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TAMARACK AWARDS
http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/media/Minnesota-Monthly/Join-In/Tamarack-Award-Submissions/
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NO ENTRY FEE
The competition is open to residents of Minnesota, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Maximum
length: 4,000 words. Must be an original, unpublished work of short
fiction. Deadline May 15, 2008. The author of the winning
manuscript will, upon signing Minnesota Monthly’s standard publication
contract, be published in the November 2008 issue. Minnesota Public
Radio will reserve the right to broadcast a reading of the winning
story.
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BRADT TRAVEL-WRITING COMPETITION 2008
http://www.bradt-travelguides.com/infopage.asp?PageID=32
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NO ENTRY FEE
The competition is open to all writers, published or unpublished. The
theme this year is 'The Heart of the City' and entries must contain a
strong travel element. The maximum length is 800 words. The competition
also includes a prize category specifically for unpublished writers. The
Independent on Sunday will publish the winning entry and offer a
commission for a 1,200-word article based on the winner's prize holiday.
The fabulous prize is a seven-night holiday for two in Kyrgyzstan. The
prize in the unpublished writers' category is a place on a
travel-writing course in Granada, Spain. Deadline May 16, 2008.
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WIN A HOUSE ESSAY CONTEST
http://www.pixnpens.com/
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$50 ENTRY FEE
Pix-N-Pens is pleased to announce a one-time only special ESSAY contest
with the theme: “Small Town, U.S.A.” Your entry should focus on “Small
Town, U.S.A.” but the interpretation you choose is up to you. The
entries will be judged on
originality, creativity, personality, and overall writing ability, as
well as how closely it fits our theme of “Small Town U.S.A.” 500 words
or less, by NOON, Friday, May 30, 2008. All entry fees are final
and non-refundable, unless the 1,500 entry limit is not met - then all
fees will be refunded. The person submitting the winning entry will be
awarded full title to a 3 BR, 2 BA house in Selma, AL. Pictures of the
house are shown on the web site. Winner is responsible for all taxes
incurred as a result of winning. House is transferred as-is, and will be
stated as such in the closing paperwork. Pix-N-Pens will provide a
one-year Home Warranty when the home is transferred to the winner.
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ARC POEM OF THE YEAR CONTEST
http://www.arcpoetry.ca/mag/contests/poem_of_the_year_contest.php
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ENTRY FEE $23 CANADIAN - entitled to a one-year subscription.
Deadline June 30, 2008.
1st Prize: $1,500
2nd Prize: $1,000
3rd Prize: $750
Entrants may submit up to two unpublished poems with your $23 fee. To
include extra poems, add $5 per poem. Length of
each poem must not exceed 100 lines.
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FIRST NOVEL CONTEST
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/books/getinvolved.html?in_article_id=443521&in_page_id=1827
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NO ENTRY FEE NOTED
This competition is open to anyone aged 16 or over who is a resident of
the UK or Republic of Ireland. The Publisher will offer the winning
entrant a publishing contract with Transworld Publishers, a division of
The Random House Group Limited, and an advance in the sum of £30,000
(Prize). The Publishers will publish the winning work in the spring of
2009. Entrants must submit a complete work in the English language of
not less than 80,000 words and no more than 150,000 words and a synopsis
of the work in the English language of no more than 600 words. Entrants
must not have written a novel published under a valid ISBN. Deadline
July 2, 2008.
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TALL ROCK RETREAT WRITING CONTEST
http://www.tallrockretreat.com/Writing_Contest.html
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$20 ENTRY FEE
Deadline May 15, 2008. First Prize in each category is a two-week
stay at the Retreat, including meals. Second Prize in each category is a
one-week stay. Maximum length per submitted manuscript is 7,500 words.
Two categories of fiction and creative nonfiction. Location Vermont.
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PROSE FOR PAPA
http://www.visitsunvalley.com/static/index.cfm?contentID=555
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$10 ENTRY FEE
The Fourth Annual Prose for Papa short story contest is held in
conjunction with the 2008 Ernest Hemingway Festival, Sun Valley, Idaho
Sept. 25th-Sept. 28th, 2008. Cash prize of $500. First place winner will
be published in the Hemingway Festival magazine and on the website.
Length limit 2,600 words or 10 pages. One entry per person. Deadline
May 31, 2008.
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THE 2008 ABZ POETRY PRIZE
http://abzpress.com/prize.aspx
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$25 ENTRY FEE
We are looking for original poetry manuscripts between 48-80 pages. ABZ
will publish the winning manuscript and award the author $1,000 and
copies of the winning book. Bind with a binder clip and send via postal
in May or June 2008. The reading fee entitles entrant to one copy
of the winning book.
