Writing Contests

PRR Writing Contests

Our writing contests highlight fiction and nonfiction short stories and poetry. Contest winners are featured on our website, social media, and invited to do a reading on our podcast. Keep an eye on our SUBMISSIONS page and social media for new contest announcements!

To read the winning submissions from our previous contests, click on the images below

 

2nd Annual Tales of Toils + Trouble

October 2023

Fiction short stories & poems that have a gothic or spooky theme!

Tales of Toil + Trouble

October 2022

Fiction short stories & poems that have a gothic or spooky theme!

Color Outside the Lines

April 2023

Fiction and nonfiction short stories & poems inspired by color!

Tales of Boarding School

September 2022

Fiction short stories & poems that incorporate the setting of boarding school!

Myths + Magic

February 2023

Fiction short stories & poems that have themes of myths and magic!

Spring Into Sci-Fi & Fantasy

April 2022

Fiction short stories & poems that incorporate the magical, mystical, and marvelous!

Love Me, Love Me Not

February 2022

Fiction short stories & poems all about love… or anti-love!

Words of Winter

December 2021

Fiction and creative nonfiction short stories & poems inspired by the Winter/Holiday season!

Spooky Short Story

October 2021

Short fiction stories and poems in the Halloween spirit!