Fiction Contests

SENTINEL ANNUAL POETRY & SHORT STORY COMPETITIONS 2014

Sentinel Annual Poetry Competition 2014 Closing Date: 21 December 2014 The Sentinel Annual Poetry Competition 2014 is now accepting entries. Now in its 5th year, previous winners include Bridport Winner Terry Jones, Oz Hardwick, and Sharon Black. Marking Time author and former editor of Envoi, the multi-award-winning poet Roger Elkin returns to judge this competition for the 5th time. Details: This competition is for original, previously...

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The Magic Oxygen Literary Competition

Our short story and poetry competition has an incredible prize fund of £3,000, which will be awarded to each category as follows: First Prize – £1,000 Second Prize – £300 Third Prize – £100 Two Highly Commended – £50 In addition, we will be planting a tree in Kenya for each entry, so every entrant is a winner! When the contest closes we will email the GPS co-ordinates of your tree to you. Please Read the Rules Before Entering! In brief,...

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Call for submissions to Big Pond Rumours, the Literary E-Zine

BIG POND RUMOURS is returning with both summer and winter issues! On hiatus since the Winter 2008 issue, this literary e-zine is coming back with a difference. We are still international but now you can make a regular submission (not considered for the contest) or you can submit to the contest (mark “Contest” on each poem or story). The contest pays the winners in addition to publishing them! 1st place for poetry or story $50, 2nd...

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TOM HOWARD/JOHN H. REID FICTION & ESSAY CONTEST

23rd year. Bigger prizes! Best short story wins $1,500. Best essay wins $1,500. Total prizes: $4,000. Winning entries published online. Fee: $16. Limit: 6,000 words per entry. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Submit by April 30, 2015. Final judge: Arthur Powers. See guidelines, past winners, and submit online at  https://www.winningwriters.com/tomstory 

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Sentinel Literary Quarterly Competitions

SENTINEL LITERARY QUARTERLY SHORT STORY COMPETITION For original, previously unpublished short stories in English language on any subject, in any style up to 1500 words long. Closing Date: August 31, 2014 Judge: Brindley Hallam Dennis Prizes: £200 (1st), £75 (2nd), £50 (3rd), £20 x 3 (High Commendation) Fees: £5/1, £8/2, £10/3, £12/4 Enter competition now  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SENTINEL LITERARY QUARTERLY POETRY...

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The Magic Oxygen Literary Competition

Our short story and poetry competition has an incredible prize fund of £3,000, which will be awarded to each category as follows: First Prize – £1,000 Second Prize – £300 Third Prize – £100 Two Highly Commended – £50 In addition, we will be planting a tree in Kenya for each entry, so every entrant is a winner! When the contest closes we will email the GPS co-ordinates of your tree to you. Brief guidelines: Short Stories up to 4,000 words,...

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