Short Story Competitions

Underground Voices Short Story Competition

NOW OPEN Underground Voices is sponsoring an exciting short story competitionwith partial proceeds going to READING IS FUNDAMENTAL, a nonprofit program that gets books and literacy resources to kids who need them most. The competition runs until September 21st (postmarked by September 21st or received via email by September 21st.) The winner wins $700, publication in the 2013 print anthology of Underground Voices and the story online at the...

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Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction

This annual national short fiction contest features a first place $2,000 cash award, and includes an invitation to an awards dinner on the campus of Rosemont College on Friday, October 11, 2013. New for 2013: a second place cash prizeof $500 and third place cash prize of $250. The winning stories will appear in the Fall 2013 print and online issue ofPhiladelphia Stories. The Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction is made possible by the generous...

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Friends of the Mustang Library Fiction Writing Contest

Deadline: Sunday, September 1, 2013 Categories: Fiction Entry Fees: $25.00 Prizes: $1,000.00 award plus plaque Description: Fiction writing contest on any topic with a 4,000 maximum word count. Judge is a nationally known, published author. Visit www.mustanglibrary.org, click on Friends of the Library link. Contact Information: FriendsWriting@ymail.com or Tel.# 405-376-2226  Website:...

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Carolyn A. Klepper Youth Fiction Writing Contest

Deadline: Sunday, September 1, 2013 Categories: Fiction Entry Fees: $20.00 Prizes: $500.00 award and plaque Description: Contest open to youth age 17 and younger. Any topic is acceptable. 4,000 maximum word count. Submit manuscript and entry fee at www.mustanglibrary.org. Click on “Friends of the Library” link. Contact Information: FriendsWriting@ymail.com or   Tel.# 405-376-2226  Website:...

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2013 DANA AWARDS – Ficiton, Poetry, Novels

POSTMARK DEADLINE OCTOBER 31, 2013 3 AWARDS: $1,000 each for Novel, Short Fiction,  Poetry // $3,000 in awards RESULTS LETTERS by MAY 1, 2014 (to your email address or via SASE)  WEBSITE:     www.danaawards.com  E-MAIL:     danaawards@gmail.com   for questions only. NO E-MAIL OR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS.  PLEASE  NOTE:  WE ASK THAT ALL WORK BE UNAWARDED AND UNPUBLISHED WHEN SUBMITTED TO US AND NOT PROMISED FOR AWARD OR FOR PUBLICATION, EITHER IN...

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University of Pittsburgh Press Drue Heinz Literature Prize

Deadline: June 30, 2013 NO ENTRY FEE A prize of $15,000 and publication by University of Pittsburgh Press is given annually for a collection of short fiction. The prize is open to writers who have published a book of fiction or a minimum of three short stories or novellas in nationally distributed magazines or literary journals. Submit a manuscript of 150 to 300 pages between May 1 and June 30, 2013. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE, e-mail,...

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