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  1. Best Christmas Writing Prompts of 2023

    Write about a character who won't (or can't) shop for the holidays. Write about a character who's stuck in a shopping mall. Write about Christmas Day from Rudolph's perspective. Write about light returning to a place deprived of it for a long time, literally or figuratively. "Excuse me," someone says to you, tapping you on the shoulder.

  2. Weekly Writing Contests

    Weekly Writing Contests. Enter to win $250 in our weekly writing competition. LIVE until 23:59 - May 31, 2024 EST #252: Obsession. 205 contest entries / 117 stories View contest. ENDED at 23:59 - May 24, 2024 EST #251: Lost and Found Books with ... Christmas Writing Prompts ⭢ ...

  3. The Ultimate List of Writing Contests in 2024 • Win Cash Prizes!

    Genres: Essay, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, and Short Story. Up to $1000 in cash prizes for the African Diaspora Award 2024. African-themed prose and poetry wanted. Top finalists are published in Kinsman Quarterly's magazine and the anthology, "Black Butterfly: Voices of the African Diaspora.".

  4. 40 Free Writing Contests: Competitions With Cash Prizes

    One of the best-loved small presses in the creative writing world, Graywolf Press hosts a variety of contests for both established and up-and-coming writers. Graywolf also offers smaller fiction and nonfiction prizes, with genres rotating by year; 2020 was a nonfiction year, so fiction was up in 2021, then back to nonfiction in 2022, and so on.

  5. Writing Contests, Grants & Awards May/June 2024

    The Writing Contests, Grants & Awards database includes details about the creative writing contests—including poetry contests, short story competitions, essay contests, awards for novels, and more—that we've published in Poets & Writers Magazine during the past year. We carefully review the practices and policies of each contest before including it.

  6. Christmas Short Story Competition

    Christmas Short Story Competition Christmas Short Story Competition. 390790a1-01f2-4553-ab36-41aba9dfabfb Competition closed | Return to List. Latest Reviews ... Creative writing competition: The Oxford Poetry Prize 2024 27 May 2024 Tweets by Writing Magazine. News; How To Write

  7. 80 Enchanting Christmas Writing Prompts for Your Next Story

    8) Write a letter to your best friend on Christmas, telling how much he/she means to you. 9) A nurse working in the hospital on Christmas gets a big surprise. 10) A scientist receives an anonymous gift from an admirer on Christmas and an invitation to meet. 11) A 12-year-old child finds an elf hidden in his garden.

  8. 12 creative writing prompts for Christmas

    This short Christmas writing prompt has so many layers already, pushing the idea of what it means to be 'nice' for Christmas. The harsh wintery scenes will no doubt be a joy to write while thinking up various naughty acts will bring you hours of fun. You have been invited to a Christmas party by an old friend.

  9. 10 Novel Christmas Writing Prompts For Adults This Merry Season

    When working to writing prompts the goal is to just get some words out to create some new ideas make new connections in your mind that will help you build new stories. 10 Christmas Writing Prompts For Adults. 1. The snow outside made going out impossible. I stayed indoors, watching T.V and drinking coffee.

  10. Writing Battle

    Nikki Marks. Writing Battle MVW 2023 (tie) 2023 Nanofiction Winner. Trey Dowell and Nikki Marks each won $500 cash by earning the most points across the Battles in 2023. Writers accumulate points depending on how well their stories do in each Battle. We sum up each writer's best three Battles in a Calendar year.

  11. Writing prizes and opportunities

    Writing prizes and opportunities. There are many awards and development schemes available for authors at all stages of their careers. Below is a list of monetary awards, sponsored retreats, mentorships and training opportunities. If you're looking for help both in development or funding from organisations near you, find information about local ...

  12. 68 Christmas Writing Prompts Organized by Writing Genre

    10 Ways to Use the Christmas Writing Prompts during December. Using these prompts as templates, students will be encouraged to explore their creativity, construct compelling narratives, and develop their writing skills.Whether incorporated into a daily journal routine or used as quick writes, these prompts are sure to kindle a love for writing amidst the winter wonderland that is Christmas!

  13. Announcing the Winners of the 92nd Annual Writer's Digest Writing

    Congratulations to the winners of the 92nd Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition! Moriah Richard. Oct 18, 2023. Congratulations to the winners of the 92 nd Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition! For an interview with the Grand Prize winner, see the November/December 2023 issue of Writer's Digest.

  14. Best Fiction Writing Contests in 2024

    The Iowa Review Awards. Genres: Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, and Short Story. Each January since 2003, The Iowa Review has invited submissions to The Iowa Review Awards, a writing contest in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Winners receive $1,500; first runners-up receive $750.

  15. Christmas writing magic: 7 ready-made prompts to spark creativity

    Here are seven Christmas writing prompts to spark student creativity: 1. A loud ticking signals the start of the most magical season of the year. Check out 'Countdown', a ready-made writing prompt to help your class kick off the festivities. 🕰 . Preview this prompt. 2. Not everyone likes Christmas, especially not Ruby.

  16. 5 Fun and Jolly Christmas Writing Activities

    Your students will be filled with cheer as they use these Christmas writing activities and prompts. Enjoy the holiday season and always keep on writing! 1. Christmas Poetry Reading. This writing activity can be transformed into your Christmas celebration in your classroom. Begin the activity by asking your students to compose a Christmas poem.

  17. Best children's writing competitions

    The Canterbury Tales Writing Competition - annual - open to all children of school age, including school and college pupils, home-educated children and entries from young people's community organisations. There are three age categories: 5-10; 11-14 and 15-18. The 2024 theme is " Being Part of a Group ".

  18. Christmas Creative Writing Competition

    A prize-winning presentation will be held at our exhibition launch event on Friday 02 December 2022 at the St George's Arts Gallery, St George's Shopping Centre, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 OTA. Find out about Christmas in Gravesend. Tuesday, 8th November 2022. Creative writing competition running as part of Christmas around the World exhibition.

  19. Winners unveiled for BBC's 500 Words competition

    500 WORDS GOLD WINNERS. The GOLD Winner for 5-7 age group is Evan from London, his story, Message in a Bottle was read by singer Olivia Dean. Evan said: "I like writing descriptions, letters and diaries.". The GOLD Winner for the 8-11 age group is Olive from London, her story, Cellmate was read by actor, Tom Hiddleston.

  20. What to do at Christmas in and around Moscow!

    *Moscow Christmas Light Competition. Residential and Business entries at www.moscowchristmas.com through Dec 9. Driving Tour and Winners will be released the week of Dec 12th! Prizes are $250-$1000. *Light Up the Season Parade, Tree Lighting, and DeLIGHTful Downtown 2022. Thursday, December 8. 6:00 pm-7:00 pm.-moscowchamber.com

  21. Best Short Story Writing Contests in 2024

    Genres: Essay, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, and Short Story. Up to $1000 in cash prizes for the African Diaspora Award 2024. African-themed prose and poetry wanted. Top finalists are published in Kinsman Quarterly's magazine and the anthology, "Black Butterfly: Voices of the African Diaspora.".

  22. M.F.A. Creative Writing

    For more information about the MFA program, please contact us at: [email protected]. Department of English. University of Idaho. 875 Perimeter Drive MS 1102. Moscow, ID 83844-1102. 208-885-6156. The Master of Fine Arts Creative Writing program at the University of Idaho is an intense, three-year course of study that focuses on the ...

  23. Moscow Christmas Light Competition

    Moscow Christmas Light Competition, Moscow, Idaho. 274 likes. Continuing the tradition of the Christmas Light Competition in Moscow Idaho! Two categories: Residential and Business. Cash Prizes!...