☕ Coffee Inclusive Partners with Nicole Frail Books for a New Short Story Contest! 📖
Prompt: Coffee is Our Love Language
Deadline: December 6, 2025
Writers, it’s time to grab your favorite mug and get inspired! Coffee Inclusive is partnering with Nicole Frail Books to launch a regional short story contest celebrating love, connection, and community—all through the ritual of coffee.
This contest is open to writers 18+ living in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, and Maryland. Winners will be published in an anthology coming early 2026, with proceeds benefiting Coffee Inclusive, helping continue its mission of training and employing individuals with diverse abilities and creating an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs.
✍️ Submission Details
Theme: Coffee is Our Love Language
Word Count: 3,000–8,000
Genre: Contemporary romance (sweet to slightly steamy). Light fantasy or magic welcome.
Deadline: Saturday, December 6, 2025
Fee: $10 per story (includes professional feedback!)
Multiple submissions welcome — but only one story per author may be published.
❤️ About Coffee Inclusive
Located in Pittston, Pennsylvania, Coffee Inclusive is more than a coffee shop—it’s a community hub where individuals with and without disabilities work side by side, creating connection, opportunity, and great coffee.
Learn more at coffeeinclusive.org
☕ Submit Your Story
Through the rituals of brewing, sipping, and sharing, your characters should find more than caffeine—they should find hope, belonging, and love in its many forms.
📅 Deadline: December 6, 2025
📍 Eligible States: PA, NJ, NY, DE, MD
💻 Submit here: nicolefrailbooks.com/coffeeshopcontest
Let’s write stories that warm hearts—and support inclusion, one cup at a time. ❤️
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