In 2019, Indian author Ruchi Acharya dreamed of a literary community that could bridge the gap between the fellow, emerging writers with a fervent passion to create and the world of traditional publishing. She envisioned a place where writers and artists are allowed to publish based solely on the merit of their creative skills. Her desire and inspired vision culminated in the design of Wingless Dreamer Publisher, a forum providing aspiring and experienced creators alike the opportunity to share their love of English literature and art on a global platform.
Throughout the year, our Wingless Dreamer team offers a multitude of themed writing contests designed to stimulate fresh ideas and present an opportunity for talented authors worldwide to contribute perspectives through creative expression efforts. Then, we stream together with the components of writing, editing, and illustrating to result in publications of beautiful poetry anthologies that we promote in the marketplace. Our commitment to providing this single platform and process allows our authors and artists to bypass challenges and obstacles associated with the traditional publishing goal, and instead maintain their focus and devotion to creating works of art.
Most meaningful is that Wingless Dreamer community members become part of a family, and are guided, encouraged, and supported as they take each step toward cultivating a successful writing or art career. Non-native English-speaking authors are also granted access to free reviews, critiques, marketing, and, in some cases, funding for their work. Our community has slowly, but steadily, grown to become a prominent stage featuring well-known professional writers and artists from all over the world.
Finally, we at Wingless Dreamer are devoted to publishing poetry, fiction, and artwork reflecting the entirety of multiple perspectives and varied experiences extracted from the deep well of soulful human existence. As such, BIPOC, LGBTQ, disabled, minority, and other marginalized voices are especially invited to join in the sharing. Our ultimate goal is to uplift the human spirit through a diverse creative community. At its core, the human spirit desires connections through expressions. We ardently endeavor to gift wings to these heartfelt dreams.
Calling all writers, poets, artists, and motivators!
Here's your golden ticket to shine on the international stage. Wingless Dreamer Publisher, a relentless champion of literary excellence, is opening its doors to voices that deserve to be heard. We're dedicated to elevating the world of English literature, and now it's your turn to be a part of it.
We cover three subjects, mainly literature, book launch, art, spirituality, and motivation.
Guest Feature - $20 + $2 (processing fees)
This form is for the "Guest Feature" option.
Be our featured guest! Join us for a segment where you can talk about your poetry, your inspirations, or any topic you're passionate about. This includes time to promote your work, social links, or upcoming projects.
At Wingless Dreamer, we celebrate diversity in every form. We stand strong with the LGBTQ+ community, promoting love, acceptance, and creativity. If you're passionate about your craft and ready to share your unique perspective, we want to hear from you!
Looking forward to bringing your words to life on our platform.
At Wingless Dreamer, being a team of writers and librarians, we believe every poem carries a heartbeat — a unique pulse of emotion, insight, and creative energy. That’s why we’ve created our Poetry Fast Track: a dedicated editorial experience designed to support poets who want professional attention, swift delivery, and clear, constructive feedback. The question is, can you take the criticism?
📌 What You Get: When you submit up to five poems, our editorial team will provide:
• Proofreading — We’ll catch spelling, grammar, punctuation, and formatting issues so your work reads cleanly and professionally.
• Editing — We refine structure, style, clarity, rhythm, and voice while preserving your artistic intent.
• Insightful Feedback — You’ll receive detailed, writer-focused notes that help you understand what’s working and where your poems can grow. If needed a revised version of your poem.
And all of this is delivered within 48 hours — perfect for writers who are preparing for submission deadlines, contests, anthologies, or personal publishing goals.
What are you waiting for? Visit winglessdreamer.com today.
Theme: This January 2026, we decided to conduct an ‘Open theme’ contest for our aspiring participants. Yes, you heard us right! You’re limitless. Harness your creativity and explore your capabilities. Embrace the ideology of being yourself that’s more than enough. You’re unbound and uncaged. Send us your best of best works. Let the poetry flow. All the best.
Judging criteria: Uniqueness – 50% Creativity/Style and Originality – 30% The coherence of form and structure (harmony of words, presentation) – 10% Clarity of imagery and language – 10% => TOTAL – 100%
Rules:
- All entries are judged anonymously and the poet’s name must not appear on the poem itself.
