Monday Miscellany for August 30, 2010
August 30, 2010 by Mary Anne
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Hello:
You know, it’s not easy being a writer for writers. We writers can make very demanding readers.
I’m as guilty of that as any writer. I tend to read critically, am quick to spot typos, wince over grammar gaffes (at least the ones involving grammar rules I’m actually both familiar with and in total support of), bemoan one-dimensional characters or predictable plots in fiction, and flinch at the use of cliches and passive writing in both fiction and nonfiction.
So why, when I received criticism about a grammatical no-no in my own writing (see last week’s Monday Miscellaneous), did I immediately feel petulant and defensive? It’s OK for me to point out a written boo boo in Writer’s Digest magazine last month, but not OK for a reader to point out mine to me?
I consider myself to be relatively thick-skinned when it comes to feedback on my writing, especially due to the fact that I do so much of it on behalf of clients. Moreover, I try to take these public written blunders to heart and remember them forever–like the time I published an article by another writer without catching and editing her use of “revert back.” Believe me, that will never happen again!
So I admit, I do grapple with when to use lay versus lie versus lies versus laid; it’s simply one of those grammar rules (or does it involve two?) I constantly trip up on. But the fact is, I have long been aware of this flaw in my writing self. I should never have let last week’s error get by me.
Ah well, I did, and I got exposed, and my initial reaction to the feedback was, “Well, hell, who’s perfect at this grammar thing anyway?!” Not Writer’s Digest or me, that’s for sure. But that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t graciously accept the feedback and move on. Until I make the next typo/grammar blooper, that is.
OK, here comes this week’s list of writing contests. And here’s to your writing success.
Mary Anne
Multiple Categories
Unbound Press Literary Competitions
Flash fiction: 400 words. Poetry: 40 lines. Submissions may be of any subject matter.
Prizes: 1st: £30, 2nd: £15. (per category) Winners and runners-up receive publication and a free copy.
Deadline: October 31, 2010
Fees: £3
http://freespace.virgin.net/nicola.taylor/unboundpress-competition.htm
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18th Annual SiWC Writing Contest
Short stories: 3,500 – 5,000 words. Non-fiction: maximum length 1,500 words. Poetry: one poem per submission: 40 lines max. SIWC Writing For Young People Award: short stories, maximum length 1,500 words.
Prizes: 1st: $1000 and anthology (per category). Honorable Mention(s) $150 each.
Deadline: September 10, 2010
Fees: $15 per submission
http://www.siwc.ca/contest/2010
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Creative Competitor Writing Competitions
Open Poetry Competition: 40 lines max. Memory Loss Fiction Competition: 650 words max.
Prizes: Poetry & Memory Loss – 1st: £150, 2nd: £100, 3rd: £75
Deadline: Poetry: September 12. Memory Loss: September 30
Fees: Poetry: £3.00 per poem. Memory Loss: £3.00
http://creativecompetitor.com/competitions
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The Missouri Review Editors’ Prize Contest
You may submit your poetry, fiction and nonfiction of general interest.
Prizes: $5,000 Fiction | $5,000 Poetry | $5,000 Essay
Deadline: October 1, 2010
Fees: $20 or $23 for online submission
http://www.missourireview.org/contest/editors_prize.php
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Writing Contests From The New Guard
Machigonne Fiction Contest: 2,500-5,000 words of prose. Novel excerpts welcomed. Knightville Poetry Contest: Up to 70 lines per poem. Three poems per entry.
Prizes: Machigonne Fiction: $1000 | Knightville Poetry: $1,000
Deadline: Machigonne Fiction: September 13, 2010 | Knightville Poetry: October 4, 2010
Fees: $10
http://www.newguardreview.com/#tabContests
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2011 Georgetown Review Contest
You may submit a short story, essay or poem on any theme or subject. All genres welcome.
