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Gemini Magazine Flash Fiction Contest
Grand Prize: $1,000
Second Place: $100
Four Honorable Mentions
Entry fee: $4
($3 for each additional entry)
Deadline: August 31, 2011
Maximum length: 1,000 words
All Six Finalists Will Be Published Online in the
October 2011 Issue of Gemini.
Absolutely no restrictions on content, style or genre.
Simply send your best, most powerful work.
Why such a low entry fee for a major contest? So EVERYONE can have a chance. We publish both new and experienced writers. Our 2010 Flash Fiction Contest marked the first fiction publication for both the Grand Prize and Second Place winners. (See results of our previous fiction contests below.)
TO ENTER BY EMAIL:
1. Click "Donate" and pay the $4 entry fee($3 for each additional entry).
("Security code" is on back of credit card; if you didn't receive confirmation number, transaction was not processed.)
2. Paste confirmation number and previously unpublished story into body of email and send to:
contest@gemini-magazine.com
NO attachments. Do not include bio—just your story and contact info. Enter as many stories as you like; $4 fee for first story, $3 for each additional story. Total the entry fees into one payment:
2 stories = $7
3 stories = $10
4 stories = $13
7 stories = $22
TO ENTER BY SNAIL MAIL:
1. Mail entry with $4 check or money order, payable to
Gemini Magazine, to:
Contest, Gemini Magazine
P.O. Box 1485
Onset, MA 02558 USA
(include $3 for each additional entry)
postmark deadline: August 31, 2011
http://www.gemini-magazine.com/
http://www.gemini-magazine.com/contest.html
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Fiction International's Writing Contest
For over 40 years, Fiction International has published writers just like you -- intelligent, far-thinking, politically progressive, and stylistically innovative. We continue the tradition by giving away more than $1,000 in cash and publication in Fiction International to one deserving writer and publication (but not cash) to two others!
* Deadline: June 1, 2011 (extended to August 31). Winners will be announced Fall, 2011.
* Entry fee: $15.
* Theme: BLACKNESS. The meaning of the theme is entirely up to you. Please do not submit any text not related to the theme.
PRIZES:
Grand Prize: $1,000 cash and publication in Fiction International. Two Honorable Mentions: Publication in Fiction International.
RULES:
You may enter as many manuscripts as you like.
We will only accept entries which are fiction, non-fiction, and indeterminant prose. No poetry will be accepted.
Enter online at Submishmash.
Your entry must be original, in English, and not previously published or accepted by any other publisher or producer at the time of submission.
We have set a wordcount limit of 2000 (approximately). Although we won't adhere to a strict word limit, any manuscript that egregiously exceeds the limit of 2000 will be disqualified.
JUDGING & NOTIFICATION:
Every entry will be read and evaluated by the judges. The top 20 entries (finalists) will be read by FI's Editor-in-Chief Harold Jaffe. The First Prize and Honorable Mentions will be selected from among the 20 finalist entries.
QUESTIONS?
Q: Is it okay to have illustration or pictures accompanying my submission?
A: Yes. Providing the artwork is original to you, submission of artwork as part of an entry will be accepted as long as it is part of a text and is not intended to substitute for text.
Q: If there is a word count, how many words am I allowed?
A: Approximately 2000.
Q: Are pen names allowed?
A: Pen names are fine. Write your pen name on all forms etc. so there is no mistakes on credits. Please be advised that we only need your real name if you are chosen as a winner (in order to issue prizes).
Q: What if I am not a U.S. resident?
A: Since we are named Fiction International, we encourage non-U.S. residents. All entry fees are due in U.S. Dollars.
Q: Is there an age limit for entrants?
A: No.
Q: Are there are any other limitations for entrants?
A: There are two limitations: (1) Because FI's editorial staff is also also judging the contest, staff and family members are not allowed to enter. (2) Because the contest is intended to encourage new writers, the contest is limited to writers who have published two books or fewer.
Q: What if I wanted to submit only part of my novel into the competition ( to stay with in the maximum number of words)?
A: If you submit a portion of a novel, please understand that it will be judged as a complete story, not part of another work, so it needs to a complete story in and of itself.
Q: When will winners be notified?
A: Winners will be notified by email in Fall, 2011.
For additional questions, email Editor Harold Jaffe.
PRIVACY PROMISE:
In order to protect your privacy, we will not make our customer list available outside San Diego State University.
TO ENTER:
To submit your entry online, visit our secure online entry form.
http://www.fictioninternational.com/
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Violet Reed Haas Prize for Poetry
50-75 page manuscript
$1,000 prize and publication
An entry fee of $25 must accompany the manuscript
Previously published eligible
Deadline: August 31, 2011
Snake Nation Press accepts payment for all submissions, in US dollars, online.
Mailing Address:
Snake Nation Press
2920 North Oak Street
Valdosta, Georgia 31602
http://www.snakenationpress.org/
http://www.snakenationpress.org/contests.html
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Serena McDonald Kennedy Award
No more than 50,000 word novella or 200 page manuscript of short stories will be accepted. Any well written manuscript on any topic will be considered. Previously published works may be entered.
An entry fee of $25 must accompany the submission.
$1,000 award and publication
Deadline: August 31, 2011
Snake Nation Press accepts payment for all submissions, in US dollars, online.
Mailing Address:
Snake Nation Press
2920 North Oak Street
Valdosta, Georgia 31602
http://www.snakenationpress.org/contests.html
http://www.snakenationpress.org/
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BrightonCOW Summer Fiction Competition
Our Summer 2011 competition is as follows:
Short Story Fiction - up to 3,000 words on any theme.
First Prize: £100.00
Second Prize: £50.00
Third Prize: £25.00
Plus publication on our website, with agreement from each author. Commended entries will also be published on the site. Winners and commended entries will also receive a certificate!
Deadline for entries: Noon on 31st August 2011.
A long-list will be published on this website by 23rd September 2011, and details of the winners and runners-up will be announced by 30th September 2011.
Entry Fee: £4.00 payable by PayPal or cheque. Please make cheques payable to Better Practice Associates Ltd.
You can enter as many times as you wish, paying the £4.00 entry charge each time. Select the "Add to Cart" link below once for each entry, adding the title of your entry in each case. (The "Empty" button will clear down the title field, ready for you to add the next one - but give the first one time to be actioned before doing the next!)
Rules and Information
There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no-one knows what they are. Somerset Maugham
Entries are welcome from anywhere in the world, but must be written in English.
Payments must be made in British pounds sterling.
All entries must be the sole work of the entrant, i.e. original and not copied from someone else, even if you’ve changed a couple of words and the title to make it look like it’s your own.
You can enter work that you have entered elsewhere before, whether or not it has won. That’s not a guarantee that you’ll win the prize here – just that we’re very happy to read and judge any work that you have done that fits the remit of the competition. By entering our competition, you are confirming that there is nothing to stop you entering work that has been published/entered/won elsewhere.
We do not claim copyright over any work – it’s yours. However, if you have any kind of contract that would prevent us from being able to publish or award a prize, please don’t enter. We don’t do legal battles.
The word count for short stories is up to 3,000, but there is no lower limit. Flash fiction, micro fiction and/or non-fiction articles will have their own word limit, which will be stated in each competition's details.
The main competitions without a set theme can be on any subject that comes to you for any story you wish to tell. Your job is simply to satisfy the reader and make them want to read your work.
Use of language can be appropriately ‘adult’ where necessary. Scenes and plot can also be in the same vein. As actors always say when asked to appear naked: it’s fine as long as in the right context, done sensitively and well and adds to the story. However, we do not judge pure pornography or extreme violence. Whilst those kinds of things may be fun to read, and probably write, they won’t be judged or win our competition, so please avoid sending them to us. That is not to say we won’t accept tender or rampant love stories, sex scenes, horror themes, science fiction or people unexpectedly taking an axe to their boss. You know your own work. If a sex scene or swear word is vital to the story, then we won’t get our smelling salts out and alert the village hall. However, as we have already mentioned, the story may not make it to the radio broadcast because of those pesky rules they have – but it will not affect your chances of winning a prize.
If there is no set theme, it’s up to you to come up with your best work and send it in. Let your imagination run riot! If there is a theme, then the work must have that as a focus, though we will allow any take on the set theme, whether literal or off on a tangent, as long as it makes sense.
Hopefully, you’ll want to write something new, which is why we give plenty of time to enter, so that if the creativity fairy godmother lands you’ll have time to take ideas and mould them into a story.
Work will be judged anonymously, so please do not put any identifying factors in the body of the story.
Include a top sheet with any entry. It should give your name, the title of the work, the number of words, your snail-mail address, your email address, and any contact numbers, so that we can let you know once the judging is done. If you are using a pseudonym for your work, please let us know to whom a cheque should be payable in case you win!
Work can be submitted either via snail-mail post (remember that this method may take a few days to arrive, and please put the correct postage on, as we will not pay excess postage), or by email. If submitting by email, you should attach the document to the email - either as a Word .doc or .docx file or in Rich Text Format (.rtf) - and copy it into the body of the email as well. You can either complete our entry form and copy/paste it to the front of your work to attach as one document, or send both as separate attachments in the same email. Or you can do your own front sheet with your work, as long as it includes all the relevant information.
We will acknowledge receipt of all entries by email. If you do not receive an acknowledgement and have sent something off then please contact us, because we haven’t received your story! A longlist of entries will be published on the web site as soon as the main judging process is complete. A shortlist and the winning entries will be published shortly afterwards. All entrants will receive notification of the winning entries by the date specified. This will be done via email.
If you require a postal notification, please enclose an SSAE along with your entry.
Please keep a copy of whatever you send us, as we cannot return entries. It sounds simple, but many a Murder She Wrote plot has revolved around someone only having the one copy of the must-have book. And we all know what happened to them!
The judges’ decisions are final.
No individual correspondence will be entered into about competition results.
Privacy: Brighton COW does not release any information about contest entrants to third parties or mailing lists and does not do telephone solicitations. We do reserve the right to use the information you have given us, in whatever format, to contact you by either email or post about how you have done in the competition and to tell you about upcoming opportunities to win. We also reserve the right to contact you regarding any of our other services that you have requested.
Winning or commended entries will be published on our website for a period of three months, but copyright remains with the author. We ask all entrants to confirm that we can, both legally and just to be nice, publish their work on our site.
