r/writingcontests
ActiveWriting Contests
The Ultimate Source of Writing Contests (Poetry Contests, Short Story Contests, Nonfiction Contests, and Manuscript & Book Contests) & Other Writing Opportunities. We Welcome Posts About Writing Competitions, and Questions Concerning Contests, Competitions, Awards, Prizes, & General Writing Opportunities, & General Writing Questions etc.
Members
11,399
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 27, 2026
Posts (30 days)
18
Created
2010
September 1, 2010
Total posts
1.6K
archived
Total comments
1.7K
archived
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r/writingcontests was created on September 1, 2010.
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