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Fantasy Fiction Writing Contests: Unleash Your Imagination!

Are you an aspiring fantasy fiction writer looking for an exciting opportunity to showcase your talent and compete with fellow authors? If so, look no further! In this article, we will explore some of the most prestigious and highly regarded fantasy fiction writing contests that you should consider participating in. Whether you are a seasoned writer or just starting your writing journey, these contests provide a fantastic platform to gain recognition, receive valuable feedback, and perhaps even win exciting prizes.

1. The L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest:
This contest, established by renowned author L. Ron Hubbard, aims to discover and support talented new writers in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. Not only does it offer significant cash prizes, but winners also receive invaluable opportunities for networking and mentorship. The contest has catapulted many successful authors into the publishing world, making it a must-consider for any aspiring fantasy fiction writer.

2. The World Fantasy Awards:
Considered one of the most prestigious awards in the fantasy genre, the World Fantasy Awards recognizes outstanding achievements in fantasy writing. While not exclusively a contest, winning this award is highly regarded and can significantly boost an author's career. Additionally, this award brings attention to noteworthy fantasy novels written by established and up-and-coming authors, providing readers with an excellent starting point when searching for captivating reads.

3. The Hugo Awards:
The Hugo Awards, presented annually at the World Science Fiction Convention, celebrate excellence in the science fiction and fantasy genres. With various categories, including Best Novel and Best Novella, the Hugos attract top-notch writers and a diverse selection of compelling works. By exploring the past winners and nominees of the Hugo Awards, you can discover a plethora of must-read fantasy novels and talented authors to follow.

4. The Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition:
While not specifically focused on fantasy fiction, The Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition is a highly acclaimed contest that welcomes submissions in multiple genres, including fantasy. The contest offers a chance for recognition, exposure, and feedback from industry professionals. Winning this competition can kick-start your writing career, potentially paving the way towards publishing opportunities and establishing yourself as a credible fantasy fiction author.

In addition to participating in these contests, aspiring writers should also consider joining writing communities and forums, where they can connect with fellow authors, share their work, and receive constructive feedback. Websites such as Fantasy-Writers.org or Fantasy Faction provide platforms for writers to interact, learn from each other, and discover new reading material.

Remember, writing contests not only offer opportunities for recognition but also act as a catalyst for personal growth and improvement. So, grab your pen (or keyboard) and let your imagination soar as you embark on a journey to captivate readers with your unique fantasy worlds. Best of luck!
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Crimson Blood Dragon Rider

Princess Katherine, the elder princess, said: Boys should be raised in poverty, or else they will lose the spirit of hard work. So, I bullied Leon to educate him with bloody facts and let him personally experience the cruel truth of this survival of the fittest world. It is the duty of an older sister. Oh hohoho (with hands on hips, laughing maniacally like a queen)... Therefore, from a young age, Leon had two dreams. One was to marry that gossipmonger to barbarians, making her drink a bottle of vinegar with every meal. The other was to become a great bandit. Hence, the chubby child with delicately applied makeup's debut catchphrase was: Robbery.

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Turns out I'm a second-generation demon. Fiction
Turns out I'm a second-generation demon.

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All my disciples are gifted with the potential of emperors. Fiction
All my disciples are gifted with the potential of emperors.

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The Naming of the Night

In the neon of blue and purple, under the dense steel sky, at the forefront of the data torrent, lies a world after the technological revolution, where reality and illusion intersect. Steel and body, past and future. Here, the outer world and the inner world coexist, and everything before us is like a wall of time within reach. Darkness gradually envelops. But you must understand, my friend, we cannot confront darkness with gentleness; we must use fire.

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Peerless Divine Martial Fiction
Peerless Divine Martial

In the boundless vast world, countless geniuses emerge one after another. A young boy rises from obscurity, treading the path of heaven, defeating all challengers. From a humble miner to the supreme ruler; from a precarious existence to eternal immortality! This is the legend of the supreme martial god!

