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San Jose State University sponsors this yearly challenge "to compose the opening sentence to the worst of all possible novels". No entry fee. Official deadline: April 15.
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The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents--except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London...These contests and awards are restricted to writers attending the annual week-long Southeastern Writers Conference, held in June at St. Simons Island, Georgia. .
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writing contests: Southeastern Writers Association Contests and Awards Our next conference will be held from June 18-23, 2006, on St. Simons Island. The Hudson Award for Speculative Fiction: A short story of 3000 words max. For work in SF/Fantasy and related genres. The...Offers a contest for short stories (500 to 2,000 words) and rhyming poetry (up to 100 lines), inspired by and using similar themes to the works of Emily Chesley. Prize: $100 (US). Entry fee: $5. Deadline: mid-October.
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The Tundra Prize speculative fiction and poetry contest Read all the winning stories in The Meanderings of the Emily Chesley Reading Circle Categories Short Fiction (500-2000 words) Send us something that is funny. Send something that's hilarious and you'll do well. Something that...An annual competition for writers, editors, publications staff, and both business and non-profit communicators.
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Writing That Works The Newsletter on Practical Business Writing, Editing and Communications and APEX Awards for Publication Excellence, An Annual Awards Contest for Communicators Home Page Works subscription newsletters are resources for professionals who write, edit and manage business communications for a living. We hope you'll find ApexAwards.com and WritingThatWorks.com informative, useful and easy to navigate. Please feel free to browse...A writing contest, in which readers are urged to write 100 words on a given theme, in order to win a copy of a current book.
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Page ONE Contests Know is a steady guide that can support you through the complex and often scary terrain of making peace with your mother. The process of baring your soul, unraveling your suppressed emotions, and speaking from...Publishers of the magazines, "Scribble" and "Countryside Tales", holding quarterly competitions for original, unpublished short stories and poems, some open, some limited to specific themes.
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index E the short story magazine, and COUNTRYSIDE TALES fiction, articles, and poetry. Welcome page Submissions Rules Competitions Countryside Tales Scribble WELCOME TO THE PARK PUBLICATIONS WEBSITE WRITING COMPETITIONS 2005 WE ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING SEVERAL COMPETITIONS...Promotes annual prose (up to 5,000 words) and poetry (no more than 60 lines) contests relating to contemporary life in three specific regions, namely, the Rockies, the Desert Southwest, and the Northwest Coast.
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Welcome to Pronghorn Press! Press is a small press located in northern Wyoming. We publish an eclectic list with a wide variety of subject matter. Our publishing endeavors began with the series of Hard Ground anthologies containing selections from...Annual competitions honoring excellence in all areas of communication, with separate categories for print (177 sub-categories), video (216 sub-categories) and audio (140 sub-categories).
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The Communicator Awards Please update your email address books from tca@imagin.net to: info@communicator-awards.com 2005 AUDIO Competition NOW OPEN Deadline October 14, 2005 Deadline Extensions still being accepted 2005 VIDEO Competition NOW OPEN Deadline November 10, 2005 Video Competition...Annual awards of $2,000 (plus publication) are offered for original, unpublished, book-length work in each of three categories: novels, poetry, and creative non-fiction. Reading fee: $20. Deadline: February 28. Open to U.S. residents only.
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The Association of Writers Writing Programs P has supported writers writing programs around the world. We now support over 25,000 writers at over 400 member colleges universities 86 writers conferences centers. What’s New 2006 Austin, Texas Conference Registration Online! 2005 Intro...Annual contest seeks original, unproduced plays, open in theme, but suitable in both subject, and language, for family-oriented amateur groups. The winner receives a $1,000 royalty advance, and publication.
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Playwriting Contests And Playwright's Awards For Original Plays Contest is held annually to encourage the development of quality theatrical material for educational and community theatres. CONTEST GUIDELINES Individuals currently published by Pioneer Drama Service are not eligible for this contest. Pioneer Drama Service...Milkweed Editions is a non-profit publisher of literature for adults and young adults based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Milkweed National Fiction Prize is awarded annually for the best fiction manuscript submitted by an author not previously published by Milkweed.
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Milkweed Editions Milkweed one of the most respected publishers in the nation. This year we’re excited to introduce a very special award, the Milkweed Award for outstanding contributions to the literary arts. The inaugural honorees are Joanne...Offers $25,000 in prize money for original, unpublished work in ten categories including poetry, short stories, plays, television scripts, articles, and children's fiction. Deadline: mid-May. Also provides separate annual awards for short short stories, screenplays and self-published books.
http://www.writersdigest.com/contests/
A $4,000 prize, awarded annually to a promising non-fiction writer whose work combines "wisdom, humor, warmth, and concern, combined with social justice." Deadline: July 1.
