Posts made in June, 2013

Literal Latté Poetry Awards

Deadline: Monday, July 15, 2013 Categories Poetry Entry Fees: $10 per set of six poems or $15 for a set of 10; check or money order made out to Literal Latté Prizes: $1,000/$300/$200 Description: Send unpublished poems up to 2,000 words. All styles welcome and all entries considered for publication. Contact Information: Literal Latté, 200 E. 10th St., Suite 240, New York, NY 10003 212-260-5532  Email via online form Website:...

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Bard Fiction Prize

Deadline: Monday, July 1, 2013 Categories: Fiction Entry Fees: None Prizes: Monetary award and writer-in-residence appointment for one semester at Bard College. Description Offered to encourage and support young fiction writes, the prize is open to American citizens age 39 or younger at the time of application. Requires the applicant to submit a published book that shows their best work. Contact Information Bard Fiction Prize, Bard College,...

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Writing-World.com – Helpful Articles on Querying and Submissions

In case you didn’t already know, Writing World has some helpful articles on querying and submissions on their Successful Queries and Submissions page, which you can find here: http://www.writing-world.com/queries/index.shtml. If you’ve got questions about how to format a manuscript, who to address your query letter to, and what to do if you don’t have clips, this is the place to go. You know you need to write a query letter...

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Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize

Deadline: Thursday, August 1, 2013 Categories Nonfiction Entry Fees $35 CAD for Canadians $40 USD for residents of the US $45 USD for entries from elsewhere (entry fee includes a one-year subscription to The Malahat Review) Additional entries: $15 CAD. Prizes $1000 CAD Description The Malahat Review invites you to enter a piece of creative nonfiction between 2000 and 3000 words in length. Entries can be sent via email or regular mail. Contact...

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Shirley You Jest! Book Awards

Deadline: Monday, July 22, 2013 Categories Fiction, Nonfiction Entry Fees $50 per entry Prizes First and second place fiction and non-fiction winners receive interviews, reviews, special blog promos and social media mentions from SYJ! sponsors. Description Shirley You Jest! Book Awards honors books by self-published and traditionally published indie authors that “deliver the funny” in the categories of fiction and non-fiction. E-book and print...

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