The Quarterly Contest

Poems and Short Stories

Current Theme: Epiphany (Winter 2025)
Prize: $50 Gift Card to The Neverending Story Bookstore
Submissions Open October 1, 2025
Deadline: December 21, 2025

Winners of the prize will be announced at the end of the season on the Spring Equinox, March 21, 2026.

Have you ever had everything change in one moment of realization? Where you knew everything that followed would never be the same? These moments of epiphany become defining points in our lives. Mad Woman Publishing invites you to write a short story or poem about these transformations, where a moment of clarity and understanding causes one or more characters to embrace the madness, for better or for worse.

To participate in the contest, make your submission via the below form.

All submissions will be reviewed anonymously, so please be sure to follow the directions laid out in the form to preserve the integrity of this process.