Writing Contest Winners
At RFW Enterprise Publishing, our Monthly Writing Contest exists to celebrate creativity, encourage writers to share their voices, and recognize strong storytelling from authors at every stage of their writing journey.
Winning stories are published on the RFW Enterprise website and included in our annual anthology of contest winners.
Each month, submissions are reviewed and selected based on originality, clarity of voice, storytelling strength, and overall craftsmanship. The writers featured here represent the entries that stood out during the judging process.
We are proud to showcase their work and celebrate the creativity within our growing community of writers. Each month, RFW Enterprise Publishing recognizes outstanding submissions from our Monthly Writing Contest.
These writers represent the creativity, dedication, and storytelling that our contest is designed to celebrate.
Below is the archive of winning entries.
April 2026 Contest Winners
The April contest resulted in two winners for RFW Enterprise Publishing Monthly Writing Contest, and we were honored to receive submissions from writers willing to share their work and insight on these nonfiction topics.
Below are the writers whose entries were selected as the top submissions for the month.
🥇 First Place
The Electric Lie
by LMF Studio
Read the story The Electric Lie
🥈 Second Place
Do You Know a Widow?
by Carolyn Eaton-Nowinski
Read the story Do You Know a Widow?
🥉 Third Place
No third-place selection was made this month.
March 2026 Contest Results
Submissions were limited this month and no selections were made.
We encourage writers to participate in upcoming contest months.
February 2026 Contest Results
No qualifying submissions were received for February.
The contest will continue next month, and we look forward to discovering new writers and stories in upcoming entries.
January 2026 Contest Results
🥇 First Place
Sleep is Summoning
by Katie Stringer
Read the story Sleep is Summoning
🥈 Second Place
Greenland is the Pipeline the World Forgot
by LMF Studio
Read the story Greenland is the Pipeline the World Forgot
🥉 Third Place
No third-place selection was made this month.
Future Contest Winners
New winners will be announced and added to this page each month as our contest program continues to grow.
We look forward to discovering and celebrating many more writers in the months ahead.
May 2026
Submit from May 1 to May 10 in Romance
June 2026
Upcoming contest for Mystery
Want to Be Featured Here?
Writers from around the world are invited to participate in the RFW Enterprise Publishing Monthly Writing Contest.
Your story could appear in our next winner’s archive.
Submit your story → here