Writing Competitions


Third Annual Short Fiction Contest

Contest Judge Dorothy Allison We are pleased to announce the Saints and Sinners GLBT Literary Festival’s Third Annual Short Fiction Contest. SAS Fest is seeking original, unpublished short stories between 5,000 and 7,000 words with GLBT content... Read more →


Short Fiction Contest winners announced!

The winner and runners-up of our Short Fiction Contest have been chosen by this year’s judge, John Berendt. We had so many entries it was hard to choose. Congratulations to all of our finalists. All the fine work will make for a stellar anthology at... Read more →


Congratulations to our finalists … Congratulations to our finalists …

We’re so excited to announce the finalists for our short fiction and play contests. We had a record number of entries this year, and so many quality stories to choose from, it made the winnowing especially difficult. All of our entrants should feel... Read more →


Second Annual Saints and Sinners GLBT Literary Festival Short Fiction Contest – DEADLINE EXTENDED Second Annual Saints and Sinners GLBT Literary Festival Short Fiction Contest – DEADLINE EXTENDED

By popular demand, the deadline for entries has been extended to DECEMBER 1, 2010 John Berendt JUDGE: Bestsellling author John Berendt (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, The City of Falling Angels) The Saints and Sinners GLBT Literary Festivals... Read more →


And the winners are … And the winners are …

We at Saints and Sinners are pleased to be able to recognize and reward writing talent. Our Playwriting Contest received a larger number of submissions than ever this year, and our new Fiction Writing Contest was also a big success. The winner of... Read more →