Is there a list or blog that tracks writing contests?

November 13, 2013 6:51 AM

I enjoy writing but often have trouble with motivation. Is there a blog or other resource that tracks writing contests? Looking for anything from publishers looking for compilation submissions on a certain theme to overtly commercial contests (where you might write something about a product to win a small prize or the product itself) to just for fun bragging rights competitions.

I have plenty of undeveloped ideas of my own, but I'm a bit rusty and thought I might try waking the writing part of my brain and building some deadline-meeting writing habits with some short exercises first.

posted by mikepop to Writing & Language (4 answers total)

Best answer: Ralan.com has a contests section, geared toward short stories, including flash fiction.
posted by stormyteal at 7:11 AM on November 13, 2013

Best answer: See: http://www.pw.org/grants and, from the same host, http://www.pw.org/classifieds#Contests
posted by munyeca at 7:12 AM on November 13, 2013

Best answer: Sign up for duotrope.com and they give you a weekly list of who is looking for what, when it closes, and you can also track all of your submissions.
posted by haplesschild at 8:54 AM on November 13, 2013

Response by poster: Thanks, these look useful!
posted by mikepop at 10:53 AM on November 15, 2013