Prizes: $1000 and publication
Deadline: October 1, 2010
Fees: $10 for the first entry. $5 for each entry thereafter.
http://georgetownreview.georgetowncollege.edu/submissions.htm
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Fiction
The Writer’s Digest 11th Annual Short Short Story Competition
This competition is open to manuscripts of 1,500 words or fewer.
Prizes: 1st: $3,000 and a trip to the Writer’s Digest Conference. 2nd: $1,500. 3rd: $500. 4th – 10th: $100. 11th – 25th: $50 gift certificate for Writer’s Digest Books
Deadline: December 1, 2010
Fees: $20
http://writersdigest.com/short
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Doug Fir Fiction Award
Submissions should be previously unpublished short stories up to 5,000 words, relating to a sense of place or the natural world. You may interpret the theme as broadly or narrowly as you wish.
Prizes: 1st: $1,000 and publication. Finalists (2): Honorable mention in the Bear Deluxe Magazine.
Deadline: September 8, 2010
Fees: $15
http://www.beardeluxe.org/doug_fir_guidelines.html
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Spectra Magazine Issue 1 Competition
Complete the introduced story in 60 words or less.
Prizes: 1st: Kindle from Amazon. 2nd – 11th: Publication in Spectra Magazine
Deadline: September 24, 2010
Fees: None
http://spectramagazine.com/10387/spectra-magazine-issue-1-competition-win-a-new-kindle/
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Aura Estrada Short Story Contest
Stories should not exceed 4,000 words and must be previously unpublished.
Prizes: $1500 and publication in Boston Review
Deadline: October 1, 2010
Fees: $20 ($30 international)
http://bostonreview.net/about/contest/#Estrada
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The 2011 Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest
Submit a short story of no more than 8,000 words. Tell about the near future of manned space exploration.
Prizes: Grand Prize: Publication, “normal paying rates for professional story submittals” and prize package. 2nd & 3rd: 1 year membership in the National Space Society.
Deadline: February 1, 2011
Fees: None
http://www.williamledbetter.com/contest.htm
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The Second Annual Bartleby Snopes Writing Contest
Compose a short story entirely of dialogue. You may use as many characters as you want but no narration. Your entry must be under 2000 words.
Prizes: 1st: $385 (or more) 2nd: $25. 3rd-5th: $10
Deadline: September 12, 2010
Fees: $10
http://www.bartlebysnopes.com/contests.htm
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Page-to-Screen Short Story Contest
Submit a short story under 10,000 words (under 30 pages), along with a cover letter.
Prizes: 1st: Publication and featured author slot on TheNervousBreakdown.com, an Amazon Kindle, and Final Draft Screenwriting Software. 2nd & 3rd: Powell’s Gift Certificates. Top 10 entries will be considered for screen adaptation
Deadline: December 15, 2010
Fees: $15 plus small printing fee for stories over 9 pages.
http://www.wordhustler.com/contests/8717/WordHustlers-Page-To-Screen-Short-Story-Contest.html
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August Moon Publishing House’s Short Story Contest
The contest is open to manuscripts of 4,000 words or less. Categories are as follows: #1. Thriller/Suspense, crime fiction/mystery, science fiction/fantasy, horror. #2. Romance, paranormal romance, historical romance, chick lit. #3. Literary Fiction.
Prizes: 1st: $1000. 2nd: $500. 3rd: $100. 4th-10th: $25. Prizes are per category & all winners will be published in an anthology.
Deadline: October 31, 2010
Fees: $15 for first entry. $10 per subsequent entry.
http://www.augustmoonpublishinghouse.com/contestsubmisson.html
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Nonfiction/Essay
Last 72
What would you do if you were told you had only 72 hours to live? Share your real stories and be a part of a life-changing social experiment!
Prizes: 1st: 5,000. 2nd: $2,000. 3rd: $1,000. The top 13 essays will earn special prizes as well as the chance to appear on Last 72 television series. Selected submissions receive publication.
Deadline: October 30, 2010
Fees: None
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Poetry
Poetry Society of America
11 themes, awards and limitations have been established for this contest. Themes range from Emily Dickinson to taking a stand against oppression.