We may also publish winning and shortlisted entries in an anthology and archive on the web site for others to read in future. We will ask permission of all authors before doing so.
If you do win and agree to be published on our site, we reserve the right to make small alterations to the work in case of typos and wrong use of grammar or spelling, but the work will remain otherwise unchanged.
http://www.brightoncow.co.uk/
http://www.brightoncow.co.uk/comps/index.html
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Wag's Review Summer Writers Contest
Currently, Wag’s Revue is only accepting submissions for its Summer Writers Contest in fiction, poetry, and essays. First prize is $1,000 and publication; second prize is $500; and third prize is $100. All submissions are considered for publication. Please read the guidelines below carefully before submitting.
Submissions of poetry may include multiple poems but should not exceed 10 pages. Fiction and essay submissions should not exceed 10,000 words. All submissions must be previously unpublished. Wag’s Revue asks for first serial rights to all published work; all other rights revert to the author upon publication.
You may submit as many entries as you like, but each entry must be accompanied by a $20 submission fee. Any entry not including a fee will be discarded. Simultaneous submissions are welcomed, but please promptly withdraw your entry if it is accepted elsewhere.
To pay your fee, please click the Paypal button below and follow the instructions. We do not accept cash or checks. You will receive a Paypal transaction ID number; you must include this transaction number in the “Comments” section of your submission.
After you have successfully paid your entry fee, click below to enter our online submission manager and upload your piece.
Submissions are open through August 31, 2011.
Many thanks for your interest. We look forward to reading you work.
http://www.wagsrevue.com/
http://www.wagsrevue.com/submit.php
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Raiftearaí Award
This year, the festival is pleased to announce the introduction of a new poetry competition to be held during the festival in November 2011.
The Prizes:
1st Prize € 750
2nd Prize € 500
3rd Prize € 250
Entries are invited in the Irish and English languages. There will be 12 shortlisted entrants – six from each language – who will be notified by the end of September 2011. Shortlisted entrants will receive free accommodation plus € 50 expenses.
N.B. It is a condition of entry that all finalists will be available to read their work in Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo, on the night of Friday, November 11th, 2011, during which the winners will be announced. In certain circumstances, the Coordinator and judges may consider an alternate reader.
Details:
Theme:
Journeying
Maximum 80 lines
Each poem should be 1.5 or double spaced on one side of the paper only.
All poems should be original work, not published previously in any form/format.
Entry Fee: € 5 per poem
Your name and contact details should be on a separate sheet and must not appear on the same page as the poems.
Alterations to poems, once submitted, will not be accepted.
The judges decisions are final and no correspondence can be entered into regarding same.
3 copies of each poem must be provided by post to
Ms. Louise Lawrence,
33, Rathcluain Village,
Kiltimagh
Co. Mayo
If you wish your work returned to you, please provide a S.A.E.
Deadline: August 31, 2011
http://www.rafteryfestival.com/
http://www.rafteryfestival.com/en/therafteryaward2011
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Memoirs Ink Writing Contest
Memoirs Ink is looking for original, well-written personal essays, memoirs, or stories that are based on autobiographical experiences. The narrative must be in first person, other than that, the contest is open to any type, genre or style of story. Stories can be funny or sad, serious, artsy or fragmented. We are interested in pushing the boundaries of memoir and also in just regular memoir that doesn't try too hard--so long as it moves us. This contest is open to any writer, any age, writing in English--that means Canadians, Brits, Australians, Ugandans and anyone else anywhere can enter.
Entry must be previously unpublished (this includes websites and blogs).
Entry fee: $15 -we lowered it! And previous entrants get at $2 discount on entry fee. (Make check or money order to Memoirs, Ink. Or pay online. Please make sure to mail your receipt with your entry form and story. Pay Online.
Prizes: First Prize: $1000. Second Prize: $500. Third Prize: $250.
Word Limit: February Deadline: less than 1500 words; August Deadline: less than 3000 words.
Annual Contest Deadline: August 15, 2011 (postmark); Late deadline: August 31, 2011 (late entries require additional $5 fee per entry);
Half-Yearly Contest Deadline: February 15, 2012 (postmark) Late Deadline: March 1, 2012 (Postmark - Late entries require additional $5 entry fee per entry).
Winners will be announced October 7 and April 30, respectively. We will announce them by e-mail and on our website.
Send entries to:
Memoirs Ink Writing Contest
10866 Washington Blvd, Suite 518,
Culver City, CA 90232
Please submit entries as follows: Typed, double-spaced, 12 pt. font.
Your name should appear only on the contest submission form. Contest submission form.
The title of the manuscript should appear on every page. The pages should be numbered.
Pages should be stapled, please.
Multiple submissions are accepted, however, an additional $10 entry fee is required for each additional story.
Simultaneous submissions are accepted, however, if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere, you need to let us know immediately that you are withdrawing your submission.
E-mail questions to Jill at memoirsink.com
OTHER INFO
Manuscripts will not be returned. Memoirs, Ink., is not responsible for manuscripts lost in the mail, etc. Memoirs, Ink cannot confirm receipt of your entry unless you provide a self-addressed stamped postcard.
Winners must sign a contest winner agreement form that certifies your writing is original and assigns us temporary rights and electronic archiving rights.
If you win, we will publish your story. If you do not want your story published please do not submit it.
We reserve the right to mention or not mention anyone honorably.
JUDGES
The first round of judging will be judged by Memoirs Ink's lovely staff employess and the final judges for this contst will be:
Courtney (C Jane) Kendrick
Courtney Kendrick has been blogging since 2005. Since starting her blog c jane enjoy it, she's been a guest poster for Design Mom, Mormon Mommy Wars, Fresh Nest Design and A Good Grief. She's talked about her blogging tendencies to ABC, NBC, The Deseret News, The Daily Herald and The Daily Universe. Essays from her blog have been published in The Arizona Republic, Segullah, Sunstone Magazine, the book The Mother in Me and the upcoming anthology Dance With Them. She was the 2008 Weblog winner for Best Major Blog.
Lani Axman
Lani Axman is an award winning birth blogger and writer, whose essays have appeared in journals, magazines and newspapers throughout the world. Lani fits writing in in addition to being a mom to 3 kids, and a dog named Boston. She is currently gestating another baby and a book. Both are due in February, so she's looking forward to some leisurely reading in March.
Jonathan London
Jonathan London is the host and Editor in Chief of Geekscape.net, one of the web's most prominent pop culture podcast and fan communities. As a filmmaker, Jonathan has been writing and directing professionally for over half a decade. His extensive music video credits include popular international acts such as Reel Big Fish, HelloGoodbye, and Reggie and the Full Effect and have been featured on cable outlets such as MTV and Fuse TV. His commercial credits include spots for clients such as Coca Cola, Johnson & Johnson and Nickelodeon.
His narrative film work includes the award winning comedic short Gay By Dawn, which has played over 80 film festivals worldwide. Recently, he developed Singledom and When Ninjas Attack for Fox Television Studios. Both series can currently be seen on Hulu.com.
http://www.memoirsink.com/
http://www.memoirsink.com/writingcontestguidelines/
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The Melissa Lanitis Gregory Poetry Prize
Bona Fide Books will award annually The Melissa Lanitis Gregory Prize for an unpublished collection of poems. The winner will receive publication, ten copies, a $500 cash award, and a reading at Lake Tahoe. Prizes are awarded upon publication.
The 2011 Melissa Lanitis Gregory Poetry Prize
Call for Manuscripts
48 to 100 pages
Accepting submissions June 1 through August 31
Guidelines:
Submit a previously unpublished, full-length poetry manuscript of between 48 and 100 pages.
Include two cover pages: one with the title of the manuscript only, the other with the title of manuscript, name, address, telephone number, and email address.
Include a table of contents and, if applicable, an acknowledgments page for prior publications.
Simultaneous submissions are permitted; please let us know right away if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere. (Refunds will not be issued.)
A reading fee of $20 (US) by check or PayPal must accompany each submission. Multiple submissions are accepted; each requires a $20 entry fee.
More than one manuscript may be chosen for publication.
Submit via email or post.
Email submissions
Email your submission to submissions@bonafidebooks.com
Please submit your $20 entry fee via Paypal below, or by check if you are submitting by post. If sending a check, please make it payable to Bona Fide Books, Inc.
Mail your submission and fee to:
Bona Fide Books
The Melissa Lanitis Gregory Poetry Prize
PO Box 550278
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96155
All entries must be received or postmarked by August 31, 2011.
http://www.bonafidebooks.com/
http://www.bonafidebooks.com/contests
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AmazingTravelStories.com
Each story received and approved will be entered into our AmazingTravelStories.com cash contest, consisting of the following prizes:
1st Prize = $500
2nd Prize = $150
3 3rd Prizes of $50 each
Contest is subject to the Terms and Conditions of this site, and entrants must abide by the Terms and Conditions in order to qualify.
Users may submit multiple stories, and each story will be counted as its own unique entry.
Each story submitted must be written by the contest entrant. Photo submissions will be taken into consideration when evaluating travel stories, but they are not required for contest entry.
AmazingTravelStories.com will select at its sole discretion from among submitted stories to determine the winners. All decisions made by AmazingTravelStories.com are final. One contest entry per story, and one story cannot win multiple prizes.
This contest will begin on September 1, 2010, and will end August 31, 2011. All entries we receive within this time frame will be considered. Contest winners will be selected and notified by September 20, 2011.
Entrant must be at least 18 years of age.
Contest entrant must provide an email address to qualify, so that we can notify in the event the story wins. AmazingTravelStories.com will not sell email address to any 3rd parties. Winner, once notified by email, will have 30 days to respond, providing us an address where to mail the check to. It is the responsibility of the winner to provide the right address. AmazingTravelStories.com is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information provided by the entrant, nor the actions of any 3rd party.
Contest prizes will be paid via check in US dollars, sent by mail. Winner is responsible for all fees and expenses associated with cashing the check, as well as any applicable federal, state and local taxes.
To the full extent permitted by law, AmazingTravelStories.com will not be held liable for any loss or damage whatsoever (including but not limited to direct or consequential loss) for personal injury as a result of the prizes or participation in this contest.
AmazingTravelStories.com may change the terms of this contest at any time.
