Deadline: October 31, 2012  Entry is free. First prize: $50 cash via PayPal. Second prize: $25 cash via PayPal. Halloween is my favorite holiday, so I wanted to make this month’s contest interesting. The theme is gothic literature, but with a twist. Traditionally, gothic literature can be broken into two genders. The male gothic heavily features the supernatural, often in a struggle with the main character. The female gothic is more about...

Have an Amazing Real-life Story? Tell It to Glamour! Enter our ninth essay contest and you could: • Win $5,000 • Have your story considered for publication in an upcoming issue of Glamour. • Meet with a top literary agent. Every woman has an inspiring true story somewhere inside her—and we want to hear yours. Is it about the time you overcame an obstacle, tested your courage, met the love of your life, or found your passion? Start writing it...

You can find our contest info page and entry form here; http://www.kellermedia.info/contestinfo/ , And here’s the link to the entry form: http://www.kellermedia.info/entryform/ Our website is www.Kellermedia.com   Nonfiction Writer’s Contest Submissions due by Dec 7, 2012 Winners announced Jan 2, 2013   The Submission ·         A full proposal (as described here: http://www.kellermedia.com/proposal-guidelines/) OR ·         Two sample...

The Critique Speaking Contest is not only your opportunity to share your experience, but get a short video made of that experience!   ·         All submissions will be read. ·         In February 2013, 25 will be chosen to receive a reading live by the Avatar Repertory Theater on the virtual world, Second Life, produced by The Sanity Patrol Players. ·         Recordings of these readings will be posted on The Sanity Patrol website....

(Ventura, CA – September 19, 2012) The Ventura County Writers’ Weekend needs volunteers to help in a variety of positions for this year’s event, to be held Saturday and Sunday, November 3 & 4 at the Pleasant Valley Senior Center in Camarillo. The event is open to the public and will host two days of educational seminars. The Pacific Institute for Professional Writing, producer of the event, is asking for the public’s...

Welcome to America’s Next Author, the first social writing contest, is now open for contest entries! We’d love to be included on your website. The contest’s website is: http://www.ebookmall.com/americasnextauthor America’s Next Author is a huge writing contest with a $5000 grand prize, and is now accepting entries. But more importantly, it’s built around a very unique concept: all contest entries will be visible to...