VENTURA COUNTY BOOK & AUTHOR FAIR LAUNCHED 2011 event to be held in Camarillo, November 5 (Ventura, CA August 16, 2011) A new literary event for writers, publishers, people looking for new books to read and those wishing to learn more about the craft of writing, will take place Saturday, November 5th at the Pleasant Valley Community Park Auditorium in Camarillo. The Ventura County Book & Author Fair will feature speakers, educational...
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$400 First Prize in Writers’ Village Story Contest Fall 2011 All entrants gain a free critique of their story in the fall 2011 round of the Writers’ Village ‘Best Writing’ award. Prizes totalling $640 can also be won for short fiction in any genre. The top award is $400, with a $160 second prize and third prize of $80, plus five runner-ups gain a free entry in the next round. Winners will be awarded the title ‘Winner, the...
Contest Extended to October 1, 2011 Open to short stories and novel excerpts of 8,000 words or less. Grand Prize of $1000 and publication in StoryQuarterly 45 First Runner-up $300 and publication in SQ Online Second Runner-up $200 and publication in SQ Online Details: Judging will be blind, and all contest entries will be sent by the editors to the contest judge with the authors names removed. Cover letters are discouraged. Your receipt...
We are launching a contest to design the cover for our upcoming book called ‘Best Paris Short Stories’. There is no entry fee and the winning prize is 100 Euros. Deadline for submission is September 30, 2011. Here are the Submission guidelines: The title is: Best Paris Short Stories Format: JPEG Color: RGB Dimensions of front cover: 5 X 8 in or 203 X 127 mm* Minimum resolution: 300 dpi Maximum file size: 20 MB per image File name:...
The Found Poetry Review invites submissions for its inaugural found poetry contest through August 31. All contest submissions must be found poems derived from How to Analyze People on Sightby Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine Benedict, available as a free e-text through Project Gutenberg. The winner will receive a prize of $100 (U.S. dollars) and have his or her poem published in the Fall 2011 edition of The Found Poetry Review. Here’s how...
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