The March 31 deadline for entry in the Press 53 Open Awards is approaching. www.Press53.com 8 Categories (Poetry, Flash Fiction, Short-Short Story, Short Story, Genre Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Novella, and Young Writers (13-17). 8 Industry-Professional Judges 8 Personalized Etched-Glass Awards 17 Opportunities for Publication in the Press 53 Open Awards Anthology Complete guidelines for entry are at...
Poetry Contests
Three prizes of $200, $100, $50, three honorable mentions and publication in 2010 Bloodroot Literary Magazine edition. www.bloodrootlm.com/contest.html CONTEST GUIDELINES: * The competition is open to any poet who writes in English. * Manuscripts should be typewritten or computer-printed on white 8-1/2″ X 11″ paper. * We can only accept hard copies. * Electronic submissions will not be accepted. * Submit original, unpublished, free...
$3000 and publication through the University of Nebraska Press for one book of short fiction and one book of poetry. One runner-up in each category will receive a $1000 prize. Dates: Submissions will be accepted between January 15 and March 16, 2009 (postmark) What to send: Full manuscript (the author’s name should not appear on the manuscript) Two cover pages: one listing only the title of the manuscript, and the other listing the title,...
www.dylandays.com/writers.htm (go to this URL to enter contest) The Dylan Days Creative Writing contest is issuing its 2009 call for entries. The annual contest based in Bob Dylan’s hometown includes poetry, short fiction and our wildly successful new one-act play category. The deadline is 11:59 p.m., March 15, 2009. Poetry and Short fiction will be accepted through an online entry system. One act plays are accepted only through the mail....
www.ohiou.edu/nor/submis.htm New Ohio Review is asking for new work to be considered for the NOR Prize in Fiction and Poetry to be judged by Peter Ho Davies and Philip Levine. In May 2009 we will announce the two winners on our website, one in each of the two genres. They will each receive $2,000, and their work will be published in NOR6, our Fall 2009 issue. The entry fee of $20 (check or money order payable to New Ohio Review) includes a...
Follow in the footsteps of Homer, Virgil, Longfellow, and others by crafting an Epic poem! Epics are long narrative poems conforming to a certain style (see the Scribophile contest page for full details). Any subject or theme is OK with us–let your imagination run wild! Entries will be accepted through April 30, 2009; 1st prize is an epic $100 Amazon.com gift card, 2nd is a $50 gift card, and entry is free! Details are available at...
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