In adddition to the writing contest, we are also having a $100 prize payout to the person who generates the most facebook likes on their approved story for the travel writing contest. All approved stories will be posted on the AmazingTravelStories.com website and are eligible for this contest, subject to the same guidelines above. The time duration of the contest will be the same as the writing contest above. Please note, spamming and/or abuse will result in disqualification and contest is subject to the terms and conditions of our site. AmazingTravelStories.com may change the terms of this contest at any time.
http://www.amazingtravelstories.com/
http://www.amazingtravelstories.com/contest-rules/
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International Open Amateur Poetry Contest
Sponsor: World Poetry Movement
Free Entry: Entry is Free. There are no entry fees and no purchases of any kind required to enter and win the contest. This contest ends August31, 2011.
Prizes:116 Prizes totaling over $10,000 will be awarded: a Grand Prize of $1,000.00, 40 First Prizes of Limited Edition 24 karat gold clad medals (retail value of $125 each) and 74 Second Prizes of Limited Edition silver clad medals (retail value of $60 each). We award additional prizes in case of ties. Winners will be announced October 1, 2011.
Eligibility: This contest is open to all poets whether published or not, and regardless of experience. All poems received by World Poetry Movement, for all categories, are entered into the International Open Amateur Poetry Contest. All poems must be 20 lines or less. Only one entry per contest. Multiple entries will result in automatic disqualifications. Contest ends August 31, 2011.
Decisions: Judges are members of the World Poetry Movement Selection Committee. Entries are judged on the basis of originality, creativity, imagination, characterization, artistic quality, and the adherence to line limits. All judges’ decisions are final.
Rights: All poems remain the property of the artist: By submitting a poem for this contest, the artist may also be eligible for the one-time publication of his or her poem by the World Poetry Movement in a hardbound volume and on the Internet. World Poetry Movement is under no obligation to publish every contest entry and can disqualify an entry at any time.
Winner’s Notification: All prize-winners will be notified by mail. Winners will be announced October 1, 2011.
http://www.poetrymillions.com/
http://www.poetrymillions.com/official-rules/
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Off the Grid Press Competition
1. Submissions deadline: Aug. 31, 2011. The competition is open only to poets over 60 years of age. Our judge is Carl Dennis. Please send a letter confirming your age. Without this, your manuscript will go unread.
2. Our judge is Carl Dennis. The winner will receive $1000 and publication.
3. Manuscript must be typed, paginated, and 50 – 70 pages in length (single spaced). We do not accept double-sided manuscripts.
4. Individual poems from the manuscript may have been previously published in magazines, anthologies, or chapbooks of less than 35 pages, but the collection as a whole must be unpublished. Translations and self-published books are not eligible. No multi-authored collections, please.
5. Manuscripts must have a table of contents and include a list of acknowledgments for poems previously published. Your name, address, phone number, and email should appear on the first title page of your manuscript (see #6). MANUSCRIPTS CANNOT BE RETURNED. Please do not send us your only copy.
6. Send one copy of your manuscript submission with two copies of the title page. On the first title page print the title and all contact information: Name, address, phone, email. On the second title page print only the book’s title, no name or contact information. Use only binder clips. No staples, folders, or printer-bound copies.
7. No illustrations, photographs or images should be included.
8. For notification of the winner, include a business-sized SASE. If you wish acknowledgment of the receipt of your manuscript, include a stamped addressed postcard. Winners will be announced in December 2011. Entry fee for the Off The Grid Press Competition is $25. Checks or money orders should be made payable to Off The Grid Press.
9. Manuscripts should be submitted by mail. Mail entries to:
Off The Grid Press
24 Quincy St.
Somerville, MA
02143
Send inquiries to offthegridpress@gmail.com
10. If, in our judgment, no submission is worthy of publication, the press reserves the right not to publish any book and to return the entry fees.
http://offthegridpress.net/
http://offthegridpress.net/submissions/
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iDo.the.WRITe.thING
iDo.the.WRITe.thING is open to all nationalities, except Singaporeans and Singapore Permanent Residents, with age between 16 – 20 years as of 31 Dec 2011.
Those who are current students or past students, or graduates of SIM Global Education are not eligible to enter.
The contest is open from 1 July 2011 to 31 Aug 2011, 12 noon.
Each contestant is only allowed to submit one entry.
Contestants will submit their entries via email to oac@sim.edu.sg.
Submission must be made in English language only, using the entry form (in word template) which can be downloaded below. SIM Administrator will publish the shortlisted entries onto the website.
Top 3 winners will receive 2 return air tickets to Singapore and stay at SIM Global Education Campus Studio Apartment for 3D 2N (conditions apply).
Please observe the following guidelines:
Don’t write about things that are confidential and if you don’t want others to read about.
Don’t post any information that is offensive or defamatory. Your entry may be rejected.
Don’t plagiarize. Your entry may be rejected.
Winners will be invited to do a final essay on his travel experience to Singapore & SIM.
SIM Global Education reserves the right to reject any entry and to edit or delete any content that is offensive.
SIM Global Education reserves the right to publish the photographs and/or names of all or any prize winners on our website, in promotional materials and advertisements as it deem fit.
SIM Global Education reserves the right to change, amend or withdraw the rules and regulations without prior notice.
In the event of a dispute, the decision of the SIM Global Education panel of judges is final. No correspondence will be entertained.
All winners of the contest will be notified via e-mail by 19 Sep 2011. All winners must claim their prizes before 31 Dec 2011. Prizes not claimed within the deadline given will be forfeited.
Prize winners (of the return air tickets to Singapore) should not be Singaporeans or non-Singaporeans residing in Singapore.
Prizes are not transferrable and are not allowed to be converted to cash. Claims made after the deadline will not be entertained.
By downloading the entry form, you have read and agreed to the terms and conditions as mentioned above.
http://www.simge.edu.sg/
http://www.simge.edu.sg/gePortalWeb/a ... _pageLabel=pgContest_blog
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Wild and Wyrd Inaugural Poetry Chapbook Competition
MadHat Press, an offspring of the non-profit innovative and collaborative arts organization MadHat, Inc., invites submissions of poetry manuscripts for its first chapbook contest. The genre “poetry” is broad and includes prose and conceptual poetry. There are no restrictions regarding form, style, or content.
This inaugural contest will be judged by CAConrad.
CAConrad is the author of The Book of Frank (Wave Books, 2010), Advanced Elvis Course (Soft Skull Press, 2009), Deviant Propulsion (Soft Skull Press, 2006), and a collaboration with Frank Sherlock, The City Real & Imagined (Factory School Press, 2010). He has a new book of poetry forthcoming, A Beautiful Marsupial Afternoon (Wave Books, 2012). He lives in Philadelphia and writes with his friends at PhillySound, and he is a co-founder of PACE: Poet-Activist Community Extension. Look for him at http://CAConrad.blogspot.com
WINNERS
FIRST PRIZE
$US500.00 and five copies of the perfectly bound chapbook will be awarded to the first prize winner. If the book is co-authored, each of the two authors will be awarded $250.00 and three copies. The winning manuscript will be issued as a professionally designed, typeset and printed chapbook with a color cover, and catalogued with an ISBN number and copyright information. Additional copies will be available to the author at cost plus postage. Three to five poems from the book, selected by the author/s, will be published in Issue 13 of Mad Hatters’ Review. The book will be available for purchase on amazon.com and possibly, other popular venues. Depending on the geographical situation of the winning author, the editors will arrange a book launch in a venue in the U.S.; should this not prove feasible, an online book launch will be arranged, including a podcast with audio excerpts of the winning work.
SECOND PRIZE
The manuscript of the second prize winner will be published as a MadHat Press e-book, downloadable via Mad Hatters’ Review.
FINALISTS
Poems by two finalists will be published in Issue 13 of Mad Hatters’ Review. CAConrad will select three to five poems from each winning author’s manuscript.
ENTRY GUIDELINES
Each manuscript must consist of 26 – 36 pages in single-spaced 12 Point Roman font, page-numbered, but otherwise no identifying information, and sent as PDF file or in Word (.doc) format to: (http://madhatter.submishmash.com/Submit)
Individual pieces may have been published elsewhere, but the manuscript should not have been published previously as a whole, either in a chapbook or a full-length work. Your submission of previously published poems includes an acknowledgment that you hold the copyright. Please provide us with acknowledgements of these pieces in your cover letter.
You may make multiple submissions; however, an $18 fee paid through Submishmash must accompany each entry. We accept simultaneous submissions, but ask that you withdraw your submission through the Submishmash system if your work is accepted elsewhere. No refunds will be provided for partial or full withdrawals.
When preparing submissions, please make sure that in your substantive (manuscript) attachment, your work does not include any identifying information within the title or body of your entry. Please provide a list of the proposed book title, along with a table of contents, including all poem titles in your manuscript. Manuscripts will be read “blind.”
Note that any manuscript containing the author’s name or other identifying information will not be considered and the entry fee will not be returned.
In your separate cover letter, provide relevant contact information including full name, mailing address, email address, telephone number and a short bio.
CONTEST READING PERIOD: Contest entries will be accepted from June 15, 2011, 12:00 a.m. US EST through August 31, 2011, 11:59 p.m. US EST. Any contest submissions received outside of this submission period will not be considered. Winners will be announced no later than November 1, 2011, 12:59 p.m. ELIGIBILITY: In accord with MadHat Press’s mission and vision, English-language submissions from non-U.S. residents and/or citizens are welcome.
For queries or otherwise, please email the editors at: press@madhatarts.com
http://madhatarts.com/
http://madhatarts.com/madhatpress.shtml
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Textnovel Contest
1. ELIGIBILITY
The Textnovel Contest (the "Contest") is offered by Textnovel, LLC ("Textnovel") and open only to residents of the United States, Canada and those countries where the Contest is allowed by law. By entering the Contest, you accept sole responsibility for determining whether your participation is legal in any jurisdiction that applies to you. You must be at least 13 years old (and if you are not of the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence, you must have the consent of a parent) and have an active e-mail account and Internet access at the time of entry. By entering, you agree to these "Contest Rules" and that the decisions of Textnovel are final and binding in all respects. Textnovel reserves the right to disallow participation by the residents of any specific country in its sole discretion, either now or upon completion of the Contest, if Textnovel determines in its sole discretion that tax, jurisdictional and other issues make it infeasible or overly difficult to award the prize, calculate witholding taxes, or obtain publication rights from residents of that specific country.
