* Review Fuse Short
Story Contest
Deadline: June 27th, 2009
Entry Fee: $0 (must register for free Review Fuse account if haven't
already)
Prize: $50 Cash. Length: 10,000 words or fewer. Theme: Open (must adhere
to clean content policy). More Info: http://www.reviewfuse.com/blog/2009/04/novelette-writing-contest-june-2009/
Contact Info: support@reviewfuse.com To enter:
1. Sign up for Review Fuse (it's free)
2. Upload your entry and choose "Short Story Writing Contest"
as the category.
3. Submit your entry for peer critique.
4. Complete assigned reviews of other entries (4 for free members, 3
for premium).
Bonus: All participants will receive 3 peer critiques of their entry.
* “My Special
Dream” WRITING CONTEST for Kids 8-14 offers Prizes for All Entries
Deadline for Entries: July 4, 2009
About the “My Special Dream” Contest for Kids:
Do you have a Special Dream to share? What makes the dream special?
Was it…
• Fun? Exciting Scary? Adventurous?
• Did it teach you a lesson?
• Did it help you solve a problem?
• Did you see someone you care about that you miss?
• Did you go someplace you’ve never been before?
• Did you see things you’ve never seen?
• Were you able to do something you’ve never done before?
Write about your Special Dream (200 words or less). Email it (using
your first name only) along with the your parents’ email address
and the permission note below (*). to rita@DreamShareBook.com. Kids
ages 8-14 may take part in the Dream Contest. Dream Share author, Rita
Milios will read all dream entries and pick the winners:
• GRAND PRIZE winner receives a Dream Share Slumber Party Kit (An
autographed copy of Dream Share and an autographed copy of My Dream
Journal Book by Rita Milios, six "I Have a Dream to Share"
buttons, coupons for free pizzas and a special “phone visit”
(with parents’ permission) from the author during the Slumber Party!
• Second Place Winner receives an autographed copy of Dream Share
and a "I Have a Dream to Share" button.
• Third Place Winner receives an I Have a Dream to Share button
and a coupon for 50% off the book, Dream Share.
• All Contestants receive (email) Tips for Remembering Your Dreams
and Common Dreams Symbols information sheets.
Winners announced at www.DreamShareBook.com on August 1st 2009.
(*) PERMISSION NOTE: COPY AND SEND WITH DREAM ENTRY to: rita@DreamShareBook.com.
Put “Dream Contest” in the subject line I, ___________(name
of parent) give my permission for my son/daughter to enter the “My
Special Dream Contest.” I give permission for my child’s entry,
if it is the Grand Prize winner, to be published on the Dream Share
website. (Parents of Grand Prize winner, upon notification, will also
be required to fax a signed, written agreement.) See http://www.DreamShareBook.com
for more about dreams & Dream Share learning supplements, including
Dream Quizzes, a book excerpt, reviews of the book, Dream Share and
Teacher Resources: Student Book Review Project, Rookie Researcher Scientific
Investigation Project and more.
* CHEERIOS SPOONFULS
OF STORIES CHILDREN'S BOOK CONTEST
Deadline: July 15th, 2009
Entry Fee: none
Cheerios® is searching for the next great children's book author.
It could be you! Just enter your original children's book story by July
15, 2009. Limit 500 words. The Cheerios New Author Contest encourages
aspiring authors to write and submit an original story for a book for
children ages 3 to 8. Tne (1) Grand Prize of $5,000 cash will be awarded.
In addition to the cash prize, the Grand Prize winning story submission
will be offered to a reputable Children’s Book Publishing company
for possible future publication. Two (2) First Prizes of $1,000 each
will be awarded. The $1,000 First Prizes will be awarded as checks made
payable to each of the two (2) First Prize winners. You are not eligible
to enter and will be disqualified if you are a professional writer,
such as a novelist, magazine, blogger or newspaper writer who writes
books or articles for pay, or you have authored a work of fiction that
has been published or is about to be published in exchange for payment.
http://www.spoonfulsofstoriescontest.com/registration_form/
* The Dream Quest
One Poetry & Writing Contest
Deadline: July 31st, 2009
Entry fees: $10 per short story. Poetry Contest: $5 per poem.