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FLASH FICTION PRIZE FOR KENNESAW REVIEW
http://www.kennesawreview.org/artman2/publish/contests/Flash_Fiction_Prize_2006.php
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$15 ENTRY FEE
$500 prize for the winning story, to be published in KR June 1, 2008,
deadline for receipt (hard copies only). 750 words or less.
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LORIAN HEMINGWAY SHORT
STORY COMPETITION
http://www.shortstorycompetition.com/
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$12 ENTRY FEE
The first-place winner will receive $1,000 in cash, while the second-
and third-place winners will receive $500 each. Created
to support and encourage the efforts of writers who have not yet
achieved major-market success. To be eligible for the 2008 competition,
stories must be original unpublished fiction, typed and double-spaced,
and they may not exceed 3,000 words in length. There are no theme
restrictions. Deadline May 1, 2008 for $12 entry fee. $17 for each story
postmarked from May 2 up to and including May 15. Entries postmarked
after May 15, 2008, will not be accepted. Winners will be announced at
the end of July 2008 in Key West, Florida. All entrants will receive a
letter from Lorian Hemingway and a list of winners, either via regular
mail or e-mail, by October 1, 2008.
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CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW ESSAY CONTEST
http://www.trinityfoundation.org/2006EssayContest.php
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NO ENTRY FEE
First Prize $3,000
Second Prize $2,000
Third Prize $1,000
The topic of the 2008 Christian Worldview Essay Contest is the book
Freedom and Capitalism: Essays on Christian Politics and Economics by
John W. Robbins. Each person who enters the contest must read this book
and write an essay about it. Each person who enters the contest must be
no younger than 17 years of age and no older than 23 years of age on
January 1, 2008. Deadline September 1, 2008.
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ERIAN PRESS THE BEST BOOK
AWARDS
http://www.bestbookawards.com/
http://www.erianpress.com/index.htm
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$50 ENTRY FEE
Best Book Awards were established to recognize meritorious works by
writers who self-published or had their books published by a small press
or independent book publisher. POD books are eligible. Open to selected
book length fiction and non-fiction titles with a 2007 or 2008
copyright, published in the English language and targeted for an adult
audience in the North American market. More than one book and/or one
book in more than one category may be submitted. Two Grand Prizes will
be awarded: one for the Best Fiction of the Year and one for the Best
Non-Fiction of the Year. Each Grand Prize Winner will be awarded $500, a
certificate of achievement suitable for framing, and Best Book Awards
will distribute a press release to all major media announcing the
achievement. First, second, and third place winners will also be chosen
in each category. First place winners in each category will receive
$100, a certificate of achievement suitable for framing, and Best Book
Awards will distribute a press release to all major media announcing the
award. Second and third place winners in each category will receive a
certificate of achievement suitable for framing. Deadline August 15,
2008.
NOTE: This is a new award without history. Read carefully as with all
contests.
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WRITER'S DIGEST ANNUAL WRITING COMPETITION
http://www.writersdigest.com/contests/annual/77th/
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$10-$15 ENTRY FEE
Deadline: May 15, 2008. There will be 1,001
winners and more than $30,000 in cash and prizes. Top
winners will be listed in the December 2008 issue of
Writer's Digest. Grand Prize:
$3,000 cash and a trip to New York City to meet with
editors and agents. Second Place: The Second Place
Winner in each
category receives $500 cash, plus $100 worth of Writer's
Digest Books. The Third Place Winner in each category
receives $250 cash, plus $100 worth of Writer's Digest
Books. The Fourth Place Winner in each category receives
$100 cash. The Fifth-Place Winner in each category
receives $50 cash. The Sixth- through Tenth-Place
winners in each category receive $25 cash.
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LIFE IN THE USA $1,000 CONTEST
http://www.lifeintheusa.com/contest.htm
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NO ENTRY FEE
Contest begins September 1, 2007. Contest will end
either June 30, 2008 or on the publication of 100
new articles, whichever
comes later. The www.lifeintheusa.com $1,000 Essay
Contest is designed to help www.lifeintheusa.com grow
and serve immigrants and American students wishing to
know more about American life. A first prize of $500
will be awarded, plus five $100 second place prizes. The
contest will apply to all essays we accept and publish
beginning September 1, 2007.
(NOTE: No payment for submissions other than the contest
prizes.)
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