Posts made in October, 2013

Enter Sentinel Annual Poetry & Short Story Competitions 2013

SENTINEL ANNUAL POETRY COMPETITION 2013 CLOSING DATE: 30 NOVEMBER 2013 Now in its 4th year, this competition is for original, previously unpublished poems in English Language, on any subject, in any style, up to 60 lines long. Poets of all nationalities, age or gender, living in any part of the world are eligible to enter. Judge: ROGER ELKIN – author of Marking Time Prizes: £500 (First), £250 (Second), £125 (Third), £25 x 5 (High...

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Tribe Yoga Teacher Training and Retreats: Yoga Scholarship Competition 2014

Yoga Scholarship Competition 1st Annual Tribe Scholarship Writing Competition Win a scholarship on a forthcoming Tribe Yoga Teacher Training or 500 Euros cash prize! SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION DEADLINE EXTENSION YOU HAVE MORE TIME TO WRITE YOUR STORY RELAUNCH OF COMPETITION IN JANUARY 2014 Competition ends 31st March 2014. POST NOTE: after cancelling the scholarship competition due to very few entries some people wrote in to tell us they were...

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YA Novel Discovery Contest

Serendipity Literary Agency in conjunction with Sourcebooks Inc. is hosting their fifth annual  YOUNG ADULT DISCOVERY COMPETITION No query? No pitch? No problem! Have a young adult novel—or a YA novel idea—tucked away for a rainy day? Are you putting off pitching your idea simply because you’re not sure how to pitch an agent? No problem! All you have to do is submit the first 250 words of your novel and you can win exposure to editors and a...

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Call for Submissions – The Round Up Writer’s Zine

The Round Up Writer’s Zine is a fresh space devoted to trangressive pieces, dark humor and works laced in sarcasm. In fact we are partisan to works that are edgy and/or possibly offensive. We are currently looking for submissions for our next full fledged issue to come out in January 2014. Submissions include short stories, poetry and essays or musings. To be considered for our next issue of the Round Up you must submit by December 20,...

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Last call for the Last Word Press Flash Ficton Halloween Contest

Last Word Press Flash Fiction Halloween ContestClosing date: October 30, 2013  Max word length : 750No entry feeAs the solstice approaches, and our thoughts turn (well, occasionally) to thoughts of otherworldly activity, what better time than to think up a tale or two to tell by candlelight?In celebration of Halloween therefore, Lost World Press is hosting a Flash Fiction Competition:Whether recalling the ancient Samhain or Celtic Calan Gaeaf,...

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