Open to anyone who loves arranging words into the beautiful art of poetry
or writing a short story that is worth telling everyone! And to all
who have the ability to dream… Write a poem or short story for
a chance to win cash prizes. All works must be original. Write a poem,
thirty lines or fewer on any subject, style, or form, typed or neatly
hand printed. And/or write a short story, five pages maximum length,
on any subject or theme, creative writing fiction or non-fiction (including
essay compositions, diary, journal entries and screenwriting). Also,
must be typed or neatly hand printed. Multiple poetry and short story
entries are accepted. Postmark Deadline: July 31st, 2009. All contest
winners will be announced on August 31, 2009. Prizes: Writing Contest
First Prize is $500. Second Prize: $250. Third Prize: $100. Poetry Contest
First Prize is $250. Second Prize: $125. Third Prize: $50. To send entries:
Include title(s) with your story (ies) or poem(s), along with your name,
address, phone#, email, brief biographical info. (Tell us a little about
yourself), on the coversheet. Add a self-addressed stamped envelope
for entry confirmation. Fees payable to: DREAMQUESTONE.COM Mail to:
Dream Quest OnePoetry & Writing Contest
P.O. Box 3141
Chicago, IL 60654
http://www.dreamquestone.com
* Title: Review
Fuse Poetry Contest - August
Deadline: August 31st, 2009
Entry Fee: $0 (must register for free Review Fuse account if haven't
already)
Prize: $50 Cash. Length: 50 lines or fewer. Theme: A Bull Fighter. To
enter:
1. Sign up for Review Fuse (it's free)
2. Upload your entry and choose "Poetry Contest" as the category.
3. Submit your entry for peer critique.
4. Complete assigned reviews of other entries (4 for free members, 3
for premium).
Bonus: All participants will receive 3 peer critiques of their entry.
Contact Info: support@reviewfuse.com More Info: http://www.reviewfuse.com/blog/2009/05/poetry-contest-august-2009/
* Writing It Real
No-Contest Contest
Deadline: August 31, 2009
All Entries Receive a Response from Sheila. Sheila Bender is a big believer
in the revision process. Beginning June 1st, we will be experimenting
with a new kind of contest where revisions are part of the plan. Here's
the overview:
Step 1 - You submit an entry and Sheila responds.
Step 2 - You can either keep your entry as is for the contest or revise
it and resubmit for consideration in the contest before the contest
deadline, August 31st. The contest will be judged by a guest editor
and winners will be announced in the fall. There will be prizes and
the winners will be published in Writing It Real. The No-Contest Contest
Submission Guidelines: Submit: Up to six double-spaced pages of prose
or three poems. Sheila will respond to your work within two weeks of
receiving it. Entry Fee: Entry fee for subscribers is $15 and for non-subscribers
it is $45 and includes a year’s subscription ($30 value) to Writing
It Real. Electronic Payment: International as well as U.S. entrants
may pay their reading fee electronically using a credit card or through
PayPal using the submission form below. If these methods are not available
in your country, we also accept payments through Ikobo. Please email
for details. Mailed Submissions: The submitted work must be accompanied
by a cover sheet that contains the author's name, title of the work(s)
phone number, address and email (all responses are given via email).
