Posts made in May, 2009

The Earth Vision nature writing contest

short fiction, creative non-fiction, poetic prose, or poetry www.evbooks.net/contest.htm First Prize $500 Two Second Prizes of $100 each Entries are now invited for the EV nature writing contest. Only winners will be notified and entries will not be acknowledged or returned. The deadline for receipt of entries falls on October 15 (of each year). The EV nature writing contest is held to support the cause of writing on the subject of nature and...

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2009 Contest: The Newport Review Flash Fiction Contest

newportreview.org/contests.htm The 2009 Flash Fiction Contest will open for entries on June 1, 2009. Stories will be considered from June through the postmark deadline of September 1, 2009. This year’s guest judge will be announced. We are looking for works that are short in length but linger long in memory: small stories that pack a big emotional punch and make creative use of language. Please note that this year, we are accepting...

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Nano Prize

NANO Fiction is proud to announce our first annual NANO Prize, to be awarded to a flash fiction piece, prose poem, or micro essay of 300 words or less. The winner will receive $500. www.nanofiction.org/contest.html The entry fee is $12 for the first three pieces, and $2 for each additional piece. Those twelve bucks also gets you a one year subscription to NANO Fiction. RULES Friends and family of the editors are not eligible to submit. While...

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2009 MEMPHIS MAGAZINE FICTION CONTEST

www.memphismagazine.com/gyrobase/Magazine/Page?oid=21607 Cosponsored by Burke’s Book Store and Davis-Kidd Booksellers We are seeking entries for our annual fiction contest. The winning story will earn a $1,000 grand prize and will be published in a future issue of Memphis. Two honorable mention awards of $500 each will be given if the quality of entries warrants. Contest cosponsors are Burke’s Book Store, and Davis-Kidd Booksellers....

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The Fiddlehead’s Nineteenth Annual Literary Contest

www.thefiddlehead.ca/contest.html Poetry: $1,000 Ralph Gustafson Prize for Best Poem $500 each for the Two Honourable Mentions Fiction: $1,000 for Best Story $500 each for the Two Honourable Mentions Add it up — that’s 4,000 Dollars The winning entries will be published in the Spring 2010 issue of The Fiddlehead (No. 243) and on our web site. The winning authors will be paid for publication in addition to their prizes. Rules: Deadline:...

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