Deadline Today (Sept. 17th): MAGICAL REALISM Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance)

September 17, 2025 festreviews Short Story Festival Deadline Today (Sept. 17th): MAGICAL REALISM Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance)

Submit on the festival page: https://fantasyscififestival.com/magical-realism-short-story-festival/

Submit your MAGICAL REALISM Short Story to the Festival and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video for yourself.

Accept only stories that fit into the MAGICAL REALISM genre. Magical realism stories feature fantastical elements that seem ordinary and blend into the story.The focus is on what the magical elements mean for the characters, rather than the elements themselves.

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Deadline Today (Sept. 16th): EXPERIMENTAL Short Story Festival

September 16, 2025September 16, 2025 festreviews Short Story Festival Deadline Today (Sept. 16th): EXPERIMENTAL Short Story Festival

Submit on the festival page: https://experimentalfilmfestival.com/experimental-short-story-festival/

Submit your EXPERIMENTAL Short Story to the festival and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video for yourself.

Accept only stories that fit into the experimental genre. An experimental story is a narrative that challenges traditional storytelling conventions and explores new concepts and representations of the world. Experimental stories often use innovative language, non-traditional narrative structures, and metafiction to create unconventional and complex stories.

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UPCOMING Short Story Deadlines:

17th – MAGICAL REALISM SHORT STORY

MAGICAL REALISM Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 17th

18th – HISTORICAL FICTION SHORT STORY

HISTORICAL FICTION Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 18th

19th – MYSTERY SHORT STORY

MYSTERY Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 19th

20th – SPORTS SHORT STORY

Sports Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance): Deadline September 20th

21st – YOUNG ADULT SHORT STORY

Deadline September 21st – YOUNG ADULT Short Story Contest (everyone wins)

22nd – BODY IMAGE SHORT STORY

BODY IMAGE Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 22nd

23rd – DEATH SHORT STORY

DEATH Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline September 23rd

24th – DRAMA SHORT STORY

DRAMA Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 24th

25th – ROMANCE SHORT STORY

Romance & Relationship Short Story Festival (Everyone wins) – Deadline September 25th

Deadline Today (Sept. 15th): HORROR Short Story Festival

Submit via the festival website: https://festivalforhorror.com/horror-short-story/

Submit your HORROR Short Story to the Festival, and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video for yourself.

Accept only stories that fit into the HORROR genre.

UPCOMING Short Story Deadlines:

16th – EXPERIMENTAL SHORT STORY

EXPERIMENTAL Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 16th

17th – MAGICAL REALISM SHORT STORY

MAGICAL REALISM Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 17th

18th – HISTORICAL FICTION SHORT STORY

HISTORICAL FICTION Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 18th

19th – MYSTERY SHORT STORY

MYSTERY Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 19th

20th – SPORTS SHORT STORY

Sports Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance): Deadline September 20th

21st – YOUNG ADULT SHORT STORY

Deadline September 21st – YOUNG ADULT Short Story Contest (everyone wins)

22nd – BODY IMAGE SHORT STORY

BODY IMAGE Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 22nd

23rd – DEATH SHORT STORY

DEATH Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline September 23rd

24th – DRAMA SHORT STORY

DRAMA Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 24th

25th – ROMANCE SHORT STORY

Romance & Relationship Short Story Festival (Everyone wins) – Deadline September 25th

Deadline Today (Sept. 14th): RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY Short Story Festival

September 14, 2025 festreviews Short Story Festival Deadline Today (Sept. 14th): RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY Short Story Festival

Deadline to submit to the festival: https://storypitches.com/religion-spirituality-short-story-festival/

Submit your Religion or Spirituality Short Story to the Festival, and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video for yourself.

Accept only stories that fit into the RELIGION or SPIRITUALITY genres.

Spiritual and religious stories are narratives that convey spiritual and religious themes, and can be found in sacred texts, oral traditions, and personal experiences.

UPCOMING Short Story Deadlines:

15th – HORROR SHORT STORY

HORROR Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline September 15th.

16th – EXPERIMENTAL SHORT STORY

EXPERIMENTAL Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 16th

17th – MAGICAL REALISM SHORT STORY

MAGICAL REALISM Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline March 17th

MAGICAL REALISM Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 17th

18th – HISTORICAL FICTION SHORT STORY

HISTORICAL FICTION Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline March 18th

HISTORICAL FICTION Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 18th

19th – MYSTERY SHORT STORY

MYSTERY Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 19th

20th – SPORTS SHORT STORY

Sports Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance): Deadline September 20th

21st – YOUNG ADULT SHORT STORY

Deadline March 21st – YOUNG ADULT Short Story Contest (everyone wins)

Deadline September 21st – YOUNG ADULT Short Story Contest (everyone wins)

22nd – BODY IMAGE SHORT STORY

BODY IMAGE Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline March 22nd

BODY IMAGE Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 22nd

23rd – DEATH SHORT STORY

DEATH Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline March 23rd

Deadline Today (Sept. 13th): BIOGRAPHY Short Story Festival

September 13, 2025September 13, 2025 festreviews Short Story Festival, writing and film festival, writing festival Deadline Today (Sept. 13th): BIOGRAPHY Short Story Festival

Short Story Festival page: https://storypitches.com/biography-short-story-festival/

A biography is a written account of a person’s life that tells the story of their experiences, accomplishments, and challenges. The word “biography” comes from the medieval Greek words bios, meaning “life”, and graphia, meaning “writing”.

