Posts made in November, 2011

Crazyhorse Journal Writing Contest

Crazyhorse literary journal is excited to announce the Crazyhorse Fiction Prize and the Lynda Hull Memorial Poetry Prize: $2000 each and publication of your poem or short story in Crazyhorse literary journal. Deadline to enter: January 15, 2012 Reading fee of $16 per entry includes one-year subscription. Full entry guidelines at http://www.crazyhorsejournal.org or Contact: crazyhorse@cofc.edu

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Killer Nashville Claymore Award Contest

The Claymore Award is bestowed upon the author of the best beginning (up to 50 pages) of an unpublished manuscript not currently under contract.  ANYONE CAN ENTER YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ATTEND KILLER NASHVILLE TO ENTER OR WIN.  The ten finalists are chosen through a blind judging process and sent to our 2012 publishing partner, Five Star Press/Tekno Books.  Five Star chooses the final winner, who receives an engraved replica of a Claymore dagger....

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Gulen Institute at the University of Houston – Youth Platform 2012 An International Essay Contest for High School Students

The Gulen Institute Youth Platform has announced its second international essay contest, which is open to all high school students in grades 9th through 12th currently enrolled in public or private schools from across the nation and abroad. Topic of this year is: “Creating solutions for the challenges faced by children today” Awards for students Awards for teachers 1st place $ 3,000 1st place $ 1,000 2nd place $ 2,000 2nd place $ 750 3rd place...

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Bethlehem Writers Roundtable Short Story Award

The Bethlehem Writers Group is currently accepting submissions for their debut Short Story Award. Jonathon Maberry, a NY Times bestselling author, will judge. The winner will receive $200 plus the opportunity to be published in their next anthology, “Seasonal Pursuits: Sweet, Funny and Strange Tales,” due to be released next fall. There are runner-up prizes also. Entry fee: $10 per story. Deadline: Submissions must be received by...

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Gemini Flash Fiction Contest

The results of the Gemini Flash Fiction Contest are in! Xavier McCaffrey wins the $1,000 grand prize for “Drinks on the Doctor.” In this brisk, 754-word flash, a young man comes home from med school to a past “rife with mystifying ailments” he can never bring himself to treat. After reading “Death in Nairobi,” the second place story by Agatha Verdadero, it is unlikely that you will soon forget it. Honorable...

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