Entries may be submitted from October 1, 2025, to midnight December 31, 2025.

Entries received after midnight December 31, will not be judged. Winners will be notified by email February 1, 2026.

Email entries and questions to: 210galleryandartcenter@gmail.com. Please put Writing Contest in the subject line. You may also submit your entry in the form below.

There is no entrance fee.

The first-place winner will receive $100, second place $50, and 3rd place $25.

The theme of the contest is “Having Dinner with Your Hero.” Please no erotica.

The submitted story must not have been published on any platform, including electronically.

Word count is limited to 2500 words. Double-spaced, 12-point font.

Competition entries must be original, fictional, and entirely the author’s own work.

It must not infringe the copyright or other rights of any third party and not be libelous, unlawful, or defamatory of any living person or corporate body.