Call for Submissions

Camp Trip Article Competition

We are looking for people who are interested in sharing their camping tips & tricks, advice, expertise or experience . The article can cover any topic on camping, be from anywhere around the world and does not have to be recent. Articles will be judged on their quality and use of helpful information. Please share with us what you’ve learned about camping that makes it a more enjoyable or exciting experience. And What’s in it For Me?...

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Creative Writers’ Circle Short Story Contest

     Write a short story based off of the prompt given on our website & e-mail it to us for a chance to win great cash and merchandise prizes – no strings attached!  Submission Deadline:  September 31, 2010   Word Limit:  3,500   Prizes:            First Place: $50 cash, plus merchandise from our sponsor            Second Place: $25 cash, plus merchandise from our sponsor   Winner Announced: October 15, 2010  See our website for the...

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FORMER BOOKER PRIZE JUDGE PROPOSES WRITING CONTEST ON TWITTER

September 8, 2010, New York): Master storyteller and former Booker Prize judge Frank Delaney (www.frankdelaney.com, http://twitter.com/fdbytheword) is launching his second Twitter Writing Challenge on Monday, September 13: write the best, most arresting simile you can in 140 characters or less. “Similes add flavor and clarity; they fix an image in the reader’s mind. A good simile in a passage of writing is like a raisin in a cake...

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Gemini Magazine Poetry Open

Gemini Magazine is pleased to announce the Poetry Open, a competition with absolutely no restrictions on content, length or type of poetry. Grand prize is $1,000. Second and third place win $100 and $50, and there will also be three honorable mentions.   All six finalists will be published in the February 2011 issue of Gemini.   Entry fee: $5 for up to three poems. Deadline: December 31, 2010.  Full details at...

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Avery: An Anthology of New Fiction’s annual Small Spaces Fiction Prize

This year’s guest judge is Junot Diaz.  Submit a short story up to 30 double-spaced pages in length. Only submit through our Submishmash submissions manager, a link to which can be found on our website: www.averyanthology.org. Submissions must be previously unpublished. Entry fee: $10. Winner to receive $300 and publication in Avery 7. All submissions will be considered for publication. Visit the website for details:...

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Last Call for Entries: LIT FEST MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER CONTESTS

www.litfestmagazine.com All SEPTEMBER contests begins SEPTEMBER 3, 2010 and end SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 at 5pm EST. Email editor@litfestmagazine.com to submit to contests. ARTICLE CONTEST: SEND US AN ORIGINAL ARTICLE ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL BOOKSTORE. AT LIT FEST WE ARE BIG FANS OF THE INDEPENDENT BOOK SHOP. TOP FOUR WILL BE FEATURED ON LIT FEST IN OCTOBER, ONE EACH WEEK. HORROR STORY: WRITE US A 1,500 word horror story. The top four will appear...

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