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-- Contests Links --
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The GCWA Magnolia
Quarterly Contest is open for Fall 2009 Members Only |
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SPS
STUDIOS BIANNUAL POETRY CARD CONTEST
Deadline June
30, 2009 |
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2009 Autumn House
Poetry Prize and Autumn House Fiction Prize Postmark Deadline: June 30 The winners will receive book publication, a $1,000 advance against royalties, and a $1,500 travel grant to participate in the 2009 Autumn House Master Authors Series in Pittsburgh. All finalists will be considered for publication. Final judge for the Poetry Prize is Alicia Ostriker. Final judge for the Fiction Prize is Sharon Dilworth. All full-length collections of poetry 50-80 pages are eligible. Fiction submissions should be approximately 200-300 pages. All fiction sub-genres (short stories, short-shorts, novellas, or any combination of sub-genres) are eligible. Include a stamped, self-addressed envelope (SASE) for contest results. Autumn House Press assumes no responsibility for lost or damaged manuscripts. All entries must be clearly marked "Poetry Prize" or "Fiction Prize" on the outside envelope. $25 entry fee (check or money order) must be enclosed. Send manuscript and fee to: Autumn House Press, P.O. Box 60100, Pittsburgh, PA 15211 |
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L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Contest PO Box 1630, Los Angeles, CA 90078. Deadline: 06/30/09. Entry Fee: none. First prize: $1,000. Type: Fantasy, dark fantasy, science fiction (short stories, 17,000 words MAX). |
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The deadline to enter work is June 30, 2009 held in historic downtown New Albany, celebrates
the heritage of our region by encouraging and promoting the arts. We
celebrate the creative spirit of the artists, craftsmen, writers and
musicians whose roots are deep within the region through which this river
flows. As the birthplace of novelist William Faulkner, it is appropriate
for New Albany to recognize his achievements and encourage others to
explore individual expressions through the written word. STUDENT SHORT STORY
COMPETITION |
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The 4th Annual Dixie Kane Memorial Contest
Deadline:
July 1. |
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ALEHOUSE PRESS HAPPY HOUR AWARDS Postmark Deadline: July 1, 2009 $15 ENTRY FEE FOR THREE POEMS. $1,000 prize for best poem. $100 for four runners up. Contest open to all poets across the country and around the world. Maximum length: 40 lines per poem. Any topic. Any form. All entries considered for publication in the 2010 issue of Alehouse. |
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CHEERIOS SPOONFULS OF STORIES CHILDREN'S BOOK CONTEST NO ENTRY FEE Deadline: July 15, 2009 Cheerios® is searching for the next great children's book author. It could be you! Just enter your original children's book story by July 15, 2009. Limit 500 words. The Cheerios New Author Contest encourages aspiring authors to write and submit an original story for a book for children ages 3 to 8. One (1) Grand Prize of $5,000 cash will be awarded. In addition to the cash prize, the Grand Prize winning story submission will be offered to a reputable Children's Book Publishing company for possible future publication. Two (2) First Prizes of $1,000 each will be awarded. The $1,000 First Prizes will be awarded as checks made payable to each of the two (2) First Prize winners. You are not eligible to enter and will be disqualified if you are a professional writer, such as a novelist, magazine, blogger or newspaper writer who writes books or articles for pay, or you have authored a work of fiction that has been published or is about to be published in exchange for payment. |
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DYNAMIC
DIALOGUE CONTEST |
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HOUSTON WRITERS GUILD NOVEL CONTEST Deadline July 30, 2009 Any genre. $500 first prize. Submit first ten pages of your novel, book, screenplay plus a synopsis. English only. Opened to all unpublished and not under contract novelists and screenwriters anywhere in the world. |
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Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest P.O. Box 3141, Chicago, IL 60654. Deadline:
07/31/2009 |
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Deadline: 08/01/09. Submit to: Rattle. E-mail (via pasted-in text) to: submissions@rattle.com. Theme: Sonnets. -- Type: Poetry and essays (5,000 words MAX). URL: http://www.rattle.com/callsforsubs.htm |
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THE NEW ESQUIRE FICTION CONTEST NO ENTRY FEE All entries are due by midnight of August 1, The story must be based on one of three titles. 1. "Twenty-Ten" 2. "An Insurrection" 3. "Never, Ever Bring This Up Again" A date, a thing, and a statement. No exceptions. Make of them what you will, do with them something great. But no taking an old story and slapping one of our new titles on it. We'll know, and we won't be happy. Your story cannot exceed 4,000 words. We are serious about that, too. You may submit only one story. 2009 and must be submitted electronically at http://esquiresubmissions.com. First prize: publication in Esquire and $2,500. |
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MEMPHIS MAGAZINE FICTION CONTEST Entries must be postmarked by August 1, 2009. $10 ENTRY FEE The winning story will earn a
$1,000 grand prize and will be published in a future issue of Memphis.
