10 Competitions and Submission Opportunities for Stories Under 1,000 words
WHQ Staff September 30, 2026
Send your tiny fiction into the big ol’ world.
Every month we published themed lists of our fave creative writing competition or submission opportunities to help you wade through the overwhelm of where to send your work.
Send your tiny fiction into the big ol’ world.
Some very splendid places to send your writing
Take your latest heatwave-induced existential crisis and turn it into art.
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Too many options when it comes to submitting your work? Here’s our top five comps and subs for May 2026.
Too many options when it comes to submitting your work? Here’s our top five comps and subs for February 2026.
Too many options when it comes to submitting your work? Here’s our top five comps and subs for February 2026.
Too many options when it comes to submitting your work? Here’s our top five comps and subs for February 2026.
Too many options when it comes to submitting your work? Here’s our top five comps and subs for January 2026.
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