2. DESCRIPTION OF CONTEST AND CONTEST PERIOD
The Contest is for the "best" textnovel story or novel, as determined in the sole discretion of the Textnovel editorial advisory board. Eligible Textnovel stories must be in English and can be submitted and created online, by email or by text from a cell phone, and may include images and/or illustrations. The Contest begins on November 1, 2010 and runs until midnight Mountain Time (U.S.) on August 31st, 2011 (the "Contest Period"). Each participant may submit one Basic Story and an unlimited number of Premium Stories during this period, each of which is deemed an entry. However, in order to qualify for the Contest, each story must have at least 50,000 words by Midnight Mountain Time on August 31st, 2010. To be eligible to win the Contest, your Textnovel account information must include your correct and full name and a valid e-mail address. You must also be in compliance with the Textnovel Terms of Use. If Textnovel determines, in its sole discretion, that your story contains content or images not in compliance, your story will not be eligible for the Contest. No particular format for the story is required for the Contest but authors are encouraged to include breaks between paragraphs and keep sentences and paragraphs reasonably short so that stories are easier to read online or by cell phone.
3. ENTRY
To enter the Contest, you must register as a Textnovel member at www.textnovel.com (the "Site"). You may then enter no more than one Basic Story in the Contest but you may enter an unlimited number of Premium Stories. You can enter your stories from the My Library page (functionality for doing this will be available by November 1, 2010) and this must be done before August 31st, 2011. All submissions are subject to the submission requirements stated in the Terms of Use .
4. WINNER SELECTION
The winner(s) will be selected in the sole and absolute discretion of the Textnovel editorial advisory board, based on a combination of factors, including total views (page views), positive votes and subscriptions by readers and reviews by reviewers, as well as the subjective opinions of the Textnovel editorial advisory board. As part of the selection process, Textnovel may select semi-finalists and finalists and the final winner may come from the semi-finalists, finalists or not, at the discretion of Textnovel. One of the key objectives is to find a novel that can be published and sold successfully in the U.S. market. Textnovel reserves the right to declare a tie between more than one winner, in which case the prize money will be divided equally among the tied contestants.
5. PRIZE
The prize for the Contest is $1,000 cash. The winner(s) will be notified by email and/or text message and/or phone call and must respond and accept the prize by signing and delivering an Affidavit of Eligibility and such additional agency and/or publication agreements as Textnovel or its partners may require within 5 business days of notification. It is currently contemplated that these agreements will either appoint Textnovel as the exclusive literary agent for the winning story for a period of not less than six (6) months or require that the winner grant the sole and exclusive right to publish the print and e-book versions of their story in the United States, Canada and the winner(s) country of residence within a period of 24 months after winning, in exchange for a royalty (specific amount to be determined based on partnership with publishing company and/or based on industry standard rates, in which case the $1,000 advance will be treated as an advance against future royalties or in the case of an agency agreement, as a reimbursable expense, but only reimbursable out of any advance or royalties received by the author from a publishing deal). The winner(s) will be announced on the Textnovel site after they are determined and have signed and delivered the appropriate documentation and been determined to meet all applicable criteria, at which time the prize will be paid as a lump sum. No assignment, transfer or substitution of the prize is permitted. The prize is expressed in U.S. Dollars. Taxes on the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner(s). Note that if your story wins and was created by multiple authors, Textnovel may require that each such author sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and additional agreements.
6. GENERAL CONDITIONS
Textnovel reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry or voting process or the operation of the Contest or the Site; to be in violation of the Terms of Use; to be acting in violation of these Contest Rules; to be acting in an unethical or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person, as determined by Textnovel in its sole discretion. Any use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed or similar voting methods will void all entries by such methods and persons using any such methods will be disqualified. Repeated voting by a member for their own story will void that member's Contest participation. If for any reason this Contest is not capable of being conducted as planned due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which, in the sole opinion textnovel, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, Textnovel reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. Textnovel reserves the right to change the Contest Rules prior to August 31st, 2011.
http://www.textnovel.com/
http://www.textnovel.com/win.php
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The St. Lawrence Book Award
Each year Black Lawrence Press will award The St. Lawrence Book Award for an unpublished collection of poems or short stories. The St. Lawrence Book Award is open to any writer who has not yet published a full-length collection of short stories or poems. The winner of this contest will receive book publication, a $1,000 cash award, and ten copies of the book. Prizes will be awarded on publication. Past winners include Marcel Jolley (fiction), Stefi Weisburd (poetry), Jason Tandon (poetry), Fred McGavran (fiction), Yelizaveta P. Renfro (fiction), Brad Ricca (poetry), and Katie Umans (poetry).
To enter, please refer to the guidelines below.
CONTEST GUIDELINES
How to submit:
In order to reduce the costs of printing and postage and in the spirit of being a bit greener, Black Lawrence Press now accepts electronic submissions rather than hard copies for our contests.
Please include the following in your electronic submission:
-A cover letter with brief bio and contact information including your e-mail address(es)
-A .rtf, .doc, or .pdf attachment including a title page, an acknowledgments page, a table of contents, and your manuscript with numbered pages.
Email your submission to editors@blacklawrencepress.com. Please include your name, manuscript title, and genre in the subject line of your email following this format:
J. D. Salinger "9 Stories" (Fiction).
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL:
Please submit your $15 entry fee via Paypal.
Deadline:
The annual deadline for the prize is August 31.
About the judges:
Black Lawrence Press does not use interns to screen entries. All entries are judged by the editors.
Notification:
Because of the high volume of entries received, all finalists and semi-finalists will be announced
on the Black Lawrence Press blog. All finalists will be announced on or before October 15 of each year. The winner will be announced shortly thereafter.
Other Notes:
Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, but you must notify Black Lawrence Press immediately if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere for publication.
All finalists will be considered for standard publication. In addition to each year's winner, Black Lawrence Press often offers standard publication to one or more other finalists.
Thank you for your interest in Black Lawrence Press.
http://blacklawrence.homestead.com/
http://blacklawrence.homestead.com/stlawrence_1.html
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The Aesthetica Creative Works Competition
The Aesthetica Creative Works Competition is internationally recognised for identifying new artists and writers and bringing them to international attention. Previous finalists have achieved success and recognition with accolades including: writing commissions from Channel 4, selection to represent Australia in the Florence Biennale, exhibitions at DACS (London), John Martin Gallery (London), Flores Fine Art Gallery (New York), inclusion in the International Drawing Competition exhibition (Poland) and the National Geographic International Photographic exhibition. The Aesthetica Creative Works Competition represents the scope of creative activity today, and provides an opportunity for both new and established artists to nurture their reputations on an international scale.
The categories
There are three categories: Artwork & Photography, Fiction and Poetry.
Winners
There will be three winners. One from each category.
Each winner will receive £500.
Each winner will receive an additional prize from our competition partners.
Winners will be published in the Aesthetica Creative Works Annual.
Winners will receive a complimentary copy of the Aesthetica Creative Works Annual.
Finalists
Finalists will be published in the Aesthetica Creative Works Annual.
Finalists will receive a complimentary copy of the Aesthetica Creative Works Annual.
Deadline
Deadline for submissions is 31 August 2011. All winners will be notified by 31 October 2011 and the Aesthetica Creative Works Annual will be published 1 December 2011.
What are you waiting for? Send us your creative works today!
Artwork & Photography Guidelines
Submit up to 2 images.
All works must be at least 300dpi.
Please send all images as JPG, TIF or PDF files.
Please include in the email your name, email address, home address, phone number, your full name, title of your works, and your Order Reference number.
Please mark your entry in the subject line with 'Aesthetica Creative Works Competition Artwork'.
No alterations can be made once the submission has been received.
Fiction Guidelines
Submit up to 2 short stories.
Word count up to 2000 words per piece.
Please include in the email your name, email address, home address, phone number, your full name, title of your works, and your Order Reference number.
Please mark your entry in the subject line with 'Aesthetica Creative Works Competition Fiction'.
No alterations can be made once the submission has been received.
Poetry Guidelines
Submit up to 2 poems.
No more than 40 lines each.
Please include in the email your name, email address, home address, phone number, your full name, title of your works, and your Order Reference number.
Please mark your entry in the subject line with 'Aesthetica Creative Works Competition Poetry'.
No alterations can be made once the submission has been received.
Eligibility
The competition is open to anyone in the world.
Creative works should be written in English.
Please inform us if your work has been published elsewhere.
You may submit more than once.
Terms & Conditions
A £10 + VAT entry fee is required to enter the Aesthetica Creative Works Competition.
Only the winners and finalists will be published in the Creative Works Annual.
Deadline for submissions is 31 August 2011.
You will be notified of the results by 31 October 2011.
http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/
http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/submission_guide.htm
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Still: The Journal 2011 Literary Contest
Contest entries should be in keeping with our submission philosophy which states: “Our emphasis is on the literature of the Southern Appalachian region, and we are committed to publishing excellent writing that does not rely on clichés and stereotypes. We want to feature writing that exemplifies the Mountain South or that is written by an author with an established connection to the region.”
Rules:
Submitted entries must be unpublished.
Simultaneous entries are accepted as long as you let us know if your submissions will be published elsewhere before the contest ends.
The contest reading fee is $8 PER ENTRY, payable to Still’s PayPal account, which can be accessed below.
An entry is defined as:
one short story,
or one nonfiction piece,
or one poem.
You may submit multiple submissions in multiple genres, as long as you pay a separate entry fee for each submission. Contest entry fees cannot be refunded under any circumstances.
Manuscripts should be typed in a standard 12-point font (Times New Roman is preferred) and should have numbered pages. Prose must be double spaced. Poetry can be single spaced. Prose entries must not exceed 6,500 words. Poetry entries should not exceed 60 lines.
Make sure that your name or any other identifying information does not appear anywhere on the manuscript(s). All contest entries are processed and read on a “blind” basis.
Deadline for email postmark is 31 August 2011 at 11:59 P.M. Any entry that is not sent on or before that date/time will not be processed and entry fees will not be returned.
