Fiction Writing Contests 2024. Whether you’re looking for poetry contests, short story writing competitions, or essay contests, we’ve listed them all. While this blog mainly focuses on adults entrants, for writing contests for college students, high school students, and young writers, i would suggest looking at the new york.

So, which one will you enter? Here’s a list of more than 25 short story contests in 2024 and 2025 that cater to a range of genres and writers, arranged chronologically.