The theme for our June writing contest is LGBTQ+ PRIDE!
Pride in oneself, pride in a friend or family member, pride in standing up for an ideal - June is a time for centering LGBTQ+ Pride, identities, and experiences. Short stories, short memoirs, flash fiction, poems, and first chapters are all welcome! Please let me know if your submission comes with any content warnings. I also ask everyone to refrain from egregious violent or sexual content as I don't put age restrictions on content.
How to Submit:
There are four ways to submit your work.
- Via Email:
- email your submission to contact.undergroundbookshelf@gmail.com
- include the contest you are submitting to, the name you would like to be credited under, and your pronouns
- Via Neobook:
- publish your completed poem on Neobook
- include the hashtag #flashfictionfun so that other participants can find and read your work
- direct message the contest moderator (@LauraWrites), (include the contest you are submitting to, the name you would like to be credited under, and your pronouns)
Image Description: The word, "Pride," with a heart next to it is scrawled in the center of a white circle. Around the circle is a rainbow paint splatter.
Credit: Tayla Walsh / Pexels
- Via Booksie:
- publish your completed poem on Booksie
- include the hashtag #flashfictionfun so that other participants can find and read your work
- direct message the contest moderator (@LauraWrites), (include the contest you are submitting to, the name you would like to be credited under, and your pronouns)
- Via Wattpad:
- publish your completed poem on Wattpad
- include the hashtag #flashfictionfun so that other participants can find and read your work
- drop the link to your submission in the comment section of the June: Pride Chapter
Contest Timeline:
- Submissions open June 01, 2025
- Submissions close June 24, 2025
- Results announced June 26-30, 2025
(If I am running behind, please, forgive me. My wife is returning to work after maternity leave and our little one is not yet in daycare, so I will continue logging in to Underground Bookshelf in between things as best I can).
Prizes:
Winners have the option to have their poem featured on Underground Bookshelf the following month.
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