Fiction Contests

THE 2011 JOY HARJO POETRY PRIZE and RICK DEMARINIS SHORT FICTION PRIZE

THE 2011 JOY HARJO POETRY PRIZE and RICK DEMARINIS SHORT FICTION PRIZE $1,250  First-Place Prize in both genres and $250  Second-Place Prize, Plus Publication ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JUDGES: Alison Hawthorne Deming: POETRY Luis Alberto Urrea: FICITON ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GENERAL GUIDELINES: Contest Deadline Extended to October 1Oth. Send up to 3 poems (100 line limit/one poem per page) or a short...

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7th Annual ACCENTI Writing Contest

7th Annual ACCENTI Writing Contest Contest Rules  Topic The topic is open. Any type of entry that meets the submission criteria below is eligible. Multiple entries welcome.  Submission Criteria • The contest is open to prose works. • Entries can be fiction, non-fiction or creative non-fiction. • Entries must be previously unpublished and not under consideration by any other publication. • Entries must be original and not a translation of a...

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NILSEN LITERARY PRIZE FOR A FIRST NOVEL

NILSEN LITERARY PRIZE FOR A FIRST NOVEL http://www6.semo.edu/universitypress/nilsennovel.htm — $25 ENTRY FEE The competition is to identify and publish completed fiction manuscripts of high literary quality by authors who have not previously published a full-length novel or novella. Submit previously unpublished novels, novellas, and collections of closely linked short stories. Does not accept manuscripts that have been self-published....

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ESQUIRE SHORT SHORT FICTION CONTEST

ESQUIRE SHORT SHORT FICTION CONTEST http://www.esquire.com/promotions/contestandsweeps/fiction-contest — Deadline October 7, 2011. Top ten finalists will receive reimbursement for up to $500 from Aspen Writer’s Foundation for a roundtrip economy plane ticket to New York City from anywhere in the 50 United States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Canada, reimbursement for up to $500 for two nights lodging in New York City to be...

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The Sitcom Mission Writing Competition

The Sitcom Mission Prizes: £5000 script commission from Hat Trick Productions Entry fees: £10 early bird, £15 final deadline Closing date 24 January 2012 (early bird) 31 January 2012 (final deadline) Brief contest details:  Write a 15-minute sitcom episode Visit the website: http://www.sitcommission.com Contact info: info@sitcommission.com

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The FBFT Sports Writing Competition 2012

Entry is free and the deadline for entries is midnight on the 13th May 2012, the last day of the Premier League football season.  Prizes: First place, £50; Second place, £30; Third place, £20 (paid in British Pounds Sterling by bank transfer or PayPal) The FBFT Sports Writing Competition 2012 is open to anyone aged 18 years or older. Entries may be submitted directly through the form on the website –...

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