Posts made in September, 2011

Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival Writing contests

Here at the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival we are excited to announce that we are now accepting entries for our One-Act Play and Fiction Contests. One-Act Play Contest We are accepting original one-act plays of any theme that run no longer than one hour in length. Deadline:  November 1, 2011 Grand Prize: $1,500 Staged reading at the 26th annual Festival (March 21-25, 2012) Full production in 2013 VIP All-Access Festival pass...

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Last Call! The Ventura County Writers Club – 12th Annual Short Story Contest

The Ventura County Writers Club (VCWC) announced its 12th Annual Short Story Contest closes September 30, 2011. The contest draws entries from around the country as well as internationally. The Ventura County Star newspaper will publish the first place winning entry in a January 2012 Sunday edition. The paper will publish first, second, and third winning entries in their online edition. The top three winners will receive a cash prize: first...

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Catch A Star Theatrical Players One-Act Playwriting Competition

Calling All Playwrights Catch A Star Theatrical (CAST) Players is pleased to announce their first ever One-Act Playwriting Competition.  Aspiring playwrights of all ages who reside within the United States are invited to submit their unpublished works.  All styles and genres are welcome.  Top plays will be showcased at the 2012 One Act festival to be held in Beaumont, CA. A grass roots endeavor, it has been embraced by the community and support...

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Last Call for entries: True Crime Essays Wanted

TRUE CRIME postmark deadline: September 30, 2011 For an upcoming issue, Creative Nonfiction is seeking new essays about true crime–detailed reports of premeditation, follow-through and aftermath, whether gleaned from police blotters or the news, passed down as small-town legend or family lore, or committed in cold blood. We want true stories of petty theft, identity theft, embezzlement or first-degree murder; of jaywalking, selling (or...

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Last Call! Ruskin Art Club Poetry Award

Ruskin Art Club Poetry Award Established in 2003, the Ruskin Art Club Poetry Award is for an unpublished poem. Awarded poem is selected through an annual submission process which is open to all poets. This year’s final judge is Elena Karina Byrne. Award is $1000 and publication of the awarded poem in the Los Angeles Review, published by Red Hen Press. Entry fee $20 for up to 3 poems, maximum 120 lines each. Name on cover sheet only. Send...

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