Prizes: Ranging from $250 – $2500. Prizes total over $6000
Deadline: December 22, 2010
Fees: Free for PSA members, $15 for Non-Members, $5 for high school students, $20 for unlimited entries from high school administrators (one per student).
http://www.poetrysociety.org/psa/awards/annual/individual/
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T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry
Manuscripts should be between 60 and 100 pages of original poetry.
Prizes: $2,000 and publication of the winning collection under standard royalty contract.
Deadline: October 31, yearly
Fees: $25
http://tsup.truman.edu/TSEliotPrize/guidelines.asp
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The Other Voices Semi-Annual Contest
Up to five poems may be submitted.
Prizes: 1st: $250. Honorable mentions: Choice of an Other Voices tote bag, travel mug or t-shirt.
Deadline: September 21, 2010
Fees: $25. $5 for additional entries
http://www.othervoices.ca/contest/
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Naugatuck River Review’s 2nd Annual Narrative Poetry Contest
Three poems per submission. Limited to 50 lines per poem. All entries will be considered for publication.
Prizes: 1st: $1000. 2nd: $250. 3rd: $100. All winners receive publication
Deadline: September 1, 2010
Fees: $20
http://naugatuckriverreview.wordpress.com/contest/
Monday Miscellany for August 23, 2010
August 23, 2010 by Mary Anne
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Hello and happy Monday:
I’ve become fascinated by the many potential ways to harness the power of social media. While my own experience is mainly limited to blogging and Twitter, I am also familiar with Facebook, LinkedIn, Plaxo, Ning and eCademy, and would like to learn more about tapping into a couple of them for marketing purposes.
Why? Because I believe with all my heart that these sites offer tremendous opportunities for writers–writing jobs that didn’t even exist a year or two ago.
The path I plan to pursue is offering social media support to small and mid-sized businesses. Just as many writers have seized the opportunity to offer email and article marketing services to businesses for the past decade, today’s enterprising writers can provide blog, Twitter, fan page and forum management services for businesses that want and need to maintain a steady Web presence via these vehicles.
I am currently taking a course on how to launch my own social media management business, and hope to do so by this fall or by January first at the very latest. If you think this is something you would like to hear more about, check out the video for this course at my affiliate link, http://budurl.com/lgsocial . I will also keep you posted now and then on my own progress.
OK, here are this week’s writing contests and here’s to your writing success.
Mary Anne
Multiple Categories
First Annual Studio FourFiveZero Writing Contest
Novella and long fiction entries may have up to 25,000 words. Short fiction may consist of up to 15,000 words and the word limit for non-fiction is 40,000 words.
Prizes: 1st: $150.00 and publication contract. Finalists: Publication contract. Awards per category.
Deadline: December 31, 2010
Fees: $10
http://writingcontests.wordpress.com/2010/08/13/first-annual-studio-fourfivezero-writing-contest/
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Ascent Aspirations Publishing Poetry & Flash Fiction Contest
Maximum length of each poem is 60 lines. Spaces between the stanzas count as lines. The maximum length for flash fiction is 800 words. Previously published work will be accepted.
Prizes: 1st: $100, 2nd: $50, 3rd: $25, 6 honorable mentions: $10. Winners per category and each winner receives one copy of the anthology.
Deadline: October 10, 2010
Fees: $5 for one poem or 3 poems for $10. $10 for each piece of flash fiction.
http://wordstorm-wordstorm.blogspot.com/
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The Earth Vision Nature Writing Contest 2010
You may submit fiction, creative non-fiction, poetic prose or poetry. Entries should fit within the subject of nature, deep ecology, spiritual ecology, or any work that has some element of nature woven into it. Word count limit is 500-2500 words per entry.