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Richard J. Margolis Award Highlights selected articles Selected New Leader Columns Reports Monographs Op-Ed Pieces Book Reviews Past Winners 2004 NeLson smith 2003 John Bowe 2002 Iyesatta Massaquoi 2001 Otis Haschemeyer 2000 Adrian Nicole LeBlanc 1999 Susan Parker 1998...Contests for original, unpublished short stories (up to 4,000 words) and poems (no more than 10 pages) in any genre. Closing dates: September 1, and June 1, respectively. Entry fees: $20, and $15, respectively.
http://bostonreview.mit.edu/contests.html
Offers prize money totalling 2,500 pounds for essays (maximum 2,000 words), short stories (maximum 4,000 words), serials or novellas (up to 20,000 words), and poetry (maximum 100 lines). Closes November 30. Modest entry fees.
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The New Writer Magazine You can now subscribe on line. As an additional service for visitors to our website, you can now buy books new titles, classics, poetry, writing manuals direct from our web pages. Click here or follow...AAA requires entries for unpublished poetry, short stories, essays/articles, and novels. Cash prizes of $100 in each category, plus publication, are offered. Deadline: July 1, annually. Entry fees vary from $10 (poetry) to $30 (novels).
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AZ authors Assoc, writers group, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and related professionals Books in printand otherwise available from our authors USEFUL LINKS Join our mailing list to receive notices of upcoming events Welcome to the ARIZONA AUTHORS ASSOCIATION PO BOX 87857, Phoenix, Arizona 85080-7857 Phone: 602-769-2066 email:...Open to U.S. citizens only, Sarabande offers an annual $2,000 prize for both poetry (minimum 48 pages) and short fiction (minimum 150 pages).
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Sarabande Books Poetry Short Fiction Wise and humorous fourth collection from Juniper Prize winner and National Book Award nominee Sarabande Books, a nonprofit literary press located in Louisville, Kentucky, publishes quality poetry, essays, and short fiction. Founded in 1994 as...Writers magazine offers a large number of contests throughout the year, including poetry, fiction, non-fiction. Open to all. Modest cash prizes.
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Contests All dates listed are postmark deadlines. Enter your own work only. Type your name, address, phone number and the contest category on the first page of the manuscript (no cover sheet Prepare in standard manuscript...A journal based at the University of Memphis, offers annual cash awards for both original, unpublished short stories (maximum 7,500 words) and poetry (maximum 2 pages). Closes March 1. Entry fees: $12 and $5, respectively.
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RIVER CITY Any previously unpublished short story of up to 7,500 words is eligible. Simultaneous submissions are NOT permitted. 2. All manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced, and be accompanied by a cover letter. If applicable, please provide...An annual prize of $12,500, this award is intended to encourage new writers who have recently published a work of fiction or memoirs.
http://saroyanprize.stanford.edu
SFWP provides resources for authors and features online fiction as well as an annual writing contest for prose, both fiction and non-fiction, including short stories, essays and sample chapters of novels. $6,000 in cash prizes. Deadline: mid-January.
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Santa Fe Writers Project When someone asks me what Moody Food is about, I usually say it is a kind of Great Gatsby of the 60s, with lots of sex, drugs, and rock and roll Ray Robertson Ray Robertson...Offers annual awards for novels, short fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction. Reading fee: $30. Deadlines vary. Open to unpublished writers only. The award includes publication and an advance against royalties.
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Open to any writer who has never published a novel. Manuscripts must be at least 50,000 words in length. To receive the guidelines and entry form, send a self-addressed, stamped #10 business envelope to the...Offers a prize of $1,010 for the best on-line submission of literary (no genre) fiction totaling exactly 1,010 words. Reading fee: $15. Deadline: July 1.
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Word Smitten's Call for Fiction. Award is $1,010.00 and deadline for the TenTen Fiction Contest is July 1. Write a short story that requires exactly 1,010 words (excludes the title and footnotes That's it. That's the rule. Excise those adverbs and cut those adjectives. Make us laugh or make us weep. Above all,...Annual awards, worth $1,000 each and publication, for literary fiction in the form of both a novel and a short story collection. Entrants must have at least one publication credit in the realm of literature. No entry fee. Deadline: July 1.
http://www.press.umich.edu/fiction
Seeks unpublished, original novels of Christian fiction, suitable either for children or adults. Deadline: December 1. Reading fee: $1. Cash prize: $100.
http://parableaward.tripod.com
Annual contest seeks poetry (maximum: 30 lines), short stories and non-fiction (both maximum: 2,000 words). Minimum entry fee: $10. Cash prizes total: $750. All entries considered for publication. Deadline: August 15.
