Mad Hatters’ Review will consider submissions in FICTION or POETRY commencing on MARCH 1ST, 2010 (12 a.m. USA EST) and ending on June 30th (11:59 p.m.). First prize winners in both genres will receive $250 (each) plus publication of their entries in Issue 12. The winning works of 5 runners-up in each genre will also be published in Issue 12. All winning entries will be published in a print anthology called “Knock Our Hats Off: A Little Book of...

Bards and Sages Publishing announces the launch of its 7th annual charity speculative fiction writing competition. Each year, the publisher selects a different charity to support with its efforts. This year’s competition benefits Doctors Without Borders, an international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid around the world. The grand prize winner will win an Amazon Kindle ereader. The competition will...

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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...

Competition Rules Closing date for receipt of postal entries: 30th June 2010 5.30pm Closing date for online entries: 30th June 2010 Midnight GMT Maximum of 5000 words for short stories (no mimimum) Maximum of 42 lines for poems (no minimum) Maximum of 250 words for flash fiction (no minimum) Eligibility The Prize is open to anyone, including non-UK applicants, over 16 years. Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have...

Twist in the Tale Fiction Competition 1st Prize: £150 2nd Prize: £100 3rd Prize: £75 4th Prize: Creative Inspirations e-Course Closing date: April 29th 2010 Entry Fee: £3.00 or FREE to our Premier Members Twist in the Tale stories are all about concealing the ending so that the reader is completely surprised by the outcome and sometimes, even with the whole story theme. Do you think you can craft a clever plot that can outwit the reader? Then...

For 79 years, the Annual Writer’s Digest Competition has rewarded writers just like you for their finest work. We continue the tradition by giving away more than $30,000 in cash and prizes! Win a trip to New York City ! GRAND PRIZE: $3,000 cash and a trip to New York City to meet with editors or agents. Writer’s Digest will fly you and a guest to The Big Apple, where you’ll spend three days and two nights in the publishing capital...