r/literarycontests is a subreddit with 21k members. The most common flair used is no fee, resource, discussion, fee, and ama.
Reddit's top resource for literary contests and calls for submissions. Powered by Winning Writers, one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" (Writer's Digest 2024).
Flair Used in r/literarycontests
#1
No fee
: "[CREATIVE WRITING] Mar 12, 2025: NEA Creative Writing Fellowships (No fee; awards $50,000 grant) "
77 posts
#2
Resource
: "[RESOURCE] 58 Literary Journals that Pay their Authors"
76 posts
#3
Discussion
: "Monday Milestones: What submissions have you recently made? What contests are you currently writing for? And what made you choose these particular contests?"
29 posts
#4
Fee
: "[FICTION][NONFICTION] Aug 25, 2025: Summer Short Story Award for New Writers (Fee: $20; awards $3,000)"
17 posts
#5
AMA
: "I’m a literary agent, former Big 5 editor, and literary contest judge — AMA (co-hosted by r/Reedsy)"
1 post
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Last updated: June 22, 2026