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peraltapress Pressa west coast literary journal Welcome to Spring 2004 Volume 2: Number 2 PrefaceIntroductionPoetryFictionNon-FictionThe 2K3 Writing AwardWinnersContributorsEditorial StaffOrder InfoContact InfoThe Peralta CommunityCollege District withPOETRY BY KAKE HUCKFICTION BY BRUCE RETTIGESSAY BY FRANK KRASNOWSKY Copyright 2004...Conducts regular contests on-line for poetry, short stories and essays. No entry fees. Modest cash prizes. Deadlines: June 1 and December 1.
http://www.betterkarma.com/welovewriters
Humorous stories and essays up to 750 words are required. Reading fee: $5. Deadline: December 1. Cash prizes total $850.
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The Mona Schreiber Prize for Humorous Fiction and Non-Fiction County and published humorous articles and essays in newspapers and magazines. Her son Brad founded the Prize in 2000 and judges the submissions. Here is a sample of Mona's work, first published in the Foster...Writing contest for women seeks a story, memoir or book chapter on a given theme. Deadline; December 31, thence monthly. Entry fee: $7. First prize: $70.
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A Woman's Write: Monthly Writing Contests Check out past winners on our Archives page. Women who write, literary ladies, fabulous feminine fablers, wizened women with words of wisdom, Penelope with a pen, Priscilla at the printer, Kaila at the keyboard, Alice...Provides a $25,000 award, plus a 3-month residency at Stanford University. Applicants must be 40 years of age or younger and have published no more than one book at the time of application. This award is for fiction, non-fiction, or poetry. Deadline: November 15.
http://www.koretfoundation.org/initiatives/young_writer.shtml
Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30.
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National Novel Writing Month National Novel Writing Month During the server upgrade process, we had my brain linked via fiber optic cable to the server. The cables are a little awkward when I sleep but otherwise comfortable. Actually, besides just keeping the forum...Writing contests open to all types of entries including essays, short stories, and poetry. Maximum length: 700 words. Entries are published in a book and readers determine the winners.
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SSPL Customised Computer Software Systems If you were looking for the SAY Writing Competition, click here Sayer Systems Pty Ltd, ABN 96 091 879 382, is a computer consultancy companyin Victoria. Our speciality is to design and implement customised systems...Sponsors quarterly poetry contests (closing February 15, et seq) and an annual fiction contest (closing February 15). A $10 subscription to the quarterly magazine offers one free entry to both contests.
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Fiction Contest, Poetry Contest, Article Contest Students Welcome Too! Thunder may send all contest entries via online form. We also have web contests (click link for more information) for fiction, poetry and articles (about writing with deadlines on the last day of every month...Seeks entries in four categories: short stories (limit: 3,000 words); poetry (limit: 2 pages); children's stories (limit: 2,000 words); humor or personal essay (2,000 words). Entry fee: $12. Total prize money: $1,500. Deadline: December 31.
http://www.geocities.com/fostercity_writers
Annual awards are granted to qualifying small-press and self-published books in eleven categories. $100 cash prize in each category. Entry fee: $40 per book. Deadline: January 15, 2005.
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Writers Notes Annual Book Awards Awards book submission guidelines below) Also, there is still time to advertise in the magazine. View Writers Notes Book Award Winners Category Awards Cash Prizes $100 First Prize Category Winners National Coverage in Writers Notes...The Society for Technical Communication sponsors annual competitions to recognise achievements in the technical communications field.
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stc.org competitions international competitions Communication an organization for technical writers, technical editors, web developers, and more International Competitions These competitions are open to all technical communication professionals; you do not have to be a member of STC to participate....Annual writing awards for fiction and nonfiction by the free resource tool and Writers Notes Magazine
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Writers Notes Annual Writing Awards Unlike many contests where you can never really tell who won and why, winning entries will be published in the magazine submission guidelines below) View Writing Award Winners Writing Awards Cash Prizes $150 First Prize...Deadline: 15 May 2005. Length: 80 to 120 pages one side double spaced. Theme: open.
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