Winners will be notified by 30 September 2011. Winning entries will be announced publicly in Still: The Journal 7: Fall 2011.
Prizes:
$150 each for winners of fiction, poetry and nonfiction, and publication in Still: The Journal 7: Fall 2011. All other contest entries will be considered for possible publication.
Judges:
Fiction: Connie May Fowler
Poetry: Marilyn Kallet
Nonfiction: Karen Salyer McElmurray
Submissions:
We prefer electronic submissions and fee payment.
Submissions should be saved as a word document, rich text file or plain text file only (doc, docx, rtf, or txt ONLY) and attached to an email. Multiple submissions must be sent separately; in other words, if you are submitting a short story, an essay, and three poems, for instance, you would have five different electronic submissions and five different entry fees. The subject line for each entry should include “Still Contest” and the category; for example: Still Contest Fiction, Still Contest Poetry, or Still Contest Nonfiction. Include with each entry a title page which contains this information:
Title of entry
Category listed in parentheses next to title
Name
Mailing address
Telephone number
Email address
All entries must be sent to contest@stilljournal.net . Entries will not be processed until the $8 entry fee is also paid.
Mail submissions can be accepted, although electronic submissions are preferred. Follow the above guidelines for manuscript and title page preparations, include an $8 fee per entry and mail checks payable to Still to:
Still
P.O. Box 1121
Berea, KY 40403
Mailed entries must be postmarked by 31 August 2011.
Failure to follow any of the above guidelines will result in disqualification. No entry fees can be returned.
Inquiries or questions should be directed to contest@stilljournal.net
http://www.stilljournal.net/
http://www.stilljournal.net/contest.php
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AWW "Truth to Tell" Non-Fiction Book Competition
We are more interested in a good story well told and a point well made than in attempts to sound literary or poetic. Send us your best, simplest work. Make us love or hate your characters, believe or disbelieve your thesis, by your excellent prose composition. Get us involved in the narrative, or interested in the facts, by moving us skillfully from point A to point B.
AWW is a resource for creative women. We want to encourage work by, for and about women, but stories about men will not be overlooked. Just be sure that your viewpoint rings true and the experiences you portray are authentic to the character and setting. Be natural.
Do not use special script for emphasis. Read rules for the use of italics and do not use italics for simple emphasis. Do not overuse the exclamation point. Books will be judged on objective standards and demerits will be assigned for: word repetition, incorrect grammar and syntax, incorrect punctuation, improper formatting of paragraphs, weak characterizations, contradictory or illogical plot development, unbelievable or inconsistent setting. It will also be judged subjectively by our editors, as nearly as possible to mimic the experience of a new enthusiastic reader who has picked your book off the shelf and is embarking on the adventure of involvement in the world you have created. What stops, bores, or confuses that reader/editor will stop, bore, and confuse a larger audience.
Read the instructions carefully and submit accordingly. Inattention to detail can result in disqualification. The editors of AWW are themselves contest entrants (and occasional winners) and are well acquainted with the frustrations of getting it wrong and kicking oneself for having gotten it wrong. Please, read. For questions, email us.
Important: Contestants should be 18 or older. Submitting your entry certifies that you are eligible, and that all work submitted is your own. Entry fees are non-refundable and are payable only through PayPal. Judge's decisions are final.
Instructions for submissions to the AWW Book Competition:
1. Entry fee is $40.00 for all submissions and includes a thorough, thoughtful critique with up to ten pages of line editing comments and corrections. You will be given an opinion and suggestions about character and plot development/ logic and rationale.
You then have the option to resubmit the entire book, having applied changes based on our comments and suggestions. This resubmission will be accompanied by a $20 reading fee and represents your final entry into the competition.
Entries submitted initially for critique will be judged if not resubmitted. Resubmissions will be judged as the final entry in place of the original entry, with no exceptions. Payments must be made via PayPal (specify on your payment if the entry is fiction (Good Read) or non-fiction (Truth to Tell).
2.YOU MUST SUBMIT ONLY THE FIRST 75 PAGES OF YOUR BOOK. You must also send a detailed, chapter-by-chapter plot synopsis for the entire book; the synopsis can be up to two single-spaced pages.
3. You must email your work to the editor as a Microsoft Word document (the file extension should be .doc), font size 12 points, Times New Roman, 1.5 line spacing. (Send emails to awomanswrite (a) yahoo.com)
4. All work must have the author's last name at the top left and page numbers on the top right of every page.
5. All work must be accompanied by a one-page cover letter that includes the statement: "I understand and agree to comply with all contest rules and instructions." The letter must also include a brief biography of the author. (The cover letter and chapter-by-chapter synopsis may be separate document files, but the first 75 pages of the book must be submitted in a single document file.)
6. All submissions should include the author's full name, mailing address, phone number, email address, title of work, and total word count. We will use the email address provided to notify entrants of any extensions or changes and to contact winners at the end of the contest. Please be sure to notify us of any changes in your contact information.
7. Do NOT include a table of contents for the Good Read competition. DO include a Table of Contents for the Truth to Tell competition.
8. Do not include illustrations.
9. Do not use special fonts.
10. Absolutely no pornography or any material that is intentionally degrading to any group will be accepted. Keep four-letter words to a minimum -- our staff is easily embarrassed.
11. Denote a break in action with an extra line break. Do not use lines, asterisks or other special marks.
12. Denote a chapter ending by skipping to the next page and beginning the new chapter at the top of that page.
13. A book, for purposes of this competition, should be at least 150 pages long, or at least 60,000 words.
14. Entries to the Good Read competition must be sent no later than November 30 annually.
15. Entries to the Truth to Tell competition must be sent no later than August 31 annually.
16. Critiques will be sent by email within one month of receipt of work.
17. Prize winner will be informed no later than 45 days from the closing date of the competition.
18. If an entry is considered in the final judging process, you may be asked to submit the complete novel electronically. Judges will advise you if this is the case. (Failure to submit the complete book on request within one week is grounds for disqualification.)
Competition Prizes
GOOD READ: One award of $500.00 will be awarded to the fiction book judged best by our judges. Winner will also receive a certificate and notification on the AWW website.
TRUTH TO TELL: One award of $300 will be awarded to the non-fiction book judged best by our judges in the initial (2010-11 year) – prize may increase based on response.
Editors may at their discretion award an "Honorable Distinction Prize" to include a certificate and notification on the AWW website.
Note: In the event that fewer than 13 entries are received for either competition, the prize award may be reduced according to fees received.
http://www.awomanswrite.com/
http://www.awomanswrite.com/rules.html
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NANO Prize
The 2011 NANO Prize, awarding publication and $500 to a work of fiction, micro essay, or prose of 300 words or fewer, is now open. All entrants receive a one year subscription to NANO Fiction. Winners will be announced in October. Please visit our submission manager to enter.
RULES & GUIDELINES
All entries must be unpublished and 300 words or fewer.
Only electronic entries will be accepted. Please do not mail your entries.
While there will be only one winner of the contest, all submitted pieces will be considered for publication.
The entry fee is $15 for up to three shorts. Please paste all three works into the submission manager as one submission.
You may enter as many times as you like. Each separate entry requires its own entry fee of $15.
The entrant’s name should not appear anywhere in the body of the submission.
Entry fees are nonrefundable. Please withdraw your submission immediately if taken elsewhere.
Friends and family of the editors are not eligible to submit.
Deadline: August 31, 2011
http://nanofiction.org/
http://nanofiction.org/?page_id=88
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Astounding Beauty Ruffian Press Poetry Award
for a chapbook-length manuscript
May 1 - August 31, 2011 (postmark date)
The award is $10,000 and publication by Astounding Beauty Ruffian Press.
Please submit:
10 - 20 pages of original poetry not already published, or committed to be published, as a collection
by a single author
English only, no translations
no more than one poem per page (however, a single poem may be longer than one page), typed in 12 pt. plain font
no artwork
include a table of contents
please number pages
one title page with poet's name, address, telephone number, email, and title of
manuscript and a second title page with title only
biographical page (ONLY because we are interested in you as a person)
acknowledgements page
$20 entry fee, checks made payable to Astounding Beauty Ruffian Press and drawn on a U.S. bank - if you live outside the United States, please send the entry fee in the form of a cashier's check or money order
absolutely no paper clips, spring clips, staples, plastic covers, or folders -
we would rather not have to bother with these things, so don't waste your
supplies
Do not include a SASE - winner will be announced on our website in the fall of 2011.
Manuscripts will be recycled.
Send by regular, first-class mail only:
Astounding Beauty Ruffian Press
Poetry Award
2155 Elk Creek Rd.
Stuart, Virginia 24171
http://home.earthlink.net/~astoundingbeautyruffianpress/
http://home.earthlink.net/~astoundingbeautyruffianpress/id1.html
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Glimmer Train Short Story Award
We are interested in reading your original, unpublished stories!
We don't publish stories for children, I'm sorry.
Multiple submissions are fine. You can send more than one submission per competition, if you like, or submit the same story for different categories, if it qualifies.
When we accept a story for publication, we are purchasing first-publication rights. (Once we've published your story, you are free to, for instance, include it in your own collection.)
To make a submission: Please send your work via our new online submission procedure.
It's easy, will save you postage and paper, and is much easier on the environment.
Just click the yellow Submissions button above to get started!
Dates:
The category will be open to submissions for one full month, from the first day through
midnight (Pacific time) of the last day of the month. Results will be posted at www.glimmertrain.org
February. Results will be posted on April 30.
May. Results will be posted on July 31.
August. Results will be posted on October 30.
November. Results will be posted on January 31.
Reading fee:
$15 per story.
Prizes:
1st place wins $1,200, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, and 20 copies of that issue.
2nd-place: $500
3rd-place:$300
Other considerations:
Open only to writers whose fiction has not been presented in a print publication with a circulation over 5,000. (Entries, of course, must be unpublished.)
Most submissions to this category run 1,500 to 6,000 words, but can go up to 12,000 words.
I suspect that more than a few editors fail to read beyond the first paragraph of stories sent them by unknown writers. Not so with the editors of Glimmer Train--they seek out new voices in fiction and provide them with valuable exposure. Shortly after my work appeared in Glimmer Train, a collection of my short stories was accepted for publication.
