Contest Terms

Contest Dates

• Start: 2026-08-12
• End: 2026-11-13 at 11:59 PM PST

Entry Guidelines

• ✅ Publish your story on Inkitt and submit via the contest page or your work settings.
• ✅ Minimum 20,000 words by the deadline.
• ✅ An audiobook must be generated for the full story by the end of the deadline.
• ✅ Stories must be submitted in English.
• ✅ No maximum word limit.
• ✅ Stories must be original (no fanfiction).
• ✅ Open to any genre.
• ✅ Paid-tier subscription stories are eligible.
• ✅ Multiple entries allowed (only one story per author can win).
• ✅ Previously published / ongoing stories are allowed.
• ❌ Entries already signed/published on Galatea or part of a signed series are ineligible.
• ❌ Stories that won a previous contest are not eligible.

Age Rating & Title Guidelines

Your draft says “no story age guideline.” The standard section is more specific - please confirm which you want:

• Titles must be suitable for all audiences.
• Mature / age-restricted content is allowed if correctly labeled.
• Explicit sex scenes are permitted in this contest when the book is correctly age-rated.

Winner Announcement / Payment / Selection

• Winners will be announced within 4 weeks (30 days) of the contest end date on Inkitt’s Instagram and the Inkitt Winners Page.
• Winners will be paid the month following their selection.
• Winner selection is determined by Inkitt’s algorithm, analyzing reader behaviors when interacting with your book.