Accept only stories that fit into the BIOGRAPHY genre.

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UPCOMING Short Story Deadlines:

14th – RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY SHORT STORY

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline September 14th

15th – HORROR SHORT STORY

HORROR Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline September 15th.

16th – EXPERIMENTAL SHORT STORY

EXPERIMENTAL Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 16th

17th – MAGICAL REALISM SHORT STORY

MAGICAL REALISM Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 17th

18th – HISTORICAL FICTION SHORT STORY

HISTORICAL FICTION Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 18th

19th – MYSTERY SHORT STORY

MYSTERY Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 19th

20th – SPORTS SHORT STORY

Sports Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance): Deadline September 20th

21st – YOUNG ADULT SHORT STORY

Deadline September 21st – YOUNG ADULT Short Story Contest (everyone wins)

Deadline Today (Sept. 12th): FEMALE Writers Short Story Festival

September 12, 2025September 12, 2025 festreviews Short Story Festival Deadline Today (Sept. 12th): FEMALE Writers Short Story Festival

Submit your short story on the festival page: https://femalefilmfestival.com/female-writers-short-story-festival/

Submit your FEMALE Written Short Story to the Festival here and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video for yourself.

Accept only stories that are written by female writers.

UPCOMING Short Story Deadlines:

13th – BIOGRAPHY SHORT STORY

BIOGRAPHY Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – April 13th deadline

BIOGRAPHY Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – September 13th deadline

14th – RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY SHORT STORY

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline April 14th

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline September 14th

15th – HORROR SHORT STORY

HORROR Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline September 15th.

16th – EXPERIMENTAL SHORT STORY

EXPERIMENTAL Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 16th

17th – MAGICAL REALISM SHORT STORY

MAGICAL REALISM Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline March 17th

MAGICAL REALISM Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 17th

18th – HISTORICAL FICTION SHORT STORY

HISTORICAL FICTION Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline March 18th

HISTORICAL FICTION Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 18th

19th – MYSTERY SHORT STORY

MYSTERY Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline April 19th

MYSTERY Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 19th

20th – SPORTS SHORT STORY

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Deadline Today (Sept. 11th): TRAVEL Short Story Festival

September 11, 2025 festreviews Short Story Festival Deadline Today (Sept. 11th): TRAVEL Short Story Festival

Submit on the festival page: https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/travel-short-story-festival/

A travel story is a piece of writing that describes a location, its people, culture, and customs. It can also be a narrative of a journey that provides information about the physical, biogeographic, and ethnographic characteristics of an area.

Deadline Today (Sept. 10th): FAMILY & KIDS Short Story Contest (everyone wins)

September 10, 2025 festreviews Short Story Festival Deadline Today (Sept. 10th): FAMILY & KIDS Short Story Contest (everyone wins)

Submit on the festival page: https://festivalforfamily.com/family-kids-short-story-contest-everyone-wins/

Submit your FAMILY or KIDS Short Story to the Festival here and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video for yourself.

Accept only stories that fit into the FAMILY or KIDS genres.

UPCOMING Short Story Deadlines:

11th – TRAVEL SHORT STORY

TRAVEL Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline September 11th

12th – FEMALE WRITERS SHORT STORY

FEMALE WRITERS Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline September 12th

13th – BIOGRAPHY SHORT STORY

BIOGRAPHY Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – September 13th deadline

14th – RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY SHORT STORY

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline September 14th

15th – HORROR SHORT STORY

HORROR Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline September 15th.

16th – EXPERIMENTAL SHORT STORY

EXPERIMENTAL Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 16th

17th – MAGICAL REALISM SHORT STORY

MAGICAL REALISM Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 17th

18th – HISTORICAL FICTION SHORT STORY

HISTORICAL FICTION Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 18th

Deadline Today (Sept. 9th): HISTORY Short Story Festival

September 9, 2025September 9, 2025 festreviews Short Story Festival, writing and film festival, writing festival Deadline Today (Sept. 9th): HISTORY Short Story Festival

Submit on the Festival page: https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/history-short-story-festival/

History is a narrative that describes, analyzes, and questions past events, and examines the patterns of cause and effect. It’s a collection of stories told by many different people, and is subject to constant revision and reinterpretation.

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UPCOMING Short Story Festival Deadlines:

10th – FAMILY SHORT STORY

FAMILY & KIDS Short Story Contest (everyone wins): September 10th

11th – TRAVEL SHORT STORY

TRAVEL Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline September 11th

12th – FEMALE WRITERS SHORT STORY

FEMALE WRITERS Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline September 12th

13th – BIOGRAPHY SHORT STORY

BIOGRAPHY Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – September 13th deadline

14th – RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY SHORT STORY

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline September 14th

15th – HORROR SHORT STORY

HORROR Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline September 15th.

16th – EXPERIMENTAL SHORT STORY

EXPERIMENTAL Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline September 16th

Deadline Today (Sept. 8th): CRIME Short Story Contest

September 8, 2025 festreviews Short Story Festival, writing and film festival, writing festival Deadline Today (Sept. 8th): CRIME Short Story Contest

Submit on the festival page: https://crimemysteryfestival.com/crime-short-story-contest/

Submit your CRIME short story to the festival here, and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video for yourself.

Accept only stories that fit into the CRIME genre. A mystery story is a type of fiction that involves a crime or other event that remains a mystery until the end of the story. The main character, often a detective, works to solve the mystery by: Finding clues, Examining motives, Identifying suspects, and Using logical deduction.