Posts made in February, 2009

Press 53 Open Awards

Entry Deadline March 31 Eight Categories (Poetry, Flash Fiction, Short-Short Story, Short Story, Genre Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Novella, Young Writers) Eight Industry-Professional Judges Eight Personalized Etched-Glass Awards 17 Opportunities for publication in the second annual Press 53 Open Awards Anthology Complete details online at www.Press53.com.

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100 Words or Fewer 2nd Contest

100wordsorfewerwritingcontest.com “We welcome any fiction of 100 words or fewer that will make us shiver. It can be whimsy, allegory, mystery, romance, fable,humor, love, fantasy, even horror. “First Prize is $500, Second Prize is $200, Third Prize is $100.The three authors and their stories will be presented on the website, accompanied by explanations by the Final Judge regarding the choices. Twenty authors will receive Honorable...

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Potomac Review Announces the Return of the Annual Fiction Contest

www.montgomerycollege.edu/potomacreview/fiction_contestad.html 1st Prize: $1,000 2nd Prize: $250 Submission Guidelines: Send 1 story (up to 15 pgs), along with $20 reading fee payable to Potomac Review. All entrants will receive a one-year (2 issues) subscription. Put author’s name and address on the cover letter only. Include a cover letter (including complete contact info, brief bio, and name of story), and a self-addressed stamped envelope...

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The 2009 International Reginald Shepherd Memorial Poetry Prize

Knockout recently established a new poetry contest, the 2009 International Reginald Shepherd Memorial Poetry Prize, to honor the life and work of highly acclaimed poet Reginald Shepherd, who left us on September 10, 2008. For more information on Reginald Shepherd’s work, visit his blog at reginaldshepherd.blogspot.com. One of Shepherd’s previously unpublished poems will appear in Knockout #2. Here is the essential contest...

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: THE FREE ISSUE of Tea Party

www.teapartymagazine.com/pages/call-for-submissions-submission-guidelines.html TEA PARTY magazine (www.teapartymagazine.com) seeks submissions of fiction, poetry, photography, visual art, comics, interviews, and feature articles for its upcoming issue #18, to be published in June 2009. Our theme for Issue #18 is THE FREE ISSUE. What does FREE mean to you? How does FREE speak to our investment as individuals and as communities, and what meaning...

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