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Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest - San Jose State University
sponsored yearly challenge "to compose the opening sentence to the
worst of all possible novels".
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Callboys - Contests of all kinds (including writing), and
links for advice to models and actors starting out in the
industry.
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Southeastern Writers Association Contests - These contests and
awards are restricted to writers attending the annual week-long
Southeastern Writers Conference, held in June at St. Simons
Island, Georgia. .
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Writing Contests - Information on writing, advice on writing
contests including lists of various competitions with their
deadlines and requirements.
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Tundra Memorial Poetry and Short Fiction Contest - Offers a
contest for short stories (less than 2,000 words)
and rhyming
poetry (up to 100 lines), inspired by and using similar themes to
the works of Emily Chesley.
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National Writing Contest - Original, unpublished novels are
sought in this annual contest. Manuscripts must be at least 90
pages in length.
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Richard J. Margolis Award - A $4,000 prize, awarded annually
to a promising non-fiction writer whose work combines "wisdom,
humor, warmth, and concern, combined with social justice."
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Novel Advice Writing Contest - A contest for original,
unpublished novels and short stories. Only the first chapter of
the novel is required. Both novel chapters and short stories must
not exceed 5,000 words.
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International Short Story Contest - An annual contest for
short stories (1,600 to 1,800 words in length)
on a given theme.
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Annual APEX Awards for Publication Excellence - An annual
competition for writers, editors, publications staff, and both
business and non-profit communicators.
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Futures Annual Competition for Mystery Story Writers -
Original, unpublished manuscripts for both short stories and
novels are eligible, though first chapters only of the novels will
be considered.
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Page One Contests - A writing contest, in which readers are
urged to write 100 words on a given theme, in order to win a first
edition copy of a current bestseller.
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$5000 Literati Short Story Competition - A short story contest
for original, unpublished manuscripts of less than 3,000 words,
offering significant cash, publication and publishing prizes.
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Tom Howard Short Story Contest - An annual contest for
original short stories of less than 8,000 words, providing both
on-line and traditional print publication for both new and
professional authors. The contest closes at the end of March each
year. Prize money currently totals $1,250. Useful information and
writing tips are provided.
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Paddy's Post Journalism Competition - Paddy's Post is an
online newspaper that runs ongoing writing competitions with cash
prizes. The winning entries are published in Paddy's Post.
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Frank O'Connor Short Story Contest - An annual contest for
original, unpublished short stories, written in a "basically
realistic" style. Maximum length: 5,000 words.
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Boston Review Annual Short Story Contest - A contest for
original, unpublished stories in any genre, under 4,000 words in
length.
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Winning Writers Annual Poetry Contest - Original, unpublished
poetry, up to 500 lines in length, is sought on a specific theme.
(The 2002 theme is War).
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Park Publications U.K. - Publishers of short story and poetry
magazines, holding quarterly competitions for original,
unpublished short stories and poems, some open, some limited to
specific themes.
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Pronghorn Press Publishing - Promotes annual prose (up to
5,000 words)
and poetry (no more than 60 lines)
contests relating
to contemporary life in three specific regions, namely, the
Rockies, the Desert Southwest, and the Northwest Coast.
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Biannual Haiku Poetry Contest - An international contest, open
to both children and adults. Includes guidelines for writing haiku
poems.
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Literati Writing Competition - Original, unpublished stories
are sought from writers of all ages. Entry Fee: $30.
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Writers Digest Writing Competition - Writer's Digest offers
total prize money of $25,000 for original, unpublished work in ten
categories, including poetry, short stories, plays, movie scripts,
articles, and children's fiction.
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I Ching Collection Writing Competition - Seeks poetry,
novelettes, and short stories, based on paintings and drawings in
the I Ching collection.
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Communicator Awards, The - Annual competitions honoring
excellence in all areas of communication, with separate categories
for print (177 sub-categories), video (216 sub-categories)
and
audio (140 sub-categories).
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Scribes Hill Publishing Contests - Annual contests offer seven
different categories of short stories, including one for children,
plus a poetry competition.
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Serpentine Short Story Contest - An annual contest, offering a
total of $1,500 in prize money, for short stories of no more than
10,000 words in length.
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Screenwriting Contests Database - An extensive database of
screenwriting contests, including submission details and prizes.
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International Annual Fish Short Story Prize - Original,
unpublished short stories, less than 5,000 words, on any theme,
are sought.
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Washington Prize for Poetry - An annual poetry contest that
awards $1500, and publication, to a full-length collection of
poems by a living poet.
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Brooklyn Short Fiction Contest - Original, unpublished short
stories in any genre are sought up to a maximum length of 5,000
words. No entry fees.
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Gardenia Press First Novel Competition - Annual contest
requires original, unpublished novels (45,000 to 175,000 words)
by
first time novelists. The winner is guaranteed publication by
Gardenia Press.