Prizes: 1st: $500; 2nd & 3rd: $100 each; Two (or more) honorable mentions
Deadline: October 15, 2010
Fees: $12
http://www.evbooks.net/contest.htm
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Writing Spirit Award for Short Fiction and Poetry
Story entries should be no more than 4,000 words. There is no minimum word limit. If you choose to enter the poetry competition, you must send between 4 and 10 poems.
Prizes: 1st: €1000, 2nd: €200, 3rd: €100. Prizes per category.
Deadline: September 30, 2010
Fees: €7
http://www.writing4all.ie/site/catalogues/entry/writing4all_writing/yes.htm?keep_has_js=1
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Third Annual Donald Barthelme Prize for Short Prose
You may enter up to three previously unpublished prose poems, short stories, or micro-essays. Each entry should be no more than 500 words in length.
Prizes: $1000 and publication
Deadline: August 31, 2010
Fees: $18
http://www.gulfcoastmag.org/index.php?n=7
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Second Annual NANO Prize
Submit your flash fiction piece, prose poem, or micro essay of 300 words or less.
Prizes: $500 and publication
Deadline: August 31, 2010
Fees: $15 for the first three pieces and $2 for each additional piece. Subscription to NANO Fiction included.
http://nanofiction.org/?page_id=88
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Fiction
The 9th Speculative Fiction Contest
Your entry must include some sort of actuarial topic. The author must have passed at least one actuarial exam. Entries should be less than 6,000 words.
Prizes: 1st: $200, 2nd: $ 100, Most unique use of technology in a story: $50, Best story emphasizing forecasting or futurism methods: $50, Most creative actuarial career of the future: $50, Readers’ favorite story: A technological surprise.
Deadline: January 31, 2011
Fees: None
http://www.soa.org/professional-interests/technology/2010-speculative-9th.aspx
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Children’s Writer Historical Fiction Writing Contest
Authors should be young teens. Entries should consist of up to 1,500 words.
Prizes: 1st: $500 and publication, 2nd: $250, 3rd – 5th: $100
Deadline: October 30, 2010
Fees: $15 for non-members. Free to members.
http://www.thechildrenswriter.com/ad028/
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Writer’s Digest Popular Fiction Awards
You may enter as many manuscripts as you like. Entries should fall into one of the following categories: Romance, Mystery/Crime Fiction, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller/Suspense and Horror. All manuscripts must be 4,000 words or fewer.
Prizes: Grand Prize: Trip to the Writer’s Digest Conference, $2,500 cash, $100 worth of books, 1st per category: $500 and $100 worth of books, Honorable mentions: Promotion. All winners receive the 2011 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market
Deadline: November 1, 2010
Fees: $20
http://www.writersdigest.com/popularfictionawards
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WritersWeekly.com’s 24-Hour Short Story Contest
You must register before the deadline to be entered. Contest is limited to the first 500 entrants.
Prizes: 1st: $300, 2nd: $250, 3rd: $200. Each winner receives publication and a freelance income kit. 80 additional prizes to be awarded
Deadline: September 11, 2010
Fees: $5
http://www.writersweekly.com/misc/contest.php
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Pathfinder Fiction Contest
Submit one short story containing between 3000 and 4500 words. Stories should be on the subject of “Paizo’s Pathfinder Chronicles Campaign Setting”.
Prizes: 1st: $100 and publication, 2nd & 3rd: $50
Deadline: September 12, 2010
Fees: None
http://www.pathfinderchronicler.net/?page_id=1743
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Fourteenth Annual Zoetrope: All-Story Short Fiction Contest
Entries should be unpublished and contain no more than 5,000 words. There are no formatting restrictions.
Prizes: 1st: $1,000; 2nd: $500; 3rd: $250; 7 honorable mentions
Deadline: October 1, 2010
Fees: $15
http://www.all-story.com/contests.cgi
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The Tennessee Williams 2011 Fiction Contest
Submissions should contain up to 7,000 words. Stories can be any theme or genre.
