Posts made in April, 2014

NEXT ACT! New Play Summit 3 Call for Entries

Submissions are now being accepted for Capital Repertory Theatre’s Third Annual NEXT ACT! New Play Summit! NEXT ACT! is an expansion of Capital Repertory Theatre’s commitment to the development of new work, and is designed to complement the Upper Hudson Valley’s recent and future growth explosion in the fields of research and technology. The summit will directly reflect the theatre’s mission, “to create meaningful theatre generated from an...

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International Children’s Story Competition 2014 Are you the next star of children’s literature?

Find out by entering this year’s international children’s story competition run by Inclusive Works, Kazdu and Clavis Publishers! The theme of the 2014 competition is “Grandad, grandma and I in our multicultural society”. Submit your story for children aged 1-3 years or 4-6 years no later than 31 August 2014. The two winning stories will be published as illustrated children’s books in both Dutch and English by Clavis Publishers. Who can...

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GREAT BLUE HERON POETRY CONTEST & SHELDON CURRIE FICTION PRIZE

GREAT BLUE HERON POETRY CONTEST & SHELDON CURRIE FICTION PRIZE $2,400 in Prizes! Deadlines: Fiction entries must be postmarked by May 30, 2014  Poetry must be postmarked by June 30, 2014  Guidelines: Previously published works, works accepted for publication or simultaneous submissions are ineligible. No electronic submissions, please. Fiction entries must be typed, double-spaced, one side of page only – poetry must be single-spaced....

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Last Call! THE GASSNER PLAYWRITING AWARD

THE GASSNER PLAYWRITING AWARD — $10 ENTRY FEE. Two cash prizes will be awarded: First Prize of $1,000, and Second Prize of $500. The judges may withhold prizes if in their opinion no play merits the award. Only full-length scripts are accepted. Deadline April 15, 2014. The competition is open to all playwrights. Submissions must be new full-length plays. Musicals will not be considered. Visit the website: ...

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Two Sylvias Poetry Prize

TWO SYLVIAS PRIZE  — $15 ENTRY FEE. Winner receives his or her chapbook published as both print and ebook; 20 copies of the print version for the winner; $250 prize; and an amethyst depression-glass trophy cup (circa 1930’s). Submit 17-24 pages of poetry. Deadline June 16, 2014. Visit the website:  http://twosylviaspress.com/chapbook-prize.html  

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