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Nine Ding Crazy Venerable Fiction
Nine Ding Crazy Venerable

This is a world known as "Nine Cauldrons Divine Land" where cauldrons are the ancient belief of the people. In this world, powerful warriors are called Divine Cauldron Knights. Additionally, cauldrons are also the source of power for all living beings in the Nine Cauldrons Divine Land. In ancient legends, long ago in the Nine Cauldrons Divine Land, there were nine divine cauldrons that suppressed the nine celestial points of the nine great divine lands. However, countless years ago, a celestial change occurred throughout the entire Nine Cauldrons Divine Land, known as the Nine Cauldrons Celestial Change. Since then, the nine cauldrons that controlled the heavens and earth vanished without a trace. At the same time, people's cultivation speed has greatly decreased, making it impossible for them to reach the peak. From then on, numerous strong individuals embarked on the arduous journey to search for the nine divine cauldrons. Cauldrons, soaring across heaven and earth, Divine Land's vast land and sky revolve. Cauldron shattering the heavens, cyclic transformation, Instruments howling, heavenly demons trembling.

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Dawn Radiance War God Fiction
Dawn Radiance War God

An abandoned child, picked up by a commoner, bears a scar that can never fade away - a mark of being cast aside! When he gains the ability to venture into the outside world, he embarks on a treacherous journey to search for his origins! His mentor, unable to fulfill an unfinished wish, entrusts him with the burden, pushing him to strive not only for himself but also for his mentor. Once freed from his mentor's strict guidance, he encounters a brother who has entrusted his life to him, and from his brother, he learns that his birth parents may have unfathomable reasons. Deep down, he does not harbor hatred towards his birth parents; his quest is simply to

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The Divine Clan of Peerless Talent Fiction
The Divine Clan of Peerless Talent

In a different world, the Nine-rank Fangzhou emerged, where unmarried women bore children and abandoned them. Surviving a fall from a cliff, he was not dead, and with the care of a colossal divine eagle, they formed a deep bond. At the age of eight, he took on missions to auction in the main city, hunting and killing Nine-rank Profound Saints. Despite only being at the Martial Artist level, how would he carry out these assassinations? In his past life, he was Barrett the sniper, a demon in the different world. He practiced refining tools, formations, and created a divine gun. He

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Ancient god Tian said. Fiction
Ancient god Tian said.

After sixteen years of silence, the origin of the heaven and earth reappeared in the world, and the Ming realm was destined to be engulfed in a cataclysmic bloodbath. However, this time, it was accompanied by the malevolent demons that the heavens and earth could not tolerate. As the envoy of the origin of the heaven and earth and the sovereign of the world, Gu Yi was faced with the task of saving the world in this chaotic realm. How would he take the first step towards salvation?

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After the arrogant and cold-blooded Emperor of the Lonely and Aloof Dynasty was Fiction
After the arrogant and cold-blooded Emperor of the Lonely and Aloof Dynasty was

Silent and seldom speaks unnecessary words. Gets things done directly, ignores what he doesn't want to do. Cold, cruel, terrifying, frightening... I don't know how to describe him. Arrogant, domineering, unwilling to be restrained by youth. How can the arrogance possessed by youth be extinguished by this cruel world? This is his era of being fiercely strong! This is the glorious generation of the powerful! Heaven has never shown mercy to the weak. If you hate the heartless reality, then please straighten your stubborn backbone, even if it breaks, even if blood flows like a river, even if death comes, what is there to fear!

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Medicine Ancestor Fiction
Medicine Ancestor

Humble herbalist, stumbled upon a ghost market deep in the mountains, and accidentally obtained a peculiar small cauldron, thus embarking on the path of cultivation. In this vast and bustling world, there are mystical and unfathomable treasures, a wondrous and diverse realm, and cultivators capable of traversing heaven and earth. Countless profound techniques and secret arts, myriad essences of alchemy, boundless celestial treasures and earthly gems, love, hatred, romance, grievances, and entanglements all presented within the pages of this book. Witness his perseverance and extraordinary wisdom as he takes step by step towards immortality, reaching the pinnacle and challenging the heavens! A book is like a seed, it needs collecting, recommending, and clicking, for it to receive the nourishing sunlight and rain. Only through constant care and nurturing can it grow strong and await the blossoming.

