Today’s Writing Deadline: ESSAY Writing Contest

Submit via the site: https://novelwritingfestival.com/essay-writing-contest-everyone-wins/

Get your ESSAY performed by a professional actor and made into a video.

Accept essay from 500 to 5000 words.

SHORT DEFINITION of an essay:
A short piece of writing on a particular subject, often expressing personal views. In a school test, an essay is a written answer that includes information and discussion, usually to test how well the student understands the subject.

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

Watch Short Story Readings:

Today’s NOVEL Festival Deadline: DRAMA Novel Contest

Submit via the Site: https://festivalfordrama.com/drama-novel-festival/

Submit your DRAMA Book by the deadline. 

A drama novel is a fictional story that centers around characters in conflict at a critical moment in their lives. Drama novels are often based on family dynamics and can have tragic or painful endings.

Watch Novel Performance Readings:

Get FULL FEEDBACK on either the 1st chapter or entire novel book from our committee of Professional Writers, and Writing Consultants. Get your novel performed by a professional actor at the festival.

NEW OPTION: Or, just submit for an actor performance reading transcript of your novel (any 5 pages of your book). Great way to promote the sales of your book if you’re already published. (see examples on the video playlist below)

SUBMIT your novel now (both your 1st chapter or full novel accepted) To be eligible for our Writing Festival Events. Submissions take 3-5 weeks for evaluation

Submit a novel book and get it seen by the world.

Today’s Submittable Deadlines: October 2nd

YEAR 2025 Poetry Festival Contest (Free)

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/316648/year-2025-poetry-festival-contest-free


FREE VERSE Poetry Submission

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/301186/free-verse-poetry-submission


1pg. TRAGEDY SCREENPLAY Contest (everyone wins)

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331473/1pg-tragedy-screenplay-contest-everyone-wins

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1pg. ROMANCE SHORT STORY Contest (everyone wins)
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331432/1pg-romance-short-story-contest-everyone-wins


LGBTQ+ STAGE PLAY Writing Contest (get play performed by professional actors)

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331381/lgbtq-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors


SCI-FI/FANTASY Short Story Festival 

6000-8000 words

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314063/sci-fi-fantasy-short-story-festival-6000-8000-words-everyone-wins

4000-6000 words

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314062/sci-fi-fantasy-short-story-festival-4000-6000-words-everyone-wins

2000-4000 words

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314061/sci-fi-fantasy-short-story-festival-2000-4000-words-everyone-wins

1-2000 words

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314060/sci-fi-fantasy-short-story-festival-0-2000-words-everyone-wins


ESSAY Writing Contest (everyone wins)
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/313936/essay-writing-contest-everyone-wins


Deadline Today (Sept. 20th): POLITICAL STAGE PLAY Writing Contest (get play performed by professional actors)

Submit your Stage Play via Submittable: https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331401/political-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors

Festival contest brought to you by the  Political Feedback Festival: https://politicalfeedbackfestival.events/

I have to really thank the actors for my reading, nothing short of terrific as they were, nothing short of incredibly smart, attractive, and perceptive as they were. They brought the script to life.  – F. Maffai

FULL FEEDBACK on your stage play from our committee of Professional Playwriters, Production Heads and Story Consultants. Get a best scene of your stage play performed at the writing festival and made into a video for the winner.

Submit your 10 Page Play, 1 Act Play, or Full Stage Play to the Festival.

SUBMIT your STAGE PLAY Today  You will receive feedback on your play in 3-5 weeks

Deadline Today (Sept. 18th): HISTORICAL FICTION Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance)

Submit to the festival on the page: https://festivalfordrama.com/historical-fiction-short-story-festival/

Submit your HISTORICAL FICTION 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.

A historical fiction story is a fictional story that takes place in the past and incorporates details about the time period to achieve authenticity. These details can include social norms, customs, traditions, and manners. Historical fiction stories can include actual historical figures or events, but the people and their actions are invented by the author.

Accept only stories that fit into the HISTORICAL FICTION genres.

UPCOMING Short Story Deadlines:

19th – MYSTERY SHORT STORY

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

20th – SPORTS SHORT STORY

21st – YOUNG ADULT SHORT STORY

22nd – BODY IMAGE SHORT STORY

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

23rd – DEATH SHORT STORY

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

24th – DRAMA SHORT STORY

25th – ROMANCE SHORT STORY

Today’s Writing Deadlines: September 3, 2025

Submit to these exciting festivals today. Festivals that offer feedback from the industry, plus performance videos.

BIOGRAPHY Screenplay Festival:
https://festivalfordrama.com/biography-screenplay-festival/

This festival has a guaranteed 4-tier set up for each accepted script. (No matter what, all screenplays submitted receive FULL FEEDBACK on their work.)
1) Full Feedback on your script
2) Actors performance video reading of your script
3) Blog interview promotion.
4) Podcast interview on the Film Festival ITunes show


LGBTQ+ Short Short Festival:
https://lgbttorontofilmfestival.com/lgbt-short-story-contest/

Submit your LGBTQ+ Short Story to the Festival have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video.


FOOD & DRINK Novel Festival:
https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/food-and-drink-novel-festival/

– 3 options to submit. (full novel. 1st chapter novel. performance reading.)

