Posts made in March, 2009

Winter Story Contest: Narrative Magazine

narrativemagazine.com/node/7668 FINAL WEEK. ENTRY DEADLINE: MARCH 31. The contest is open to short shorts, short stories, essays, memoirs, all forms of literary nonfiction, and excerpts from longer works of both fiction and nonfiction. $3,000 First Prize $1,500 Second Prize $750 Third Prize Ten finalists receive $100 each. All entries will be considered for publication.

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Redbook and Adams Media Silver Lining Contest

www.cupofcomfort.com/contestrules Current times got you down? Who couldn’t use a Cup of Comfort to make it through? Share what you do when the going gets rough and inspire others. Enter to win $1,000 for your Silver LiningStory – brought to you by REDBOOK and Adams Media To enter the Silver Linings Contest, write a 1,000- to 2,000-word personal essay about finding comfort in today’s tough times. By entering the contest, you represent and...

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Hip Mama Fiction Contest

hipmamazine.com/fictioncontest.html (go to this URL to pay entry fee online) It’s time to make something up! ~~~ For all of you beautiful liars out there- Hip Mama is gonna be breaking some fresh ground and doing a Short Story Contest judged by Kerlin Richter and Ariel Gore. First Prize is $100, your Short Story as the feature in issue 44, the Creativity issue, along with a profile and picture of your brilliant self, AND a Lifetime...

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Room Magazine Annual 2009 Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Non-fiction Contest

www.roommagazine.com/news.html#contest2009 It’s that time of year again—sharpen your pencils or fire up your laptop and send us your fiction, poetry, or creative non-fiction contest entries. Deadline: Entries must be postmarked no later than June 15, 2009. Entry Fee: $27 per entry (includes a complimentary one-year subscription to Room). Payment by cheque or money order made out to Room. Non-Canadian entries: $39 Canadian dollars Prizes:...

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EVENT Non-Fiction Contest 2009

event.douglas.bc.ca/community/event-magazine/contestdetails.html $1,500 Three winners will each receive $500 plus payment for publication in Event 38/3. Other manuscripts may be published. Final Judge: John Burns John Burns is executive editor of Vancouver magazine. Previously, he was managing editor and books editor of the Georgia Straight. He has worked as an editor, reporter, and freelance reviewer and broadcaster, and is currently working...

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