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The Magnolia Quarterly Winter Contest OPEN NOW (GCWA Members only) Deadline: March 1st |
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GCWA's 22nd Annual "Let's Write" Literary Contest Opens: January 15. Deadline: April 15, 2010 |
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The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Deadline: February 7, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. (U.S. Eastern Standard Time)
or when the first 5,000 entries have been received in each category,
whichever is earlier. An international competition seeking fresh new writing voices. Self-published novels are now eligible. Two categories this year: Young Adult Fiction and General Fiction. One grand prize winner from each category will receive a full publishing contract with Penguin, including a $15,000 advance. No entry fee. Contest submission period begins January 25, 2010 at 12:01 a.m. (U.S. Eastern Standard Time). |
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100 Words of Fewer Contest Number Four
Deadline: February 9, 2010
For our Fourth
Contest, we offer three contests! |
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Dead of Winter Nonfiction Contest
Deadline: February 10, 2010
Memoir, articles, opinion pieces, essays, rants, etc. 2,000 words or
fewer. Open subject. Free critique available upon request. Awards: $70,
$35, $20. Entry fee: $5 per entry, limit 3 entries. Winner profiled,
wining entries posted on Web site. |
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2010 MOONBEAM CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS
Early-bird entry fee is $75
per title, per category until Feb. 13, 2010,
with increases to $85 and then $95 as the final deadline of August 21,
2010 approaches.
"Celebrating
youthful curiosity, discovery and learning through books and reading"
Here is the first call for entries into the fourth annual Moonbeam
Children's Book Awards. The
Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards honor
the year's best children’s books, authors and illustrators. The program
accepts entries with 2009 or 2010 copyrights or that are released between
January 1, 2009 and August 21, 2010. Entry is open to authors,
illustrators, and publishers of children’s books written in English or
Spanish and intended for the North American market.
To learn more about the awards, visit our links below:
Online entry form:
https://secure.independentpublisher.com/secure/moonbeam/entry.php
Print out guidelines and entry PDF:
http://www.moonbeamawards.com/MoonbeamGuidelines.pdf
See last year's Moonbeam Awards results
and photos:
http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1315 Download last year's event program cover: http://www.moonbeamawards.com/Moonbeam2009Program.pdf
Visit the Moonbeam merchandise site:
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Presented by Jenkins Group and Independent Publisher Online, the Moonbeam
Children’s Book Awards bring increased recognition to exemplary children’s
books and their creators, and support childhood literacy and life-long
reading. Awards are given in thirty-six (36) categories covering the full
range of subjects, styles and age groups that children’s books are written
and published in today. Gold, silver and bronze medals are presented in
each category. The 2008 contest attracted 1,085 entries, and 138 Moonbeam
medals were awarded to authors and publishers from 30 U.S. states, four
Canadian provinces, and four countries overseas.
Judging is based on content, originality, design, and production quality,
with emphasis on social relevance and age appropriateness. Our judging
panels include experts from the fields of editing, design, teaching,
bookselling and library, and many categories are judged by teachers and
their students. Results will be announced on about October 15, 2010.
Awards presentation location to be announced - past locations were
Chicago, Denver, and Charleston, WV.
Questions? Contact Jim Barnes, Awards
Director: 1-800-644-0133 x1011; email:
jimb@bookpublishing.com |
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Writers' & Artists' 2010 short story competition |
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Deadline:
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Deadline is February 15, 2010
Poetry (5 titles MAX), short stories and essays (3,000 words MAX), and
artwork/photography (.jpeg attachments, 2 images MAX). |
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MEMOIRS INK HALF YEARLY CONTEST
Deadline: February 15, 2010 (postmark)
Late Deadline: February 28, 2010
(Postmark - Late entries require additional $5
entry fee per entry) |
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2010 The Sandy Writing Contest
Deadline February 15, 2010
Just two weeks to get your Sandy Entries polished up!
The entries are starting to trickle in and I'm so excited, hoping to find
some fantastic writing to send to our agent and editor final judges.