Prizes: $1500, airfare and French Quarter accommodations to attend the 2011 Festival in New Orleans, VIP All-Access Festival Pass, Public reading and publication
Deadline: November 15, 2010
Fees: $25
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Hint Fiction Writing Contest
Submit a story containing 25 words or less. Title words are not included in the word count.
Prizes: $100, 10-week writing workshop, publication and one-year subscription
Deadline: October 11, 2010
Fees: None
http://www.writingclasses.com/ContestPages/hintfiction.php
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Nonfiction/Essay
Sound Money Essay Contest
Essay must be between 1500 and 8000 words. Entries should fall within one of the set forth topics which revolve around “Sound Money”. To be eligible, you must be 35 years old or younger, a junior faculty member or a student of a fully-accredited university, or a policy writer connected to a think tank or a policy institute.
Prizes: 1st: $2000, 6 additional prizes totaling $5,000
Deadline: January 15, 2011
Fees: None
http://www.kosmosonline.org/opportunity/sound-money-essay-contest
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Annual FundsforWriters Essay Contest
The theme for this contest is “When Writing Made a Difference”. Entries should be nonfiction and tell the story of how someone’s words made a difference.
Prizes: Themed Contest: 1st: $300, 2nd: $100, 3rd: $50. No Theme: 1st: $50, 2nd: $30, 3rd: $20
Deadline: Unknown
Fees: $5 for themed entries. Free for no theme.
http://hopeclark.blogspot.com/2010/08/annual-fundsforwriters-essay-contest.html
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Mason-Dixon Publishing’s Writing Contest
The theme of the essay contest is “The Presidency of Barack Obama: Chronicling the Hopes and Fears of a Nation”. Many entries will be chosen to be included in an anthology.
Prizes: 1st: $500. All published entries receive a small royalty per book sold.
Deadline: August 31, 2010
Fees: $10
http://www.masondixonpublishing.com/
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Hunger Mountain Creative Nonfiction Prize
Entries should be creative nonfiction and should not exceed 10,000 words.
Prizes: 1st: $1000 and publication; 2 honorable mentions: $100
Deadline: September 10, 2010
Fees: $20
http://www.hungermtn.org/hunger-mountain-creative-nonfiction-prize/
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Poetry
The Melissa Lanitis Gregory Poetry Prize
Submit a previously unpublished, full-length poetry manuscript of between 48 and 100 pages.
Prizes: $500, publication, 10 copies and a reading at Lake Tahoe.
Deadline: August 31, 2010
Fees: $20
http://www.bonafidebooks.com/contests/
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Menopause Press Poetry Contest
Entrants should be over 18. Men are welcome to enter. Submit your best poetry of an appropriate length and style that will appeal to women.
Prizes: Grand Prize: $125, 1st: $75, 2nd & 3rd: $50. All winners receive online publication. 5 honorable mentions.
Deadline: August 31, 2010
Fees: 1st Entry: $15. 2nd & 3rd: $12 each
http://menopausepress.net/?page_id=74
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Astounding Beauty Ruffian Press Poetry Award
Submit 10 – 20 pages of original poetry not already published as a collection, and by one author.
Prizes: $1,000 and publication
Deadline: August 31, 2010
Fees: $20
http://home.earthlink.net/~astoundingbeautyruffianpress/id1.html
Monday Miscellany for August 16, 2010
August 15, 2010 by Mary Anne
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Hello, hello!
Have you ever taken on a writing project, then wish you hadn’t? Not me. But what I have done, even recently, is set too low of a rate for some ghostwriting I’ve been doing. It’s a fun and steady gig, but one I wanted too much, and I feared missing out on the opportunity by setting my rate too high. Big mistake.
With so many avenues for making money as a writer these days, my writing time would be better spent developing infoproducts, ebooks and services for writers, while taking on only those freelance projects that pay the hourly wage I seek. Same goes for you. When you set your rate too low, you eventually don’t feel motivated to do it. I’m kind of at that point now with this gig.