--George Makana Clark
http://www.glimmertrain.com/
http://www.glimmertrain.com/shorawfornew2.html
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Benjamin Saltman Poetry Award
Benjamin Saltman Poetry Award
Book Award
$3000 Award
Deadline: August 31, 2011
Judge: David Mason
Established in 1998, in honor of the poet Benjamin Saltman (1927-1999), this award is for a previously unpublished original collection of poetry. Awarded collection is selected through an annual competition which is open to all poets. This year's final judge will be David Mason.
Award is $3000 and publication of the awarded collection by Red Hen Press. Entry fee is $25.00. Name on cover sheet only, 48 page minimum. Send SASE for notification. Entries must be postmarked by August 31.
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Award Guidelines, Procedures, and Ethical Considerations
Applicable to all literary awards given by Red Hen Press.
Guidelines
Eligibility: The award is open to all writers with the following exceptions:
A) Authors who have had a full length work published by Red Hen Press, or a full length work currently under consideration by Red Hen Press;
B) Employees, interns, or contractors of Red Hen Press;
C) Relatives of employees or members of the executive board of directors;
D) Relatives or individuals having a personal or professional relationship with any of the final judges where they have taken any part whatsoever in shaping the manuscript, or where, for whatever reason, selecting a particular manuscript might have the appearance of impropriety.
Procedures and Ethical Considerations
To be certain that every manuscript finalist receives the fairest evaluation, all manuscripts shall be submitted to the judges without any identifying material.
Bios, acknowledgments, and other identifying material shall be removed from judged manuscripts until the conclusion of the competition.
Red Hen Press shall not use students or interns as readers at any stage of its competitions.
Red Hen Press is committed to maintaining the utmost integrity of our awards. Judges shall recuse themselves from considering any manuscript where they recognize the work. In the event of recusal, a manuscript score previously assigned by the managing editor of the press will be substituted.
Please submit materials to:
Attn: _________Award
Red Hen Press
P.O. Box 40820
Pasadena, CA 91114
www.redhen.org
Red Hen Press will only accept submissions that have been mailed to the above address; please no email attachments or faxes.
http://www.redhen.org/
http://www.redhen.org/RedHenPress.htm ... 58-CA00-DDAB-8ABFA8815AC7
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To the Lighthouse Poetry Publication Prize
Award: $1000 and publication of collection by Red Hen Press
Deadline: August 31, 2011 postmark
Page Limit: 48 to 96 pages
Fee: $20 per entry
Announcement Date: December 15, 2011
AROHO's To the Lighthouse Poetry Publication Prize will be awarded for the best, unpublished poetry collection by a woman. Submit 48 to 96 pages of poetry postmarked by August 31, 2011. The $20 reading/entry fee is payable by check or money order to A Room of Her Own; please indicate “To the Lighthouse PPP” in the memo line. Include an SASP [self-addressed stamped postcard] with your package for notification of receipt. Your name and address should appear on the cover sheet only, along with the manuscript title, and your address and telephone number. The award amount is $1000 and publication of your poetry collection by Red Hen Press. The winner will be contacted by phone or email prior to the web announcement date.
Send manuscript along with SASP, cover sheet, and check (postmarked 8/31/2011) to:
A Room Of Her Own
Attn: To the Lighthouse PPP
PO Box 778
Placitas, NM 87043
http://www.aroho.org/
http://www.aroho.org/To_the_Lighthouse.php
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A London Scot
We have just celebrated one of our greatest Scots and our National Bard, Rabbie Burns. With that in mind and as part of our 400th Anniversary celebrations we are launching a poetry competition entitled ‘A London Scot’. The competition is open to everyone and we hope you will put pen to paper and get involved. All styles of poems will be considered as long as they are based on the theme of a Scot in London and what that means to you. You don’t have to be a Scot in London to enter.
The winning entry, chosen by a select judging panel including A.L Kennedy, will receive a £1000 prize plus. The top 5 poems will also be put on public display in our new offices as well as being printed in ScotsCare Shout. We hope that you will all get involved in the spirit of Rabbie and our anniversary celebrations. The closing date is the 31st of August and the winners will be announced on St Andrew’s Day.
Rules: Poems
- The competition is open to anyone aged 18 or over.
- International entries are welcome.
- The closing date of the competition is midnight, 31 August 2011.
- All entries will be considered anonymously by the judges.
- Entries will not be returned, so please keep a copy.
- Under no circumstances can alterations be made to poems once entered.
- If you would like confirmation that your postal entry has been received, please include a stamped addressed envelope/postcard with your entry.
- Online entries made via the website will receive automatic confirmation at the time of submission. Telephone or email confirmation of receipt is not available.
- The competition organisers reserve the right to change the judging panel without notice.
- The judges’ decision is final and neither the judges nor ScotsCare staff will enter into any correspondence.
- No ScotsCare employees or trustees or any family member of ScotsCare employees or trustees are eligible to enter the Poetry Competition.
- All entries are judged anonymously and the poet’s name must not appear on the poem itself.
- All poems must have a title and must not exceed 40 lines in length (excluding title).
- Poems must be the original work of the entrant.
- Entries must not have been published, self-published, published on a website or broadcast before March 2011.
- Hand-written entries must be legible. Entries should ideally be typed in black ink on one side of A4 only. Entries can be double or single spaced, please do not staple printed entries. Entries must be written in English.
- Winners and commendations will be notified by 31 September 2011.
- All winners will be asked to provide a biography and photograph.
- The copyright of each poem remains with the author. However, authors of the winning poems, by entering the competition, grant ScotsCare the right to publish and/or broadcast their poem for one year from August 2011.
- Use of the poems elsewhere during this time is subject to permission from ScotsCare.
http://www.scotscare.com/
http://www.scotscare.com/index.php?op ... p;view=article&id=132
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PAWS National Writing Competition for Children
Calling all budding writers- Years 5-11
Write a short story about a wild animal and you could see it in print!
We're looking for fictional stories between 500 and 1500 words about wild animals and the winning stories will be published in a special book to raise money for The Born Free Foundation!
The competition is now open and you have until midnight August 31st 2011 to submit your stories to us! All entries will be online using the form provided.
There are three 'school year' age catergories- Years 5 and 6, Years 7 and 8 and Years 9- 11 and we will choose the best 10 stories from each Year group- this is the year you're in before September 2011- so the one you're in now! If you're not from the UK check out the school year ages to work out which group you belong to!
Years 5 and 6 (usually 9 - 11)
Years 7 and 8 (usually 11-13)
Years 9,10,11 (usually 13-16)
We are using the school years rather than ages so do make sure you're in the right one!
We have three special judges- actress and founder of The Born Free Foundation- Virginia McKenna OBE, winner of the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award 2011, children's writer Lauren St. John and winner of the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award 2000, children's writer Alan Gibbons.
‘Most of us like reading stories about animals. But writing stories about them? That is really exciting and special. There are so many animals to choose from, so many opportunities to use your imagination – to intrigue us, make us smile and, perhaps, make us sad. Whatever story you tell I am really looking forward to reading it’.
Virginia McKenna
You will need to get permission from your parent or guardian (over 18) to enter. It's free to enter but parents will have the option to donate to Born Free when you enter if they want to!
Look at the Guidelines and the Tips & Tricks to help you write a fabulous story!
Remember we only want stories about wild animals- not pets or zoo animals! Born Free think all animals belong in the wild and that's what these stories will be about!
The competition is free to enter and you can enter as many times as you like- you will be directed to a JustGiving page when you've entered for Mums and Dads if you would like to give a donation to Born Free... but it's optional!
Guidelines
We want you to think very carefully about the wild animal you choose- it can be anything from a shellfish to an elephant and yes we do include insects and birds as well.
We want your story to be at least 500 words but no longer than 1500 words and we would like you to type it so you can submit it online.
It has to be a story which means something has to happen, the animal will have a problem or conflict to overcome. You can include other animals or people in the story if you wish.
Can you intrigue us? Surprise us? Teach us something? Make us laugh? Make us smile? Even make us cry?
What are you trying to say? Have you a message in your story about that animal- will the person that reads it think about it after? That’s what good stories do- they intrigue, excite but most of all, whether happy or sad, they should entertain us and make us feel differently.
Look at the Tips & Tricks page with gives more detail about how to write a short story.
http://pawsnclawspublishing.co.uk/
http://pawsnclawspublishing.co.uk/Nat ... itingCompetition2011.aspx
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Salopean Annual Poetry Contest
Conditons of entry:-
This competition is open to every one over the age of 15 years.Entries must be in english & your own original work.Entries must not be entered into any other competition,nor have been a prize winner in any other competition.
Poems should be typed but,if hand-written,printed. Each poem should be entered on a separate piece of paper bearing only the title of the poem. Author's name,address or any other form of identification must NOT be included on the poem or poems but should be written on the entry form or a separate sheet of paper together with the titles of the poems,and the name and address of the poet,and attached to the entries.Please ensure that sufficient postage is on the envelope when submitting your entries.
POEMS MUST NOT EXCEED 40 LINES.
Entry fee is £3 per poem or four for £10 for non members and £2 per poem for society members. All cheques or postal orders must be made payable to The Salopian Poetry Society and not to the adjudicator or secretary. NO COINS OR STAMPS PLEASE. No manuscripts can be returned. Please keep a copy of all poems entered.
FIRST PRIZE £200 – Second prize £100 – Third prize £50.
Six consolation prizes of £25 will be paid to six runners up, plus all nine winners will receive a free copy of the Winter issue of Salopeot which will contain all nine winning poems.
Entries unaccompanied by an entry form will be accepted provide that the rules are adhered to.
Adjudicator:- Hilary Llewellyn-Williams
A free list of winners will be sent if a S.A.E. is enclosed for this purpose with the entry form. The nine winning poems will be published in the Winter edition of ‘Salopeot’ 2011 copies of which can be obtained @£3.00 ( including postage) from the Editor:- Roger Hoult, 5,Squires Close,Madeley,Telford,TF7-5RU,or ordered on the entry form.
CLOSING DATE 31st August 2011.
Whilst the copyright of all poems remains that of the Author the society shall have the right to publish the six winning poems in the Winter issue of ‘Salopeot’and on their website.
Entries to be sent to the competition secretary.
