Posts made in November, 2012

The New Jersey Second Amendment Society’s (NJ2AS) First High-School Essay Writing Contest

 The New Jersey Second Amendment Society (NJ2AS) is holding its first high school essay writing contest. Beginning November 1st, high school students are invited to submit an essay up to 500 words about the Second Amendment. Inspired by the recent surge in firearm ownership throughout NJ the New Jersey Second Amendment Society created this contest to help students explore their belief and understandings about the second amendment to the US...

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Balcones Fiction Prize

For the third year, Austin Community College will award $1,500 to the best book of literary fiction published in 2012. DEADLINE: Jan. 31, 2013 Traditionally the winner is flown to Austin for a campus reading. Books of prose may be submitted by author or publisher; send three copies; books must bear a publication date between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012. The reading fee is $30. The nomination form can be found here:...

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Switchback Publication is now accepting submissions for issue #17 – Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction and Art

Switchback, a publication of the MFA Program at the University of San Francisco, is now accepting submissions for issue 17. Switchback publish only the very best fiction, poetry, nonfiction and art and appears both online and in ebook format. For issue 17, an Editor’s Prize will be awarded in the amount of $200.00 to the submission best addressing the issue theme (Broken). Additional prizes in the amount of $75.00 and $50.00 respectively...

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The Dzanc Books/ Guernica International Literature Award

The Dzanc Books/ Guernica International Literature Award is granted yearly to the best fiction, poetry, or non-fiction that broadens the scope of North American fiction beyond the boundaries of North America. Any work with a global bent is welcome. The winning piece will be published in Guernica, one of the best literary and cultural magazines on the web, and the winner will receive a full scholarship (airfare, tuition and lodgings) to the...

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Fourth Annual Spirit First Poetry Contest (No Entry Fees)

Fourth Annual Spirit First Poetry Contest Deadline: January 31, 2013 Accepted Themes: Meditation, Mindfulness, Silence, or Stillness First Prize: $175 Second Prize: $125 Third Prize: $75 NO ENTRY FEES to enter! Complete guidelines: Spirit First is pleased to announce its fourth annual meditation poetry contest. Poetry submissions may be of any length and any style but must have a theme of meditation, mindfulness, stillness, or silence. Poems...

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