Posts made in January, 2014

Spoon River Poetry Review – Editors’ Prize Contest

SRPR Editors’ Prize Contest First Place Prize: $1,000, publication, and introduction written by prominent outside judge Entry Fee: $20, includes one-year subscription to SRPR (two issues). Deadline: April 15, 2014 (postmark) Submission: ONLINE as well postal SRPR (Spoon River Poetry Review) is pleased to announce the opening of our annual Editors’ Prize Contest! One winning poem will be awarded $1,000, two runners up will be awarded...

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Win a £500 ($800) bursary for your debut novel

$800 bursary offered to debut novelists   Debut novelists can win a $800 bursary to have their novel professionally critiqued at the Writers’ Village Foundation, a not-for-profit award scheme established to help new authors. The top eight submissions will also gain personal feedback from the award judge, novelist Michelle Spring, a Royal Literary Fellow at Magdalene College, Cambridge.   Entry is $19 and the deadline is 31st March...

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Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest – Summer 2014

The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest – Summer 2014 is open to anyone who loves expressing their innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful art of poetry or writing a story that is worth telling everyone! Welcome to all having the ability to dream… Write a poem or short story for a chance to win cash prizes. All works must be original. Guidelines: Write a poem, thirty lines or fewer on any subject, style, or form, typed...

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Tide Lock Prize

Deadline: Saturday, February 1, 2014 Categories Fiction Entry Fees $5 Prizes Publication in both print and digital editions. Description Submit unpublished novel, novella or collection of stories. Submissions must be 150 pages (approximately 35,000 words) or longer. Submit through online submission manager. Contact Information Waxing Press. info@waxingpress.com Website...

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Glimmer Train: Very Short Fiction Award

Deadline Friday, January 31, 2014 Categories Fiction Entry Fees $15 Prizes First place receives $1,500 and publication in Glimmer Train Stories. Second place receives $500 (or $700 if accepted for publication). Third place receives $300 (or $700 if accepted for publication). Description Awards short stories, maximum 3,000 words. Submit through online submission manager. Contact Information Glimmer Train Press, 4763 SW Maplewood, P.O. Box 80430,...

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