Posts made in January, 2012

LIBBOO BOUNTY – VACATION AND HOLIDAY MAYHEM WRITING COMPETITION

The competition is called Libboo Bounty – www.libboo.com/bounty The deadline is the 1st March 2012 and the prize is a publishing deal with Libboo and $500 (shared between the successful authors). The theme is short-stories under the category of ‘Holiday & Vacation Mayhem’ – anything that tells the tale of disasters/comedy during a holiday or vacation, and up to 5 stories will be chosen for the book. The publishing deal includes a 50%...

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Colonades Writing Contests (Quarterly)

Colonnade Writing Contest: Open to essays and short stories 10,000 word limit fiction and non-fiction, any genre $12 to enter quarterly winners receive $125 and are eligible for the $600 grand prize of Colonnade Story Of The Year. Deadline is March 31, 2012. Next quarterly deadlines: June 30, 2012; September 30, 2012; December 31, 2012 Details for submission and electronic submission guidelines can be found at:...

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Scare The Dickens Out of Us Ghost Story Writing Contest 2012

Our ghost story writing contest and fundraiser for the Dr. Eugene Clark Library in Lockhart, Texas, has entered its fourth year this 2012. We offer nice cash prizes and trophies for ghost story entries of 5,000 words or less for an entry fee of $20.00 that goes in its entirety to the Friends of the Dr. Eugene Clark Library. First place prize is $1000.00 and a trophy. Second place prize is $500.00 and a ribbon. Third place prize is $250.00 and a...

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Delengua Micro Stories Contest

DELENGUA MICRO STORIES CONTEST WIN A FREE SPANISH COURSE OF 2, 3 OR 4 WEEKS The Spanish school Escuela Delengua in Granada, Spain, celebrates its 15th anniversary (1997-2012). For this reason, and also for celebrating the first anniversary of the UNESCO’s declaration of flamenco culture being part of the intangible heritage of humanity, we would like to announce a micro stories contest. Our Spanish school is situated at the foot of the...

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Last Call! 2012 COLUMBIA: A JOURNAL OF LITERATURE AND ART WRITING CONTEST

2012 COLUMBIA: A JOURNAL OF LITERATURE AND ART WRITING CONTEST NOW OPEN $500 prizes in each genre: fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Plus publication in our landmark 50th issue. [JUDGES] Fiction: Dinaw Mengestu How to Read the Air The New Yorker “20 Under 40” 2010 Nonfiction: Anne Fadiman The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down National Book Critics Circle Award 1997 Poetry: Eileen Myles Inferno: a poet’s novel Lambda Literary Award 2010...

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