Each entry must contain a reading/response fee check--$15 dollars for
subscribers and $45 dollars for new subscribers (the fee includes a
year’s subscription to WIR). If you are sending funds from overseas,
be sure the amount is in US dollars officially typed by a bank, not
handwritten. Checks should be made payable to: Writing It Real. Pages
should be numbered. Don't worry; the cover sheet won't be counted toward
length. Send your submission to:
Writing It Real No-Contest Contest
394 Colman Drive
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Mailed Submissions will NOT be returned -- NO SASE's please
* 2009 RRofihe Trophy
Deadline: October 15, 2009
Entry Fee $10
For an unpublished short story (up to 5,000 words) Winner Receives:
$500 cash
Trophy
Publication in Open City
Judged by Rick Rofihe. 2009 Contest Assistant: Carolyn Wilsey. Carolyn
Wilsey has read fiction for Esquire and Swink. Guidelines
--Stories should be typed, double-spaced, on 8 1/2 x 11 paper with the
author’s name and contact information on the first page and name
and story title on the upper right corner of remaining pages.
--Submissions must be postmarked by October 15, 2009
--Limit one submission per author
--Author must not have been previously published in Open City
--Mail submissions to RRofihe, 270 Lafayette Street, Suite 1412, New
York, NY 10012
--Enclose self addressed stamped business envelope to receive names
of winner and honorable mentions
--All manuscripts are non-returnable and will be recycled.
--Reading fee is $10. Check or money order payable to RRofihe
http://opencity.org/rrofihe.html
2009 Quick Lit Challenges
Deadline: October 31st, 2009
Entry Fee: $12
Abbey Hill Literary invites entries for its quarterly 2009 Quick Lit
Challenges. Please visit www.AHLiterary.com for submission requirements,
review the three writing challenges posted there, and write a story
incorporating those challenges. Prize List ($US): 1st-$500, 2nd-$200,
3rd-$100, and Evolving Writer-$50, except 4th Quarter when prizes are
1st-$1,000, 2nd-$300, 3rd-$150, Evolving Writer-$75. Entry fee: $12
first three quarters, $20 for 4th Quarter. Electronic entries encouraged,
snail mail accepted, entries due end of second month of each quarter
except 4th Quarter, when they are due October 31st (see site). Most
genres accepted, international entries written in English also accepted
with entry fee via PayPal. Contest open to both published and previously
unpublished authors. Judges will vary. Their experience will include
creative writing from an academic perspective, or they may be editors,
agents or published authors. Winning entries, including author’s
name and a brief bio, will be posted for up to 180 days. Questions?
Contact Editor@EHLiterary.com. Will your story be the next winner?
http://www.AHLiterary.com
ONGOING
CONTESTS
“Silly”
Sottile’s Monthly Poetry Contest for Kids
“Silly” Sottile has a Monthly Poetry Contest for kids in grades
1-12. Winning poems for kids in grades (1-5), middle grades (6-8), and
high school (9-12) will be featured for a month. No entry fees or cash
prizes, just the joy of being posted online and archived. (He likes
silly, serious or mysterious poems.) Follow the link for more details
and inspirational writing suggestions.
http://www.joe-sottile.com
Perpetual Writing
Contest
"Life for Change" seeks stories for a new type of contest.
People write their story, others vote for it, and the author of the
story with the most votes wins a payout. Right now payouts are $100
US, but the site aims to award over $12,000 per month.
http://www.lifeforchange.com/life
MountainLand Publishing
Contests
Mountainland Publishing offers the following awards:
The Mountainland Short Fiction Award - Monthly
The Mountainland Creative Non-fiction Award - Monthly
The Mountainland First Chapter Award - Monthly
The Mountainland Full-length Fiction Award - Quarterly
The Mountainland Poetry Award - Monthly
http://www.mountainlandpublishing.com/contests.html
Mini Murder Mystery
Contest
Do you want to write a mystery? Here's your chance! This month, I'm
hosting a mini mystery contest. I have supplied the setting and some
possible characters. You write the story. Winner receives a prize. The
best one(s) will be posted on my website. For details, visit the Contest
page at http://www.RelaxWithRonda.com
The Drew McAdam
£1,000 Short Story Writing Competition Deadline: March 31, June 30,
September 30, December 31 Entry Fee: £10 for the whole year plus
free book Here's a brand new Short Story Writing Competition that could
win entrants £250 every quarter throughout 2004. We are looking for
short stories in every category. Romance. Mystery. Crime. Twist-in-the-Tale.
