Writing Contests: October
Alligator Juniper's National Writing Contest
Deadline: October 1
Categories: Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Photography
Fee: $10
Prize: $500 plus publication
URL: http://www.prescott.edu/highlights/alligator_juniper/guidelines.html
Posted/Updated: 2007
Awaken the Mind Short Story Contest (Canada)
Deadline: October 1
Categories: Fiction
Fee: $10 CDN
Prize: $500 CDN
Details: Open to Black writers of any nationality having permanent residence in Canada. Winning short stories will be published in the PoeticSoul Literary Journal. Simultaneous submissions OK if noted. Please withdraw promptly if accepted elsewhere. Maximum word count 1,500 words.
URL: http://www.knowledgebookstore.com/search/shortstorycontest.asp
Posted/Updated: 2007
Bards and Sages Speculative Fiction Contest
Deadline: October 1
Categories: Fiction
Fee: $5
Prize: Over $275 in cash prizes plus matching donations to donorschoose.org
Details: Submissions should focus on traditional monster archetypes found in legend, myth, and folklore. Aliens, serial killers, and angst-ridden quasi-vampires need not apply. Besides cash prizes, all winning entries will also be published in a future Bards and Sages anthology.
URL: http://www.bardsandsages.com/2007contest.htm
Posted/Updated: 2007
bluechrome Novel/Novella Award
Deadline: October 1
Categories: Books
Fee: £15
Prize: £250 & Publication of Collection + Free 50 Books.
Details: Any Subject or Genre, Submit Synopsis plus Ten Thousand Word Extract.
URL: http://www.bluechrome.co.uk
Contact: info@bluechrome.co.uk
Posted/Updated: 2007
Boston Review Short Story Contest
Deadline: October 1
Categories: Fiction
Fee: $20
Prize: $1000 and publication
Details: Stories should not exceed 4,000 words and must be previously unpublished.
URL: http://www.bostonreview.net/contests.html
Posted/Updated: 2007
Distant Karma: Buy Now, Pay Later
Deadline: October 1
Categories: Fiction
Fee: $10
Prize: $200
Details: Flash fiction competition of 750 words or less. We like quirky, offbeat stories
URL: http://thepaperjourney.com/distantkarma/index.php
Posted/Updated: 2007
Enlisted Essay Contest
Deadline: October 1
Categories: Nonfiction
Fee: NONE
Prize: $1,500, $1,000, $500, and a one-year membership in the Naval Institute
Details: Open to active, reserve, retired, and former enlisted personnel of all service branches and countries Topic: Any subject relevant to military service Maximum Length: 2,500 words
URL: http://www.usni.org/magazines/contests.asp
Posted/Updated: 2007
First Kiss
Deadline: October 1
Categories: Book, Romance
Fee: $20
Prize: $50, $35, $25
Details: Ten page max plus one pages set-up of first kiss
URL: http://www.necrwa.org/Brochure/firstkiss.htm
Posted/Updated: 2007
Jack Micheline Memorial
Deadline: October 1
Categories: Poetry
Fee: NONE
Prize: Publication of your book and author copies.
Details: To honor the poet Jack Micheline, The Guild of Outsider Writers is sponsoring a contest for a book length collection of poetry. Submit 35 to 65 pages of poetry as a single attachment to an e-mail.
