Writing Contest News for February 22, 2012
February 22, 2012 by Mary Anne
Filed under Writing Contest News
Hello!
Whether you already have your own freelance writing business or dream of starting one, I would like to share a free resource with you that I’ve found to be informative, inspirational and fun.
It’s a program called Solo Pro Radio, which my friend and colleague Barbara Saunders launched a few months ago on the Women for Women internet radio network. Along with co-hosts Tshombe (pronounced shom-bay) Brown, Bonnie Marie Kuhn and Jackie Peterson, Barbara interviews guest experts on topics ranging from pricing one’s services to selling with confidence and everything in between. The program airs each weekday at 1 PM Eastern, with Fridays reserved for their “Friday Free for All” segments, where the co-hosts get together and discuss a wide variety of topics of interest to freelancers and solo professionals.
Barbara, who is also the director of the International Association of Self-Employed Communication Professionals and founder of Solo Pro Academy, just launched her program “How to Charge What You’re Worth.” That course just started yesterday, so if you’re interested, I believe it’s not too late to get on board.
OK, enough about Barbara (for now at least!). On to this week’s list of writing contests. Here’s to your writing success.
Mary Anne
Writing Contests with Multiple Categories
2012 Anderbo Self-Published Book Award
Any currently-available self-published fiction or nonfiction book or e-book is eligible.
Prizes: $500
Deadline: October 15, 2012
Fees: $20
http://www.anderbo.com/anderbo1/anderselfpubbookaward2012.html
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Enizagam 2012 Literary Awards in Poetry and Fiction
Submit 3-5 poems totaling no more than 10 pages, or a short story up to 6,000 words.
Prizes: $1,000, publication, and blurb by Lemony Snicket, AKA Daniel Handler, or Nikki Giovanni.
Deadline: March 15, 2012
Fees: $20
http://enizagam.org/?page_id=90
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Fiction Writing Contests
JLE Legal Fiction Contest
Submissions must be in prose form, under 5,000 words, and have a legal setting.
Prizes: Publication
Deadline: March 15, 2012
Fees: None
http://www.swlaw.edu/jleweb/legalfictioncontest/
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Hidden River Arts Award
Submit any previously unpublished short story or novel except of 25 pages or less.
Prizes: $1,000 and publication.
Deadline: June 30, 2012
Fees: $17
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The Eludia Award
The prize is open to women writers age 40 and older who do not yet have a book-length publication.
Prizes: $1,000, publication, and 10 copies.
Deadline: March 15, 2012
Fees: $25
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Global Short Story Competition
Entries are invited of no more than 2,000 words. There is no theme.
Prizes: £100.
Deadline: Monthly
Fees: £5
http://www.globalshortstories.net/rules.html
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The Norton Girault Literary Prize
Entries must not exceed 25 pages in length.
Prizes: $1,000 and publication
Deadline: February 29, 2012
Fees: $25
http://barelysouthreview.digitalodu.com/the-norton-girault-literary-prize/
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Nonfiction/Essay Writing Contests
National Intelligence Writing Contest
Submissions can be no longer than 2,000 words.
Prizes: 1st: $3,000; 2nd: $1,500; 3rd: $750. Possible publication.
Deadline: June 30, 2012
Fees: None
http://vetjobs.com/media/2012/02/17/national-intelligence-writing-contest/
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2012 Alpine Essay Contest
Authors are asked to submit essays about life in the mountains of the northeastern U.S. Essays must be original works at least 2000 words long.
Prizes: 1st: $1,500 and publication; 2nd: $500.
Deadline: April 15, 2012
Fees: None
http://www.watermanfund.org/EnterEssayContest.shtml
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Poetry Contests
The Patricia Dobler Poetry Award
Each poem must be unpublished, up to 75 lines/poem. Authors must be female and over the age of 40.
Prizes: Round-trip travel and lodging as a participating guest of Carlow’s MFA residency in Pittsburgh, Pa, plus publication and reading.
Deadline: April 2, 2012
Fees: $20
http://www.gradstudies.carlow.edu/creative/dobler-award.html
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Spoon River Poetry Review
Submit two copies of three unpublished poems, maximum of ten pages total.
Prizes: 1st: $1,000; 2nd: $100; 3rd: $100.
Deadline: April 15, 2012
Fees: $20
http://www.litline.org/Spoon/contest.html
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Booth Poetry Contest
Up to 3 poems may be submitted.
Prizes: 1st: $500 and publication; 2nd: $250 and publication.
Deadline: March 5, 2012
Fees: $10
http://booth.butler.edu/contests/
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The Washington Prize
Submit a manuscript consisting of 48 to 64 pages of poetry.
Prizes: $1,500 and publication.
Deadline: March 15, 2012
Fees: $25
http://www.wordworksbooks.org/washington_prize.html
