Posts made in September, 2010

Tarpaulin Sky Press: Chapbook Manuscripts poetry, fiction, and cross-genre reading

During the month of September, Tarpaulin Sky Press ( http://www.tarpaulinsky.com ) is reading chapbook manuscripts of poetry, fiction, and cross-genre work. There is no need to query first; simply mail the manuscript according to the directions below.   In addition to publishing both perfect-bound and hand-bound chapbooks, Tarpaulin Sky Press publishes trade paperbacks and a literary journal that appears both online and on paper. Featured in...

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Choose Your Own Adventure Publisher, Chooseco and Online Reading Community Wattpad Partner to Promote YA Fiction

August 30, 2010. Toronto — — Wattpad, the world’s most popular ebook community and Chooseco, publisher of the Choose Your Own Adventure series are pleased to announce a new digital partnership aimed at the Young Adult fiction market featuring Chooseco’s first title aimed at teen girls, “Fabulous Terrible: The Adventures of You”.   As Chooseco expands its offerings for teen girls into the teen marketplace, the company will work with...

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Fiction Writing Contest by Cavewriters.com

Opening date: August 26, 2010 Closing date: September 24, 2010 Short-story winner announcement: October 1, 2010.   Prize: $150 CAD (Canadian Dollars) Featured Author position on Cavewriters.com The top 3 stories will be featured on the site.   Requirements: The fictional short-story must star you as the protagonist. Make it as unrealistic as you want, but it must be coherent. All content must be original. You must be a registered user on...

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Real Simple Magazine’s Life Lessons Essay Contest

Finish this sentence: “I never thought I’d. . .” Have you ever taken a huge, surprising risk? Did you climb a mountain? Go back to school? Get married (again)? Tell us about it: Enter Real Simple’s Third-Annual Life Lessons Essay Contest and you could have your essay published in Real Simple; win round-trip tickets for two to New York City, hotel accommodations for two nights, tickets to a Broadway play, and a lunch with Real Simple editors;...

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Church’s Spicier Spicy Chicken – Song Contest

We love your contest blog and I thought this song contest would be good for your site.  Church’s Chicken is running a song contest and we’d love some popsters, rocksters, rappers, electro and hip hop kids to do a take. Here’s the background. Church’s just launched Spicier Spicy Chicken, and in conjunction we also launched a new website and competition that you might be interested in.  Check out the site at...

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