Writing Contest News for November 8, 2011
November 7, 2011 by Mary Anne
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Hello:
Arrrrgggggggggh! I keep changing my mind as to what I want to write about tonight! Maddening!
It’s one of those evenings where my thoughts seem to be bouncing off the walls inside my head. I have so much I want to do, so much I want to accomplish with my writing, that I find it difficult to concentrate on any one particular thing.
You see, I firmly believe (and have for over a decade) that the Internet truly opens up avenues for writers to make a living from writing unlike any other time in history. Second, I believe the current economic upheaval is a call to action for creative entrepreneurs leave the false security of nine-to-five cubicle farms and forge their own paths to fulfillment and prosperity. And third, I believe it is somehow my mission to get those two messages out there, to encourage writers and other creatives to go for it, to seize or create opportunities that simply aren’t available to them in most corporate cultures.
My dilemma is this–how can I urge other writers to do what I have not been able to do yet for myself?
Or, perhaps the better question is: when am I going to get off my duff and actually show others how it can be done, rather than just reading and sometimes writing about it?
Maybe it’s high time I issue my own call to action.
In the meantime…here’s this week’s writing contests. And here’s to your (and my) writing success. To be continued. 
Mary Anne
Writing Contests with Multiple Categories
Baltimore Review: Room
Submissions may be of any genre and should incorporate the word “room”.
Prizes: 1st: $300; 2nd: $200; 3rd: $100
Deadline: November 1, 2011
Fees: $10
http://www.baltimorereview.org/contest-submissions.html
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New Millennium Writings Awards Competitions
Fiction and nonfiction is limited to 6,000 words. Short-Short Fiction entries should not exceed 1,000 words. Up to 3 poems may also be submitted.
Prizes: $1,000 to be awarded per category.
Deadline: November 17, 2011
Fees: $17
http://www.newmillenniumwritings.com/awards.php
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The New Writer Prizes
Essays, articles, and interviews are limited to 2,000 words. Short stories should not exceed 5,000 words. Micro fiction is limited to 500 words. Poetry entries should contain no more than 40 lines and from 6 to 10 poems.
Prizes: Nonfiction: 1st: £150; 2nd: £100; 3rd: £50. Short Stories: 1st: £300; 2nd: £200; 3rd: £100. Micro Fiction: 1st: £150; 2nd: £100; 3rd: £50. Poetry Collection: 1st: £300; 2nd: £200; 3rd: £100. Single Poem: 1st: £100; 2nd: £75; 3rd: £50.
Deadline: November 30, 2011
Fees: £5 per short story. £5 for up to two Micro fiction entries. £5 for up to 2 single poems. £12 per poetry collection. Nonfiction: £5.
http://www.thenewwriter.com/prizes.htm
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The Florida Review 2012 Editors’ Prizes
Submit a group of 3-5 poems, one story, or one essay.
Prizes: $1,000 and publication.
Deadline: March 17, 2012
Fees: $15
http://floridareview.cah.ucf.edu/files/editorsaward2012.pdf
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Fiction Writing Contests
Glimmer Train Press Fiction Open
Fiction submissions should contain less than 20,000 words.
Prizes: 1st: $2,000 and publication; 2nd: $1,000; 3rd: $600.
Deadline: November 30, 2011
Fees: $18
http://www.glimmertrain.com/fictionopen.html
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Glimmer Train Press Short-Story Award for New Writers
Most submissions to this category run 1,500 to 6,000 words, but can go up to 12,000 words.
Prizes: 1st: $1,000 and publication; 2nd: $500; 3rd: $300.
Deadline: January 31, 2012
Fees: $15
http://www.glimmertrain.com/shorawfornew2.html
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Bacopa Literary Review 2012
Submissions should be between 1,000 and 3,300 words.
Prizes: 1st: $200; 2nd: $100. Winners and honorable mentions receive publication.
