Posts made in January, 2012

Great News! ANA Alliance for Family Entertainment First Annual Writing Contest Winner Announcement

To Whom This May Concern at Writing Contests, I’m following up on behalf of the ANA Alliance for Family Entertainment (AFE) regarding their first annual writing contest, which you covered here last October. There were so many great submissions and so the final winner did not get announced until this week. Megan Angelo, a journalist and aspiring screenwriter, took home the winning prize of $5,000 plus the opportunity to be mentored by TV icon...

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Dying Matters: Final Chapters Writing Competition

Talking and reading about other people’s childhoods, sadness, happiness and aspirations can help us to cope with our own ups and downs, but shared experience is seldom there to support us when our life is nearing its end or when people close to us are dying. This is why the Dying Matters Coalition is running a new creative writing competition about dying, death and bereavement. Anyone touched by dying, whether directly or as a relative, friend,...

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Sky Arts Ignition: Futures Fund Application – (round two) – £30,000 for citizens or 5 year residents of UK or Ireland

Sky Arts is offering five young artists £30,000 each to fund their work for a full year as part of the Sky Arts Ignition: Futures Fund – in association with IdeasTap. We’ve just announced the two winners of round one, and now we’re on the lookout for three more talented artists to fund. Sky Arts recognises that there’s an incredible amount of young talent in the arts today, but finding a way to get your work made is an ever-present challenge....

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BIFF BAM POP! ANNOUNCES OPEN CALL FOR SHORT HORROR/THRILLER/SUSPENSE ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSIONS

Now accepting submissions for the inaugural BIFF BAM POP! Short Story Anthology. January 24, 2012, Toronto, ON – Writers of horror, thriller and suspense… take note! The publishing team at BIFF BAM POP! has announced an open call for submissions to be considered for their Short Story Anthology. With the success of last year’s Biff Bam Boo comics collection, pop-culture outlet BIFF BAM POP!  has issued an open call for submissions to this...

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The Wassaic Project 2012 Summer Residency Program: Invites Writers, Musicians and Artists to Apply

The Wassaic Project invites all writers, musicians, and artists to apply! Applications for our 2012 Summer Residency Program are now online. APPLY HERE!   Deadline February 14th, 2012 11:59pm   Our Summer Residency runs from May 2nd-Oct 31st, 2012. We are open to one-six month proposals.   Artists will receive an adaptable raw studio space in the historic livestock barn. All studios are roughly 300 square feet. Artists will have...

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