I may raise the rate and see what happens. If the client doesn’t bite, well, I really think that would be okay with me. I have both enjoyed and learned from the experience. Perhaps it’s time to move on.
I’ll let you know what happens. In the meantime, here are some writing contest links for you to check out, and here’s to your writing success.
Mary Anne
Multiple Categories
The New Southerner Writing Contest
Fiction and nonfiction entries – up to 5,000 words. Poems up to 100 lines.
Prizes: $200 for winners of Fiction, Nonfiction and the James Baker Memorial Prize in Poetry; publication in the literary edition. Finalists in all categories receive $15 and publication in the literary edition.
Deadline: Postmark by October 1, 2010
Fees: $10 per entry
http://www.newsoutherner.com/?page_id=263
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Bananagrams® Writing Contest
Writers must use all seven words from the 21-letter Bananagrams® grid displayed on the site. Prose are limited to 1,400 words; poems up to 21 lines.
Prizes: 1st:$200, 2nd: $50, 2 honorable mentions. Prizes are per category & winners will receive publication.
Deadline: September 30, 2010
Fees: $7 per story, $20 for 3
http://www.newportreview.org/?contests.html
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Ascent Aspirations Spring 2011 Anthology
Maximum length of each poem is 60 lines. Spaces between stanzas count as lines. The maximum length for flash fiction is 800 words.
Prizes: 1st: $100 (CND), 2nd: $50, 3rd: $25, 6 honorable mentions: $10. Prizes are per category and winners receive a copy of the anthology.
Deadline: October 10, 2010
Fees: $5 for one poem or 3 poems for $10. $10 for flash fiction.
http://www.ascentaspirations.ca/ascentspring2011.htm
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American Literary Review’s 2010 Literary Awards
You may submit up to three poems, a short story of up to 8,000 words, or an essay of up to 6,500 words.
Prizes: 1st, 2nd & 3rd: $1000 and publication
Deadline: October 1, 2010
Fees: $15
http://www.engl.unt.edu/alr/contest.html
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Hackney Literary Awards
Novel entries have no length limit. Short stories must not exceed 5,000 words. Poetry submissions should not have more than 50 lines.
Prizes: 1st: $600, 2nd: $400, 3rd: $250
Deadline: Novel – September 30, 2010. Short Story & Poetry – November 30, 2010
Fees: Novel – $30, Short Story – $20, Poetry – $15
http://www.hackneyliteraryawards.org/About.html
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Fiction
2010 Get Your Stiletto in the Door Contest
Submissions should consist of one entry of no more than the first 5,000 words of your manuscript plus a synopsis containing no more than 500 words.
Prizes: $50 Amazon Gift Card for each of the seven categories
Deadline: October 1, 2010
Fees: $15 for CLW members and $25 to non-members
http://chicklitwriters.com/home/get-your-stiletto-in-the-door/
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Miami University Press Novella Contest
Manuscripts must contain between 18,000 and 40,000 words.
Prizes: Book publication and a $750 advance against royalties.
Deadline: October 1, 2010
Fees: $25
http://www.orgs.muohio.edu/mupress/novella.html
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Flash Stories’ Open-themed Competition
Submit a short story, on any theme, consisting of up to 500 words.
Prizes: 1st: £500, 2nd: £250, 3rd: £100
Deadline: October 31, 2010
Fees: £5 per story, £7 for two stories, £3 per story for three entries or more
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Fault Zone: Words From The Edge
The word limit for this writing contest is 2,500 words maximum. Shorter entries are encouraged.
Prizes: 1st: $300 and publication, 2nd: $100, 3rd: $50
Deadline: September 30, 2010
Fees: $15
http://www.cwc-peninsula.org/Fault-Zone-Contest.html
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The Walker Percy Prize in Short Fiction
Prose entries can be one piece or several short pieces. The total word count should not exceed 7,500 words. Poetry Poetry entries are limited to 5 poems.