Deadline: November 30, 2011
Fees: $11
http://www.writersalliance.org/bacopacontest.html
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5th Annual Micro Award
Submissions should be flash fiction, not exceeding 500 words.
Prizes: $500
Deadline: December 31, 2011
Fees: None
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Atlantis Short Story Competition 2011
Stories should not exceed 1,500 words. Authors will receive a brief, comments and an evaluation table to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of their work.
Prizes: 1st: $300; 2nd: $100; 3rd: $50. Top 15: In-depth feedback. Top 40: Name and title publication.
Deadline: November 30, 2011
Fees: $15
http://www.atlantis-shortstorycontest.com/site/page000.aspx
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Writers’ Journal Science Fiction/Fantasy Contest
The length of your entry may not exceed 2,000 words.
Prizes: 1st: $250; 2nd: $100; 3rd: $50.
Deadline: November 30, 2011
Fees: $7
http://www.writersjournal.com/ScienceFictionFantasyContest.htm
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Blue Earth Review’s 9th Annual Flash Fiction Contest
Works should break boundaries in genre and content, in 600 words or less.
Prizes: 1st: $100; 2nd: $75; 3rd: $25. Winners receive publication.
Deadline: December 1, 2011
Fees: $5
http://english.mnsu.edu/blueearth/contests.htm
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Non-Fiction/Essay Writing Contests
The Writer 2011 Essay/Memoir Contest
Only original, unpublished works of 1,000 to 1,200 words will be accepted.
Prizes: 1st: $1,000 and 10 week online writing course from Gotham Writers’ Workshop; 2nd: $300 and 4-week workshop; 3rd: $200 and 4-week workshop.
Deadline: November 30, 2011
Fees: $10
http://www.writingclasses.com/ContestPages/essay2011.php
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River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize
Manuscripts must be between 150-400 pages long.
Prizes: $1,000 and publication.
Deadline: December 1, 2011
Fees: $25
http://static.ashland.edu/riverteeth/guidelines.htm
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Poetry Writing Contests
Cider Press Review Book Award
Submit 48-80 pages of original poetry.
Prizes: $1,500, 25 copies and standard publishing contract.
Deadline: November 30, 2011
Fees: $25
http://ciderpressreview.com/bookaward/
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The Tony Quagliano International Poetry Award
Authors are asked to submit 20 published or unpublished typescript or photocopied pages of poetry.
Prizes: $1,000
Deadline: December 1, 2011
Fees: None
http://tonyquaglianopoetryfund.com/PoetryAward.aspx
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Adanna Poetry Contest
Send 3-5 of your best love poems.
Prizes: 1st: $100 and publication; Honorable Mentions: Publication.
Deadline: November 30, 2011
Fees: $10
http://adannajournal.blogspot.com/p/poetry-contest.html
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Local Poem Competition
Your poem can be about something or someone from your home area.
Prizes: £1,000
Deadline: December 31, 2011
Fees: None
http://www.unitedpress.co.uk/free-poetry-competitions/
Writing Contest News for October 18, 2011
October 17, 2011 by Mary Anne
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Hello:
If you’re at all like me, you have tons of half-started writing projects taking up space on your hard drive, your USB drive, in Google doc folders and/or stuffed in offline file cabinets. It’s not unusual for us to write in a series of fits and starts, leaving unfinished paragraphs and projects in our wake.
Sometimes, we even go back to some of them and try to pick up where we left off. Or attempt to breathe new life into them.
That’s what I did recently with a neglected blog I’d abandoned at Unearth Your Passion several months ago, after only a handful of posts. Although I had thought about that blog from time to time since I’d last posted to it, I really didn’t know if I had the desire or courage to go back to it. Regarding the desire, I have a long history of forsaking projects once my infatuation with them has diminished, so losing interest in this blog was by no means anything new. As for courage, this particular topic was one I’d originally meant to explore through unabashedly honest writing; I’d planned to expose myself to myself, as well as to anyone else who came upon the blog, in a way I had seldom done before, not even in my personal journals.
