Rethink Magazine is committed to hosting art and writing competitions throughout the calendar year that encourage creatives to share their work, respond to specific prompts, and step out of their comfort zone. Please look below for information regarding ongoing and previous competitions. Happy writing!

Cancer/pediatric cancer writing competition (september 2025)

Please find below the winners of Rethink Magazine’s writing competition for the months of September! Our topic was pediatric cancer/cancer awareness. This competition was created in accordance with our co-host, Careline Foundation

1st place – A. Zhang for “The Sound of victory”

2nd place – Diana Sabzpoushan for “My dearest aunt”

poetry competition (July 2025)

Below are the results for Rethink Magazine’s inaugural poetry competition, co-hosted with Ellipsis Literary Magazine, Le Culturae Magazine, and The Ophelia Gazette.

1st place – Calum burton

2nd place – Abby zhang

3rd place – olivia kang

View the winners’ poetry collections here

flash fiction competition (january 2025)

1st place – Isita Ghanta for “A Mother’s love”

2nd place – Jasper jose for “The absurdity of a glass prison”

3rd place – myra ahmad for “Through the looking glass”

Flash photography competition (september 2024)

1st place – Rick Li

“Raised by the water”

2nd place – Abdullah Jawad Khan

“Recapture moments”

3rd place – ricky chen

“Someone who is carried by curiosity.”

Runner-up – Anouk viskil

“Where the ordinary turns into something unexpected”

Runner-up – Nohemí Santos

“I love to incorporate actual feelings into my photography, whether that be expressed through somebody or the environment around them.”

Runner-up – Ayesha Zahoor

“A passionate photographer with a keen eye for capturing authentic moments”

Runner-up – sov noil

“Aspiring photographer, I’ve always tried to experiment with style and editing”

Most creative – Khushi sharma

“Each shot is a piece of my heart with a dash of storytelling”