7 Free and Regular Writing Competitions to Test Your Creative Writing
Sharpen those words, the challengers call for you.
DISCLAIMER:
Most of the following list of competitions is geared towards short fiction. So if you’re looking for poetry competitions, please wait for my next list.
So you’re wanting to see how you stack up against other writers out there, are ya? Earn your self some potential recognition and walk away with some cheeky cash if you’re good enough?
Well, writing competitions are the thing for you!
(you could go into freelancing writing as well I suppose, technically what I just wrote fits that as well)
But I’m here to talk about writing competitions — better yet — free ones. So let’s talk.
If you haven’t done one before, then I can’t encourage you to do so, enough.
Writing competitions — especially the short fiction ones which make up the bulk of the following list — are a great way to improve your skills in writing, experiment with new styles, break out of your writing comfort zone and hone the craft we all love so much. Plus, winning and getting a cash prize and some solid recognition isn’t a bad bonus.
