Non-Fiction Contests

Room Magazine’s Annual Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Non-fiction Contest – 2010

Calling all women writers! Room invites you to participate in our 2010 Annual Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Non-Fiction Contest. Deadline: Entries must be postmarked no later than June 15, 2010. Entry Fee – Canada: $27 Canadian dollars per entry Entry Fee – International: $39 Canadian dollars per entry Entry fee includes a complimentary one-year subscription to Room. Prizes: 1st prize in each category – $500, 2nd prize – $250....

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Page To Fame Online Writing Competition

Description: PageToFame is an online writing competition with multiple rounds and thousands of readers. Authors start by submitting a single page of their manuscript (250 words) that is then rated by the general public on a scale of 1-5. Pages with high ratings are elevated to round 2, where authors may submit five pages for rating. There are 4 rounds of PageToFame, with the final round requiring the submission of a full manuscript. Between...

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Strongest Start Novel Competition 2010

Submit the first three chapters of your novel. Grand prize award of: $500 cash. $2,500 self-publishing solution from CreateSpace. Feedback on every chapter you submit. The chance to meet other authors, get motivated, and get noticed. $100 cash awards for the following sub-categories: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Romance Memoir and Non-fiction Everyone who enters receives feedback, motivation, and advice. Keep Us Reading We know that...

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Santa Fe Writers Project: 2010 Literary Awards Program

The 10th Anniversary of the Literary Awards Program runs January 15th, 2010 through July 16th, 2010. Get the Entry Form right here! Screenplay Awards: February 1st through August 1st The 2010 Literary Awards Program is offering $3,750 in cash awards and the opportunity to be considered for representation by the Irene Goodman Agency. The 2010 Program starts on January 15th. The grand prize is $1,750, with two runner-up prizes of $1000 each....

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ERIC HOFFER AWARD FOR SHORT PROSE

DEADLINE: June 30, 2010 GENRE: Short Stories, Nonfiction DETAILS: Unpublished short fiction or essays up to 10,000 words. Deadlines are quarterly but the prize is awarded annually. PRIZE: $500 and publication in Best New Writing anthology URL: http://www.hofferaward.com/

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THE BBC NATIONAL SHORT STORY PRIZE

DEADLINE: June 18, 2010 GENRE: Short Stories OPEN TO: UK residents and British Citizens aged 18+ with some print publication history. DETAILS: One story, any genre, max 8000 words. PRIZE: 1st £15,000; 2nd £3,000; three at £500. URL:http://www.theshortstory.org.uk/nssp/

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