Discover 16 writing competitions, contests, and grants with deadlines in April and May 2026. Flash fiction, short stories, poetry, essays with prizes up to $20,000. Entry fees listed for every event.
Nobody tells you that the hardest part of building something of your own is doing it after a full day of building something for someone else. The writing happens anyway. Slower than I'd like, but it happens.
Great post! Thank you ππ» I will be submitting a short story into the RTΓ Short Story Competition. I submitted a piece last year but would have forgotten about it this year. Woop! Appreciate it.
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Nobody tells you that the hardest part of building something of your own is doing it after a full day of building something for someone else. The writing happens anyway. Slower than I'd like, but it happens.
EVERY BIT COUNTS!
Great post! Thank you ππ» I will be submitting a short story into the RTΓ Short Story Competition. I submitted a piece last year but would have forgotten about it this year. Woop! Appreciate it.
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Sharing in the next newsletter and FB group. We have some great writers that can submit some awesome work.
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