Dear Writers, Crafters, and #WritingCommunity -

Here are some writing contests and creativity challenges to help you end May with a bang. Do some research and see if any of these opportunities fit in with your interests. As always, it& #39;s important to be creative.
#PitMad takes place on June 4th! If you have a completed, polished, unpublished manuscript this is your kind of party. Join in from 8am-8pm EDT and pitch your manuscript in 280 characters or less. For more details, see https://pitchwars.org/pitmad/ 
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Own Voices Chapbook Prize by @RadixMedia : seeks "timely, urgent, and interrogative chapbook-length poetry collections from debut poets of color"; due by May 31; $10 entry fee; prize of $500/author copies/pub/more; for more details, see https://radixmedia.org/own-voices-chapbook-prize/

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The Flannery O& #39;Connor Award for Short Fiction is given annually for a short story collection; submissions due by May 31; $30 entry fee; prize of $1,000 and publication of book; for more details, see https://ugapress.org/series/flannery-oconnor-award-for-short-fiction/">https://ugapress.org/series/fl...
Associate Editor @pushthepanorama has been talking about the types of writing projects she& #39;d like to see. (See the retweet below this thread.) For more details, go to her twitter account.
For those seeking a creative outlet, @KickCreatives has 4 creative challenges for June. They involve creating cartoons, replicating art, working with textiles, and more. For more information, see the retweet below this thread and explore the site https://kickinthecreatives.com/june-creative-challenges/">https://kickinthecreatives.com/june-crea...
The Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest accepts sonnet styles like Shakespearean, Spenserian, Petrarchan, and Non-Traditional Rhyme Schemes; 1-3 sonnets; due by June 1; $5 entry fee; prize unspecified; for more details, see https://sonnetcontest.org/ ">https://sonnetcontest.org/">...
Senior Editor @liz_adventures has been talking about the types of writing projects she& #39;d like to see. See the retweet below this thread.) For more details, go to her twitter account.
Omnidawn Poetry Contest: @Omnidawn is holding this contest for previously unpublished manuscripts of 20-40 pages; due by June 15; $18 entry fee; prize of $1,000 and publication; for more details, see http://omnidawn.com/contest/poetry-contests.htm">https://omnidawn.com/contest/p...
Hopefully, some of the contests and challenges on this thread will inspire and motivate. Do some research on these opportunities.

Then, let& #39;s write something, create something, do something in pursuit of our passions.

The time is now!

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