Editor’s note: The second annual “Best in Rural Writing Contest” was presented by the rural literary journal The Milk House with promotional support from the Daily Yonder. Judge Dr. Chea Parton ...

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 ...

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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The annual statewide short-story writing contest from Kent District Library is now open. Write Michigan Short Story Contest began accepting entries on Sept. 1 and is open ...

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 ...

Roadmap Writers, a screenwriting education and training platform based in Los Angeles, is partnering with Hollywood producer Barry Josephson to identify short stories fit for film and television ...

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 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, ...