Then I got the writer’s version of cold feet. Like confronting a budding relationship that seemed to be moving too quickly, I squirmed uncomfortably at the idea of committing to something so intimate. So I backed away. I allowed the blog to languish.
However, some projects, like determined suitors, don’t let go of you so easily. So it’s been with this blog and me. Every once in a while I would drive by its house, so to speak, wondering if maybe I should give it a second chance. I mean, how would I ever know what might be possible if I don’t at least give it an opportunity to grow? What might I be missing out on? What, I wondered, was I afraid to discover?
So I went back to it. I’m still not sure how long I’ll stay this time, but I’m willing to give it a try. And to be honest with you, it’s kind of exciting to be doing that sort of writing again. Who knows what will come from this particular writing journey?
Do you have an old project that maybe you’re ready to dust off and work on again? Maybe it’s time. If so, I’d love to hear about it.
Here’s to your writing success.
Mary Anne
Writing Contests with Multiple Categories
Bacopa Literary Review 2012
Fiction and Nonfiction/Creative Nonfiction is limited to 1,000-3,300 words. Short fiction is limited to 1,000 words. Poetry entries should contain no more than 30 lines per poem.
Prizes: 1st: $200; 2nd: $100. Prizes per genre.
Deadline: November 30, 2011
Fees: $11
http://www.writersalliance.org/bacopacontest.html
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Pixelhouse Fiction and Non-Fiction Writing Contest
Entries should not exceed 5,000 words.
Prizes: 1st: $300; 2nd: $150; 3rd: $50.
Deadline: December 7, 2011
Fees: None
http://pixelhose.com/fiction-and-nonfictio-writing-contest/
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H.O.W. Journal
Fiction or nonfiction consisting of up to 12,000 words may be submitted as well as 10-50 line poems, maximum of 10 poems.
Prizes: Fiction and Nonfiction: 1st: $500; 2nd: $200; 3rd: $100. Poetry: $500. Winners receive publication.
Deadline: November 1, 2011
Fees: Nonfiction and fiction: $20. Poetry: $5 per poem.
http://www.howjournal.com/submit-contests.html
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A River & Sound Review
Prose submissions are limited to one story/essay per entry. Poetry submissions are limited to three poems per entry.
Prizes: $500
Deadline: November 30, 2011
Fees: $10
http://www.riverandsoundreview.org/contests/contests.htm
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2012 Bat City Review Art & Writing Collaboration Prize
There are no writing limitations to this contest.
Prizes: $1,000 and publication.
Deadline: November 1, 2011
Fees: $8
http://www.batcityreview.la.utexas.edu/contest.php
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The Winter Anthology
Authors are asked to send up to 50 pages in any genre.
Prizes: $1,000
Deadline: None
Fees: $11
http://thewinteranthology.submishmash.com/submit
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Prairie Fire Magazine 2011 Writing Contest
One fiction entry consists of one story, maximum 10,000 words. One poetry entry consists of 1, 2, or 3 poems, maximum 150 lines. One creative non-fiction entry consists of one article, maximum 5,000 words.
Prizes: 1st: $1,250; 2nd: $500; 3rd: 250. Prizes per category.
Deadline: November 30, 2011
Fees: $32
http://www.prairiefire.ca/contests.html
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Writers’ Journal Science Fiction/Fantasy Contest
The length of your entry may not exceed 2,000 words.
Prizes: 1st: $250; 2nd: $100; 3rd: $50.
Deadline: November 30, 2011
Fees: $7
http://www.writersjournal.com/ScienceFictionFantasyContest.htm
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Fiction Writing Contests
Creative Writing Institute
This contest is for beginners only. Submissions should be between 1,000 – 1,750 words.
Prizes: 1st: Up to $100 OR a free, tutored writing course at Creative Writing Institute; 2nd: Two free tutoring sessions.
