Fiction Contests

Carolyn A. Klepper Youth Fiction Writing Contest

Deadline: Sunday, September 1, 2013 Categories: Fiction Entry Fees: $20.00 Prizes: $500.00 award and plaque Description: Contest open to youth age 17 and younger. Any topic is acceptable. 4,000 maximum word count. Submit manuscript and entry fee at www.mustanglibrary.org. Click on “Friends of the Library” link. Contact Information: FriendsWriting@ymail.com or   Tel.# 405-376-2226  Website:...

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Bard Fiction Prize

Deadline: Monday, July 1, 2013 Categories: Fiction Entry Fees: None Prizes: Monetary award and writer-in-residence appointment for one semester at Bard College. Description Offered to encourage and support young fiction writes, the prize is open to American citizens age 39 or younger at the time of application. Requires the applicant to submit a published book that shows their best work. Contact Information Bard Fiction Prize, Bard College,...

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Shirley You Jest! Book Awards

Deadline: Monday, July 22, 2013 Categories Fiction, Nonfiction Entry Fees $50 per entry Prizes First and second place fiction and non-fiction winners receive interviews, reviews, special blog promos and social media mentions from SYJ! sponsors. Description Shirley You Jest! Book Awards honors books by self-published and traditionally published indie authors that “deliver the funny” in the categories of fiction and non-fiction. E-book and print...

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Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival ONE-ACT CONTEST & FICTION CONTEST

Our One-act competition is now accepting submissions. The Grand Prize includes a staged reading at the next festival, $1,500, VIP All-Access Festival pass for two years, and publication in Bayou. Additionally, there will be a full production of the winners work at the Festival the following year. The University of New Orleans Creative Writing Workshop and the Department of Film, Theatre, and Communication Arts will judge our 28th Annual One-Act...

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INKTEARS FLASH FICTION COMPETITION 2013

Now open for entries. Age 18+  Closing date 31 July 2013   There are six prizes available:   Winner:  £250  GBP       Runner Up:  £50 GBP                4 x Highly Commended:  £25.00 GBP   All prize-winners will have their story published to the InkTears Readership and their Bio published on the InkTears website.   Submissions must be 500 words or less in length, any theme.   Fees: 1 entry £3.00 GBP; 2 entries £5.00 GBP; 3 entries £6.50 GBP; 4...

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2013 DANA AWARDS – Ficiton, Poetry, Novels

POSTMARK DEADLINE OCTOBER 31, 2013 3 AWARDS: $1,000 each for Novel, Short Fiction,  Poetry // $3,000 in awards RESULTS LETTERS by MAY 1, 2014 (to your email address or via SASE)  WEBSITE:     www.danaawards.com  E-MAIL:     danaawards@gmail.com   for questions only. NO E-MAIL OR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS.  PLEASE  NOTE:  WE ASK THAT ALL WORK BE UNAWARDED AND UNPUBLISHED WHEN SUBMITTED TO US AND NOT PROMISED FOR AWARD OR FOR PUBLICATION, EITHER IN...

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