The Sportswriter Competition 2012 is the first of what we hope to be an annual writing competition that seeks to identify new sportswriting talent. Prizes: First place: £250 Second place: £75 Third place: £25 (paid in British Pounds Sterling by bank transfer, cheque or through PayPal) The entry fee is £3.00, of which £1.00 will be donated to our chosen charity, Cyclists Fighting Cancer (http://cyclistsfc.org.uk/ ). The deadline for entries is...
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Submit a single work of creative nonfiction, with a maximum length of 600 words. The subject should be a story about love—the presence, absence, complications, hesitations, headlong rush into. The best essays will focus on a specific event or experience and explore its larger implications and meanings. Winners will receive publication on the back page of Iris and a two-year subscription. Due Date: November 11th. Entry Fee: $10....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Award winning author and psychotherapist Dr. Joan Blacher will discuss the process of writing mystery novels at the November 8th meeting of the Ventura County Writers Club (Ventura, CA – October 15, 2011) How can a writer make the transition from non-fiction academic writing to fiction? At the November 8th meeting of the Ventura County Writers Club (VCWC), Dr. Joan Blacher will talk about the experiences she went...
FISH FLASH FICTION CONTEST 2012 Judge: Michael Collins. Micheal Collins is the judge of the 2012 Contest. He is the acclaimed author of eight books, including novels and short stories which have been translated into seventeen languages. His work has garnered numerous awards, including Irish Novel of the Year along with being shortlisted for both The Man Booker Prize and Impac Prize. His novel, The Secret Life of E. Robert Pendleton won Breakout...
FISH POETRY CONTEST 2012 Judge: Billy Collins. The ten best poems will be published in the 2012 Fish Anthology. First Prize: €1,000. Second Prize: a week at Anam Cara Writers & Artists Retreat in West Cork’s Beara Peninsula. Word limit: 200. Closes: 30 March 2012. Results announced: 30 April 2012. Entry €14. Critique €30 Visit the...
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