KNIGHTVILLE POETRY CONTEST $1,000 for an exceptional work of narrative or experimental poetry. Three poems per entry. Up to 300 lines per poem. Judged by former U.S. Poet Laureate CHARLES SIMIC. MACHIGONNE FICTION CONTEST $1,000 for an exceptional work of literary or experimental fiction. Submit up to 7,500 words of prose: we’re accepting flash, long stories and everything in between. Novel excerpts are welcomed, as long as the manuscript...
Posts made in August, 2011
Undergraduates are returning and locusts are dying. Summer is ending, in other words, and so is the Wag’s Revue Summer 2011 Writers’ Contest. You have until this Wednesday, August 31st, to get your entry to us. We’ll be awarding a first prize of $1000 and publication in Issue 11, a second prize of $500 and a third of $100 to the three best entries–poetry, fiction or essay. Read all guidelines and such, or upload your...
The Watty Awards are back with a vengeance! Wattpad, the best way to discover and share stories, is thrilled to announce exciting changes to this year’s writing contest. Similar to the MTV Movie Awards, the Watty Awards is an annual reader-voted competition that celebrates the stories beloved by fans in categories such as Best Cast, Best Imaginative Setting, Best Fictional Couple, Best Sci-Fi Novel and Best Mystery. For the first time ever,...
FREE ENTRY So, you know how we’ve been kind enough to give you lot some pretty damned fine prizes on comp corner over the last few months, yes? Prepare to spit out your coffee and stand on the cat in amazement at what we’ve got on offer this time. Helen Corner, of acclaimed Cornerstones Literary Consultancy (and our brand new regular contributor), has only gone and offered one lucky reader the chance to win a free General Report on a...
It’s that time again, our second annual Short Story Competition is now open for submissions, and this year we’ve bumped the first prize up to £500! What are we looking for: the best short story of up to 2,500 words. Stories can be any genre, but as we’re always on the lookout for the Best Short Story, we advise not sending bribes. They’re welcome, obviously, but we retain the right to keep them even if you don’t win. Prizes: 1st Prize –...
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