New Millennium Writings

New Millennium Writings Our mission is promoting emerging writers and pure story-telling talent. ~ALL WRITING LEVELS are welcome, and encouraged. No style restrictions.

No topic is off-limits. We look forward to reading your work!~ NMW's mission is to "promote vibrant imagery, word-craft and pure story-telling talent” by emerging writers. We have launched careers by awarding more than $200,000 to promote writers of fiction, poetry, nonfiction and short-short fiction. Winners of our twice-annual prizes in four categories are showcased alongside profiles and interviews of famous writers.

59th Poetry Winners and Finalists 🥇 -
01/30/2026

59th Poetry Winners and Finalists 🥇 -

An evocative rumination on heritage, familial connection, and citizenship, Shea's poem is a dynamic lament that grows more achingly relevant by the day. Sift through Shea's "Customs" and take a moment to contemplate your own family's traditions, losses, and the many roads that led you to the place ...

Flash Fiction Glory: NMW Winner + Deadline -
01/29/2026

Flash Fiction Glory: NMW Winner + Deadline -

Welcome to Bellemare's annual Forgetfulness Day! Please follow our technicians to have one painful memory completely wiped from your consciousness. As always the procedure is quick, painless, and provided free of charge.* — The Department of Public Wellness  * Memory retention is a public healt...

Tick-Tock: Fiction Awards & Midnight Deadline -
07/31/2025

Tick-Tock: Fiction Awards & Midnight Deadline -

A lifetime ago, one of NASA's finest rocket men splashed back down to Earth and all its mundanities. Fifty years later, his latest mission is to a Montana cattle farm to handle the latest PR disaster of commercial space company Vector Intergalactic.  His journey from that life to this one has of...

Check out our newest Flash Fiction winner! "Memory Box" by JR Fenn The creative elements Fenn achieves here—the world-b...
07/21/2025

Check out our newest Flash Fiction winner!
"Memory Box" by JR Fenn

The creative elements Fenn achieves here—the world-building, story arcs, and depths of character—are simply stunning.

Peek inside “Memory Box” for Flash Fiction at its finest!

59th NMW Award for Flash Fiction. JR Fenn of Rochester, New York for “Memory Box” The creative elements Fenn weaves together here—the world-building, story arcs, and depths of character…

Flash Fiction Glory: NMW Winner + Deadline -
07/20/2025

Flash Fiction Glory: NMW Winner + Deadline -

The creative elements Fenn achieves here—the world-building, story arcs, and depths of character—are nothing short of stunning. Take a peek inside Fenn's “Memory Box” for a glimpse of Flash Fiction at its finest! Fenn will receive $1,000 and publication online and in print.  Curious about...

Verse Versus Verse: Midnight Deadline for Poets -
06/01/2025

Verse Versus Verse: Midnight Deadline for Poets -

Verse Victory: Who Won and What's Next -
05/22/2025

Verse Victory: Who Won and What's Next -

Urged to write poetry by his 11th grade English teacher, Sally Littlefield, Kevin Swanwick returned to an abandoned craft after many seasons.

Midnight Deadline in our Poetry Showdown: Poem of the Week Contest -
05/12/2025

Midnight Deadline in our Poetry Showdown: Poem of the Week Contest -

Verse Victory and a Fresh Poetry Quest -
05/05/2025

Verse Victory and a Fresh Poetry Quest -

This poem is an absolute marvel—bleak and brooding, starkly honest, and filled with equal parts frustration at, and sympathy for, the maddening human trait of self-protection. Congratulations on this stunner of a poem, Jed! We'd also like to extend a huge congratulations to our talented Finalist...

Verse versus Verse: Poem of the Week Contest -
04/26/2025

Verse versus Verse: Poem of the Week Contest -

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