Spread the word to all your unpublished pals about this wonderful
opportunity at!
Theresa's Tips:
1) For putting
your entry as an rtf document and other formatting help, go to "Judging
and Entry Tips" (http://thesandy.org/sandy_tips.php)
2) Print out
your genre's Score Sheets posted on the website and make sure you've
included everything.
3) Read the
final judge Bios and interviews to see if they are looking for a novel
just like yours!
4) Take a look
at The Sandy Honor Roll--we've got an impressive number of past finalists
who have gone on to get agents and sell to major publishers--and adding to
it all the time!
*** Permission to Forward Granted and Appreciated ***
Theresa Rizzo
The Sandy
Writing Contest Coordinator
“You will find true success
in those efforts that captivate your heart and soul. Belief fuels passion,
and passion rarely fails.” |
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Deadline: 02/16/10. |
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Las
Vegas Film Festival Annual Screenwriting Competition
Deadline: February 15, 2010
Awards: Ten scripts will be recognized as Finalists in the Competition
along with 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Winners. Cash prizes are awarded to the
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. Winners will have the opportunity to have
their work forwarded to our talent management and agency partners.
Finalists and winners will be featured on our Web site and in our annual
press release announcing the winners of the competition. Entry Fee: $40..
Info: Las Vegas Film Festival, 10300 West Charleston Blvd. Suite 13-149,
Las Vegas NV 89146. |
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Wild
Violet annual Fiction and Poetry Contests
Deadline: February 26, 2010
Awards: First place winners in each contest receive $100 and publication;
second and third place winners receive publication. Entry fee: $5 |
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WordHustler is taking our writing contests to a whole new level with the
debut of our
Literary Storm Novel Contest (ENTER
HERE)
Deadline: February 26, 2010
Submit the first 50 pages of your novel and you could win BIG! Official Judge: Literary Agent Danielle Chiotti of Upstart Crow Literary |
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Abbey
Hill Literary 1st Quarter 2010 Quick Lit Challenge
Deadline: February 28, 2010 Write a story of up to 1,500 words incorporating challenges posted on Web site. Awards: $250, $100, $50, $25. New! Separate 750-word Flash Fiction contest - no prompt required. Winning entries, including author's name and a brief bio, will be posted. Entry fee: $10 or $20 including critique. Editor@ahliterary.com |
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Contest Deadline: February 28, 2010.
SLS is pleased to announce its 2010 unified fiction and poetry
contest, held this year again in affiliation with Fence. This year, Mary Gaitskill will judge
fiction, and Mary Jo Bang will judge poetry. Contest winners will be
published in Fence. Additionally, they will receive airfare,
tuition, and housing for any of the SLS-2010 programs – in Montreal ,
Quebec (June); Vilnius , Lithuania (August); or Nairobi-Lamu , Kenya
(December). |
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Poetry Contest - February
2010
*See all of our writing contests
Purpose:
Have fun, enjoy the competition, and
become a better poet by participating in our peer critique process for
this contest. Who Can Enter: This contest is open to all poets. All submissions must be posted and assigned critiques completed by February 28, 2010.
Poems must be 50 lines or fewer. You
may post additional poems to this site for critique, but only one poem
will be eligible for this contest.
Subject Matter: Open, you choose. The poem should
adhere to our
content policy. Prizes: The winner of this contest will receive $100. |
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2010 NEW NOVELS COMPETITION
Winners to be announced end May 2010. 1st Prize £200; 2nd Prize £100, plus
guaranteed publishing contract offers for both (and for all entries that
we deem to be of high enough standard). Your book must never have been
published in any form and you must own all rights to the work. The
competition is open to anyone of any age worldwide. Manuscripts must be a
minimum of 40,000 words and a maximum of 150,000 words, on any subject as
long as they are in keeping with the described aims of the Rose & Crown
Books imprint: Christian Inspirational Romance. |
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The Magnolia
Quarterly Winter Contest |
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Inamorata Romance Books (an imprint of Stony Meadow Publishing) is sponsoring its
First Romantic Short Story Contest
Contest Deadlines:
The 1st of every month for the following
month's contest. (The first contest ends March 1,
2010 and is our February contest since January is half over.)
