Monthly Short Story Contest

Each week we'll give you a topic to write a short story about. Write and enter the weekly competition.

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  2. Writing Forums Staff
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    Announcement How to Enter the Short Story Contests: A Guide

    Writing Forums Staff, Sep 13, 2020
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    Writing Forums Staff
    Sep 13, 2020
  3. Seven Crowns
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    Announcement Story Prompts 2024

    Seven Crowns, Dec 16, 2023
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    ps102
    Mar 1, 2024
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    Contest Winner! B.E. Nugent wins the March Short Story Contest!

    Seven Crowns, Apr 1, 2024
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    dbesim
    Apr 5, 2024
  5. Seven Crowns
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    Current Contest April Short Story Contest

    Seven Crowns, Apr 1, 2024
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    Anonymizer
    Apr 15, 2024
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    Open Voting Voting: April Short Story Contest

    Seven Crowns, Apr 16, 2024
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    Seven Crowns
    Apr 16, 2024
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  8. big soft moose
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    Prompts for 2022 are up!

    big soft moose, Aug 31, 2021
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    big soft moose
    Aug 31, 2021
  9. Selbbin
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    Past Contest April Short Story Contest: Super villains viewpoint

    Selbbin, Apr 2, 2022
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    Suzuzu
    Apr 13, 2022
  10. Selbbin
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    Closed Voting April Short Story Contest... Voting

    Selbbin, Apr 17, 2022
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    Mogador
    Apr 23, 2022
  11. Selbbin

    Contest Winner! VicesAndSpices wins the April Short Story Contest!

    Selbbin, May 3, 2022
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    dbesim
    May 6, 2022
  12. Selbbin
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    Past Contest May Short Story Contest: Open theme!

    Selbbin, May 3, 2022
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    Mick Spengler
    May 12, 2022
  13. Seven Crowns
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    Past Contest May Short Story Contest -- Voting

    Seven Crowns, May 23, 2022
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    ruskaya
    Jun 6, 2022
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    Past Contest June Genre Short Story Contest: Mystery!

    Seven Crowns, Jun 4, 2022
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    B.E. Nugent
    Jun 17, 2022
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    Contest Winner! VicesAndSpices wins the May Short Story Contest

    Seven Crowns, Jun 6, 2022
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    Suzuzu
    Jun 7, 2022
  16. Seven Crowns
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    Closed Voting Voting now open for June Short Story Contest

    Seven Crowns, Jun 18, 2022
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    Mogador
    Jun 24, 2022
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    Contest Winner! VicesAndSpices wins June Short Story Contest

    Seven Crowns, Jul 1, 2022
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    Suzuzu
    Jul 3, 2022
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    Past Contest July Short Story Contest "... and then the clowns came"

    Seven Crowns, Jul 1, 2022
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    SoulFire
    Jul 16, 2022
  19. Seven Crowns
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    Closed Voting July Short Story Contest

    Seven Crowns, Jul 16, 2022
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    Seven Crowns
    Jul 26, 2022
  20. Seven Crowns
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    Past Contest August Short Story Contest: Once upon a time . . .

    Seven Crowns, Aug 1, 2022
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    Bruce Johnson
    Aug 16, 2022
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    Louanne Learning wins the July Short Story Contest

    Seven Crowns, Aug 1, 2022
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    Amon
    Aug 4, 2022
  22. Seven Crowns
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    Closed Voting Voting now open for the August Short Story Contest

    Seven Crowns, Aug 16, 2022
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    Seven Crowns
    Aug 31, 2022
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    Closed Voting Tiebreaker! August Short Story Contest

    Seven Crowns, Sep 1, 2022
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    Seven Crowns
    Sep 1, 2022
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    Past Contest The September Short Story Contest is now open

    Seven Crowns, Sep 1, 2022
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    Suzuzu
    Sep 16, 2022
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    Louanne Learning wins the August Short Story Contest

    Seven Crowns, Sep 3, 2022
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    trevorD
    Sep 7, 2022
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    Closed Voting Voting for the September Short Story Contest

    Seven Crowns, Sep 16, 2022
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    Seven Crowns
    Sep 16, 2022
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    AlyceOfLegend wins the September Short Story Contest

    Seven Crowns, Oct 1, 2022
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    AlyceOfLegend
    Oct 2, 2022
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    Past Contest October Short Story Contest — Butterfly Effect

    Seven Crowns, Oct 1, 2022
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    Bruce Johnson
    Oct 15, 2022
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    Announcement Prompts for 2023

    Seven Crowns, Oct 5, 2022
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    Louanne Learning
    Nov 21, 2023
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    Closed Voting Voting: October Short Story Contest

    Seven Crowns, Oct 16, 2022
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    Seven Crowns
    Oct 29, 2022
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    Louanne Learning wins the October Short Story Contest

    Seven Crowns, Nov 1, 2022
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    Bruce Johnson
    Nov 4, 2022
  32. Seven Crowns
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    Past Contest November Short Story Contest "What really happened was..."

    Seven Crowns, Nov 1, 2022
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    ps102
    Nov 15, 2022
  33. Seven Crowns
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    Closed Voting Voting is now open for the November Short Story Contest

    Seven Crowns, Nov 16, 2022
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    Set2Stun
    Nov 19, 2022
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    Past Contest Louanne Learning wins the November Short Story Contest

    Seven Crowns, Dec 1, 2022
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    Louanne Learning
    Dec 3, 2022
  35. Seven Crowns
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    Past Contest The December Short Story Contest is now open

    Seven Crowns, Dec 1, 2022
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    ps102
    Dec 15, 2022
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    Voting is now open for the December Short Story Contest

    Seven Crowns, Dec 16, 2022
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    dbesim
    Dec 27, 2022
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    Newjerseyrunner wins the December Short Story Contest

    Seven Crowns, Jan 1, 2023
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    newjerseyrunner
    Jan 4, 2023
  38. Seven Crowns
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    Past Contest The January Short Story Contest is now open

    Seven Crowns, Jan 1, 2023
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    Set2Stun
    Jan 15, 2023
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    Closed Voting Voting now open for January Short Story Contest

    Seven Crowns, Jan 16, 2023
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    Seven Crowns
    Jan 16, 2023
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    Closed Voting Tiebreaker: Jan Short Story Contest

    Seven Crowns, Jan 31, 2023
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    Set2Stun
    Feb 1, 2023
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    Selbbin wins the January Short Story Contest

    Seven Crowns, Feb 1, 2023
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    ps102
    Feb 1, 2023
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    Past Contest February Short Story Contest

    Seven Crowns, Feb 1, 2023
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    ps102
    Feb 15, 2023
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