Posts made in January, 2011

RUMINATE Magazine Non-Fiction Contest

RUMINATE Magazine has a new exciting contest opportunity. Would you mind passing the information along? “Ruminate is thrilled to announce our first annual Ruminate Nonfiction Prize. The first place story will win a $500 prize and the runner-up will win a $50 prize. The entry deadline is February 1st, 2011 and the finalist judge is award-winning author, Al Haley. (Haley is the published author of Home Ground: Stories of Two Families and...

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Gemini Magazine Jan. Issue/Short Story Contest

We invite you to check out the January 2011 issue of Gemini Magazine www.gemini-magazine.com:   FICTION – Tough times force a young family to live without electricity in “The Essentials” by debut writer C Anneli Oliver. – “The Man Who Stole a Nickel”: a tightly written thriller by Michael A. Kechula. – “About a Boy” by Judith Mercado: a woman regrets choosing lifestyle over children. –...

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OPEN READING INVITATION: Call for Submissions

OPEN READING INVITATION The Outlaw: Trespass, Disfigurement, Domestication A Critical and Creative Graduate Student Conference April 1-2, 2010 University at Albany, SUNY, Downtown Campus Hosted by the University at Albany, SUNY English Graduate Student Organization Contact email: egsoalbany@gmail.com Keynote speakers: Doug Rice, author of A Good Cuntboy is Hard to Find, Skin Prayer: Fragments of Abject Memory (Eraserhead Press, 2002), and Blood...

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Second Annual Spirit First Poetry Contest

Second Annual Spirit First Poetry Contest    Deadline: January 31, 2011 First Prize: $175 Second Prize: $125 Third Prize: $75 Special Category—Spoken Poem Prize: $75   Complete guidelines:   Spirit First is pleased to announce its second annual meditation poetry contest. Poetry submissions may be of any length and any style but must have a theme of meditation, mindfulness, stillness, or silence. Poems may reflect any discipline, any faith, or...

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Eternally Yours Romance Novel Contest

Eternally Yours Romance Novel Contest TAG Publishing is looking for the next great romance! Our contest seeks the best unpublished work in 6 different areas of romantic fiction and will award a top prize of $450 to the Best of Show and prizes of $75, $50, and $25 to first, second and third place in each category. Upon completion of the contest and after all prizes are awarded, full manuscripts may be requested by TAG Publishing from some or all...

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