- All poems must have a title and must not exceed 40 lines in length (excluding title). Entries can be on any subject.
- Poems must be in English.
- Poems must be the entrant’s original work.
- Entries must not have been published, self-published, published on a website, or made public on social media, broadcast, or featured among the winners in another competition before 31 January 2026.
What does numbness sound like? What does silence inside the heart look like?
We invite writers to explore the theme “I Don’t Feel Anything”—a raw space where emotions go quiet, survival takes over, and resilience is born in unexpected ways. Submissions may explore emotional desensitization, inner darkness that became a strength, quiet endurance, dissociation, or the strange calm that follows pain.
This theme welcomes honesty over optimism, depth over drama.
📌 Submission Categories
- Poetry: Maximum 40 lines
- Short Stories: Maximum 1500 words
📌 Who Can Submit
- Participants must be 18 years or older
- Open to writers from all backgrounds
📌 Before You Submit
Please read the Terms & Conditions carefully before submitting your work. Entries that do not follow guidelines will not be considered.
Write what you couldn’t feel. Write what kept you alive.
We look forward to reading your truth.
A Writing Contest on Dusk, Desire & Disappearing Light
There is something sacred about the hour when the sun begins to surrender.
The world softens. Shadows stretch. The sky bruises into amber, rose, and violet. Conversations grow quieter. Thoughts grow louder.
This season, we invite you to write a Sundowner Poem—a piece that captures the emotional atmosphere of dusk. Not just a sunset, but what it means. The endings it holds. The beginnings it hints at. The loneliness, the romance, the nostalgia, the reckoning.
A sundowner is not merely a drink at twilight—it is a ritual. A pause. A moment suspended between what was and what will be.
Write into that pause.
🌇 Theme
SUNDOWNER POEMS
Explore the hour of in-between. Your poem may reflect:
- The beauty of endings
- Bittersweet goodbyes
- Romance at golden hour
- Urban rooftops and quiet beaches
- Grief softened by light
- Solitude, reflection, or healing
- Conversations that only happen at dusk
- The calm before nightfall
Let the sunset become your metaphor.
✍ Submission Guidelines
• Poetry only (maximum 40 lines) • Original, unpublished work • Open to writers 18+ • One submission per participant • Free verse, lyrical, narrative, or experimental forms welcome
🌄 Judging Criteria (100%)
• Emotional depth & atmosphere – 40% • Originality & creative expression – 30% • Imagery & sensory impact – 15% • Structure & flow – 15%
🏆 Winners Receive
• Official Winning Certificate • Podcast Feature Invitation • Publication in the Sundowner Anthology 2026
All selected contributors will receive a Certificate of Appreciation.
PLEASE READ OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE SUBMITTING TO US.
🌸 SPRING WRITING CONTEST 2026
Pick Any Flower and Write a Poem
Spring does not arrive quietly. It blooms.
This season, we invite you to pause, wander through a garden—real or imagined—and pick a flower. Any flower. A rose heavy with memory. A marigold burning in sunlight. A fragile lily trembling at dusk. A wild daisy growing where it was never meant to.
Now write.
Let that flower become your metaphor, your confession, your rebellion, your healing. Let it carry longing, resilience, renewal, heartbreak, devotion, or quiet growth. Tell us what it means to you. Tell us what it remembers. Tell us what it survives.
This is your invitation to turn petals into poetry and fragrance into fiction.
🌷 Theme
PICK. ANY FLOWER. AND WRITE.
Your chosen flower must be central to the piece—symbolically, emotionally, or narratively.
🌼 Submission Categories
• Poetry (Maximum 40 lines) • Short Story (Maximum 1,500 words) • Original, unpublished work only • Open to writers 18+ • One submission per participant
🌺 Judging Criteria (100%)
• Uniqueness of interpretation – 40% • Creativity and originality – 30% • Structure and flow – 15% • Clarity of imagery and emotional impact – 15%
🌸 Winners Receive
• Official Winning Certificate • Podcast Interview Invitation • Publication in our Spring Anthology 2026
All selected contributors will receive a Certificate of Appreciation.
PLEASE READ OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE SUBMITTING TO US.