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CyberOnion Essay Contest - Original, unpublished essays,
either fact or fiction, are sought on a specific topic. The topic
for Spring 2002 is Technological Evolution. Length 1,000 to 5,000
words.
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Potpourri Magazine - Potpourri invites submissions to the 2002
contest for original, unpublished fiction (limited to no more than
3,500 words)
on the theme, "Our Multi-cultural Diversity and/or
Our National Heritage."
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Erato Literary Contest - Original, unpublished Poetry,
including haiku and songs, are sought.
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International STC Technical Communications Competition - The
Society for Technical Communication sponsors annual competitions
to recognise achievements in the technical communications field.
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Donard Short Story Competition - An annual short story contest
providing opportunities for publication, as well as cash prizes.
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Golden Phoebus Heritage Award - Online "creativity in
self-expression" award to recognize poets, writers, and artists.
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Associated Writing Programs Awards - Annual awards are offered
for original, unpublished work in four categories: novels, poetry,
short fiction, and creative non-fiction.
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Optima Fishing Tales - Write an essay on fishing and enter a
contest sponsored by Optima Batteries to win a fishing vacation in
Canada.
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New Voices, New Worlds First Novel Award - An annual award is
offered for an original, unpublished novel, set in the US,
suitable for readers aged 8 through 12. The author must reside in
the US, and have not published any previous novels.
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New Century Writer Awards - Annual contest, sponsored by
not-for-profit writing awards and educational organization, seeks
original screenplays, stage plays, short stories, novels/novellas,
and poetry, in all genres. Substantial cash prizes are provided in
all categories.
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Writer's Digest National Self-Published Book Awards - Win
$1,500 in cash! Gain national exposure for your book! Catch the
attention of prospective editors and publishers!
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Playwriting Contest - Annual contest seeks original,
unproduced plays, open in theme, but suitable in both subject, and
language, for family-oriented amateur groups. The winner receives
a $1,000 royalty advance, and publication.
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Authors Society.Org - Win writing holidays in Spain. Free
entry, annual October web based competition.
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International Imitation Hemingway Competition - Sponsored by
the PEN Center USA West, this annual contest seeks true, funny,
clean, and well-lighted Hemingway parodies, no longer than 500
words.
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Biff's Boards - A Christian site offering contests for both
short stories (limited to 3,000 words)
and poetry, both on open
themes.
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We Love Writers - Displaying writing submissions which viewers
can vote on and short profiles of contestants. Bi-monthly contest,
rules and guidelines.
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Milkweed Editions - Milkweed Editions is a non-profit
publisher of literature for adults and young adults based in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Milkweed National Fiction Prize is
awarded annually for the best fiction manuscript submitted by an
author not previously published by Milkweed.
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Bellwether Prize for Fiction - The Bellwether Prize is awarded
in even-numbered years for a first novel that promotes social
responsibility. The prize is $25,000 and a publishing contract.
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Hampton Road's Writing Contest - The Hampton Road's Writing
Contest offers first and second place prizes for fiction and
nonfiction short stories. Winners receive free places in writing
seminars held in the Hampton Road's district.
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The Best True Adventure & Exploration Stories - The Narrative
Press is calling for contest entries for its 2003 edition of The
Best True Adventure and Exploration Stories.
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Orange Coast Arts Review - A community for writers and
artists, providing resources, contacts, contests, and ways to
publish work. No entry or submission fees. Payments are made to
winners and contributors by providing free copies of publications.
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Zoetrope: All-story Short Fiction Contest - All entries must
be unpublished; no longer than 5,000 words; postmarked by October
1; accompanied by a $15 entry fee per story. 1st Prize: $1,000.
2nd Prize: $500. 3rd Prize: $250.
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Global Poetry Contest - Poetry and song lyric writing contest
provides generous cash prizes.
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Haley's Home Writing Project - Aspiring writers are welcome to
compete and encourage one another. Quarterly contest awards are a
minimum $250.00 per genre. Summer deadline August 31, 2002.
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All Fools All Saints - A bi-annual literary and visual arts e-zine
with all content coming from contest entries in the fields of
short fiction, poetry and essays.
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Gold Watch Press Writing Contest - A contest for writers
(published and unpublished who would like an acknowledgement of
their talent along with some really nice prizes.
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Word Smitten Flash Fiction Competition - Word Smitten offers
the opportunity to work with other writers on a short story, and
to enter a Flash Fiction Contest.
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ISCID Essay Contests - ISCID sponsors annual essay contests on
complexity, information, and design. Cash prizes are $1000
undergraduate and $2000 graduate.
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Santa Fe Writers Project - SFWP provides resources for authors
and features online fiction as well as a well-funded annual
writing contest.
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Writing Competitions for Poets and Creative Writers - Offers
weekly writing competitions for poets and creative writers. Free
Trial Memberships available.
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Communal Construction - A free entry writing competition, part
of a collaborative project for new writers to gain experience and
extend their bibliography by writing chapters of a communal novel.
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