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Boarding School Romance Writing Contest 2025 – Free Entry & Win $500

Looking for one of the top writing contests for 2025? Enter Inkitt’s Boarding School Romance Writing Contest — a free writing contest for adults that could transform your life. Submit your story for a chance to win up to $500, a Galatea publishing deal, and even see your book adapted into a movie on the CandyJar app.

📅 Submission Deadline:November 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM PST

About the Contest

Inkitt hosts some of the most exciting online writing contests to help authors break into publishing. Our creative writing contest for 2025 gives you the chance to reach millions of readers and launch your writing career.

Prompt: Ivy and Secrets – Boarding School Romance

This book writing contest challenges you to create stories filled with:

  • 💊 Trust fund babies and hidden heiress scandals
  • 👑 Forbidden love and royal secrets
  • ❤️ Rivals-to-lovers drama inside elite academies

Examples of what your entry could look like

  • A scholarship student hiding their billionaire inheritance while falling for their rival’s heir.
  • A rebellious student secretly third in line to a throne, caught in a dangerous forbidden romance.
  • Two roommates faking a relationship to escape family control, only for their love to become real.

Pro Tip: focus on high-drama romance

  • Possessive love interests with shocking gestures
  • Academic rivals with undeniable tension
  • Enemies-to-lovers with morally grey characters
  • Addictive cliffhangers that keep readers hooked

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