All of these contests are guaranteed acceptances. Your story gets a video performance reading made!
1st – TRUE CRIME SHORT STORY
TRUE CRIME Short Story Contest (Automatic Acceptance): Deadline April 1st
2nd – SCI-FI/FANTASY SHORT STORY
FANTASY/SCI-FI Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline April 2nd
3rd – LGBTQ+ SHORT STORY
LGBTQ+ Short Story Contest (everyone wins) – Deadline April 3rd
4th – COMEDY SHORT STORY
COMEDY Short Story Contest (everyone wins) – Deadline April 4th
5th – DYSTOPIAN SHORT STORY
DYSTOPIAN Short Story Festival (everybody wins): Deadline April 5th
6th – PARANORMAL SHORT STORY
7th – LITERARY FICTION SHORT STORY
LITERARY FICTION Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline April 7th
8th – CRIME SHORT STORY
CRIME Short Story Contest (Automatic Acceptance): Deadline April 8th.
9th – HISTORY SHORT STORY
HISTORY Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline April 9th
10th – FAMILY SHORT STORY
FAMILY & KIDS Short Story Contest (everyone wins): April 10th
11th – TRAVEL SHORT STORY
TRAVEL Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline April 11th
12th – FEMALE WRITERS SHORT STORY
FEMALE WRITERS Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline April 12th
13th – BIOGRAPHY SHORT STORY
BIOGRAPHY Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – April 13th deadline
14th – RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY SHORT STORY
RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline April 14th
15th – HORROR SHORT STORY
HORROR Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline Jan. 15th.
16th – EXPERIMENTAL SHORT STORY
EXPERIMENTAL Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline April 16th
17th – MAGICAL REALISM SHORT STORY
MAGICAL REALISM Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline March 17th
18th – HISTORICAL FICTION SHORT STORY
HISTORICAL FICTION Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline March 18th
19th – MYSTERY SHORT STORY
MYSTERY Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline April 19th
20th – SPORTS SHORT STORY
Sports Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance): Deadline March 20th
21st – YOUNG ADULT SHORT STORY
Deadline March 21st – YOUNG ADULT Short Story Contest (everyone wins)
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
DRAMA Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline March 24th
25th – ROMANCE SHORT STORY
Romance & Relationship Short Story Festival (Everyone wins) – Deadline March 25th
26th – ACTION/ADVENTURE SHORT STORY
ACTION/ADVENTURE Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance): Deadline March 26th
27th – POLITICAL SHORT STORY
POLITICAL Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance): Deadline March 27th
28th – MEMOIR/AUTOBIOGRAPHY SHORT STORY
MEMOIR & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance): Deadline March 28th
29th – CONTEMPORARY FICTION SHORT STORY
CONTEMPORARY Fiction Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance): March 29th Deadline
30th – THRILLER SHORT STORY
31st – EROTICA SHORT STORY
EROTICA Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance): Deadline March 31st
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