Prizes: $1000 and publication
Deadline: Prose – October 1, 2010, Poetry – May 15, 2011
Fees: $3
http://neworleansreview.org/submission-guidelines/
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Anderson Literary House Imagination Award for Fiction
Contest is open to any story consisting of up to 2,000 words. The judges seek fiction that is unique, unpredictable and unforgettable.
Prizes: 1st: $500, 2nd: $250, 3rd: $125. Winners receive publication.
Deadline: October 15, 2010, Late Submissions – November 1, 2010
Fees: $20 for the first entry. $10 per subsequent entry
http://www.andersonliteraryhouse.com/mission.html
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The Chariton Review Short Fiction Prize
Submissions should not exceed 5,000 words. Electronic submissions are not allowed.
Prizes: 1st: $1000 and publication. 2nd-4th: Publication
Deadline: September 30, yearly
Fees: $20
http://tsup.truman.edu/chariton/guidelines.asp
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Avant Garde Manuscript Contest
Submit your innovative, thought provoking, and modern writing which tells of a story in the Bible. It can be based on a short parable or a entire book in the Bible. Entry should contain 50,000-150,000 words.
Prizes: Publication, contract, royalty advance of $1500 and expense paid trip to the 2011 Literature Convention.
Deadline: September 26, 2010
Fees: None
http://216.119.70.89/contests.cfm
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The First-Annual Rough Copy Fiction Contest
Contest entries should contain between 2,000 and 8,000 words.
Prizes: 1st: $100 and publication, 2nd & 3rd: $25 and possible publication
Deadline: September 1, 2010
Fees: $15
http://roughcopy.net/?page_id=91
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Hint Fiction Writing Contest
Submit a story containing 25 words or less. Title words are not included in the word count.
Prizes: $100, 10-week writing workshop, publication and one-year subscription
Deadline: October 11, 2010
Fees: None
http://tinyurl.com/hintfiction2
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Nonfiction/Essay
Church News Site Essay Writing Contest
This contest’s theme is “Ten Commandments”. Essays should not be more than 250 words in length.
Prizes: $100 and certificate
Fees: None
Deadline: August 31, 2010
http://www.churchnewssite.com/portal/?p=24338
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Hunger Mountain Creative Nonfiction Prize
Submit one piece of creative nonfiction that does not exceed 10,000 words.
Prizes: 1st: $1000 and publication; 2 honorable mentions: $100
Deadline: September 10, 2010
Fees: $20
http://www.hungermtn.org/hunger-mountain-creative-nonfiction-prize/
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Poetry
The Morton Marr Poetry Prize
Contestants may submit up to six, unpublished poems in a “traditional” form.
Prizes: 1st: $1000, 2nd: $500. Publication awarded to both winners.
Deadline: September 30, 2010
Fees: $5
http://smu.edu/southwestreview/Marr%20Contest.asp
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Rebecca Lard Award for 2010
Submit up to 3 previously unpublished poems.
Prizes: $300, publication and free entry to future contests
Deadline: Submissions accepted through September 2010
Fees: $10 – Includes subscription
http://poetryquarterly.com/contest/
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Carol E Doering Poetry Contest
Poems are limited to 50 lines maximum. They may be free verse or traditional.
Prizes: 1st: $75, 2nd: $50, 3rd: $25
Deadline: September 30, 2010
Fees: $5 for 1 poem or $10 for 3
http://www.womensartisticnetwork.org/18.html
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Annual Slipstream Poetry Contest
Send up to 40 pages of poetry: any style, format, or theme (or no theme).
Prizes: 1st: $1000 and 50 printed copies of your book
Deadline: December 1, yearly
Fees: $20
http://www.slipstreampress.org/contest.html
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Bloodroot Literary Magazine Poetry Contest
Submit original, unpublished free verse. Entries should be between 10 lines to 2 pages.
Prizes: 1st: $200, 2nd: $100, 3rd: $50. Publication awareded to winners and three honorable mentions.
Deadline: September 15, 2010
Fees: $15 for 3 poems, $5 for each additional poem.
