I am someone who is constantly looking for writing contests. I scour the web in search of short fiction contests where I can get my work read and judged in the hopes that it will end up being published somewhere.

Writing contests are a great way for writers to gain exposure. This is why I am personally excited about this new start-up website called Fiction or Non.

Here is a brief description from the site itself:

It’s a simple but powerful service where you can publish and promote your own writing contest, and participate in others. Stories, essays, interviews, speeches, or other kinds of written expression in 1,000 words or less.

Currently the site is in development and it isn’t much to look at (that’s the web designer in me talking) but the functionality is coming together.

They are offering a pilot writing contest for everyone who has signed up to the project launch newsletter. I am currently working on a short story of my own for this contest so that I can be part of the beginnings of this new site.

If Fiction or Non is able to put together an attractive, user-friendly experience for writing contests, then this just might be the service that writers have been long looking for.