Posts made in January, 2008

Call for Entries – 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards

Calling all indie authors and publishers – including small and mid-size independent publishers, university presses, e-book publishers, and self-published authors. Enter the Next Generation Indie Book Awards T now to have your book considered for cash prizes of $1,000, awards, exposure, and recognition as one of the top independently published books of the year! With 70 award categories, the 2008 Indie Book AwardsT honors authors with...

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Publisher’s Gold Mine Short Story Contest

Publisher’s Gold Mine is conducting its first annual Winter Short Story Contest. www.publishersgoldmine.com/ Please visit the above site for details. Winter Short Story Contest Rules 1. Contest will be limited to 30 contestants. Entry will be on a first come/first served basis. 2. Contest will commence when 30 entries are received. 3. The website administrators will act as judges. Their decisions are final. 4. Anyone the judges know or...

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Claridge Writer-in-Residence, Illinios College

Illinois College. The English Department is now accepting applications for the newly-established Claridge Writer-in-Residence, a one-semester teaching position in Creative Writing, for the fall semester 2008 (August 25-December 12) or spring semester 2009 (January 12-May 15). Primary responsibilities for the position include teaching an introductory-level multiple-genre creative writing class & an advanced writing workshop in a genre of...

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2008 Selected Shorts Writing Contest Selected Shorts

www.symphonyspace.org/shorts/writing_contest The 2008 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize with guest judge Amy Hempel The winning submission, selected by Amy Hempel, will be read as part of the Selected Shorts performance at Symphony Space on May 21, 2008. The story will be recorded for possible later broadcast as part of the public radio series. The winner will receive $1000. Story requirements Submit a single short story that...

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Grayson Books 2008 Poetry Chapbook Competition

www.graysonbooks.com/flash.html Prize: $500, publication of chapbook, and 50 copies Deadline: January 16, 2008 Reading fee: $15 Submit: 16 to 24 pages of poetry, two cover sheets (one with contact information, one anonymous). SASE for results only. Judge: Norah Pollard, former editor of Connecticut River Review and author of the poetry collections Leaning In and Report from the Banana Hospital Submit your entry to: Grayson Books P.O. Box 270549...

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