Welcome to the 12th Year of Scriptapalooza’s Television Writing Competition! Our intention is to open doors for the aspiring television. There are four categories you can submit to, which include 1 hour existing shows, 1/2 hour existing sitcom, original pilots and reality shows. The participants we have chosen to read the winning scripts are from established product companies. Whether you are already an aspiring television writer or a...

The Sylvia K. Burack Writing Award is a writing contest for high school students in grades 11 and 12 in the U.S. and Canada. The award is made in memory of Sylvia K. Burack, longtime editor and publisher of The Writer. Burack was known for her dedication to helping writers and editors. The winning writer will receive: • $500 • Publication in The Writer magazine and on WriterMag.com • A one-year subscription to The Writer • A copy of the Gotham...

At Suvudu, we’re aware that getting your work into the hands of a professional editor can be a major hurdle in the road to publication. Many New York publishers do not accept submissions except from literary agents. That’s why we’re making available this limited opportunity to put your best manuscript of  science fiction, fantasy, horror, or paranormal romance into consideration by the Del Rey/Spectra staff. Del Rey/Spectra through Suvudu will...

Is your work ready to reach a wider readership? If so, then we invite you to enter The Writer 2011 Short-Story Contest.   We’re looking for original fiction on any theme that is brilliant, bold, and concise (no more than 2,000 words). We’re offering great prizes and great exposure for your work, including publication in The Writer.  What are you waiting for? Submit your entry today!   PRIZES First Place: $1,000; publication, along...

We’re accepting General Fiction and Young Adult Fiction entries through February 6, 2011. Enter now. The 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest: Submit Your Novel Amazon.com, along with Penguin Group (USA) and CreateSpace, is pleased to announce the fourth annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest, the international competition seeking the next popular novel. The competition will once again award two grand prizes: one for...

The Pinch Literary Awards   A prize of $1,000 and publication in the award-winning Pinch literary journal is given annually for a single poem; Jeffrey McDaniel will judge this year. A prize of $1,500 and publication in the Pinch is given annually for a short story; Rick Bass will judge. Submit up to three poems or a story of up to 5,000 words with a $20 entry fee ($10 for each additional entry), which includes a one-year subscription to the...

$2,500 Awaits Winners of Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition Writers of short fiction are encouraged to enter the 2011 Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition. The competition has a thirty-year history of literary excellence, and its organizers are dedicated to enthusiastically supporting the efforts and talent of emerging writers of short fiction whose voices have yet to be heard. Lorian Hemingway, granddaughter of Nobel laureate Ernest...