URL: http://www.outsiderwriters.org
Contact: michelinememorial@gmail.com
Posted/Updated: 2007
Kathryn Hayes Love and Laughter
Deadline: October 1
Categories: Book, Romance
Fee: $30
Prize: $50
Details: Eligibility: RWA members in good standing, not published or contracted to publish in novella or novel-length romance as of October 1 Enter: Humorous scene between the hero and heroine (ten pages max.), story/background summary (two pages max., not judged)
URL: http://www.rwanyc.com/loveandlaughter.html
Contact: leng@gghc.com
Posted/Updated: 2007
Mak Rektor Publishing Short Story Writing Contest
Deadline: October 1
Categories: Fiction
Fee: $5.95
Prize: $500, $250,$100
Details: Original, previously unpublished - 2000 - 4000 words maximum - Short Stories must be Horror, Thriller or Gothic - Stories should be submitted using our Contest Entry Form
URL: https://www.rektorsrevenge.com/
Contact: stories@rektorsrevenge.com
Posted/Updated: 2007
Mary Mohr Short Fiction/Poetry Award
Deadline: October 1
Categories: Fiction, Poetry
Fee: $15
Prize: $1000, $250 & $100
Details: Alternates between short fiction (odd-numbered years) and poetry (even-numbered years)
URL: http://www.usi.edu/sir/mohr.asp
Posted/Updated: 2007
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Award for Imaginative Fiction
Deadline: October 1
Categories: Fiction
Fee: $10
Prize: $1000, $100 for runner-ups; publication in Rosebud
Details: Original works of fantasy, sci-fi, mystery & horror are welcome, but we are open to any short fiction (preferably 2000 to 4500 wds)that reaches beyond those genres, takes creative risks and tells a good story.
URL: http://www.rsbd.net
Contact: jrodclark@smallbytes.net
Posted/Updated: 2007
Mississippi Review Prize
Deadline: October 1
Categories: Poetry, Fiction
Fee: $15
Prize: $1,000 and publication
Details: Fiction entries should be 1,000-5,000 words, poetry entries should be three poems totaling 10 pages or less. Contest is open to all writers in English except current or former students or employees of The University of Southern Mississippi.
URL: http://www.mississippireview.com/contest.html
Posted/Updated: 2007
Ruthanne Wiley Memorial Novella Contest
Deadline: October 1
Categories: Books, Fiction
Fee: $25
Prize: Two prizes of $500 and publication of two winning novellas in a collection
URL: http://www.csuohio.edu/poetrycenter/contest2.html
Posted/Updated: 2007
Zoetrope All-Story Fiction Contest
Deadline: October 1
Categories: Fiction
Fee: $15 per entry
Prize: $1000, $500, $250
Details: We accept all genres of literary fiction. Entries must be: unpublished; 5,000 words or less. The winner and seven finalists will be considered for representation by the William Morris Agency, ICM, Regal Literary, the Elaine Markson Literary Agency, Inkwell Management, Sterling Lord Literistic, and the Georges Borchardt Literary Agency.
URL: http://www.all-story.com/contests
Contact: contests@all-story.com
Posted/Updated: 2007
Mid-American Review: James Wright Poetry Award; MAR Creative Nonfiction Award; Sherwood Anderson Fiction Award
Deadline: October 2
Categories: Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction
Fee: $10
Prize: 1000 + publication
URL: http://www.bgsu.edu/studentlife/organizations/midamericanreview/index2.html
Posted/Updated: 2007
Short Fiction Contest
Deadline: October 2
Categories: Fiction
Fee: $15
Prize: $1000
Details: The winner and top ten finalists will be considered for representation by several leading literary agencies.
URL: http://www.all-story.com/
Contact: contests@all-story.com
Posted/Updated: 2007
Suzannah Awards
Deadline: October 2
Categories: Book, Romance
Fee: $25
Prize: $100, $40, $25
Details: Only those unpublished (as defined by RWA Golden Heart guidelines) are eligible to enter. Contemporary, historic, paranormal. Include 4 copies of Chapter 1 and 1-page single-spaced synopsis (not judged); prologue may also be included. Total entry to be no more than 30 pages plus synopsis.
URL: http://www.nolastars.com/page-contest_rules.html
Posted/Updated: 2006
Zoetrope: All-Story's Short Fiction Contest
Deadline: October 2
Categories: Fiction
Fee: $15
Prize: $1,000/$500/$250
URL: http://www.all-story.com/contests.cgi
Posted/Updated: 2007
Emily, The
Deadline: October 3
Categories: Book, Romance
Fee: $20/$30
Prize: The Emily Award
Details: Open to published and unpublished authors. Includes most subgenres/categories; check guidelines for word count for each category. State category that you are entering.
