Posts made in April, 2007

2007 RRofihe Trophy

www.opencity.org/rrofihe For an unpublished short story (up to 5,000 words) Winner Receives: $500 cash Trophy Publication in Open City Judged by Rick Rofihe Guidelines –Stories should be typed, double-spaced, on 8 1/2 x 11 paper with the author’s name and contact information on the first page and name and story title on the upper right corner of remaining pages. –Submissions must be postmarked by September 15, 2007...

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Guidelines for the 2008 Narrative Travel Writing Contest

TransitionsAbroad.com invites you to enter its 2008 Narrative Travel Writing Contest with a new $500 first-place prize. “Tourists are those who bring their homes with them wherever they go, and apply them to whatever they see… Travelers leave home at home, bringing only themselves and a desire to see and hear and feel and take in and grow and learn.” Gary Langer, Transitions Abroad, Vol. 1, #1 (1977) Professionals, freelancers...

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FINISHING LINE PRESS PRIZE IN POETRY OPEN CHAPBOOK COMPETITION

http://finishinglinepress.com/submissionguidelines.htm A prize of $1,000 and publication will be awarded by Finishing Line Press for a chapbook-length poetry collection. Open to all. All entries will be considered for publication. The top-ten finalists will be offered publication. Submit up to 26 pages of poetry, PLUS bio, acknowledgments, SASE and cover letter with a $15 entry fee by Deadline: June 30, 2007 (POSTMARK). Leah Maines will final...

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Best of Ohio Writer 2007 Contest Guidelines

Download Entry Forms Best of Ohio Writer 2007 Contest Guidelines Deadline: July 31, 2007 Sponsored by Ohio Writer Magazine and Poets’ & Writers’ League of Greater Cleveland $150 First Prize and $50 Second Prize Prizes awarded in each category. First-place winners published in a special edition of Ohio Writer. Announcement of winners and honorable mentions in the November/December issue of Ohio Writer. Categories: Fiction,...

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BARD FICTION PRIZE

www.bard.edu/bfp/ Bard College invites submissions for its annual Fiction Prize for young writers. The Bard Fiction Prize is awarded annually to a promising, emerging writer who is an American citizen aged 39 years or younger at the time of application. In addition to the monetary award, the winner receives an appointment as writer-in-residence at Bard College for one semester without the expectation that he or she teach traditional courses....

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