Writing Contests

All past writing contests

  1. Group-Sponsored The Holidays - A Writing Contest

    Deadline: Dec 24, 2016

    1st prize:$25 cash via PayPal, one year Scribophile Premium upgrade, 15 karma points
    2nd prize:$25 cash via PayPal, 15 karma points
    3rd prize:15 karma points
    4th prize:5 karma points
    5th prize:5 karma points

  2. Group-Sponsored Strong Female Characters Contest

    Deadline: Dec 15, 2016

    1st prize:$100 cash via PayPal, 10 karma points
    2nd prize:$75 cash via PayPal, 10 karma points
    3rd prize:$50 cash via PayPal, 10 karma points
    4th prize:10 karma points
    5th prize:10 karma points
    6th prize:10 karma points

  3. Member-Sponsored Liturgical Year Story Contest

    Deadline: Nov 19, 2016

    1st prize:20 karma points
    2nd prize:15 karma points
    3rd prize:10 karma points

  4. Group-Sponsored The Dreaded Selfie: A Close POV Contest

    Deadline: Nov 10, 2016

    1st prize:20 karma points
    2nd prize:15 karma points
    3rd prize:10 karma points
    4th prize:5 karma points
    5th prize:5 karma points

  5. Group-Sponsored Something’s Brewing Contest

    Deadline: Oct 31, 2016

    1st prize:20 karma points
    2nd prize:15 karma points
    3rd prize:10 karma points
    4th prize:1 karma point to three honorable mentions

  6. Group-Sponsored Gothic Steampunk Contest

    Deadline: Oct 31, 2016

    1st prize:20 karma points
    2nd prize:15 karma points
    3rd prize:10 karma points

  7. Group-Sponsored "Disaster!" Contest

    Deadline: Oct 15, 2016

    1st prize:20 karma points
    2nd prize:15 karma points
    3rd prize:10 karma points
    4th prize:1 karma points

  8. Group-Sponsored The Ward Contest

    Deadline: Sep 30, 2016

    1st prize:20 karma points
    2nd prize:15 karma points
    3rd prize:10 karma points

  9. Member-Sponsored Crafting a Villanelle Contest

    Deadline: Sep 15, 2016

    1st prize:20 karma points
    2nd prize:15 karma points
    3rd prize:10 karma points

  10. Member-Sponsored Chronic Pain Contest

    Deadline: Aug 31, 2016

    1st prize:20 karma points
    2nd prize:15 karma points
    3rd prize:10 karma points

  11. Group-Sponsored Second Annual Tasha Mann Award Contest

    Deadline: Aug 20, 2016

    1st prize:20 karma points
    2nd prize:18 karma points
    3rd prize:15 karma points

  12. Member-Sponsored First Chapter Contest

    Deadline: Jul 15, 2016

    1st prize:20 karma points
    2nd prize:15 karma points
    3rd prize:10 karma points

  13. Group-Sponsored YA Authors' Contest: GLUTTONY

    Deadline: Jul 4, 2016

    1st prize:20 karma points, publication in the anthology
    2nd prize:15 karma points, publication in the anthology
    3rd prize:5 karma points, publication in the anthology
    4th prize:Honorable mentions will be published in the anthology

  14. Member-Sponsored Yakety Yack Don't Talk Back Contest

    Deadline: Jun 30, 2016

    1st prize:20 karma points, A critique each from Scribophile members E. L. Norry and Becca Bell
    2nd prize:15 karma points, A critique each from Scribophile members E. L. Norry and Becca Bell
    3rd prize:10 karma points

  15. The Elsewhere Contest, with Emma Darwin

    Deadline: Jun 1, 2016

    1st prize:$250 cash via PayPal, signed copy of Get Started in Writing Historical Fiction by Emma Darwin
    2nd prize:$150 cash via PayPal
    3rd prize:$100 cash via PayPal