URL: http://www.whrwa.com/emily/
Posted/Updated: 2007
Romancing the Tome
Deadline: October 8
Categories: Book, Romance
Fee: $20
Prize: To one winner: a paid conference fee to RWA National 2008
Details: Any unpublished/uncontracted RWA member by RWA Standards. First five pages + two page synopsis
URL: http://www.geocities.com/coeurdelouisiane/Contest.html
Posted/Updated: 2007
TWO LINES Annual anthology of international writing
Deadline: October 12
Categories:
Fee: Fiction, Poetry
Prize: $35 Plus a Copy of The Journal
Details: Original translations into English of writing from any genre -- including fiction, poetry, drama, reportage, proverbs, song lyrics, diaries, oral histories, case studies, essays -- and short articles concerning the translation process will be considered. 'Translations from any language will be considered. Especially sought are works in new genres and rarer languages. We also highly encourage submissions of writing from non-European authors. Previously unpublished work only.
URL: http://www.catranslation.org/about.html
Posted/Updated: 2007
Winston Collins/Descant Prize for the Best Canadian Poem
Deadline: October 12
Categories: Poetry
Fee: $29 CDN (includes 1-year subscription to the magazine)
Prize: $1000 CDN
Details: Maximum entry length is 100 lines, typed, double-spaced; the writer should not be identified on the entry.
URL: http://www.descant.ca/contest.html
Contact: info@descant.on.ca
Posted/Updated: 2007
Indiana Review Fiction Prize
Deadline: October 14
Categories: Fiction
Fee: $15
Prize: $1000
URL: http://www.iub.edu/
Posted/Updated: 2007
Dogwood: A Journal of Poetry and Prose
Deadline: October 15
Categories: Poetry, Fiction
Fee: $10
Prize: $1000 and publication in Dogwood
Details: Submit fiction up to 7500 words or three poems (max ten pages). All entries will be considered for publication. Include a brief bio, but no name should appear on the mss. Simultaneous submissions allowed if Dogwood is notified of acceptance elsewhere.
URL: http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/dogwood/
Posted/Updated: 2007
Earth Vision Nature Writing Contest
Deadline: October 15
Categories: Fiction, Nonfiction
Fee: $12
Prize: $600/$100
Details: Open to any short fiction, creative non-fiction, or poetic prose on a theme of nature or deep ecology. Submissions can be published, or unpublished, between 500 and 2500 words per entry.
URL: http://www.evbooks.net/contest.htm
Contact: josefgrafev@yahoo.ca
Posted/Updated: 2007
Georgia Poetry Society Competitions
Deadline: October 15
Categories: Poetry
Fee: $10
Prize: Varies by award
Details: A variety of poetry awards
URL: http://www.georgiapoetrysociety.org/contests.htm
Contact: Mail@GeorgiaPoetrySociety.org
Posted/Updated: 2007
Grub Street Fiction Book Prize
Deadline: October 15
Categories: Book, Fiction
Fee: $10
Prize: $500 plus trip to Boston
Details: The Grub Street Book Prize is awarded three times annually to a writer outside New England publishing his or her second, third, fourth (or beyond...) book. First books are not eligible. Writers whose primary residence is Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire or Rhode Island are also not eligible.
URL: http://www.grubstreet.org/programs/bookprize.html
Contact: info@grubstreet.org
Posted/Updated: 2007
Heart of the West Writers Contest
Deadline: October 15
Categories: Book, Romance
Fee: $25
Prize: First-place finalists will be awarded $40 and a certificate, Second, third, and fourth place finalists will receive certificates.
Details: Enter the opening twenty (20) pages of romance novels of all subgenres (projected length of at least 50,000 words). Contest is open to published and unpublished authors. Unpublished authors are ranked separately from published authors.
URL: http://www.utahrwa.com/howcontest.html
Posted/Updated: 2007
Stevens Poetry Manuscript Contest
Deadline: October 15
Categories: Poetry
Fee: $15/$20
Prize: $1000, publication and 50 copies of book
Details: Best collection of 35-60 pages.