Deadline: December 15, 2011
Fees: Donation of $2 or $5 requested.
http://www.creativewritinginstitute.com/
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2012 St. Martin’s Minotaur/ Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Competition
Murder or another serious crime should be at the heart of the story.
Prizes: Advance against future royalties of $10,000.
Deadline: November 15, 2011
Fees: None
http://www.mysterywriters.org/?q=Contests-Writers
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The Ronald Sukenick/American Book Review Innovative Fiction Contest
This writing contest is open to any U.S. writer in English who has not previously published with Fiction Collective Two. There are no length restrictions.
Prizes: $1000 and publication.
Deadline: November 1, 2011
Fees: $25
http://www.fc2.org/sukenick.aspx
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William Richey Short Fiction Contest
You may submit an unpublished story or novel excerpt of up to 10,000 words in length.
Prizes: 1st: $1,000; 2nd & 3rd: $100 each.
Deadline: November 15, 2011
Fees: $10
http://www.yemasseejournalonline.org/contests/fiction-contest/
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Nonfiction/Esaay Writing Contests
Fish Publishing International Short Memoir Contest
Authors may submit memoirs written in English, with a maximum of 4,000 words.
Prizes: 1st: €2,000 – (of which €1,000 is for travel expenses to the launch of the Anthology.) Top 10 winners receive publication.
Deadline: January 30, 2012
Fees: €15
http://www.fishpublishing.com/memoir-competition-contest.php
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Orphan Press Book Length Creative Nonfiction Contest
Writers should submit a manuscript of 100-300 pages.
Prizes: $1,000 and publication.
Deadline: December 15, 2011
Fees: $45
http://orphanpress.coffeecup.com/contest.html
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Poetry Contests
Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry
Submit 50 to 80 pages of poetry.
Prizes: $1,000 and publication.
Deadline: November 15, 2011
Fees: $25
http://untpress.unt.edu/node/3400
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Brick Road Poetry Book Contest
Authors should submit an original collection of 50 to 100 pages of poetry.
Prizes: $1,000, publication and publishing contract.
Deadline: November 1, 2011
Fees: $25
http://www.brickroadpoetrypress.com/poetry-book-contest.html
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Elizabeth R. Curry Poetry Contest
Entrants are asked to submit 3 unpublished poems.
Prizes: 1st: $500; 2nd: $300; 3rd: $150. Winners receive publication.
Deadline: November 30, 2011
Fees: $10
http://academics.sru.edu/SlabLitMag/guidelines.html
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Walt Whitman Award
Contestants must be living citizens of the United States who have neither published, nor committed to publish, a volume of poetry 40 pages or more in length. Submitted manuscripts must be between 50 and 100 pages.
Prizes: $5,000, and a one-month residency at the Vermont Studio Center.
Deadline: November 15, 2011
Fees: $25
http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/110
Writing Contest News for July 25, 2011
July 25, 2011 by Mary Anne
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Writing Contest with Multiple Categories
The New Guard Contests in Fiction and Poetry
Authors may submit up to 7,500 words of prose or up to 3 poems containing no more than 300 lines each.
Prizes: $1,000 per category.
Deadline: September 1, 2011
Fees: $15
http://www.newguardreview.com/#tabCONTESTS
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Black Warrior Review’s Seventh Annual Contest
Submissions may be one short story, up to 7,000 words (fiction category), 3 poems maximum (poetry category) or one nonfiction piece, up to 7,000 words (nonfiction category).
Prizes: $1,000 and publication.
Deadline: September 1, 2011
Fees: $15
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The Ernest Sandeen and Richard Sullivan Prizes in Fiction and Poetry
These prizes are awarded to authors who have published at least one volume of short fiction or one volume of poetry.
Prizes: $1,000 prize, a $500 award and a $500 advance against royalties.
Deadline: September 1, 2011
Fees: $15
http://english.nd.edu/creative-writing/publications/sandeen-sullivan-prizes/
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Fiction Writing Contests
2011 Unbound Press Flash Fiction Award
There are no minimum word, style or theme restrictions. Submissions should contain no more than 500 words.
