Posts made in February, 2012

Somewhere Sometime… Short Story Contest

Name of contest: Somewhere Sometime Brief description of what is to be submitted: Writers can submit their real life anecdotes, experiences, and imaginations, fictional ideas in the form of a Short Story of maximum 3000 words in English or Hindi. The condition is that there should be a Twist in the story. Awards: Winner gets Kindle 3G,  1st Runner up gets Apple iPod and 2nd Runner Up gets cash prize of  Rs. 2,500/ $ 50 or Amazon.com coupons for...

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1st ScienceThrillers SciWithFi Creative Writing Contest

Deadline: June 30, 2012 Prizes: $100, $50, $25 Entry fee: $5 Submit any work of fiction (short story, poetry, fable, graphic novel) that contains accurate scientific content and is suitable for a youth audience (grades 4-12). Maximum length: 4000 words.  No minimum. Link: http://www.sciencethrillers.com/2012/sci-with-fi-writing-contest-cash-prizes/

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2012 Anderbo Self-Published Book Award

2012 Anderbo Self-Published Book Award Deadline October 15th, 2012 http://www.anderbo.com/anderbo1/anderselfpubbookaward2012.html anderbo.com For a Self-Published Book (Fiction or Nonfiction) One Winner will receive: $500 cash Announcement on the Anderbo web site Publication of a book-excerpt on anderbo.com Judged by Rick Rofihe Rick Rofihe is the author of FATHER MUST, a collection of short stories published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. His...

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Marco Polo Arts Mag: call for submissions

Special Calls for Submissions Please note: No queries necessary for the following calls. 100 x 500 Marco Polo seeks creative nonfiction and will publish the best 100 entries. Your nonfiction must be no longer or shorter than 500 words, title excluded. Break out of the mold and surprise us and yourself. Top prize winner will receive a hardcover edition of Under The Big Black Sun: California Art 1974-1981, a journal, and a film on DVD, probably...

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The New Guard 2012 Contests

Our 2012 contests will run from March 1-June18, 2012. Entries are $15. KNIGHTVILLE POETRY CONTEST: $1,000 for an exceptional work of narrative and/or experimental poetry. Three poems per entry. Up to 300 lines per poem. Judged by National Poetry Series winner JEANNE MARIE BEAUMONT. MACHIGONNE FICTION CONTEST: $1,000 for an exceptional work of literary and/or experimental fiction. Submit up to 7,500 words: anything from flash to the long story....

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