learn more:
https://createsend.com/t/d-7397E597894184FD2540EF23F30FEDED

04/09/2025

Deadline Dec 1: The Birdy Poetry Prize from Meadowlark Press will award $1,000 and publication for an unpublished manuscript. Submit 55 pages minimum, 90+ pages preferred. Fee: $25.
https://www.meadowlarkbookstore.com/birdy-poetry-prize with Submittable