F(r)iction 2026 Online Writing Contest with a chance to win $1,000
Applicant criteria
- No specific age required
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
The F(r)iction Writing Contests are international literary competitions organized by F(r)iction magazine, focusing on bold and unconventional creative works that break traditional literary rules. F(r)iction Writing Contests accepts submissions including short stories, poetry, creative nonfiction, and flash fiction, aiming to publish innovative works that provoke thought and emotion while offering new and unconventional storytelling styles.
Benefits
- The winner of the short story prize will receive $1,000.
- The winner of the creative nonfiction prize will receive $500.
- The winner of the flash fiction prize will receive $300.
- The winner of the poetry prize will receive $300.
Eligibility criteria
- Categories accepted at this competition:
- Short stories: 1,001 – 7,500 words.
- Flash fiction: up to 1,000 words per piece.
- Poetry: up the three pages per poem.
- Please visit the guidelines page to properly format your work for submission.
- The competition highly recommends checking out a past issue of F(r)iction.
The winners will be announced in October 2026. All participants will be notified of the competition results through their accounts on the competition website.
- Submittable account so please do not contact the competition before this date asking about the results.
- The competition accepts work, written in English, from anywhere in the world—regardless of genre, style, or origin—and welcomes speculative writing and experimental literature.
- The competition is unable to offer refunds for contest submissions, so please read the guidelines and choose your submission category carefully.
- The competition read all submissions anonymously. Please include your name and contact information in your cover letter only and remove any identifying information from both the submitted manuscript and the file name as well.
- The competition does not accept work previously published elsewhere.
- The competition does not accept AI Submissions.
About F(r)iction:
F(r)iction is a literary anthology carefully curated to evaluate an important cultural topic from vastly different perspectives. From historical origins and nonfiction essays to the wildest reaches of fiction, poetry, comics, and art, each issue inspires the readers to think differently.
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