NON-FICTION – Can be about the origins, preparations, families, or nutritional values of food. Can be about different types of cuisine and/or about the history of certain foods or drink.

FICTION – In a novel food and drink can show the culture, history, and environment of a fictional world. For example, the spices used in a stew or the rites around a particular beverage can reveal a lot about the society that created them. It can also represent and symbolic theme in the novel about society, status, and norms.

HORROR Underground Film & Screenplay Festival:

Today’s Writing Deadlines: August 18, 2025

Submit to these exciting festivals today. Festivals that offer feedback from the industry, plus performance videos.

HISTORICAL FICTION Short Story Festival (everyone wins):
https://festivalfordrama.com/historical-fiction-short-story-festival/

Submit your HISTORICAL FICTION 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.

A historical fiction story is a fictional story that takes place in the past and incorporates details about the time period to achieve authenticity. These details can include social norms, customs, traditions, and manners. Historical fiction stories can include actual historical figures or events, but the people and their actions are invented by the author.


CRIME/MYSTERY Novel Festival:
https://crimemysteryfestival.com/crimemystery-novel-festival/

Garner FULL FEEDBACK on your crime/mystery novel by our committee of industry professionals. Get a transcript reading of your book performed by professional actors at the Crime/Mystery Festival and made into a promotional video for your novel.


1st SCENE Screenplay Contest:
https://firstscenescreenplay.com/

This festival has a guaranteed 4-tier set up for each accepted script. (No matter what, all screenplays submitted receive FULL FEEDBACK on their work.)
1) Full Feedback on your script
2) Actors performance video reading of your script
3) Blog interview promotion.
4) Podcast interview on the Film Festival ITunes show.

WILDsound Film & Screenplay Festival:

Today’s Writing Deadlines: August 14, 2025

Submit to these exciting festivals today. Festivals that offer feedback from the industry, plus performance videos.

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY Short Story Festival (everyone wins):

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.


COMEDY Novel Festival (3 options to submit):

Get FULL FEEDBACK on either the 1st chapter or entire novel book from our committee of Professional Writers, and Writing Consultants. Get your novel performed by a professional actor at the festival.

NEW OPTION: Or, just submit for an actor performance reading transcript of your novel (any 5 pages of your book). Great way to promote the sales of your book if you’re already published. (see examples on the video playlist below)


COMEDY Screenplay Festival:

This festival has a guaranteed 4-tier set up for each accepted script. (No matter what, all screenplays submitted receive FULL FEEDBACK on their work.)
1) Full Feedback on your script
2) Actors performance video reading of your script
3) Blog interview promotion.
4) Podcast interview on the Film Festival ITunes show.

ROMANCE/RELATIONSHIP Film & Screenplay Festival:

Today’s Submittable Deadines: August 13, 2025

See the full list of upcoming deadlines: https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit

BODY IMAGE Poetry Contest – Final Deadline – FREE

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/298440/body-image-poetry-contest-final-deadline


1pg. MUSICAL SCREENPLAY Contest (everyone wins)

https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331503/1pg-musical-screenplay-contest-everyone-wins


1pg. FEMALE WRITERS SHORT STORY Contest (everyone wins)
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331447/1pg-female-writers-short-story-contest-everyone-wins


MELODRAMA STAGE PLAY Writing Contest (get play performed by professional actors)
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331394/melodrama-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors


BIOGRAPHY Short Story Contest 6000-8000 words (everyone wins)
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314822/biography-short-story-contest-6000-8000-words-everyone-wins


BIOGRAPHY Short Story Contest 0-2000 words (everyone wins)
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314818/biography-short-story-contest-0-2000-words-everyone-wins


BIOGRAPHY Short Story Contest 4000-6000 words (everyone wins)
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314820/biography-short-story-contest-4000-6000-words-everyone-wins


BIOGRAPHY Short Story Contest 2000-4000 words (everyone wins)
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314819/biography-short-story-contest-2000-4000-words-everyone-wins


LGBTQ+ Novel Video Transcript Reading
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314044/lgbtq-novel-video-transcript-reading


LGBTQ+ 1st Chapter Novel Festival
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314043/lgbtq-1st-chapter-novel-festival


LGBTQ+ Full Novel Festival
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314041/lgbtq-full-novel-festival


Today’s Writing Deadlines: July 23, 2025

Submit to these exciting festivals today. Festivals that offer feedback from the industry, plus performance videos.

BIOGRAPHY Novel Festival (3 options to submit):
https://storypitches.com/biography-novel-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”.

3 options to submit: 1st chapter. full novel. performance reading.


New York SCIENCE & NATURE Screenplay Festival:
https://environmentalfestival.com/science-and-nature-screenplay-festival/

This festival has a guaranteed 4-tier set up for each accepted script. (No matter what, all screenplays submitted receive FULL FEEDBACK on their work.)
1) Full Feedback on your script
2) Actors performance video reading of your script
3) Blog interview promotion.
4) Podcast interview on the Film Festival ITunes show


DEATH Short Story Festival – everyone wins:
https://storypitches.com/death-short-story-festival/

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

A death story is a narrative that describes how a loved one died, and may also include other parts of their life story. Death stories can be a way to uncover significant life events and are part of a person’s larger life story.

HORROR Underground Film & Screenplay Festival: