Contest Archives

Please enjoy the winning entries from all the contests hosted at Winning Writers.

Current Contests

Past Contests

Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse

2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Sports Literary Contest

2012, 2013, 2014

War Poetry Contest

2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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Deadline Dec 18: Workplace Anthology Contest; no fee; ReadWrite Strategies and Dr. Jim Dunn are offering up to $500 and publication for true, funny, first-person vignettes about the workplace, up to 1,200 words https://readwritestrategies.com/submissions#1 HT
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Sponsored > Deadline Dec 31: Lilith Magazine's Annual Fiction Contest; no fee, submit a story up to 3,000 words to win $300 and publication. Lilith is independent, Jewish & frankly feminist and seeks quality short stories with heart, soul and
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Congratulations to our Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest Winners

Contest Archives

Current Contests

North Street Book Prize

Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest

Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest

Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest