Writing Contests

All past writing contests

  1. Group-Sponsored Poetic Prose Contest

    Deadline: May 28, 2016

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

  2. Group-Sponsored Ink and Sorcery, Epic Warfare! Contest

    Deadline: May 20, 2016

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

  3. Group-Sponsored Harper Lee Memorial Contest

    Deadline: May 1, 2016

    1st prize:$100 cash via PayPal, a beautiful leather-bound edition of To Kill a Mockingbird, 30 karma points
    2nd prize:$50 cash via PayPal, a To Kill a Mockingbird coffee mug, 20 karma points
    3rd prize:$25 cash via PayPal, 5 karma points

  4. Member-Sponsored Tales of Kenopsia Contest

    Deadline: Apr 30, 2016

    1st prize:$60 cash via PayPal/Amazon, 15 karma points
    2nd prize:$40 cash via PayPal/Amazon, 10 karma points
    3rd prize:$20 cash via PayPal/Amazon, 5 karma points

  5. Group-Sponsored An Event to Remember Contest

    Deadline: Mar 31, 2016

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

  6. Group-Sponsored Carpe Noctem Contest

    Deadline: Mar 25, 2016

    1st prize:$50 cash via PayPal, 20 karma points, three critiques of a work of choice no longer than 3000 words per Scribophile's count
    2nd prize:20 karma points, three critiques of a work of choice no longer than 3000 words per Scribophile's count
    3rd prize:15 karma points, three critiques of a work of choice no longer than 3000 words per Scribophile's count
    4th prize:10 karma points, three critiques of a work of choice no longer than 3000 words per Scribophile's count

  7. Member-Sponsored Year 20XX Story Prompt Contest

    Deadline: Mar 20, 2016

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

  8. Group-Sponsored Thriller Contest

    Deadline: Mar 15, 2016

    1st prize:Choice of: $50 cash via PayPal; a year Premium membership upgrade; or 20 karma points
    2nd prize:Choice of remaining prizes

  9. Member-Sponsored Leap Years Contest

    Deadline: Feb 29, 2016

    1st prize:$100 cash via PayPal
    2nd prize:$50 cash via PayPal or a Scribophile Premium upgrade
    3rd prize:$25 cash via PayPal
    4th prize:Eligible for bonus (see contest description)
    5th prize:Eligible for bonus (see contest description)

  10. Member-Sponsored Why is it Winter? Contest

    Deadline: Jan 1, 2016

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

  11. Group-Sponsored Crime Fiction Contest

    Deadline: Dec 31, 2015

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

  12. Group-Sponsored Dream On, Nano Baby: The Second Chance Award Contest

    Deadline: Dec 30, 2015

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

  13. Group-Sponsored YA Authors' Contest: ENVY

    Deadline: Dec 15, 2015

    1st prize:15 karma points, publication in the anthology
    2nd prize:10 karma points, publication in the anthology

  14. Group-Sponsored Halloween Contest

    Deadline: Oct 24, 2015

    1st prize:35 karma points
    2nd prize:15 karma points

  15. Group-Sponsored Crime Without Guns Contest

    Deadline: Oct 10, 2015

    1st prize:100 karma points
    2nd prize:50 karma points
    3rd prize:35 karma points