Upcoming Contests

All contest entries will be returned with judges' comments. Authors retain all rights. All contests have a $25 entry fee ($20 for members). The entry fee is payable online through PayPal, check, or money order.
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Awards for all contests:
1st: Choice of a 2 night stay at our Mountain Muse B&B, 3 free workshops, or 50 pages (or 10 poems) line-edited and revised by our editorial staff
2nd: Choice of a 1 night stay at our B&B, 2 free workshops, or 35 pages (or 8 poems) line-edited
3rd: Choice of 1 free workshop, or 25 pages (or 5 poems) line-edited
+ Up to 10 Honorable Mentions

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Member entry ($20):

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Annual Literary Fiction Contest
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2018

​Submit a short story or chapter of a novel of 5,000 words or less.

Pages should be paper clipped, with your name, address, phone number, and title of work on the first page. Double-space, and use 12 point font.

The entry fee is $25 per story, or $20 for Workshop members. Multiple entries are accepted.  Enclose legal size self-sealing SASE for critique and list of winners. 

Annual Memoirs Competition
Deadline: Dec. 31, 2018

​Submit a memoir of 5,000 words or less.

Pages should be paper clipped, with your name, address, email, phone and title of work on the first page. Double-space, and use 12 point font.

The entry fee is $25 per memoir, or $20 for Workshop members. Multiple entries are accepted.   Enclose legal size self-sealing SASE for critique and list of winners.

Annual Poetry Contest
Deadline: March 31, 2019

​All work must be unpublished. Each poem should not exceed two pages. Your name, address, phone email and title of work should appear on the first page.

The entry fee is $25 (or $20 for Workshop members) for every 3 poems. Multiple entries are accepted. All entries receive comments from the judges. Enclose legal size self-sealing SASE for critique and list of winners.

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How to submit an entry:

Online:
  • Email a Microsoft Word document of your entry to writersw@gmail.com with "[Name of contest] Entry" in the subject line.
  • Pay entry fee online by clicking the PayPal button above.
By mail:
  • Enclose your submission, and a self-sealing self-addressed stamped envelope for critique and list of winners. No need to use Fedex, certified mail, etc.
  • Make check or money order payable to The Writers’ Workshop, and mail to:  [Name of contest], c/o The Writers' Workshop, 387 Beaucatcher Road, Asheville, NC  28805.
  • If you are submitting an entry by mail, you can still pay the entry fee online by clicking the button above.

Congratulations to our recent winners!