The contest is open to all writers, whether published or unpublished, and
we are looking forward to reading some great short stories!
Monthly Winner: $20 and e-publication as the winning entry in the current month's
contest. (Monthly winners may also be considered for eventual inclusion in
an upcoming Anthology of Romance Short Stories Collection.) |
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Ahsahta
Press sponsors the 2010 Sawtooth Poetry Prize Judged by poet Terrance Hayes. $1500 to a manuscript of poems received between
March 1, 2010
plus
publication in January 2011. Previous winners include Julie Carr (100 Notes on Violence),
Rusty Morrison (the
true keeps calm biding its story), and Graham Foust (Leave
the Room to Itself). |
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Carteret
Writers 19th Annual Writing Contest
Deadline: March 9, 2010 Categories include flash fiction, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and children's. Awards: $100, $50, $25 in each category. Entry fees: $5 (members); $10 (non-members). Winning entries will be published in the 2010 edition of the literary journal Shoal. Info: or send stamped, self-addressed envelope to Carteret Writers, PO Box 2284, Morehead City NC 28557 |
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2010
Next Generation Indie Book Awards
Deadline: March 10, 2010 for independently published books; 60 categories. Awards: $1,500, $750, , $500, $250, $100 plus trophies and medals. Entry fee: $75. Next Generation Indie Book Awards, 511 Wilkinson St., Chelsea MI 48118 |
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2010 INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER BOOK AWARDS - First Call for
Entries 14th Annual Awards, accepting entries for all 2009 and early 2010 releases 67 Categories, 20 Regions, 12 Outstanding Books of the Year Great Awards ceremony & publicity event during BookExpo America Calling all independent authors and publishers! |
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Annual
Writers-Editors International Writing Competition
Deadline: March 15, 2010 Nonfiction (Previously Published and Unpublished); Fiction (Short Story and Novel Chapter); Children's Literature; Poetry. Awards: $100, $75, $50. Entry fee: $3–$20 |
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in Poetry and Short Fiction:
$3,000 and Publication
Postmark Deadline:
March 15, 2010 (don't enter before January 15) |
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Deadline: March
28, 2010
KIWI is looking for true, inspirational stories; 1200 words or less, that
will make readers laugh, cry, or sigh. Stories should be positive,
universal, and non-controversial. The "point" or "message" should be
evident without preaching. No essays, commentaries, tributes,
philosophical or biographical pieces will be accepted. Each story must
contain the following elements:
1.
Be real –
non-fiction
2.
Capture the
essence of a thin thread event |
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Deadline: March 31, 2010
£5 ENTRY FEE
Entries will be accepted from writers of any nationality and from any
country provided that they are written in the English or French Language.
A maximum of 3 poems per author may be accepted. May be on any subject and
written in free style or rhyme. 1st prize: £150, 2nd prize: £50, 3rd
prize: £30. All entries must be accompanied with a booking form and
payment. |
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Meridian
Writing Spring Short Story Competition
Deadline: March 31, 2010 Maximum 3,000 words, any theme/genre. Awards: £100, £50 & £25 plus firstwriter.com vouchers. Entry fee: £5 per story; extra for basic critique. Entries accepted online and via post. |
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Gemini
Magazine Short Story Contest
Deadline: March 31, 2010 no restrictions on content, style, genre or length. Awards: grand prize of $1,000; second place wins $100; plus three honorable mentions. All five finalists will be published in the May or June 2010 issue. Entry fee: $4. Info: Contest, Gemini Magazine, PO Box 1485, Onset MA 02558 |
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Writing
Contest: How I Changed My Mindset Not My Man
Deadline: March 31, 2010
Must be true. Length: Between 750 and 1500 words. Awards: $100, $75, $50.
