Monday Miscellany for February 1
February 1, 2010 by Mary Anne
Filed under Monday Miscellany
Hello, and happy February everyone!
Did the first month of the year slip by you before you were able to enter any writing contests? That’s OK—a plethora of opportunities lay ahead! This week’s miscellany contains essay, fiction, memoir, non-fiction and poetry contests in all sorts of genres and lengths, for writers around the globe. So dig in, and be sure to let us know if you win any of these, OK?
Here’s to your writing success.
Mary Anne Hahn
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Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop Writing Contest
Open to writers over 18. Five categories: Poetry, Fiction, Memoir, Flash fiction and Children’s story. Prizes: $150, $100, and $75 in each category. $10 entry fee (U.S. or Canadian). Deadline: March 15, 2010.
http://nowwwriters.org/?page_id=62
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National Society of Newspaper Columnists 2010 Column Writing Contest
Five categories for print columns and two categories for online columns. Top Prize $300. Deadline March 15. Entry fee $25 members/$45 nonmembers. http://bit.ly/4Of2AH
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Writers’ Forum Fiction Competition
All types of stories are welcome, be it crime, comedy, romance,
thriller, twist in the tail, horror, SF etc. Every entry
receives feedback in a tick-box form. Stories must be between
1,000 and 3,000 words. Monthly deadline: the 15th. Prizes: 1st £300; 2nd £150; 3rd £100. £10 Entry Fee http://www.writers-forum.com/storycomp.html
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Iron Horse Literary Review Writing Competition
Short fiction or nonfiction essays $1,000 honorarium.
Deadline: February 15. $15 entry fee. http://bit.ly/5r3JAK
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Memoir (and)
Memoir (and) publishes memoirs in many forms, including a selection of prose, poetry, graphic memoirs (visit www.guttergeek.com for reviews of graphic narratives), narrative photography and more. No submission is too unusual or traditional to be considered for publication.
In each of two yearly reading periods, four prizes are awarded:
Memoir (and) Prize in Prose or Poetry
Grand Prize: $500
Second Prize: $250
Third Prize: $100
Memoir (and) Prize for Graphic Memoir
Grand Prize: $100
No entry fee. Deadline: February 15.
http://memoirjournal.squarespace.com/contest/
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Fourth Genre 6th Annual Essay Contest for Best Essay/Memoir
Authors of previously unpublished manuscripts in English are encouraged to enter. First Prize: $1000. Winning and runner-up entries will be published in an upcoming issue of Fourth Genre. Deadline: February 28. $15 entry fee. http://bit.ly/56uzfV
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GlimmerTrain Press Short Story award for New Writers
Held four times a year: February, May, August, November. Prizes: First $1200, second $500, third $300. Reading fee $15. http://bit.ly/4Teu7H
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Pinch Literary Awards in Fiction and Poetry
Fiction entries should not exceed 5,000 words. An “entry” in the poetry contest is 1-3 poems. Deadline: March 15 deadline. $20 entry fee for initial submission. http://bit.ly/8bC5fB
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Tiny Lights Annual Essay Contest
Tiny Lights invites entries that feature a distinctive voice, discernible conflict and an eventual shift in the narrator’s perspective. Looking for writers who weave the struggle to understand into the fabric of their essays.
Five prizes in the “Standard” category and 3 “Flashpoint” prizes.
Only consider unpublished work, or previously published material for which the author holds rights. Rights revert to author after publication in the hard copy edition of Tiny Lights. Deadline: February 19. $15 entry fee for initil submission . Top prize $350. http://bit.ly/9UvdIX
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Memoirs Ink Half Yearly Contest
Memoirs Ink is looking for original, well-written personal essays, memoirs, creative non-fiction or personal narratives that are based on autobiographical experiences. The narrative must be in first person, other than that, the contest is open to any type, genre or style of story. It is open to any writer, any age, writing in English. Entry fee: $15
First Prize: $1,000. Second Prize: $500. Third Prize: $250. Word Limit: 1,500 words. Deadline: February 15, 2010 (postmark). Late Deadline: February 28, 2010 (Postmark – Late entries require additional $5 entry fee per entry). http://bit.ly/98kPVw
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EVENT Non-Fiction Contest (Canada)
Writers are invited to submit manuscripts exploring the creative non-fiction form. Three $500 prizes. $29.95 entry fee. Deadline: April 15. http://bit.ly/9iionj
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Notes and Grace Notes Monthly Contest
Notes and Grace Notes offers a monthly contest in Poetry, Fiction, Non-Fiction and Historical Fiction. The prize starts at $25.The word limit for the monthly contest is 3,500 and the deadline is the last day of each month. No entry fee. http://www.notesandgracenotes.com
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The Global Short Story Competition
The competition runs every month with £100 for the winner and £25 for the runner-up. Open to writers from around the world. £250 for our end-of-year winner. 2,000 words maximum. No theme. £5 entry fee. For writers aged 17 or over. http://www.globalshortstories.net/
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H.O.W. Short Story Contest
The contest is open to all writers and all themes. The word limit is 12,000.
Top prize $1,000. Entry fee $20. Deadline: May 15. http://bit.ly/cYBANh
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Ledge Magazine 2010 Fiction Awards Competition
All stories must be previously unpublished and not exceed 7,500 words. First prize: $1,000. Entry fee: $10 for the first story; $6 for each additional story. $20 subscription (two issues) to The Ledge gains free entry for the first story. Deadline: March 1. http://bit.ly/c7lFov
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Christian Writing Contest 2010
Multiple categories, cash prizes. $15 entry fee. Deadline: February 15th. http://bit.ly/6ZeJsV
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Telegraph Travel Writing Competition
The “Just Back” weekly competitions are open to residents of the UK, Channel Islands Isle of Man and Republic of Ireland aged 18 years or over Weekly chance to win £200 in the currency of your choice. No entry fee. Simply email your entry of no more than 500 words (no attachments), to justback@telegraph.co.uk . Go to http://bit.ly/ID2ak for more information.
