Posts made in November, 2011

Shoreline Scripts Screenwriting Competition 2012

Shoreline Scripts is the only active screenwriting competition in the UK. We wanted to create not only a competition with awards, but a platform to help get great scripts from around the world into the hands of the producers and companies that have the means to get them made. There’s some great judges signed up to read the final three screenplays of our 2012 competition. They include: Oscar Nominated Writer Jeffrey Caine (Constant...

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NaMoWriMo Writers Contest: Win a Prize for the First Line of Your Novel!

(Not associated with the NationalNovelWritingMonth.org) WHAT’S YOUR (FIRST) LINE? You could win $100, $50, $25 or a free book for  the best first line from a NaNoWriMo novel! To add to the fun of NaNoWriMo, I’m awarding a $100 prize to the writer of the best first line, with a second prize of $50, a third prize of $25, and a copy of “Your Writing Coach” for seven honorable mentions. I hope you get all of your 50,000+...

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November Writing Contest: dou dou bird prize!

Meet the first dou dou bird prize!  Just started a writing contest on my blog to win some art.  I will be doing it monthly. This bird is 8 inches tall, 2.75 inches wide and he is 7.5 inches in length. Always felt like this bird had a special purpose and here it is, he will launch the monthly writing contest. So this contest is getting started late but I will start next month’s contest on the 1st. Rules & stuff: Anyone can enter! 100 – 1,000...

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“WRITERS OF THE UNEMPLOYED” SHORT STORY CONTEST”

To celebrate the February 2012 release of Life in Pieces, we will be sponsoring a contest for short stories dealing with some of the themes addressed in the new book.  If you have an idea for a story dealing with unemployment or other economic hardships, it is time to get writing.  If your story is already finished, now is your chance. ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST – Be received between Monday, November 14, 2011 and Friday, February 3, 2012...

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Poetry & Writing Contest: Dream Quest One – Winter 2011 – 2012

The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who loves expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful art of poetry or writing a short story that is worth telling everyone! And to all who have the ability to dream… Write a poem or short story for a chance to win cash prizes. All works must be original. http://www.dreamquestone.com Guidelines: Write a poem, thirty lines or fewer on any subject, style, or...

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