Posts made in May, 2013

Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival – Poetry Contest

Former US Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky will judge the 4th Annual Poetry Contest. A prize of $1,000 and publication in Louisiana Cultural Vistas is given annually for a group of poems. The winner will also be invited to give a reading at the 2014 Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival. Poets who have not yet published a poetry collection may submit two to four poems totaling no more than 400 lines with a $20 entry fee by August 15,...

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The AWW “Good Read” Fiction Book Competition

Contact: www.awomanswrite.com Prize: $500 Entry fee $40 includes a thorough, thoughtful critique, and the option to resubmit during the same contest period. The Good Read competition is for novels written by women 18 or older in English. Send 75 pages, a query letter and a two-page synopsis. Contest begins January 1 annually, and closes November 30 annually. We are more interested in a good story well told and a point well made than in attempts...

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The 2013 Autumn House Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction Contests

The 2013 Autumn House Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction Contests Naomi Shihab Nye, Poetry Judge Kathleen George, Fiction Judge Phillip Lopate, Nonfiction Judge Scroll down for separate contest guidelines for each genre. Guidelines for the 2013 Autumn House Poetry Contest Since 2003, the annual Autumn House Poetry Contest has awarded publication of a full-length manuscript and $2,500 to the winner. For the 2013 contest, the preliminary judge is...

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Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is now accepting entries!

Normal 0 The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who loves expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful art of poetry or writing a story that is worth telling everyone! And welcome to all having the ability to dream… Write a poem or short story for a chance to win cash prizes. All works must be original. http://www.dreamquestone.com Guidelines: Write a poem, thirty lines or fewer on any subject,...

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2013 Red Hen Press Short Story Award

  For publication in the Los Angeles Review     $1000 Award Deadline: June 30, 2013 Final Judge: Ron Carlson The winner of the 2013 Red Hen Press Short Story Award will be announced in 2014 Established in 2001, in celebration of the new century and a new tradition of literature, this award is for an original short story with a maximum of 25 pages. Submission is open to all writers and themes. Award is $1000 and publication of the awarded...

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