The Center for Literary Publishing at Colorado State University is accepting submissions for the 2011 Colorado Prize for Poetry from October 1 through January 14, 2011. This year’s final judge is Cole Swensen. The prize is given annually for an outstanding book-length collection of poems. The winner will be awarded a $1,500 honorarium and his or her book will be published by the Center. Anyone may submit (with the exception of friends and...
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Established in memory of the late James Knudsen, author, teacher and Creative Writing Workshop Director (2001-2003) at The University of New Orleans, “The James Knudsen Editor’s Prize for Fiction” aims to encourage and celebrate the work of emerging fiction writers. Submissions must be previously unpublished work, no longer than 7500 words. The top prize is $500 and publication. All other entries will be considered for...
The latest competition from Writelink offers prizes of £50 for the winner plus two runners up prizes of £25 and publication on the website. Stories should begin with … “The only thing the children had in common was they’d all disappeared on Christmas Eve … Word count is 1500. Entry fee is £5.00. Last year’s winner and the adjudicator’s report can be read on the website. As entry is limited to 100, writers can register for a place...
Site Name- Xomba.com Contest Name- Time Machine: A Posthumous with a Deceased Musician Description- We’d like you to pick a dead rock star and create a mock interview. Yep, set it up just like a real interview: You ask the questions and make up their answers. Ask anything you like (and answer for them. They won’t mind; they’re dead.) The interview can be serious, humorous, insightful or incendiary. The more inventive, the better. Entries must...
The Strange Circle Magazine showcases the best new dark fiction from around the world. We are currently looking for submissions for our December 2010 issue. The best short story will receive a prize of £50 (payable through PayPal), with the runners up receiving tokens for the excellent FirstWriter writing site. The Strange Circle Magazine is primarily published in electronic formats, including iPhone/iPad applications and secure pdf. Submission...
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