Posts made in January, 2012

EVENT Magazine’s Annual Non-Fiction Contest 2012

EVENT Magazine’s Annual Non-Fiction Contest now open for entries! EVENT, a literary journal showcasing fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, reviews and notes on writing by new and established writers from Canada and around the world, is currently in its fourth decade of publication. EVENT is one of Canada’s most prestigious literary journals, and a strong supporter of literary non-fiction. Stories first published in EVENT have won...

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Everything A Miracle Poetry/Writing Contests

EVERYTHING A MIRACLE POETRY CONTEST is open to anyone who can tell about a true miracle in the form of a poem. A miracle is an extraordinary experience. You may also create from specific knowledge or a perspective which allows the “ordinary” to be seen as extraordinary. Multiple entries are accepted. Postmark Deadlines (semi-annual): June 30th and December 31st each year. Prizes: First Prize is $350; Second: $100; Third: $50. Entry fee: $6 per...

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$660 first prize in Writers’ Village Story Contest Spring 2012

A first prize of $660 in cash can be won for short fiction in any genre in the spring 2012 round of the Writers’ Village ‘Best Writing’ award. The second prize is $160 and third prize is $80 plus five shortlisted entrants gain a free entry in the next round. All entrants, winners or not, gain a helpful critique of their story – a feature thought to be unique among low-fee writing contests. Winners will be awarded the title ‘Winner, the...

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The New Quarterly Poetry and Writing Contests

The New Quarterly is proud to announce The Peter Hinchcliffe Fiction Award, sponsored by the St. Jerome’s University English Dept. Winning Story: $1,000 Deadline: May 28, 2012 Entry Fee: $40 per submission* For a work of short fiction by a Canadian writer in the early stages. We define a writer in the early stages as someone who has not yet published a first story collection or novel. *Entry fee includes a one-year subscription to The New...

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We’re Fishin’ for Your Best Upper Mississippi River Stories

Prairie Rivers Network and the 1Mississippi Campaign believe inspired and engaged individuals are essential to protect the Upper Mississippi River for today and for the future. We invite you to enter an essay contest: “Our Upper Mississippi River: Connection, Inspiration, Transformation.” Whether you have visited the Upper Mississippi River once, or lived next to it all your life, your story about the Upper Mississippi River can be the spark...

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