One of the central goals of Epic Threads is to encourage creative and scholarly engagement with the ancient world. Throughout the year, we host a variety of writing and review competitions that invite students, scholars, educators, creative writers, and enthusiasts alike to explore classical antiquity through original research, creative expression, and critical reflection.
Whether you are composing original historical fiction, poetry, dramatic works, or reviewing modern receptions of the ancient world, our competitions provide an opportunity to contribute to the growing conversation surrounding the Classics while becoming part of the Epic Threads community.
Below you will find information about our current competitions, as well as an archive of previous competitions, including official results and links to published winning submissions.
There are currently no open Epic Threads competitions.
New competitions and calls for submissions will be announced here as they become available. Prospective contributors are encouraged to check this page and our announcements regularly for future opportunities.
The 2026 Homer in the 21st Century Review Competition invited scholars, students, educators, writers, and other readers and viewers to critically engage with two contemporary reimaginings of Homeric epic: Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey and Jeff Wright's The Full Disclosure Iliad.
Explore the original competition guidelines, judging criteria, recommended resources, official results, and the five prize-winning reviews selected for publication in Epic Threads, Volume II.
Explore the inaugural Epic Threads Creative Writing Competition, including the original competition announcement, prize winners, runners-up, and links to the published winning pieces.
New competitions will be announced throughout the year as they become available. We encourage prospective contributors to check this page regularly for new calls for submissions, competition guidelines, judging criteria, and important deadlines.
Questions regarding any competition may be directed to the editorial team at epicthreadsjournal@gmail.com.
Epic Threads welcomes opportunities to collaborate with departments, research institutes, publishers, scholarly organizations, and private donors interested in supporting creative and scholarly engagement with the ancient world.
If you are interested in sponsoring a future writing competition, review competition, prize, or special themed issue, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Please contact the editorial team at epicthreadsjournal@gmail.com to discuss potential sponsorship opportunities.
Epic Threads is delighted to announce the five prize-winning reviews of the 2026 Homer in the 21st Century Review Competition. Each winning review will receive a $100...
Our First Issue has now been compiled into one collection for the ease of sharing and reading.
The first issue of our new journal Epic Threads is now live.
