Posts made in September, 2013

Mookychick.co.uk – FEMFLASH 2013 Flash Fiction Competition

Stories and poems of up to 200 words on the theme of feminism. Judges: Authors Kirsty Logan and Kaite Welsh, and For Books’ Sake Founder Jane Bradley: Prizes: £50, £25, £25 and a one year digital subscription to BUST Magazine 10 finalists will be chosen for online publication with a link to their blog or website. Free entry. Global entries welcome. Closing date: 26 October 2013 URL for entries:...

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Call for Submissions! The Landing Theatre Company: New American Voices 2014 Play Reading Series – Playwriting Festival

Submissions will be accepted September 1st through October 31st, 2013.Play Submissions The Landing Theatre Company and Wordsmyth Theater Company are now accepting ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­full-length plays for ­­­­­­­­­­­­the 2014 New American Play Reading Series in Houston, Texas. Four plays will be selected for staged readings during the Landing Theatre Company’s Spring Festival. Selected playwrights must attend the readings. Playwrights must...

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Theatre InspiraTO’s Playwriting Contest

Canada’s Largest Ten-Minute Play Festival: www.inspiratofestival.ca The InspiraTO Theatre Festival, now entering its 9 th season, has produced 134 ten-minute plays to date. Each season over 100 theatre artists participate in Canada’s largest ten-minute play festival. InspiraTO’s Ten-Minute Playwriting Contest is open to everyone without age or geographic restriction. You can only submit one play.  There is no submission fee.   ...

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Announcing NASA’s 2013 Edition of the Cassini Scientist for a Day Essay Contest

The Cassini spacecraft launched in October 1997 and has been orbiting Saturn since 2004. The 2013 Cassini Scientist for a Day Essay Contest is open to students in grades 5-12.  Essays must be under 500 words.   There are three essay topics to choose from:  1.  Saturn’s moon, Iapetus 2.  Saturn’s moon, Dione 3.  Saturn Students choose one of these topics and write an essay about why they think this image should be taken by the...

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Dark Tales Quarterly Short Story Contest

Original, unpublished horror and science fiction of up to 5000 words is welcome for our recently re-launched competition. You can enter online if you are outside the UK and email your work.   Prizes in US dollars are $387, $155 and $77, plus publication in our high-quality anthology.   The entry fee is $8, $16 if you would like a tick-sheet critique, $32 if you would like a critique and edit.   Find us at www.darktales.co.uk along with complete...

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