No entry fee stated. Info:
sally@sallywatkins.net; Sally Watkins,
Contest, PO Box 1417, Orangevale CA 95662. |
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Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
– No Fee –
Submit one humor poem by April 1
deadline. |
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Deadline: April 1, 2010
Now in its ninth year. We seek today's best humor poems. Total cash prizes
have been increased to $3,600, with a top prize of $1,500. This contest is
free to enter.
How to Submit Your Entry: New simplified procedure! Just click here to
submit your entry online. There is no fee to submit to the Wergle Flomp
Poetry Contest. Poets of all nations may enter. Your poem must be in
English (inspired gibberish also accepted). Please submit only one poem
per year. Your poem may be of any length. Both published and unpublished
work are welcome.
First Prize of $1,500
and publication on WinningWriters.com
Second Prize of $800
and publication on WinningWriters.com
Third Prize of $400
and publication on WinningWriters.com
Twelve honorable mentions
will receive $75 each and publication on WinningWriters.com |
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Dark Moon Anthologies Presents: MONSTERS!
Short Story Contest
April 10, 2010 contest end date
1st Prize: $100 and publication as the winning
entry in Dark Moon Anthology: Monsters!
2nd Prize: $50 and publication in Dark Moon
Anthology: Monsters!
3rd Prize: $25 and publication in Dark Moon
Anthology: Monsters! Special Prize for most original, new monster: $50.00 |
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Treasure
Box Tales Spring 2010 contest
Deadline: April 13, 2010 for short stories up to 1300 words describing your treasure and experience. Open to all ages. Awards: $500, $100, plus online publication. All entries will be considered for future print publication. Entry fee: $10 |
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GCWA's 22nd Annual "Let's Write" Literary Contest Deadline: April 15, 2010 |
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The Alabama Writers' Conclave
(AWC) is now accepting submissions for its
Annual Writing Contest
Deadline postmark
April 20. Categories include fiction, short fiction, juvenile fiction, nonfiction, humor, traditional poem, free verse poem, and first chapter novel. Prizes of $100, $75, $50, $25, and four honorable mentions will be awarded in July. For more information, contact Marian Lewis, Contest Chair, at bo325sky@earthlink.net |
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Novel
Beginnings 1st Chapter Contest
Deadline: April 30, 2010 First chapter of a novel only. Limit 6,000 words or fewer. Free critique available upon request. Awards: $100, $50, $25. Entry fee: $10 per entry, limit 3 entries. Winner profiled, winning entry posted on Web site |
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SLO NightWriters is proud to announce its 21st Annual 500-word Short Story and Poetry contest. NightWriters is a non-profit writing organization serving the Central Coast of California since 1987. The contest kicks off on
January 10, and will terminate April 30,
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The
Christmas Spirit book project
Deadline: May 1, 2010 (St. Martin's Press) seeks true stories that emphasize the significance of the Christmas season. Stories may run from 900 to 1,300 words. You may send an original or a reprint. Writers retain rights and those accepted will receive a $50 honorarium plus a copy of the book. |
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28th
annual writing contest sponsored by Southwest Writers
Postmark Deadline:
May 1, 2010
(New Mexico) for original, unpublished manuscripts. Editors and agents
select the top three entries in 14 categories including fiction and
nonfiction books, articles, essays and poetry. Awards: Cash prizes of
$150, $100, $50 in each category; plus a $1,000 storyteller award. Entry
fees: $10-$20 Poetry; $20-$35 Other; additional for critiques. |
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Deadline: May 1, 2010
Adult fiction: literary novels, novellas, short story collections -
minimum 22,000 words; Children's fiction: middle-grade and YA novels -
minimum 20,000 words. No picture books. Award: A publication contract with
advance for one book in each category. Finalists receive $150 plus a
manuscript critique. Contest opens January 15, 2010. Entry fee: $30 for
adult fiction; $20 for children's fiction. |
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$2,000 Awaits Winners of the
Lorian Hemingway
Short Story Competition
The final
deadline: May 15, 2010;
Entries are now being accepted for the 2010 Lorian Hemingway Short Story
Competition, created to enthusiastically support the efforts and talent
of emerging writers of short fiction whose voices have yet to be heard.
