The Preservation Foundation Writing Contests for Unpublished Writers [Total Prizes of Rs. 25k]: Submit by June 30!

Submissions are invited for The Preservation Foundation Writing Contests for Unpublished Writers. Submit your entries by June 30, 2023!

For purposes of these contests, unpublished writers are defined as those who have never earned over $500 for their writing skills in any single year, whether from a salary, freelance work, editing, royalties, or sale of stories or books. or any combination of these.

The Preservation Foundation has sole authority to rule on any writer’s eligibility, the appropriateness of stories for entry, contest rules, and all other matters relating to the contest.

While there is a limit of two entries in each open contest, writers should continue to submit stories not meant for the contests, both nonfiction and fiction, for posting on their site. There is no limit. Their purpose is to publish your works and you don’t have to enter any contests for them to do that.  

They love to read and post your non-contest stories, both fiction and nonfiction. So send them in. After all, their primary purpose is to preserve those stories for your children and grandchildren and maybe even for your grandchildren’s children.

For all contests, there will be one prize of $200 (Rs. 16k+) for the winner, $100 (Rs. 8k+) for the runner-up, and certificates of achievement for all finalists.     

First-prize winners in previous contests are not eligible for prizes in current contests. However, there is a separate contest for them, the Winners Circle contest.  

They hope this will encourage newer writers and increase their chances of winning.

Click how to submit a story to read on.

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