Fiction Contests

Call for submissions for Green Blotter Magazine

Green Blotter magazine Call for Submissions Deadline: Feb. 28 Entry Fee: None Categories: Fiction, Poetry & Artwork Prizes: Publication We are looking for the best fiction, poetry and artwork by undergraduate students anywhere in the world. Submit up to 5,000 words of fiction, 5 pages of poetry or 6 images to GB-submissions@lvc.edu See our website, http://www.lvc.edu/greenblotter, for full submission...

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MyMateKindle.com: Monthy Short Story Competition

Frequency: monthly (submit by last day of each month – e.g. Feb 13 comp will close on 28th Feb 2013 with results posted last week of March) Website: www.MyMateKindle.com Genre: Any theme unless specified for that month (but no children’s or non-fiction) Location: Australia but international entries highly encouraged Word count: 2,000 – 3,000 Entry fee: $8 AUD Prizes: Placed entries will be published on Kindle and offered on Amazon within 2...

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AWPWriter.org – WC&C Scholarship Competition

AWP offers two annual scholarships to emerging writers who wish to attend a writers’ conference, center, retreat, festival, or residency. The scholarships are applied to fees for winners who attend one of AWP’s member WC&C programs. Winners and four finalists also receive a one-year individual membership in AWP. Eligibility Requirements: • Former or current students of the judge are ineligible. Previous recipients of WC&C scholarships...

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A Writing Competition for Any Aspiring Film Journalist

My name is Stephen and I represent a London based film and TV website; we are holding a writing competition for any aspiring film journalists or anybody who wants to give a film review a go. If all goes to plan we aim to have one a month so people can give film writing a go on a regular basis and have a chance to get their review published and win a cash prize.   The competition is free to enter.  The winner gets a £25 prize, their review...

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Moby Reading’s “Best Ever” Children’s Story Contest

1 Grand Prize of  $500 29 Prizes of $100 Overview: 2000-2500 word short stories on the topic of your choice written at a 5th or 6th grade level. Contest ends February 24, 2013   Contest Text: Moby Reading is curating stories for it’s popular web-based reading curriculum. In addition to awarding over $3,000 in prize money for great children’s stories, winning stories will be published and read by millions of students across the nation. We will...

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Meridian Writing Spring Competition 2013

  Unpublished short stories of up to 3,000 words but with no lower limit •       Any genre/theme •       Prizes of £100, £50 and £25 plus a firstwriter.com voucher for each winner •       Closing date: 31st March 2013 •       Entry fee – £5/story. Multiple submissions permitted •       Critique options available. See website for full details •       Website:...

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