Non-Fiction Contests

2010 Professional Writers of Prescott Writing Contest: Fiction, Non-fiction & Poetry

www.prescottwriters.com $10 entry fee, additional $10 fee for critique. First place, $100, second place $50, third place $25 will be awarded in each category. May 29, 2010 postmark deadline. Winners will be announced by September 15. Winners’ names will be published in the PWP newsletter, on the PWP website, and in general publicity. Winners will also be invited to read their entries at the November PWP meeting in Prescott, AZ. For an...

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Call for entries: The Human Interest Project – A contest for inspirational people with inspirational stories

My name is Echo Brown and I am co-sponsoring a contest with Ryan Bevans. I am a journalist, currently a student at Columbia School of Journalism and Ryan is a photographer. Ryan, a graduate of Brooks Institute of Photography, is a photographer and we are both live in New York. In 2008, Ryan and I co-founded the Human Interest Project (h.i.p), an online multimedia website that showcases inspirational stories about inspirational people. You can...

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The Alabama Writers Conclave 2010 – Writing Contests

“The oldest writers’ organization in continuous existence in the United States.” ALABAMA WRITERS’ CONCLAVE 2010 WRITING COMPETITION GUIDELINES Deadline: April 20, 2010 (postmark). P Prizes: 1st: $100; 2nd: $75; 3rd: $50; 4th: $25 and up to 4 Honorable Mentions. WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED at the AWC Conference Banquet at the Hilton Birmingham Perimeter Park Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama on JULY 17, 2010. Contest Rules:...

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Second Annual “Scare the Dickens Out of Us” Ghost Story Contest

The second annual “Scare The Dickens Out of Us” ghost story contest offers $1000.00 first place, $500.00 second place and $250.00 third place prize money this year for a new, original unpublished ghost story up to 5000 words. Any genre is welcome. This literary contest is a fundraiser for the Friends of the Dr. Eugene Clark Library in Lockhart, Texas, the oldest continuously in use library in Texas. Entry fee is $20.00. The contest...

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FiFo Books – Summer 2010 Writing Contest

Win $1,500 for publishing the most popular ebook on FiFoBooks.com Publish an ebook for sale on FiFoBooks.com between now and June 30, and you are automatically entered to win $1,500. If you are not yet registered as an author, just sign up to get started (registration is free). You can also find out more about being an author here. Print is Dying Digital is Surging Join the Ebook Revolution If you have any questions that are not answered here...

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ONE ACT PLAY COMPETITION FOR WRITERS 2010

Bottle Tree Productions ONE ACT PLAY COMPETITION FOR WRITERS 2010 www.bottletreeinc.com/script_contest.html First Prize $1,000 Second Prize $250 Third Prize $100 One Act Plays of up to 70 minutes may be submitted to Bottle Tree Productions at 445 Southwood Drive, Kingston, Ontario K7M-5P8 Phone 613-542-0070 or 613-384-8433 or email info@bottletreeinc.com Please have your copy bound and if you wish it returned, please include a manuscript-sized...

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