Sci-Fi. You name it. And each story will be judged on its own merits.
The quarterly prizes are: £150, £75 and £25 for stories judged 1st,
2nd and 3rd. UK£1000 currently = US$1650 approximately. http://www.theshortstorywriter.com/competition.html
AMERICAN MARKETS
NEWSLETTER COMPETITION Deadline: July 31 and December 31. Guidelines
for SASE. Entry Fee: $10 for 1 entry; $15 for 2 entries; $20 for 3 entries;
and $25 for 4 or 5 entries (payable to S. O'Connor). Entries are eligible
for cash prizes and all entries are eligible for worldwide syndication
whether they win or not. Here's how it works. Send us your double-spaced
manuscripts with your story/article title, byline, word count, and address
on the first page above your article/story's first paragraph (no need
for separate cover page). There is no limit to the number of entries
you may send." Bi-annually. Prizes: 1st Place: $300; 2nd Place: $100;
3rd Place: $50. Judged by a panel of independent judges. Open to any
writer, published or not. Previously published articles actively encouraged.
American Markets Newsletter, 1974 46th Ave., San Francisco CA 94116.
E-mail: sheila.oconnor@juno.com.
Contact: Sheila O'Connor.
Bella
Online Contest Listing
AuthorShowcase Free Short Fiction Contest - Monthly
Diamond
Cutters International/Marriage Proposal Essay - No Deadline
Flight
Humor Writing Contest - No Deadline
Voices
Anthology Contest - Ongoing
Biff
Boards Ongoing Short Story Contest - Ongoing
Current
Contest Listing- Ongoing
Coffeehouse for Writers - Ongoing
Crossroads Magic
ezine
Deadlines: Oct. 15th, Dec. 15th, Feb. 15th, April
15th, June 15th, Aug. 15th
Entry Fee: $ 3.00
Bi monthly ezine, cross-genre, with articles, poetry
and reviews. All winning entries are published, with
an interview of the winner, in the next issue of Crossroads Magic. Small
cash prize and gif "Crossroadswinner" included. Gif may be
posted on your author's page. Please send your entry to mailto:ghostposts2003@yahoo.com.
Courier 12 font, as
an rtf attatchment. In the subject line include
"Crossroads Contest" As always, any genre counts. 3
winners, no special catagory. Just the best entries.
The mag doesn't discriminate. If the writing is good,
I use it. The point is to get the work (and author)
exposure. Basically, if it makes me sit up and say,
"Yes!", it wins. Entries are accepted year round.
Winners are notified by email. If an entry is late, it
is held over for the next magazine issue. Email me for
further info, or visit http://www.crossroadsmagic.com
for further details. editor: susie hawes
mailto:ghostposts2003@yahoo.com
or
mailto:susie76306@yahoo.com
http://www.crossroadsmagic.com
Pioneer Drama Service:
Shubert Fendrich Memorial
Playwriting Contest
Deadline: March 1st (yearly)
Entry Fee: None
This is not a poetry contest, but we wanted to alert
you to this free contest from a leading publisher of
middle-school, high-school and community-theater
plays. Winner receives a $1,000 royalty advance in
addition to publication. Pioneer specializes in farce
and musical comedy that would be appropriate for
family audiences. Postmark deadline is 3/1 each year.
http://www.pioneerdrama.com/stuff/contest.html
Webstatic’s Free Poetry / Prose Contest
- Ongoing
WriterSpace
Book Contests - Ongoing
Writers Digest Contests - Ongoing
Writers Online Contest - Posted every
2 weeks (Ongoing)
Writer Online Marketplace Contest - check
for dates
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