Roger Hoult, 5,Squires Close,Madeley,Telford, Shropshire, TF7-5RU.
http://thesalopianpoetrysociety.webeden.co.uk/
http://thesalopianpoetrysociety.webed ... petition-rules/4531672813
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VAANI Anthology
Submission now open for 2011 VAANI Anthology. V would like to celebrate the ethos of Olympics 2012 happening here in London. Hence V are dedicating our next Anthology to the cause so that people are inspired and encouraged to be a part of the amazing sport culture and its also our way of saying V care.
The topic is emotions, feelings, joys and sorrows related to any sports, or you could write a fictional account of how a particular sport was invented, or on any game that's played only in one particular country/town which no one else knows about.
Submissions are open for short stories, poems and essays. There is a selection process through which all the entries go through and only the selected entries are published. The Anthology is scheduled to be published in October 2011.
Submissions to: submissions@vaani.org
Closing date: 31st August 2011
http://www.vaani.org/
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IHDP Writing Contest
The IHDP Secretariat (UNU-IHDP) is pleased to announce its first scientific writing contest for a new magazine to be launched in late fall 2011.
The contest is open to young scholars from all over the world (graduate students, PhD students or postdocs). Scholars from developing countries are particularly encouraged to take part. The Secretariat will select five winners to be awarded a cash prize - and will publish their work in its magazine’s first issue.
Articles should address a significant scientific topic relating to the human dimensions of the 'Green Economy'. While the subject matter may be technical, contestants should seek to write an article that is understandable to a non-scientific audience.
Entries are not to exceed 3,000 words and must be submitted via e-mail to secretariat@ihdp.unu.edu by August 31, 2011. Please make sure to include “Writing Contest” in the subject line.
Cash prizes will be as follows:
1st Place - $ 500
2nd Place - $ 200
3rd - 5th Place - $ 100 each
*Employees of the IHDP Secretariat (UNU-IHDP) and their dependants are excluded from entry. No recourse to legal action is permitted.
http://www.ihdp.unu.edu/
http://www.ihdp.unu.edu/article/read/ ... -a-prize-and-be-published
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William Faulkner Literary Competition
SHORT STORY GUIDELINES
1. The competition is open to original, unpublished short fiction with no more than 5,000 words. Judging is blind. Writers outside of Union County will judge the Short Story competition. The judges will not have access to the cover sheets, so the student will remain anonymous. Winners will receive a monetary award.
2. The entry fee is $10 per work. You may enter one short story or more, but all work must be entered at the same time. You may send one check for one entry or a batch of entries. Entries received without an entry fee will be disqualified.
3. All entries must be typed on one side of 8 ½ x 11-inch white paper in 12 pt. font and a digital copy as a pdf file on a disk or flash drive. Short stories will not be returned so keep a copy for your records.
4. All entries must be in English, original, RiverFest Literary Committee reserves the one-time publication rights for winning entries, after which publication rights revert to the writer.
5. Winners will be notified. If you have not been contacted, you can assume your entry is not a finalist.
6. Winners will be recognized and prizes awarded at the literary festival luncheon in New Albany, Mississippi, Friday, September 23, 2011.
7. The following are not permitted to enter: employees of UCDA and New Albany Gazette Newspaper and their immediate families.
8. Send two copies of each submission along with one cover sheet and the entry fee for each short story to the following address, postmarked no later than August 31, 2011: www.tallahatchieriverfest.com
Adult Short Story Competition Tallahatchie RiverFest P. O. Box 125 New Albany, MS 38652 662-534Phone: 662-534-4354 Toll Free: 888-534-UCDA
SHORT STORY GUIDELINES
STUDENT COMPETITION
1. The competition is open to original, unpublished short fiction with no more than 5,000 words. Judging is blind. Winner will receive $50
2. You may enter one short story or more, but all work must be entered at the same time and by an English teacher representing your school.
3. All entries must be typed on one side of 8 ½ x 11-inch white paper in 12 pt. font. The Short Stories will not be returned so keep a copy for your records.
4. All entries must be in English, original, unpublished. UCDA reserves the one-time publication rights for winning entries, after which publication rights revert to the writer.
5. Winners will be notified prior to the festival. If you have not been contacted September 16, you can assume your entry is not a finalist.
6. Winners will be recognized and prizes awarded at the literary festival luncheon on September 23.
7. The following are not permitted to enter: employees of UCDA and their immediate families.
8. Send two copies of each submission along with one cover sheet and one digital copy on a disk or flash drive as a pdf file and the entry fee for each short story to the following address, postmarked no later than August 31, 2011:
Student Short Story Competition
Tallahatchie RiverFest
P. O. Box 125
New Albany, MS 38652
www.tallahatchieriverfest.com
http://www.tallahatchieriverfest.com/
http://www.tallahatchieriverfest.com/literary_events.php
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The Write Place Short Story Competition
The Write Place Creative Writing School
OPEN SHORT STORY COMPETITION
We are inviting short story entries with an open theme, up to 1,500 words
Prizes: First £100, Second £75, Third £50 Entry fees: £4.50 per item
Closing date for entries: 31st August 2011
Judge: Linda Lewis
Linda has been writing short stories for many years, having sold around 300 to magazines. She has a column each month in Writers Forum magazine called Short Story Success. http://akacatherinehoward.weebly.com/
Competition guidelines and further information about The Write Place is available by sending an SAE to Francesca Burgess at the address below.
Cheques or postal orders for entries to be made payable to The Write Place and posted to: TWP Competition, Francesca Burgess, 34 Capelands, New Ash Green, Longfield, Kent, DA3 8LG
The Write Place is also providing an optional one page tick critique at £4.50 per story, to be returned after judging is completed.
RULES
* Stories must be no longer then 1,500 words.
* Work to be typed on one side of each page with pages numbered
* Stories to be double line spaced, on white paper with no distinguishing marks to identify the writer
* Each submission is to have a front page, attached by a paperclip, showing name, address and contact details of the writer along with the word count and title of entry.
* Each entry is to have an A5 stamped, addressed envelope for results. Please ensure that postage is correct for the size of the envelopes.
* Please keep a copy of your work as it will not be returned.
* The judges reserve the right to disqualify any entry that does not conform to the rules.
* Entries are not to have been published previously or have been placed in a competition.
* Copyright will remain with the author although winning entries will be displayed on our website.
* Results will be posted on our website
http://www.thewriteplace.org.uk/
http://www.thewriteplace.org.uk/page8.htm
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Leap Local's Travel Story Competition
Travel Story Guidelines 2011 Print E-mail
Description of Leap Local Travel Writing Competition (Stories accepted now until Midnight August 31, 2011):
Leap Local will be awarding a $500 USD first prize and two $150 USD second prizes to travellers with hilarious, surprising, culture shocking, passionate, and life changing local travel stories. When we say local, we mean a travel experience which engaged with local individuals and culture unique to the travel location. The story could also be an “ooops” story - an “I was a stupid tourist” story, about a time you were physically lost, or lost in translation, and now realize that you should have employed a local expert, or guide, for that journey.
The three winning stories will also be published in the Leap Local Newsletter which is sent to travellers around the world, and will be displayed on the website. The top ten stories will all be published on the Leap Local website (read below guidelines for more details). Should the quality of stories be as high as it was in 2010. The top 25 stories will be featured in Monday Escape.
The competition is open to anyone over the age of 18. Only one entry accepted per person.
Prizes will be awarded in preferred currency of winners if possible.
Guidelines for Leap Local Travel Writer Competition:
(All entries must made by 12:00 midnight (in your time zone) August 31, 2011. No late entries will be accepted.)
1. Write a 500-650 word story or article about your local travel experience. Please only submit stories about something that happened to you personally. Submit your story in a Word attachment to Kirsten@leaplocal.org using 12 pt font-size preferably Calibri or Arial, single spaced with double space between paragraphs, no indentations, no fancy formatting, please. Indicate in the subject of your email: Leap Local Travel Writing Entry.
Below your story provide a few details for other tourists regarding getting to the location, dining, places to stay, transportation, links, or any insider knowledge that will help your fellow traveller. This information is not included in story word-count.
2. All competitors must post a recommendation or rating (http://www.leaplocal.org/recommend.html) about a local guide or service on the Leap Local website. Provide the name of the local you have reviewed and link to your review when you submit your story. (*Please note your website recommendation or review of the local on the Leap Local website does not have to be connected to the experience that you are writing about for the travel writing competition. Some writers might be writing about a travel incident from years ago and thus do not have up to date information about guides or services in the location of their story. We encourage you then to review a guide or service from your own back yard – something that tourist visiting your home locale might find of interest.) While the reviews are not judged, the quality of review will be taken into consideration. The local that you recommend/rate will automatically be entered into the other competition, the guides and services competition, so your recommendation matters to them.
3. Entrants need to provide their real names, contact details including country of residence, and email addresses.[1]
4. You will receive an email saying that your story was received within one week of submitting. Please do not contact Leap Local to ask about the status of your story. If you have not received an email confirming that your work was received, please contact Kirsten indicating this, and you will be asked to re-submit your story to an alternate email address.
5. The competition will be judged by a group of professional international writers, authors and industry experts. The judging decision will be final. Judges will be announced before competition closure. Please do not contact them.
6. Your story must not have been published anywhere before previously, including online on websites or blogs. Leap Local has the exclusive right to first publication, and non-exclusive right to distribute and syndicate the stories whether in print, in any media, electronic, online, or any other medium, on any website and in any database, archive or library, on or offline. Authors of competition stories will be credited for their work.
Once the winners have been announced, all other competition participants are free to use their stories elsewhere.
http://www.leaplocal.org/
http://www.leaplocal.org/competitions/travel-story-competition/
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Torbay Open Poetry Competition
DUNCAN FORBES has agreed to be the judge for 2011.
Duncan Forbes has appeared twice before at the Festival as well as being a regular contributor to Acumen Literary Journal.
DUNCAN FORBES' poems have been published by Faber, Secker and Enitharmon, who brought out a Selected Poems, Lifelines, in 2009. It was drawn from five previous collections. www.enitharmon.co.uk Awards and prizes include a Gregory Award, TLS/Blackwells Prize, two Stephen Spender Times Translation Prizes and a Hawthornden Fellowship. A painter as well as a poet, he read English at Oxford and has taught for many years.
Download the entry form here
RULES
1. Poems must be original, unpublished and not accepted for publication. They should be written in English and not exceed 50 lines.
