Fiction Contests

BR Fifteenth Annual Short-Story Contest

Deadline: October 1, 2007 Judge: Chris Abani First Prize: $1,500 http://bostonreview.net/contests.html Complete guidelines: The winning author will receive $1,500 and have his or her work published in the May/June 2008 issue of Boston Review. Stories should not exceed 4,000 words and must be previously unpublished. Manuscripts should be submitted with a cover note listing the author’s name, address, and phone number; names should not...

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Missouri Review Audio Competition

AUDIO COMPETITION GUIDELINES The Missouri Review invites all writers and writers/producers to participate in our 2007 Audio Competition. We have categories suitable for all kinds of writers. Voice-Only Literature. If you have a short story, a piece of creative nonfiction, or poetry that you think worthy of recording, enter this category. Pieces in this category are author-read and will not contain other tracks of sound (no music beds or sound...

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The Earth Vision nature writing contest 2007

short fiction, creative non-fiction, or poetic prose www.evbooks.net/contest.htm First Prize $600 and elegibility to co-write a future EV work. Entries are now invited for the EV nature writing contest. Only winners will be notified and entries will not be acknowledged or returned. The deadline for receipt of entries is October 15, 2007.

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Red Hen Press Short Story Award

Award: $1000 Deadline: June 30, 2007 postmark Type: Short Fiction Award Limit: 25 pages max Fee: $15.00 per entry Status: Accepting Submissions Established in 2001, in celebration of the new century and a new tradition of literature, this award is for an short story with a maximum of 25 pages. Awarded story is selected through an annual submission process which is open to all writers and themes. Award is $1000 and publication of the awarded...

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New Millennium Writings

Awards & Contests: New Millennium Writings $4,000 in Prizes, plus publication in NMW and on the Web at www.NewMillenniumWritings.com $1,000 for best Story; $1,000 for best Poem; $1,000 best Nonfiction (Nonfiction includes humor, memoir, creative nonfiction, travel, opinion, essay, interview, features, investigative reporting, etc.) Plus, $1,000 for best Short Short Fiction (1,000-word limit) Winners of NMW Awards are showcased along with...

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11TH Annual SHORT FICTION CONTEST

www.all-story.com/contests.cgi Judged by: Joyce Carol Oates First prize: $1,000 Second prize: $500 Third prize: $250 The winner and seven finalists will be considered for representation by the William Morris Agency, ICM, Regal Literary, the Elaine Markson Literary Agency, Inkwell Management, Sterling Lord Literistic, and the Georges Borchardt Literary Agency. The winning story will be published at this website as a special online supplement to...

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