URL: http://www.nfsps.com/stevens1.htm
Posted/Updated: 2007
Wabash Prize for Poetry
Deadline: October 15
Categories: Poetry
Fee: $10 up to 3 entries/$3 for each additional entry
Prize: $1000 and publication
URL: http://www.sycamorereview.com/contest/
Contact: sycamore@purdue.edu
Posted/Updated: 2007
Hammons Prizes for Poetry and Short Fiction
Deadline: October 16
Categories: Fiction, Poetry
Fee: $75, $50, $25
Prize:
Details: Respectively Entries must be submitted through the WRHAMMONS.COM's Authors Who Want to Find a Literary Agent and Get Their Book Published MySpace discussion group
URL: http://www.wrhammons.com/writing-contest-2007.htm
Contact: bill@wrhammons.com
Posted/Updated: 2007
Quercus Review Poetry Series Annual Book Award
Deadline: October 19
Categories: Poetry
Fee: $20-$25
Prize: $500 and 50 books ($1,100 value.)
Details: Open to all poets, with or without previous book publication. New and emerging writers are especially invited to submit.
URL: http://www.quercusreview.com/QR%20POETRY%20BOOK%20AWARD.htm
Contact:
Posted/Updated: 2007
Hamiton Writers Guild
Deadline: October 26
Categories: Fiction
Fee: $10
Prize: $125, $75, $50
Details: General Fiction
URL: http://www.hamiltonwritersguild.org/
Contact: ldswink@cinci.rr.com
Posted/Updated: 2007
Raspberry & Vine Short Story Competition
Deadline: October 26
Categories: Fiction
Fee: AUD$10 ($8 students)
Prize: AUD$300 + publication on website
Details: Australian short story competition. Unpublished fiction of any genre to 4000 words per submission. Full details and entry form on website.
URL: http://www.raspberryandvine.com
Contact: info@raspberryandvine.com
Posted/Updated: 2007
Poetical Award
Deadline: October 29
Categories:
Fee: $10
Prize: $1000
Details: We seek every type of poetical literature. View website before submitting.
URL: http://www.ttspl.org
Posted/Updated: 2007
MO Prizes for Poetry and Short Fiction
Deadline: October 30
Categories: Poetry, Fiction
Fee: $12
Prize: $500 in each category
URL: http://www.msugf.edu/litguild/Contest.html
Posted/Updated: 2007
Book and Pamphlet Collection (UK)
Deadline: October 31
Categories: Poetry
Fee: £24
Prize: Prize money of £1,000 will be shared equally among winners, who will also receive 20 complimentary copies of their own pamphlet.
Details: Entrants should send a collection of poems between 20 and 24 pages
URL: http://www.poetrybusiness.co.uk/competition.aspx
Posted/Updated: 2007
Burning the Midnight Oil Poetry Contest
Deadline: October 31
Categories: Poetry
Fee: $5 per poem, limit 3
Prize: $100, $50,$25
Details: Open to all poets. Any style poetry that fits on one page.
URL: http://www.thewritehelper.com
Contact: amy@thewritehelper.com
Posted/Updated: 2007
Crescent Moon First to be Published
Deadline: October 31
Categories: Books
Fee: NONE
Prize: $100 & publication
Details: or completed, unpublished, full-length manuscripts.
URL: http://www.crescentmoonpress.com/contests.html
Posted/Updated: 2007
OnceWritten Fall Fiction Contest
Deadline: October 31
Categories: Fiction
Fee: $20
Prize: $1000, $100
Details: High-quality, well-written unpublished short stories.
URL: http://www.oncewritten.com/Contests/FictionContest.php
Contact: owcontests@oncewritten.com
Posted/Updated: 2007
Fundsforwriters Annual Essay Contest
Deadline: October 31
Categories: Nonfiction
Fee: NONE/$5
Prize: $50 for the no-fee division; $150 for the fee division
Details: Four themes to choose from. Up to 750 words in essay form. This year they are very common sense topics. Your assignment, if you choose to accept it, is to write about common sense in such a creative way as to entice the rest of us to follow your lead. Impress us.
