Jim Martin Memorial Story Contest Deadline is: June 1, 2015 $10 entry fee. Prizes: 1st=$200 2nd=$100 3rd=$75 We are now accepting – Mystery, suspense, or thriller stories. 2500 word maximum length. Blind judging. Contest rules and entry form on the website: http://www.arizonamysterywriters.com/?page_id=1449 Past winners are posted on the website. We are an independent, nonprofit club supporting mystery writing in Arizona. Contest...
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The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who enjoys expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful literary art of poetry or writing a story that is worth telling everyone! Welcome to all having the ability to dream… We are now in the 10th year of our mission to inspire, motivate, and encourage anyone having the desire or love for poetry and writing, to continue doing so without fear of failure or...
The 37th Nimrod Literary Awards The Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction & The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry Founded by Ruth G. Hardman FIRST PLACE: $2,000 and publication SECOND PLACE: $1,000 and publication Postmark Deadline: April 30, 2015 Contest Rules: Poetry: 3-10 pages of poetry (one long poem or several short poems). Fiction: 7,500 words maximum (one short story or a self-contained excerpt from a novel) No previously published...
The 2015 Wasafiri New Writing Prize is now open! Entries are now welcome for the 2015 Wasafiri New Writing Prize. We are looking for submissions in three categories: Poetry, Fiction and Life Writing. Prize for each category: £300 and publication in Wasafiri Magazine Deadline: 5pm GMT on Friday 24 July 2015. Judges Toby Litt Yasmin Alibhai Brown Roger Robinson The competition is open to anyone worldwide who has not published a complete book in...
The Fortune-Teller Writing Competition 1st Prize: £395.00 2nd Prize: £250.00 3rd Prize: £150.00 Closing date: 10th March 2015 Entry fee: £5.00 or FREE to Write, Learn and Publish members All you have to do to win this exciting new writing competition is to craft a story around a fortune teller in a maximum of 1000 words including the title. Consider your starting point carefully to maximise the strength of your story. We want to be hooked by...
First place wins complete publication package, second place wins a book cover! SUBMIT A SHORT SYNOPSIS AND FIRST CHAPTER DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: FRIDAY, MARCH 20th, 2015. FIVE SEMI-FINALISTS WILL BE SELECTED BY APRIL 20th, 2015. Semi-finalists will submit a full manuscript at that time. WINNERS WILL BY ANNOUNCED, MONDAY JUNE 1st, 2015. ENTRY FEE: $20 Upon payment, you will receive an email with instructions on submitting your synopsis and...
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