Women's Writing Competition


We invite women writers to submit prose or poetry exploring themes of revival and spiritual reawakening.

Competition Details:

Submission Window: January 12 - February 12, 2025

Word Limit: 1000 words maximum

Theme: Revival / Spiritual Reawakening

Genres: Prose or Poetry

The theme for this contest is “Revival” which is open to interpretation via prose and poetry. We invite female-identifying writers to explore what has been revived in their own lives – a sense of identity, beliefs, or way of existing. Has your understanding or experience of femininity been uprooted or reborn? What does revival mean to you, and what emerges in its wake? The winning piece will feature a syntax that is both experimental and evocative of the womanhood experience.

How to Submit:

Please follow our standard submission guidelines when submitting your work and include "2026 writing competition" in your email subject.

DUMBO Press Women's Writing Competition