URL: http://www.fundsforwriters.com/annualcontest.htm
Posted/Updated: 2007
Hollis Summers Poetry Prize
Deadline: October 31
Categories: Poetry
Fee: $20
Prize: $1000 and publication by Ohio University Press
Details: Manuscripts of 60 to 95 pages
URL: http://www.ohio.edu/oupress
Contact: oupress@ohio.edu
Posted/Updated: 2007
Kore Press Short Fiction Award
Deadline: October 31
Categories: Fiction
Fee: $15
Prize: $1000 plus chapbook publication
Details: Open to any woman writing in English, regardless of nationality. Please submit one copy of a previously unpublished short story, Manuscripts must be a minimum of 3,000 words and a maximum of 8,000 words
URL: http://www.korepress.org/
Posted/Updated: 2007
Living Spirit Magazine Poetry Contest
Deadline: October 31
Categories: Poetry
Fee: $12
Prize: $5000
Details: This contest is open to all unpublished poets, regardless of experience or requirements and from around the world. Entries are judged on the basis of originality, creative imagination, characterization, artistic quality, and the adherence to line limits.
URL: http://www.livingspiritmagazine.com
Contact: lamont@livingspiritmagazine.com
Posted/Updated: 2007
Mildred and Albert Panowski Playwriting Award
Deadline: October 31
Categories: Scripts/Screenplays
Fee: NONE
Prize: $2000 and production
Details: Open to all playwrights. No musicals or one-act plays. Any theme or genre.
URL: http://www.nmu.edu/theatre/award2.html
Posted/Updated: 2007
Mizmouse Poetry Contest
Deadline: October 31
Categories: Poetry
Fee: £1
Prize: £50
Details: Poems up to 20 lines, in English, any subject, must rhyme and scan.
URL: http://www.mizzmouse.com
Posted/Updated: 2007
National Poetry Competition (UK)
Deadline: October 31
Categories: Poetry
Fee: £5 for first poem, £3 for each subsequent entry
Prize: £5000, £1,000, £500, plus ten commendations of £50
Details: The competition is open to anyone aged 18 or over. Poems must not exceed 40 lines (not including title). Entries must be in English. Poems must not have been previously published, self-published or published on a website or broadcast before 30 March 2008.
URL: http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/comp/comp.htm
Posted/Updated: 2007
Poetry Business Pamphlet Competition
Deadline: October 31
Categories: Poetry
Fee: Poetry £24/£20 to subscribers
Prize: £200 and publication
Details: Entrants submit a collection of poems (16-24 pages).
URL: http://www.poetrybusiness.co.uk
Contact: edit@poetrybusiness.co.uk
Posted/Updated: 2007
Poets Out Loud Prize
Deadline: October 31
Categories: Poetry
Fee: $25
Prize: $1000 & publication
Details: Poetry manuscripts between 50 and 80 pages. DO not submit before September.
URL: http://www.poetsoutloud.com
Contact: pol@fordham.edu
Posted/Updated: 2007
San Francisco Haiku, Senryu, and Tanka: In Hand
Deadline: October 31
Categories: Poetry
Fee: $1 per poem
Prize: $100, $50 $25 and publication in Mariposa
Details: Type or print each entry on two 3 x 5 cards. In the upper left corner of each card identify its category as Haiku, Senryu, or Tanka.
URL: http://www.haiku-poets-northern-california.com/hpnc2003.html
Posted/Updated: 2007
Winter Nights (Canada)
Deadline: October 31
Categories: Book, Romance
Fee: $35 CDN
Prize: $100, $50, $25 CDN
Details: Ten pages of your work dealing with Heating Up Your Winter Nights. It does not need to be erotic or sexual in nature. After all, arguments can be heated too. Synopsis can be included, but please, no more than ten pages long. Categories: Contemporary, historical, paranormal/futuristic, inspirational, erotica, Regency, mainstream, mystery/suspense, chick lit.
URL: http://akrwa.alaskawriters.com/about.html
Contact: info@akrwa.org
Posted/Updated: 2007
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