Posts made in October, 2012

Weathervane Playhouse’s third annual festival of 10-minute plays — eight plays, 10 minutes each

Weathervane Playhouse (Akron, OH)  is excited to announce that the 3rd Annual 8×10 TheatreFest will be held on August 16-18, 2013.    CALL FOR ENTRIES: Playwrights from around the country are invited to submit 10 minute plays which will be read by a committee of volunteers, who will choose eight finalist plays.    Over TheatreFest weekend, each finalist play will be given three performances.  Guest judges will choose First and Second Place...

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The Sophie King Prize: an exciting new competition for romantic fiction writers

The Sophie King Prize. This romantic fiction short story competition aims to discover a great new romance short story. The winning story will be chosen by best-selling novelist and short story writer Sophie King. This free-to-enter competition is open to both published and unpublished writers resident in the UK. The winning story will be recorded by a professional actor, and broadcast from a dedicated online audio player at www.sophieking.info...

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Last Call for Entries! BlueCat Screenwriting Competition: Deadline is Nov 15th, 2012

Discovering and Developing Writers Since 1998 Founded by a writer, the BlueCat Screenplay Competition’s passionate commitment to develop and discover the unknown screenwriter continues to define our work today.We provide each writer who enters BlueCat two written analyses, ensuring each entry is reviewed by two readers, while supporting screenwriters of all levels and stages of development with the constructive feedback all writers require. Our...

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2013 Bristol Short Story Prize

2013 Bristol Short Story Prize is open to all writers, UK and non-UK based, over 16 years of age. Stories can be on any theme or subject and entry can be made online via the website or by postal mail. Entries must be previously unpublished with a maximum length of 4,000 words (There is no minimum). The entry fee is £8 (about $12.83) per story. The closing date for entries is April 30th 2013. Prizes: 1st £1000 (about $1603) plus £150...

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Litttle Gold Pencil: Creative Poetry Contest

Little Gold Pencil’s first concrete or picture poetry competition is underway with £30 prize money.   The rules are: 1) The words of the poem must form a picture. 2) The poem must be the competition entrant’s own work. 3) Entries must be emailed by midnight on 26 November 2012.   The entry fee is £2, payable through the PayPal for at: http://littlegoldpencil.com/?page_id=265 . Once you’ve paid your entry fee, please email your poem to:...

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