The Lit 2025 Author-Organized Challenge Schedule [Updated 04/29]

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Author-Organized Challenges - 2025

Survivor 2025 [ OPEN ]
support thread: click here!
organizer: secretLace
challenge date: January 1st-December 31st 2025
submit your story: all year long!

Pink Orchid: Story Event for Women-Centric Erotica 2025 [ OPEN ]
support thread: click here!
organizer: Omenainen
challenge date: final anthology list posted on March 8th (International Women's Day)
submit your story: February 1st-28th (stories submitted & posted)
-- Challenge Complete - Click to Read Stories --

The 750 Word Project 2025 [ OPEN ]
support thread: click here!
organizer: Duleigh
challenge date: final anthology list posted on March 1st
submit your story: February 1st-28th (stories submitted & posted)
-- Challenge Complete - Click to Read Stories --

Legends' Day: Once More [ INVITATIONAL ]
organizer: blackrandl1958
challenge date: March 17th
-- Challenge Complete - Click to Read Stories --

On the Job 2025 [ OPEN ]
support thread: click here!
organizer: HeyAll
challenge date: April 25th (all stories go live)
submit your story: April 18th - 24th

Virtual Literotica Conference 2025 [ OPEN ]
support thread: click here!
organizer: FreyaGersemi
challenge date: final anthology list posted on May 17th
submit your story: April 25th-May 16th (stories submitted & posted)

Geek Pride 2025 [ OPEN ]
support thread: click here!
organizer: ChloeTzang
challenge date: May 25th (all stories go live)
submit your story: May 15th-24th

Yay Team! Sex & Sports 2025 [ OPEN ]
support thread: click here!
organizer: MyBareTorso
challenge date: June 10th (all stories go live)
submit your story: June 3rd - June 9th

Heroism - the Oggbashan Memorial Event 2025 [ OPEN ]
support thread: click here!
organizer: Rustyoznail
challenge date: July 14th (all stories go live)
submit your story: June 13th-July 13th

Hammered: an Ode to Mickey Spillane 2025 [ OPEN ]
support thread: TBA
organizer: ChloeTzang
challenge date: July 31st (all stories go live)
Submission deadline: July 15th-30th

AI: A New Era 2025 [ OPEN ]
support thread: TBA
organizer: bettiezyx
challenge date: final anthology list posted on September 1st
submit your story: August 1st-31st

Born to Run Story Event 2025 [ OPEN ]
support thread: click here!
organizer: WaxPhilosophic
challenge date: August 25th (all stories go live)
submit your story: August 1st-18th

Pay For Play [ INVITATIONAL ]
organizer: lovecraft68
challenge date: September 5th

Crime and Punishment 2025 [ OPEN ]
support thread: TBA
organizer: soflabbwlvr
challenge date: September 25th
submit your story: September 2nd-20th

Dark Fairy Tales 2025 [ OPEN ]
support thread: click here!
organizer: StillStunned
Challenge date: final anthology list posted on September 30th
submit your story: September 1-25 (stories submitted & posted)

Amorous Goods, Season 06 (2025) [ OPEN ]
support thread: TBA
organizer: jaF0
challenge date: November 2nd
submit your story: October 1-31st (stories submitted & posted)

 

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If there are any events missing from this list, please message me with the event info and I will add it to the list.

If any of the events listed have support threads that are not linked, message me with that as well.

If any of the information for any of the events is incorrect, please message me with that as well.

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Thank you all for all the fun and joy you've provided Manu and I in 2024, and we wish you all the best in 2025!
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Added Pay For Play Invitational