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30th Jan 2012(Mon)


	Fish Short Memoir Writing Contest David Shields, the Judge for the inaugural Fish Short Memoir Contest famously said - It's all in the art, you get no credit for living. Isn't that the case? It is often said that everyone has a novel in them, even if it is only one. Not true. But everyone must have a memoir. Not an autobiography. Too many rules. Too much adherence to fact, to structure, to convention. A memoir gives licence - to interpret, to create, to fabricate, to make sense of a life, or part of that life. Go for it! Write a piece of your life, send it to Fish. Who knows, it might be published. David Shields might look at it and think that this life, this piece of writing, has something that needs to be said. Needs to be heard. Might be the start of something. The Fish Short Memoir Contest is a new venture. A chance to get your memoir published in the 2012 Fish Anthology. The Anthology will be launched during the West Cork Literary Festival, Bantry in July 2012. Please note: The 2011/12 Memoir Prize will open for entries 1st Aug 2011. David Shields, author of "Reality Hunger" (will be selecting 10 memoirs to be published in the 2012 anthology. The Fish Short Memoir Contest welcomes memoirs written in English, with a maximum of 4,000 words. Publication in the Fish Anthology has been a stepping stone for many writers into successful writing careers. For a sample of these authors click Alumni. To view our catalogue of anthologies click Fish Books. Competition Summary 2011/12 Opens: 1st Aug 2011 Closing date: 30th January 2012 Results announced: 1st March 2012 Anthology published: July 2012 Judge: David Shields. Prizes The winner and nine runners-up will be published in the 2012 Fish Anthology. First Prize - €2,000 - (of which €1,000 is for travel expenses to the launch of the Anthology.) The Rules No entry form is needed. Entry is mostly on-line, or by post if required. You may enter as many times as you wish. The competition is open to writers of any nationality writing in English. There is no restriction on theme or style. Maximum number of words is 4,000. The winning memoirs must be available for the anthology and, therefore, must not have been published previously. Fish holds publishing rights for one year after publication. Copyright then reverts to the author. Notification of receipt of entry will normally be by email. The judges' verdict is final. No correspondence will be entered into once work has been submitted. Memoirs cannot be altered or changed after they have been entered. Judging at all stages is anonymous. Names or addresses must not appear on the stories, but on a separate sheet if entering by post, or in the appropriate place if entering online. The memoir competition is open to writers of any nationality writing in English. Overall winners of the Fish Short Memoir Prize may enter again, but will not be eligible for the first prize A writer who has had two memoirs in Fish Anthologies from the Short Memoir Prize, may not enter for three years. They may enter other Fish Prizes in that time. (This is designed to give opportunities to emerging writers) Entry is taken to be acceptance of these rules Entry Fees Online Entry € Postal Entry € Per Entry 15.00 17.00 Critique (Optional) 40.00 42.00 How to Enter You can enter online or by post. The cheaper option is to enter online. Online Entries To Enter online, simply submit your story(ies) through our online entry system on our website. Please do not send stories as email attachments. MAKE SURE YOUR NAME IS NOT ON THE STORY. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ALL SHORT-LISTING AND JUDGING IS DONE ANONYMOUSLY. YOUR STORY IS AUTOMATICALLY LINKED TO YOUR AUTHOR NAME IN THE SYSTEM. If you have any difficulty submitting your story, post your problem at Feedback and Support. Postal Entries Post to: Fish Memoir Prize, Durrus, Bantry, Co. Cork, Ireland. Print on one side of the page only in reasonable sized type. The Fish Prize is judged anonymously, so please do not put your name or any contact details on any of the story pages. Include all contact details on a separate sheet. Receipt of entry will be by email. Stories will not be returned. http://www.fishpublishing.com/ http://www.fishpublishing.com/memoir-competition-contest.php
	Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize The North Carolina Writers' Network is now accepting submissions for the 2012 Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize. This annual award is administered by poet Anthony S. Abbott, the Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of English at Davidson College in Davidson, NC. The Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize honors internationally celebrated North Carolina novelist Thomas Wolfe. The winner receives $1,000 and possible publication in The Thomas Wolfe Review. The competition is open to all writers regardless of geographical location or prior publication. The postmark deadline is January 30, 2012. Acclaimed author Josephine Humphreys will serve as the final judge. Humphreys is a recipient of an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She is the author of Dreams of Sleep (winner of the 1985 Ernest Hemingway Award for first fiction), Rich in Love, The Fireman's Fair, and Nowhere Else on Earth. She lives with her husband on Sullivan's Island, near Charleston, South Carolina. The 2012 Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize Postmark deadline: January 30 (annual) Submissions accepted: December 1 – January 30 Eligibility and Guidelines: The competition is open to all writers regardless of geographical location or prior publication. Submit two copies of an unpublished fiction manuscript not to exceed 12 double-spaced pages (1" margins, 12-pt. font). Author's name should not appear on manuscripts. Instead, include a separate cover sheet with name, address, phone number, e-mail address, word count, and manuscript title. An entry fee must accompany the manuscript: $15 for NCWN members, $25 for nonmembers. Checks should be made payable to the North Carolina Writers' Network. You may pay the member entry fee if you join the NCWN with your submission. Checks should be made payable to the North Carolina Writers’ Network. Entries will not be returned. The winner is announced each April. Send submission to: Professor Anthony S. Abbott PO Box 7096 Davidson College Davidson, NC 28035 2011 saw the highest number of submissions in the history of the Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize. Winner Kristin Fitzpatrick of Alameda, California, took home the $1,000 purse. The nonprofit North Carolina Writers’ Network is the state’s oldest and largest literary arts services organization devoted to writers at all stages of development. For additional information, visit www.ncwriters.org http://www.ncwriters.org/ http://www.ncwriters.org/news/network ... fe-fiction-prize-now-open
	Chapter One Promotions International Short Story Competition • The International Short Story Competition is open to all nationalities. • All entries must be in English and either double spaced or single spaced. • The story must be no longer than 2500 words and previously unpublished. • Entrants must be over 18 years old to enter. • It must be entirely the writer's own work. • Any story that has been viewed on a writer's forum on any website is eligible. • The entry fee is £10 per story. • You can submit as many stories as you like along with the correct entry fee. • Cheques, postal orders or bankers draft must be in pound sterling and made out to Chapter One Promotions. • You can pay and submit online by selecting one of the Payment Options. • Repeat the online submission process for each story submitted. • For postal submissions include your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, word count, short biography and story title on a separate sheet of paper. • No contact details must be written anywhere on the story. • The prizes are: First prize: £2,500, second prize £1,000, third prize £500. • The winners, ten runners up and five highly recommended will be published in Chapter One Promotions anthology. • Each writer will receive one copy. • The prize money will be issued in the winner's local currency within three months after an agreement has been signed and returned. • Previous top three winners are not permitted to enter the competition for one year. • The deadline for submissions is midnight on Monday 30th January 2012. • Only the winners will be notified by post. • A list of winners will be available to view on the website on Monday 30 April 2012. • For a list of winners, runners up and those highly recommended, send a second class stamped sae to Chapter One Promotions marked 'Winners 2012'. For those residing overseas, or who entered online, and require the list of winners, please click on the button below to pay £1.50 towards posting the results. http://www.chapteronepromotions.com/ http://www.chapteronepromotions.com/c ... y-competition-rules-9.htm
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