The Maritime Studies Program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport (Williams-Mystic), an interdisciplinary undergraduate study-away program focused on maritime studies offers an essay contest for a $5,000 scholarship for a semester of study at Williams-Mystic. Submissions of 1,000 to 1,500 words in length, either non-fiction or fiction (but not poetry), are eligible. The sea or a body of water must be the principal setting and concern....
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Enter Real Simple’s second-annual Life Lessons essay contest and you could have your essay published in Real Simple; win round-trip tickets for two to New York City, hotel accommodations for two nights, tickets to a Broadway play, and a lunch with Real Simple editors; and receive a prize of $3,000. Deadline: September 7, 2009 For information:...
Win a trip to the Frankfurt Book Fair GuideGecko.com holds an international writing contest for travel, food and lifestyle guides in conjunction with the world’s largest book fair in Frankfurt, Germany. The contest is open to all aspiring and established authors on all career levels. Authors from all over the world can submit their own travel, lifestyle or entertainment guides, and the winning titles will be showcased on the fair. The top prize...
Step 1: Envision your dream wedding scenario. Step 2: Find a free wedding invitation design from www.Optimalprint.co.uk to represent your dream wedding. Step 3: In 250 words or less, summarize your dream wedding. Step 4: Send your dream wedding idea along with: 1. The matching wedding invitation design number to wedding@optimalprint.com 2. Your name [Last name optional] 3. Your country of residence More information:...
Other Voices Magazine invites you to enter your poetry, fiction, non-fiction, or art every month in its “monthlies” online writing contest. Each month a prompt is given to get your creative juices flowing. Text submissions cannot be more than 750 words. The prize is publication on the website, along with your choice of an OV t-shirt, travel mug or tote bag. Visit www.othervoices.ca/monthlies for more details.
www.fgcu.edu/SIWC/contest.html Three awards—one each in Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction Winners to be published and acknowledged in Mangrove Review, Spring 2010, FGCU’s literary magazine, and given free admission to the 2009 FGCU Sanibel Island Writers Conference. Guidelines: Poetry: Five poem limitation, one poem per page. Fiction and Creative Nonfiction: One story or essay, no more than 20 pages, one-sided, double-spaced....
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