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Falling Stars Fiction
Falling Stars

A young boy living in an ordinary city, with a sharp mind. He once gained the attention of thousands of people. However, when he was nine years old, he unexpectedly saw something different in the sky. Since then, he began to have nightmares every day, dreaming of the apocalypse of mankind. Finally, at the age of nineteen, someone opened the gateway to another world for him. He finally arrived in this new world, only to find himself entangled in an even greater conspiracy. Who is truly right? Who should I believe?

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The heroine begs for mercy. Fiction
The heroine begs for mercy.

Wang Yue traveled to a world where spiritual energy revived, only to be dumped at the beginning. But it didn't matter, because he had countless female martial artists! You were born into a prestigious and influential family? I have a royal female

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Shaking the Heavens Fiction
Shaking the Heavens

Born with demonic eyes, my people treat me with disdain! The day of the clan's ancestral sacrifice, strange signs appear in the bloodline. Who would have expected a disaster to strike, with my people perishing in misery! Desiring to participate in the bloodline ceremony, forging savage weapons, but the heavens obstruct! The savage weapon is about to be destroyed, my heart is filled with unwillingness! I, Tuoba

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Rising in the world of martial arts. Fiction
Rising in the world of martial arts.

Once in destitution and misery, only accompanied by an indomitable ambition that never fades. Today, starting anew, I am determined to make up for the regrets of the past one by one. A man is born in the world of rivers and lakes, destined to sing with the sword and roam the world, displaying his aspirations, and standing proudly at the highest peak! If any brothers are willing, you can join our newly created group.

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Super Soldier in Campus Fiction
Super Soldier in Campus

Love the country, love the family, love the junior sister, Prevent fire, prevent theft, prevent forest wind. Good at pursuing girls, good at studying, know medical skills, practice martial arts.... He is the "Wolf King" special forces of the White Wolf Battalion, he is the all-round master among the special forces, a bizarre genius! Reborn as a dandy student, Lin Feng remains indifferent, making the frosty school beauty blush and the beautiful female teacher headache...... QQ discussion group for this book: [insert QQ group number]

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The Seat of the Divine Art of Incantations Fiction
The Seat of the Divine Art of Incantations

This is a magical alternate world modeled after medieval Europe, where the mysterious power of magic has declined and been replaced by a dominant psychic system that draws power from science. As a transcendent engineer, Charlotte discovers that those at the top ranks of the psychic practitioners are often mathematicians, physicists, painters, musicians, philosophers, and more. In their past life, they were the top-ranked player in the global leaderboard of "The Descent of the Nest," but in this life, they are merely a poor orphan without money or power, determined to rise under the black sky of the game's parallel world. PS: The new book has been running naked until now, and finally, the recommendations have arrived. The lousy data needs to skyrocket, and I need your support. Please bookmark and recommend it. I will write more exciting and enjoyable plots to repay everyone.

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Immortal Slaying Fiction
Immortal Slaying

The sound of silence, the elephant is invisible, the shadow of the Dao is nameless, there are no ghosts in the world! The once greatest assassin in the world was poisoned by someone and returned to the moment he had just joined the sect. Life filled with regrets, he chose a completely different path. While others were still cultivating their respective sect's martial arts, he had already begun to explore the fusion of two completely different martial arts. Faced with the invasion of demons across the continent, and the scheming enemies, he completely abandoned the path hidden in darkness in his previous life, indulging and singing freely. A different path for an assassin! A path of challenges and loneliness, fit for a ruler. If you, dear readers, think "Immortal Slaughter" is good,

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War Eternal Fiction
War Eternal

A man's blood, hero's tears, love between children, loyalty among siblings. Once stepping onto the path of a man, never look back on life and death. In the surging waves of the sea, the true colors of heroes are revealed. With a swing of my whip, I can stir up the winds and clouds of the world! An era that breeds outstanding heroes, a world that belongs to men, a passionate and unrestrained legend. In this grand era, I, with my own body, will compose a chaotic epic! Warriors from all walks of life, welcome brothers to join us!

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ancestral hometown Fiction
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With the end of the mythological era, the ancestors possessing the power to destroy everything disappeared, leaving only countless generations of ancestral bloodlines to inherit. In this world where ancestral bloodline dominates everything, a colossal city that covers the entire sky appears every four years. Who resides in it? Why did the mythological era come to an end? Where did those vanished powerful ancestors go? All will be revealed in "

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