Prizes: 1st: £250; 2nd: £125; 3rd: £50. Winners & shortlisted entries receive publication and copy.
Deadline: August 1, 2011
Fees: £5
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Evolved Publishing Writing Contest
There is a strict 2,000 to 5,000 word limit. Only one submission per author will be accepted.
Prizes: 1st: Kindle; Top 7: Publication in anthology.
Deadline: September 15, 2011
Fees: None
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3rd Annual Cowboy Up Contest
Short stories should have a western theme and be no more than 3,500 words in length.
Prizes: 1st: $250; 2nd: $150; 3rd: $75.
Deadline: September 1, 2011
Fees: $15
http://www.moonlightmesaassociates.com/id10.html
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2011 Unbound Press Best Novel Award
Submit the first 10,000 words of your novel. Should you wish to end your submission at a natural stopping point, there is no minimum word count within reason.
Prizes: 1st: £500 and publication; 2nd: £250 and publication; Honorable Mentions: Free critique.
Deadline: September 1, 2011
Fees: £20
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Satirical Short Story Competition
All stories must be unpublished. There are no limits on word count.
Prizes: Top 10: £15 each
Deadline: September 1, 2011
Fees: Must be member of group.
http://thedailysatire.com/groups/satirical-short-story-competition/
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Third Annual Saints and Sinners Short Fiction Contest
SAS Fest is seeking original, unpublished short stories between 5,000 and 7,000 words with GLBT content on the broad theme of “Saints and Sinners.”
Prizes: 1st: $250; 2nd and 3rd: $50.
Deadline: December 1, 2011
Fees: $15
http://sasfest.org/third-annual-short-fiction-contest
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Writer’s Digest Horror Competition
Authors may submit their horror stories online or via regular mail.
Prizes: 1st: $1,000; 2nd: $500; Winners and honorable mentions receive promotion in Writer’s Digest and the 2012 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market.
Deadline: October 31, 2011
Fees: $20
http://www.writersdigest.com/horror-competition
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Writer’s Digest Crime Competition
Authors may submit their crime stories online or via regular mail.
Prizes: 1st: $1,000; 2nd: $500; Winners and honorable mentions receive promotion in Writer’s Digest and the 2012 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market.
Deadline: October 22, 2011
Fees: $20
http://www.writersdigest.com/crime-competition
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Writer’s Digest Romance Competition
Authors may submit their romance stories online or via regular mail.
Prizes: 1st: $1,000; 2nd: $500; Winners and honorable mentions receive promotion in Writer’s Digest and the 2012 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market.
Deadline: October 15, 2011
Fees: $20
http://www.writersdigest.com/romance-competition
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Nonfiction/Essay Writing Contests
Other Voices Writing Contest
Entries should not exceed 5,000 words.
Prizes: $250
Deadline: September 1, 2011
Fees: $25
http://www.othervoices.ca/contest/
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Memoirs Ink Autobiographical Experiences
Narratives must be in first person and must not exceed 3,000 words.
Prizes: 1st: $1,000; 2nd: $500; 3rd: $250.
Deadline: August 15, 2011
Fees: $15
http://www.memoirsink.com/writingcontestguidelines/
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Poetry Contests
Naugatuck River Review’s 3rd 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, 2011
Fees: $20
http://naugatuckriverreview.wordpress.com/contest/
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Nottingham Open Poetry Competition 2011
Poems should be no longer than 40 lines and the author must be at least 16 years of age.
Prizes: 1st: £300; 2nd: £150; 3rd: £75.
Deadline: September 6, 2011
Fees: £3.00 per poem or £10.00 for 4 poems.
http://nottinghampoetrysociety.wordpress.com/competitions/
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Off the Grid Press
The competition is open only to poets over 60 years of age. Manuscripts must be between 50 and 70 pages in length.
Prizes: $1,000 and publication.
Deadline: August 31, 2011
Fees: $25
