Fiction Contests

2009 Mangrove Review / FGCU Sanibel Island Writers Conference Writing Contest

www.fgcu.edu/SIWC/contest.html Three awards—one each in Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction Winners to be published and acknowledged in Mangrove Review, Spring 2010, FGCU’s literary magazine, and given free admission to the 2009 FGCU Sanibel Island Writers Conference. Guidelines: Poetry: Five poem limitation, one poem per page. Fiction and Creative Nonfiction: One story or essay, no more than 20 pages, one-sided, double-spaced....

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Boulevard Short Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers

www.richardburgin.net/1boulevardsfcontest.htm $1,500 and publication in Boulevard awarded to the winning story by a writer who has not yet published a book of fiction, poetry, or creative non-fiction with a nationally distributed press. RULES All entries must be postmarked by December 31, 2009. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but previously accepted or published work is ineligible. Entries will be judged by the editors of Boulevard...

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Bibledude.net August 2009 Writing Contest

Now for the month August bibledude.net will be taking creative submissions on the topic of justice! Submissions will be taken here for any form of creative writing that you would like to share… * Short story * Poetry * Playwriting/Dramatic writing * Memoir * Creative non-fiction * Flash fiction * Photo journaling Use any of the listed forms of creative writing (or photo journaling) to share what you want to on this topic, and email your...

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Central Oregon Writers Guild’s 2009 Literary Harvest Writing Contest

centraloregonwriters.blogspot.com Central Oregon Writers Guild is pleased to announce its 2009 Literary Harvest Writing Contest. Ten winners will be selected by a volunteer editorial board of literary professionals The board will not know the identity of the writers whose work they are reviewing. Upon entering the contest, winning writers agree to read their piece at the Literary Harvest on October 16, 2009, 6:30 to 9 PM, at the Comfort Suites...

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Wattpad Seeks the Most Interesting Written Work

Share Your Written Work and Win $1,000 Cash Plus Other Prizes Wattpad, the world’s most popular ebook community, has launched its biggest contest ever. The “Share What You Have Written” contest gives everyone a chance to win great prizes by entering their written work and having it judged by the site’s nearly 3 million monthly visitors. Everyone has dozens, if not hundreds, of written material sitting on their computers...

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$250 JOSH PRIZES, Prism Review Fiction prize & poetry prizes

By 12/15/2009, please submit 1-3 poems or one story for $10 to Prism Review (Josh Prizes) Miller Hall, 1950 Third Street University of La Verne La Verne CA 91750 Our fantastic Josh Judges: Poetry – Kryah (author of Glean). Fiction – Emmons (author of Prescription for a Superior Existence). Include contact info/SASE. More information available at www.laverne.edu/prism-review

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