Posts made in February, 2014

RESIDENCY FOR AFRICAN WOMEN WRITERS

FEMRITE is calling for submissions for the 6th Residency for African Women Writers, which will be co-hosted with the Swedish literary magazine Karavan, in October 2014. The 10-Day Writing Residency aims to give women writers space to reflect on their writing, connect with one another, read each others’ manuscripts and give feedback, interact with established writers and build literary bridges across cultures of the continent. The residency is...

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THE WRITERS’ UNION OF CANADA SHORT PROSE COMPETITION

Attention: Eligible Writers must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants. $29 ENTRY FEE. Winner and finalists will have their stories submitted to three Canadian magazine publishers for consideration. Deadline: postmarked March 1, 2014. All writers must not have been published in book format, in any genre and not have a contract with a book publisher. Eligible entries nonfiction and fiction prose; up to 2,500 words, English language. Visit...

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STAR SHORT STORY CONTEST

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/01/04/star_short_story_contest_seeks_entries.html# — NO ENTRY FEE. A first prize of $5,000 plus tuition for the 30-week creative writing correspondence program at the Humber School for Writers valued at $3,000. Deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. February 28, 2014. Second prize is $2,000 while third is $1,000. Open to Ontario residents 16 and older, submissions can be on any topic, but must be...

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DORIS BETTS FICTION PRIZE

$10-$20 ENTRY FEE. The Doris Betts Fiction Prize awards the first-prize winner $250 and publication in the North Carolina Literary Review. Finalists will also be considered for publication in the NCLR. Deadline: February 15, 2014. The competition is open to any writer who is a legal resident of North Carolina or a member of the North Carolina Writers’Network. North Carolina Literary Review subscribers with North Carolina connections (lives or...

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NELLIGAN PRIZE FOR SHORT FICTION

NELLIGAN PRIZE FOR SHORT FICTION https://nelliganprize.submittable.com/submit — $17 ENTRY FEE. $2,000 will be awarded for the best short story, which will be published in the fall/winter 2014 issue of Colorado Review. Deadline March 15, 2014. There are no theme restrictions, but stories must be under 50 pages. Visit the website for details:...

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