Writers will compete for a $1,000 first-place prize, $500 second-place
prize, and $500 third-place prize in this internationally-acclaimed
competition. Several honorable mentions are also awarded each year. As an
added prize, beginning in 2009, The Saturday Evening Post will
publish our first-place winner. Payment by The Saturday Evening Post
for publication of the winning story will be in addition to our $1000
first-place prize.
Stories in all genres of fiction are welcome. Maximum length is 3,000
words, and writers retain all rights to their work. Winners will be
announced at the end of July.
For complete guidelines, please visit, e-mail shortstorykw@gmail.com,
or send an SASE to the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition, P.O. Box
993, Key West, FL 33041. |
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HOW JOURNAL SHORT
STORY CONTEST
$20 ENTRY FEE
1st Place - $1,000 and publication in H.O.W. Journal |
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Ninth
annual Lois Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize
Deadline: Postmark May 31, 2010
Award: Publication plus $300. Entry Fee: $15 per entry (3 poems, 6 pages
total). Info: CALYX Inc., Lois Cranston Poetry Prize, PO Box B, Corvallis
OR 97339. |
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Dark Moon Books
(an imprint of Stony Meadow Publishing) is sponsoring its first annual
"Scary
Poetry"
Contest
Contest Deadline: July 1, 2010
1st Prize: $50 and publication as the winning
entry in
Poems of Monsters, Mayhem and Madness: Poetry To
Keep You Awake At Night!
2nd Prize: $25 and publication in the
Poems of Monsters, Mayhem and Madness: Poetry To
Keep You Awake At Night!
3rd Prize: $10 and publication in the
Poems of Monsters, Mayhem and Madness: Poetry To
Keep You Awake At Night!
All other poems
selected will appear in
Poems of Monsters, Mayhem
and Madness: Poetry To Keep You Awake At Night! with author credit. (All entries will
receive a PDF copy of the finished anthology. No other remuneration will
be provided, but copies of the book will be available from the publisher
at 35% off the retail price.) We expect to include at least 100 poems in
the collection. |
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THE "SCARE THE DICKENS OUT OF
US" SHORT STORY CONTEST 2010
Deadline October 1, 2010.
The contest is a Friends of the Dr. Eugene Clark Library fundraiser and is
privately funded. All entry fees go to the Friends and are used for
library projects. The contest is open to published and unpublished writers
alike. The ghost story must be 5,000 words or less, in English, and typed
double-spaced. |
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Inamorata Romance Books (an imprint of Stony Meadow Publishing) is sponsoring its
First Romantic Short Story Contest
Contest Deadlines:
The 1st of every month for the following
month's contest. (The first contest ends March 1, 2010 and is our February
contest since January is half over.)
The contest is open to all writers, whether published or unpublished, and
we are looking forward to reading some great short stories!
Monthly Winner: $20 and e-publication as the winning entry in the current month's
contest. (Monthly winners may also be considered for eventual inclusion in
an upcoming Anthology of Romance Short Stories Collection.) |
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Whim's Place Flash Fiction Contest Deadline: QUARTERLY * Entry Fee: $5 Prize: $250 plus publication A quarterly flash fiction contest. Deadlines for each quarter are March 30, June 30, September 30, December 30. Submit flash fiction of 500 words or less. Submit by regular post or e-mail. Full contest rules and regulations available on website. |
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seeks stories for a new type of contest. People write their story, others vote for it, and the author of the story with the most votes wins a payout.
Right
now payouts are $100 US, but the site aims to award over $12,000 per
month. |
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sponsors several writing contests annually. If you'd like to receive contest news via email, subscribe to the Writer's Digest Competition Update. |
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Great lists of contests, grants, and markets for free-lance writers |
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