Posts made in December, 2009

Call for Submissions – William Saroyan International Prize for Writing

Deadline for Entries: January 31, 2010 Nominations for the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing will be accepted through January 31, 2010. This award, given by Stanford University Libraries in partnership with the William Saroyan Foundation, recognizes newly published works of fiction and non-fiction with a $5,000 award for the winner in each category. The prize is designed to encourage new or emerging writers and honor the Saroyan...

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Writing Contest | “Family Stories” | No Fee

December 21, 2009 to February 23, 2010 There is currently running a free-to-enter short story contest on BookRix for writers and readers. The theme is “Family Stories”. (No page limit) Prizes on the line include $1.800,00 in prize money for writers, “fame!” and Amazon vouchers (each worth $20) for voting readers. Prizes for authors: First Prize: $1000 Second Prize: $500 Third Prize: $300 The 10 best-rated stories will be...

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THE LETTERED OLIVE Call for Submission

THE LETTERED OLIVE LITERARY REVIEW, the University of South Carolina’s undergraduate literary journal, is accepting submissions for its Spring 2010 publication. Submit up to five poems or 4000 words of prose (fiction, nonfiction, dramatic writing) to be considered for publication and a modest cash prize ($75 for the most outstanding entries each in poetry and prose). Journals are unveiled in April at a reception honoring all published...

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The Underwater New York Shipwreck Story Contest

In conjunction with the American Folk Art Museum Underwater New York is an online anthology of stories, art and music inspired by the underwater objects and phenomena that surround New York City. Artists and storytellers have long drawn inspiration from our cityscape, but underneath the water’s surface is another landscape entirely. On the floors of New York City’s waterways, no fewer than one hundred and seventy shipwrecks languish. Although...

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Woodward/Newman Drama Award

The Woodward/Newman Drama Award is an exclusive honor offered by Bloomington Playwrights Project, in partnership with Joanne Woodward, remembering the many great dramas she and Paul Newman performed in together. It presents the best unpublished full-length drama of the year with a prize of $3,000 and a full production as part of the BPP’s 2010-11 Mainstage season. The Bloomington Playwrights Project is a not-for-profit theatre with...

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