Posts made in January, 2014

Senior Travel Expert – Travel Writing Competition

Closing date: Midnight on 1st June 2014 Prizes: £100.00 on a prepaid currency card and published on website. Entry fee: Free to enter. For an exciting, original travel article up to 1,000 words, which may or may not relate to a senior travel experience. Fiction or non-fiction. See the website for full details: seniortravelexpert.com/writing-competition

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The Lamar York Prizes for Fiction and Nonfiction

Deadline: Friday, January 31, 2014 Categories Fiction, Nonfiction Entry Fees $15 (includes one-year subscription). Prizes $1,000 in each category and publication in The Chattahoochee Review. Description Submit stories or essays of up to 5,000 words via online submission manager. Contact Information The Chattahoochee Review. gpccr@gpc.edu Website:...

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Story Share $50,000 Writing Contest

Deadline Saturday, February 1, 2014 Categories Children’s, Drama, Fiction, General, Mystery, Nonfiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult Entry Fees $0 Prizes Beginning Reading Level Grand Prize: $10,000 Beginning Reading Level Second Prize: $5,000 Intermediate Reading Level Grand Prize: $7,500 Intermediate Reading Level Second Prize: $4,500 Best Series or Collection: $5,000 Best Character-Based Story: $3,000 Best Use of Images or Illustrations:...

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Tethered By Letters’ Spring Short Story Contest

Deadline Friday, January 31, 2014 Categories Fiction Entry Fees Entry Fee: $10 per story Prizes $250 and publication in our quarterly journal Description Currently accepting short stories of any genre ranging from 2,000 to 7,500 words. TBL strives to publish writers with engaging stories, vivid characters, and fresh perspectives and styles. All winners will be published in Tethered By Letters’ Spring Quarterly Journal and finalists will be...

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Last Call! LEAH RYAN’S FUND FOR EMERGING WOMEN WRITERS

NO ENTRY FEE. Deadline January 13, 2014. All women who consider themselves emerging playwrights (as distinct from fledgling or mid-career playwrights) are eligible to apply for the FEWW Prize. Playwrights from all over the world are encouraged to apply, but the play must be written in English. Eligibility does not require that a submitted work adhere to the traditional three-act structure. One-acts, two-acts (even four-, five-, six- acts),...

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