Posts made in March, 2014

Free books: 100 legal sites to download literature

The Classics Browse works by Mark Twain, Joseph Conrad and other famous authors here. Classic Bookshelf: This site has put classic novels online, from Charles Dickens to Charlotte Bronte. The Online Books Page: The University of Pennsylvania hosts this book search and database. Project Gutenberg: This famous site has over 27,000 free books online. Page by Page Books: Find books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and H.G. Wells, as well as speeches from...

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Lush Triumphant Literary Awards

Our Annual Lush Triumphant Literary Awards competition is now open for submissions. DEADLINE for entries: May 15, 2014 (postmarked) The Competition awards cash prizes & publication: 3 categories 3 cash prizes one deadline $3,000 in cash prizes, plus publication The skinny . . . FICTION MAXIMUM 3,000 WORDS (no specific theme, we simply want to be amazed!) POETRY A SUITE OF 5 RELATED POEMS (MAXIMUM 15 PAGES) CREATIVE NON-FICTION (Based on...

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32nd Annual SouthWest Writers International Competition

Visit swwcontest.com for complete rules and entry form. Entries are open from February 1 to May 1, 2014 and may be submitted after May 1 until May 15 with payment of a late fee. Deadline: Thursday, May 15, 2014 Categories: Fiction, Non-fiction, Creative Non-fiction, Poetry Entry Fees: Poetry: $10 for SouthWest Writers members, $20 for all other entrants. All entries except poetry: $20 for SouthWest Writers members, $30 for all other entrants....

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William Faulkner – William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition

Deadline Thursday, May 1, 2014  Categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry Entry Fees: Between $10 and $200 depending on category and manuscript length. Prizes: Between $750 and $7,500 depending on category Description: Accepting entries in eight categories: novel, novella, book-length narrative nonfiction, novel-in-progress, short story, essay, poetry and short story by a high school student. Only unpublished work accepted. No self-published or...

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Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest

Deadline: Apr 30, 2014 Results Announced: Sep 15, 2014 Theme: All themes accepted Word Limit: 6,000 words Entry Fee: $16.00 per entry. You may submit multiple entries. Prefer to pay via PayPal? Prizes: FICTION: First Prize, $1,000; Honorable Mentions, 5 awards of $100 each | ESSAYS: First Prize, $1,000; Honorable Mentions, 5 awards of $100 each Full Guidelines

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