Visitors can print a randomly-selected story by pressing a button on Waldo Library's Story Machine. Submissions are limited to 7,500 characters maximum (including spaces) and are due by Sunday, Nov. 2 ...

Ain’t life grand? That’s what Stories On Stage artistic director Anthony Powell thinks, and his group has just announced a new writing contest with that theme. Stories on Stage is looking for upbeat ...

In its 14th year, the Write Michigan Short Story Contest from the Kent District Library will celebrate its winners during an ...

Writers over the age of 18 living in Ireland, and Irish writers around the world have until Friday 15th May 2026 to submit their short story, in English or Irish at www.rte.ie/writing. Story ...

The Pioneer Library System has announced the finalists for The Big Read: Old School Short Story Writing Contest. The winners for a high school division and a college division will be selected by ...

I struggled to get my first novel, “The Beasts They Turned Away,” published. It was set on a dairy farm, embraced the Gothic, and included a lot of details about agriculture. It took a year and a half ...

The Berkshire Athenaeum’s Children’s Library has announced the winners of the annual Short Story Writing Contest. Stories were judged on their originality, appeal and writing style. Winning entries, ...