Two honorable mention awards of $500 each will be given if the quality
of entries warrants. Contest cosponsors are Burke's Book Store, and
Davis-Kidd Booksellers. Authors must live within 150 miles of
Memphis.Stories |
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THERESA A. WHITE LITERARY AWARD Deadline August 1, 2009 Limit 500 words prose. First Prize: $500 and publication in the Spring/Summer 2010 print issue of Quiddity as well as public-radio broadcast (offered via WUIS, NPR member and PRI affiliate) Honorable mentions may also be offered publication and broadcast. |
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FLATMANCROOKED CONTEST $15 ENTRY FEE 1st place receives $1,000 and publication in the final anthology of '08/'09 season. Top 10 finalists will also be published in the final anthology and get special recognition on the website. The first 50 people to enter get a copy of Flatmancrooked's First Winter, which features new fiction from Jorge Luis Borges and National Book Award-winner, Ha Jin. Entries must be submitted via the online form by midnight (PST) on August 15, 2009. Paper entries will not be read, only recycled. Entries must be original, primarily in English, previously unpublished and unawarded. |
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PAST LOVES DAY CONTEST |
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Announcing the call for entries into the third annual Moonbeam Children's Book Awards designed to honor the year's best children's books, authors and illustrators. The new book awards program is accepting entries until August 22nd, 2009 for books with 2008 or 2009 copyrights or that were released in 2008 or 2009, and is open to authors, illustrators, and publishers of children's books written in English or Spanish and intended for the North American market. |
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Gulf Coast's 2nd Annual Donald Barthelme Prize for Short Prose Deadline: August 31, 2009. Entry fee: $15 (includes a one-year subscription) Prize: $500 and publication in the upcoming issue of Gulf Coast for one prose poem, micro-essay, or piece of flash fiction. Mary Robison will select the winner. Can submit up to three unpublished prose poems, short stories, or micro-essays no more than 500 words. |
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The GCWA Magnolia Quarterly Contest is
closed for Fall 2009 September 1, 2009 |
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Horticulture
Magazine Contest Prizes: First Place: $250 each Second Place: $100 each Third Place: $50 each The names and poems of the First Place winners will be printed in an upcoming issue of Horticulture magazine. Afterwards, the names and poem titles of all winners and honorable mentions will be posted on www.hortmag.com. Entry Deadline: September 1, 2009 |
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NEWPORT REVIEW FLASH FICTION CONTEST ENTRY FEE $7 Stories will be considered from June through the postmark deadline of September 1, 2009. Seeking works that are short in length but linger long in memory: small stories that pack a big emotional punch and make creative use of language. Stories limited up to a maximum of 1,000 words. First Prize: $150 and publication Second Prize: $100 and publication Third Prize: $50 and publication Honorable Mention: Publication |
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High Prairie Poets New Mexico State Poetry Society Bi-Monthly Contests Open to All Poets July 20th, Sept 20th, etc. Manuscript: Poems must be in English, aligned on left margin of paer, 12 point font, Don't "CAP" titles. Line LImit: 32 lines. Entry Fee: $3 first poem $1 each additional Prizes: $25, $10, $5, 3 HM. None are published Submission: Two copies of each poem, one with name, address and title of poem, the other just with poem. No cover letter or bio. No obscene language Notification: 10th of following month. Address: Carol Dee Meeks, Silver Arrow Estates, 2601 South Elm Place, Apt. #108, Broken Arrow, OK, 74012 |
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ORLANDO
PRIZES by AROHO $15 ENTRY FEE The Orlando Prizes are limited to women writers who are U.S. citizens. Four categories - $1,000 awards in each category. Short Fiction - Deadline September 1, 2009. Maximum 20 pages. Nonfiction - Deadline September 1, 2009. Maximum 25 pages. Poetry - Deadline October 1, 2009. Maximum 90 lines. Sudden Fiction - Deadline October 1, 2009. Maximum 1,000 words. |
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LIFE LESSONS CONTEST
Deadline
September 7, 2009. |
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FRESH BLOOD CONTEST |
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2009
RROFIHE TROPHY $10 ENTRY FEE For an unpublished short story up to 5,000 words. Winner receives $500 cash, trophy. publication in Open City. Deadline October 15, 2009. MARKET: Burning River only publishes 1-2 prose or poetry chapbooks/ year with the intent of giving authors deserved attention and also, for our own resources sake. If you’re an author who would like his or her work considered, please e-mail the 20-30 pg. manuscript with a brief bio to chapbook@burningriver.info. Please allow 4-6 weeks for response and we do not accept simultaneous submssions at this time. The work may have pieces copywritten by other publishers, but not the work as a whole. |
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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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