Posts made in November, 2011

Script Pipeline Writing Competitions

Script Pipeline, a screenwriting resource company for writers and industry is now accepting entries in our Screenwriting / TV Writing and Movie Idea competitions.   We’re in our 10th year for the Screenwriting Contest, and have had a ton of success stories in the past few months alone: Robert De Niro is starring in a screenplay that won our competition, numerous writers have signed with agencies and managers, and a former contest winner...

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Call for submissions: Switchback Flash Contest – November prompt

Each month SWITCHBACK will provide a prompt and we want you to send us your best work inspired by that prompt. The winning entry as decided by our editors will be featured on SWITCHBACK. The November prompt is: “Nobody ever knows anything for a fact.” • Contest submissions can be poetry, fiction, nonfiction, or even art. • Submissions must be 500 words or under. • Please send us only one submission per prompt. • Please submit only...

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Details Deadline: November 30 Fee: Free It’s November again, and of course that means that everyone’s going to be busy with NaNoWriMo! For those of you who’ve never heard of it, NaNoWriMo is a free challenge where writers try to start and finish a 50,000 word novel in the month of November. It’s a big challenge, but a fun one too. Thousands of writers from around the world participate—and you should too! Since so many...

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PUB POET COMP TO WRITE VERSE FIT FOR A POET LAUREATE

Country pub restaurant collection, Vintage Inns, is on the lookout for budding and undiscovered poets in a national competition backed by former Poet Laureate Sir Andrew Motion. The competition is running from Mon 17th Oct to Mon 5th Dec and contributors are being invited to co-author an eight-line poem inspired by Sir Andrew’s work on Vintage Inns’ latest national press campaign, which honours the Great British rural pub. He was born into a...

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Abrendal Austin National Writing Contest for poetry, short stories, or essays

Open for Submissions! To know more about Abrendal and her award-winning books visit www.blackpennypress.com Be creative, exciting, funny, truthful, make us laugh/cry, and make us love your story, essay, or poem. All writing entries will be judged by a panel of undisclosed writing and publishing experts. Each category will have 1st place, 2nd place, and 2 honorable mentions. 1st Place: $500 2nd Place: $250 2 Honorable Mentions from BPP Once the...

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