Romantasy Short Story 2025
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Welcome to our Romantasy Short Story Writing Challenge!
You can find all of the details for this challenge, including dates, prizes, judges, results, and more here.
Entry fee: $38
How it works
- Registration will close for the challenge at 8:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Friday, March 7th.
- The Challenge will begin at 9:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Friday, March 7th.
- You will receive an email with all of the details you’ll need to complete and submit your assignment, including prompts and FAQs.
- You will have seven days to write an original short story.
- Submit your story by 9:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on Thursday, March 14th.
Please note: THE CHALLENGE TAKES PLACE DURING DAYLIGHT SAVINGS. PLEASE ADJUST YOUR CLOCKS ON MARCH 9th TO SUBMIT YOUR STORY ON TIME.
Please Note
- You must be 18 years or older to participate
- You must provide an original short story for this challenge
- Late submissions will not be accepted, so please set an alarm and adjust your calendar per your time zone. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS to this rule including personal scheduling conflict and technical difficulties.
- Refunds will only be granted up to 72 hours before the challenge start time. After 9:00 PM EST on Tuesday, March 4th, no refunds will be granted.
- After registration, look out for a confirmation email--this email will be sent from Submittable. This will include prompts and FAQs.
Questions?
If at any point you have a question about the challenge, please refer first to our FAQs. You will be receiving more information about the prompts, formatting, writing guidelines, and how to submit at the challenge start time.
If you still have a question after that, reach out to us at hello@forestandfawnretreats.com.
DO NOT ASK US QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROMPTS, FORMATTING, GUIDELINES, OR HOW TO SUBMIT UNTIL YOU RECEIVE THE CHALLENGE START EMAIL & HAVE REVIEWED ALL OF THOSE FAQs.