Posts made in September, 2011

2012 William Van Dyke Short Story Prize

RUMINATE Magazine is currently accepting entries for the 2012 William Van Dyke Short Story Prize. $1000 will be awarded to the winner and publication in the Spring 2012 Issue will be awarded to both the winning and runner-up stories. The winning story from the 2011 contest, selected by author Leif Enger, appears in Issue 19 of Ruminate. 2009’s winning story, selected by author Bret Lott, was awarded a notable mention in the Best American...

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LuckyCinda Publishing First Annual California Fiction Writers Book Challenge

California Book Contest LuckyCinda Publishing is pleased to announce its First Annual California Fiction Writers Book Challenge where authors have a chance to win either a Nook or Kindle plus a one-hour book marketing consultation, and other great prizes … (more) DEADLINE: 10-31-2011 PRIZES: Nook or Kindle, one-hour book marketing consultation with expert, autographed award-winning novel and more ENTRY FEE: $50.00. For more info visit:...

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Project 52 Creative Writing Contest

Welcome to Project 52, a creative writing contest wherein participants are challenged to write a piece a week for an entire year. This should be an interesting experiment and I hope that many people will join me in creating. CONTEST: Starting on Sunday, November 13th at midnight (central time), all participants will receive an email from my stating the theme or prompt for the week. The participants will then have until 11:59 p.m. (again,...

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TWISTED AMERICANA SHORT STORY WRITING COMPETITION

PJM Publishing are proud to announce their Twisted Americana Short Story Writing Competition. Entry is free and the winning entries will feature in a paperback compilation next year. Submissions close January 28th 2012 Full details can be found at: http://www.pjmpublishing.com/competition.html

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The Splinter Generation – Call for Submissions

The Splinter Generation – Call for Submissions: Open Reading from October 1-December 1 The Splinter Generation, a literary journal for and about people born between 1973 and 1993, has begun its next reading period and is now accepting submissions for creative nonfiction, fiction and poetry from October 1-December 1. And now new, Do Talk to Strangers, our new interview series will be taking submissions into the new year. You can read all...

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