Bibliophilia Avatar Writing Contest

A project of Bibliophilia

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions. We provide the following information as an archive.

About

Ah, the avatar--as forum communities grow, new and creative ways of self-expression flourish. One such way is through the use of avatars, an image that reflects some aspect of the user's personality. An avatar can either chip away at the bland anonymity of cyberspace or it can symbolize something private to the user--or both at the same time. It can deceive, invent, re-invent, encapsulate, magnify, or downplay. An avatar can relate to a forum member's username, but it doesn't have to. It may or may not be obvious to other members of the same forum what that avatar symbolizes. Bibliophilia is running a contest to challenge our members to answer the question "What does your avatar say about you?" Write a fiction or non-fiction piece, or even a poem, that works with the visual component of your avatar and guides us in interpreting your avatar.

No Fees! This contest does not charge mandatory fees.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: One-time contest

Collapse section Fiction Closed

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

None found.

Winner's Prize:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Closed

Audience:

Unknown

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 500 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

None found.

Winner's Prize:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Collapse section Poetry Closed

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: Up to 40 lines.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms. Excluding: Persona poetry.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

None found.

Winner's Prize:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026