2. Each poem must be typed, single-spaced on one side of A4 paper which must not bear the name of the author or any form of identification. The titles of poems and name and address of the poet should be clearly listed on the entrance form or a separate sheet of A4 paper where young poets under 18 are invited to disclose their age if they so wish.
3. The entry fee is £ 4.00 per poem, or 3 poems for £ 10, 6 poems for £ 20.00.
4.. Receipt of entry will be acknowledged if a stamped, addressed post-card marked "Receipt" is enclosed with the entry.
5. A list of winners will be sent if a stamped addressed envelope marked "Prizewinners" is enclosed with the entry.
6. Copyright will remain with the author, but the organisers reserve the right to publish any of the winning or commended poems up to one year after the end of the competition.
7. The awards will be announced at the 11th Torbay Poetry Festival. The short-listed poets will be notified in advance and be invited to attend the Prizegiving Party on Saturday October 22nd 2011 at the Grosvenor Hotel, Torquay where the winners will be announced. All short-listed poets will be invited to read their short-listed entry.
8. The judge's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the results. The poems will not be returned.
9. The organisers reserve the right to return poems and entrance fees if the need arises.
10. Neither the judge nor organisers are eligible to enter the competition.
11. The judge will read ALL the entries.
12. Cheques/POs should be made payable to Torbay Poetry and sent together with the poems and author's details to:
The Administrator, c/o 6 The Mount, Brixham, South Devon TQ5 8QY, UK.
Envelopes should be clearly marked "Torbay Open Poetry Competition".
http://www.torbaypoetryfestival.co.uk/
http://www.torbaypoetryfestival.co.uk/competition.html
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Serendipity Poetry Competition
Happy, unexpected, accidental discoveries - amazing coincidences - the magic of Serendipity.
Entry form details and rules:-
PRIZES:- 1st £100 2nd £50 3rd £25
JUDGED by the Thynks Team
Rules;-
For postal entries:-
1.Entries will be disqualified if not in accordance with the rules.
2.Poems MUST be your own work with your copyright, not more than 40 lines.
3.Each poem must have a title.
4.Deadline is August 31st 2011.
5.Winners to be announced on November 30th 2011 and prize monies distributed. The prizewinners will have their poems published in the 2nd Bards for Blidworth Anthology in 2012.
6.Copyright remains with the poets.
7.Poems sent by post to be typed or clearly printed on A4 white paper with a title but not poet's name. The poet's name, address, phone number, email if applicable, should be written on the entry form below, or a copy of it,
along with the title(s) of the poem(s). Poems sent online see below***
8.The entry fee of £3 per poem needs to be enclosed. UK Cheques or postal orders are acceptable (no cash) and should be made out to 'Thynks Publications Limited.' Poets paying in foreign currencies will need to enter online.
10.Correspondence cannot be entered into. The Judges decisions are final.
11.Entries cannot be returned, so poets should keep copies of their work.
12.Competitors who would like acknowledgement of receipt or notification of winning entries should enclose stamped addressed envelope(s) marked 'Receipt' or 'Results' . (You will be informed by email if you have given your email address so SAE's won't be necessary.
http://www.christinemichael.org/
http://www.christinemichael.org/Seren ... rycomp.html?1310232821205
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The Found Poetry Review Inaugural Found Poetry Contest
DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31
PRIZE: $100 + publication
ENTRY FEE: $5
The Found Poetry Review invites submissions for its inaugural found poetry contest through August 31. All contest submissions must be found poems derived from How to Analyze People on Sight by Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine Benedict, available as a free e-text through Project Gutenberg.
The winner will receive a prize of $100 (U.S. dollars) and have his or her poem published in the Fall 2011 edition of The Found Poetry Review.
Here’s how to get started:
1. Visit Project Gutenberg to view the source text, How to Analyze People on Sight: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30601/30601-h/30601-h.htm
2. Select words and phrases from the text, then recombine them to create your found poem. Artful arrangements and combinations are encouraged! We want to see you do more than insert line breaks in a paragraph and call it a poem.
3. Avoid adding your own language to the poem. You can change verb tenses, plurals and make other small manipulations, but stay as close to the original text as possible. You are free to add your own punctuation and capitalization to the text.
4. Visit our Submishmash page and select “Inaugural Found Poetry Contest” to submit your poem and pay the $5 entry fee. Payments may be made securely through the Submishmash site through PayPal or credit card.
5. Follow us on Facebook and/or Twitter to hear the winner announcement in September.
Questions? Email foundpoetryreview@gmail.com for more information.
http://www.foundpoetryreview.com/ http://www.foundpoetryreview.com/inaugural-found-poetry-contest
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The Luke Bitmead Bursary for New Writers
We are excited to announce the opening of entries for the 2011 Luke Bitmead Writer’s Bursary. The award was set up shortly after Luke’s death in 2006 by his family to support and encourage the work of fledgling novel writers. The top prize is a publishing contract with Legend Press, as well as a cash bursary.
Luke is the author of the brilliant White Summer (the first novel to be published by Legend Press) and co-author of Heading South. Information about Luke can be found at www.lukebitmead.com.
We are delighted to be working with Luke's family to ensure that Luke’s name and memory lives on - not only through his work, but through this wonderful memorial bursary too. For those of you lucky enough to have met Luke you will know that he was hugely compassionate and would love the idea of another struggling talented writer being supported on the arduous road to securing their first publishing deal.
We will ensure that, as with all our authors, we give the winner of the bursary as much support as we can, and offer them the most effective creative platform from which to showcase their talent. We can’t wait to start reading and judging the submissions.
We are pleased to be continuing this brilliant bursary for a fourth year, and hope to follow in the success of our previous winners Andrew Blackman (On the Holloway Road, published February 2009), Ruth Dugdall (The Woman Before Me, August 2010) and last year’s winner Sophie Duffy, whose debut novel The Generation Game is published on 1st August 2011.
Submissions from writers will be accepted from 13th May until 31st August 2011.
Only adult fiction is eligible for this bursary, no children's books or non-fiction. The judging panel will consist of Luke’s family, Legend Press – with the full panel announced shortly.
Novels must be already completed before entry. Unfinished manuscripts will not be accepted. Your entry should be sent by email and include the following:
1) The first 3-4 chapters of your novel
2) A synopsis (max 1 page)
3) A personal statement outlining why you would particularly benefit from the bursary and some information about yourself and your writing (1 page approx)
Submissions should be sent to: bitmeadbursary@legendpress.co.uk
Entrants must be aged 16 or over. There is no upper age restriction for entry but all submissions must be from first-time, non-published authors – particularly those who are talented but whose personal or financial circumstances are making it especially hard for them to focus on writing as a career.
The 2010 bursary was inundated with entries and we look forward to reading your work and discovering more talented authors, to join our fantastic alumni!
For all enquiries please email bitmeadbursary@legendpress.co.uk
Background:
Luke was just 34 when he died and was considered by all that had read his work as one of the UK’s most talented up-and-coming writers. His first published novel was the cult comedy White Summer – published by Legend Press in May 2006, just five months before he died. Legend Press, in agreement with Luke’s family, also published the comedy romance novel Heading South which Luke had written with co-author Catherine Richards. The heartfelt dedication in Heading South reads: ‘In memory of Luke, who’s talent, wit, drive and smile will be greatly missed but always remembered by everyone who met him.’
Legend Press and Luke’s family are keen to ensure that the immensely talented young writer gains the recognition for his work that he was due to receive, while at the same time ensuring that his memory helps other writers. Royalties from the sale of both novels, and any other future novels of Luke’s which might be published, will support the Luke Bitmead Memorial Fund and future bursaries
Luke’s mother, Elaine Hanson, who set up the memorial fund and bursary scheme along with her daughter (Luke’s sister Tiffany) and her husband (Luke’s step-father Chris) said: “The life of a writer can be both lonely and a financial struggle. This bursary honours Luke’s idea to assist fledgling writers through what can be a bleak time before a novel is flying off the shelves and generating sufficient royalties to provide a proper income. Legend Press has been a huge support since Luke’s death and it is fantastic to see so many authors benefitting from Luke's Bursary."
For information on Luke please visit www.lukebitmead.com
http://forward.legendpress.co.uk/
http://forward.legendpress.co.uk/main ... luke-bitmead-bursary.html
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Five Stop Story Short Story Competition
The theme for our August short story competition is “betrayal.” We are looking for publishable, proof-read stories of 1,500 to 2,500 words. Stories can be fictional or based on true events, but they must have a clear plot. We are not currently looking for "blog-style" stories.
Winners, runners up and honorary mentions will have their stories published on our website and on our forthcoming mobile phone application, which is due to launch in September. The winner will also receive a copy of the book The World’s Greatest Short Stories, edited by James Daley.
The competition is free to enter and we welcome international entries as well as those from the UK. It is open to anyone aged 16 or over, with a maximum of three entries per person. You must submit your own work for which you hold the copyright. To enter, please email your story to ruth@fivestopstory.com as a word attachment. Please put your name in the body of the email. By submitting your story you are accepting the terms and conditions detailed below.
The deadline for entries is Wednesday 31st August 2011.
Good luck and we look forward to reading your stories!
Competition terms and conditions (August competition):
1. Stories must be between 1,500 and 2,500 words
2. All entrants must be aged 16 or over at the time of entry
3. No more than 3 entries per person for this competition
4. There is no entry fee for the competition
5. Entries must be written in English
6. You may only submit your own work, for which you hold the copyright. Failure to do so will result in disqualification
7. Your entry should not contain any slanderous, libellous or defamatory material
8. Entries will remain the copyright of the author but Five Stop Stories Ltd will have the right to publish the stories of the winners, runners up and honorary mentions online, on a mobile application and through other electronic formats (including but not limited to e-books)
9. The prize for the winner and runners up will be publication on this website. The winner will also receive a copy of the book The World’s Greatest Short Stories, edited by James Daley
10. All entries should be submitted as word attachments to emails to the following address: ruth@fivestopstory.com
11. Failure to observe these rules will result in disqualification.
12. The closing date for the competition is 31st August 2011
If you have any questions about these terms please contact us at ruth@fivestopstory.com
http://www.fivestopstory.com/
http://www.fivestopstory.com/Write.html
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