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Most recently added contest(s) noted in pink -- Contests posted by deadline date.
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Haiku in Bloom Contest. Limit 2 Haiku per entry; no limit to number of entries. Awards: $80 + certificate, $40, $20. Entry fee: $4. Deadline: July 10, 2008. Info: http://lyricalpassionpoetry.page.tl/; Lyrical Passion Entertainment LLC, 1747 Capital Circle NE, Suite 705, Tallahassee FL 32308.
2008 Annual Canadian Poetry Contest and 2008 Annual Canadian Short-Story Contest. Now accepting original entries from Canadian residents. No entry fee. Awards: $500, $250, $100. Deadline: extended to July 15, 2008. Info: Polar Expressions Publishing, PO Box 500 Stn Main, Maple Ridge BC V2X 3P2; fax (604) 465-0756; polarexpressions@shaw.ca; www.polarexpressions.ca
Adventures in Hostelling Writing Contest for very short (150-250 words) stories recounting a personal experience that either took place at a hostel or was made possible through a hostel stay. Awards: One Grand Prize winner will receive a voucher for round-trip, international travel on American Airlines. Three Jury Prize winners will each receive a Flip Video camera. Honorable Mention winners will each receive a one-year Hostelling International membership. No entry fee. Deadline: July 15, 2008. Info: http://norcalhostels.org/50years
Writing Club open short story competition; must be in English, and unpublished. Award: 100 euro and publication on www.askaboutwriting.net and www.writingclub.org Web sites. Entry fee: 8 euro per story; may be paid through PayPal which converts payments into the writer's local currency. Deadline: July 19, 2008. Info: www.writingclub.org/copen1.htm
High Prairie Poets - New Mexico State Poetry Society Bimonthly Contests. Open to all poets. 32-line limit. Awards: $20, $10, $5 plus 3 honorable mentions; no poems published. Entry fee: $2 first poem; $1 each additional poem. Deadline: July 20, 2008. Info: Send SASE to Carol Dee Meeks, Silver Arrow Estates, 2601 South Elm Place, Apt. #108, Broken Arrow OK 74012; or e-mail c_pmeeks@hotmail.com.
Photo Story Contest - Write a story - up to 1,500 words - based on image posted on site. Awards: The winner will be published on the site along with a bio and picture. Also: Short Story Fiction Contest. Winners will be published in the monthly ezine. Does not appear to have an entry fee. Deadline: July 25, 2008. Info: contesteditor@thetimeiswrite.net; www.thetimeiswrite.net/contests
Get Me Some Respect Flash Fiction Contest. Awards: $200, number of winners depends on the number of participants. Entry Fee: $5.00. Deadline: July 31, 2008. Info: www.jiggerjones.com
Political Humor by Radioactive Liberty monthly, right leaning, political humor writer's contest. Each month a new topic will be announced. Entrants may tender multiple submissions. The contest is absolutely free and prizes barely exceed the entry fee. You are vying for the honor of having your work posted at Political Humor by Radioactive Liberty for all to see. Hey, you get what you pay for. Deadline: July 31, 2008. For further information and contest rules please visit http://radioactiveliberty.com/writers-contest/
The Dark Tales Summer 08 Short Story Competition has now been launched, and the prize money has been increased to £250 for the winner, £50 for the runner-up and £25 for third place. The top three stories will be published in Dark Tales Volume 13. Deadline: July 31, 2008. Entry fees: £5 to include tick-sheet critique, £15 for a full critique, £3 with no critique. Stories can be mailed, or uploaded directly to us online. Full details, rules and entry form at www.darktales.co.uk.
Amazing Story Fiction Contest -- Short stories of 2,000 words or fewer. Free critique with every entry. Winning story published and author profiled on our website. Awards: $100, $50, $25. Entry fee: $5 per entry, limit 3 entries. Deadline: postmarked July 31, 2008. Info: www.thewritehelper.com; amy@thewritehelper.com; Amazing Story Contest, c/o Amy Harke-Moore, 104 Harke Lane, Old Monroe MO 63369.
Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to everyone! Write a poem, 30 lines or fewer on any subject and/or Write a short story, 5 pages maximum on any theme, for a chance to win cash prizes. All works must be original. Awards: Poetry Contest: $250, $125, $50; Writing Contest: $500, $250, $100. Entry fees: $5 per poem, $10 per story. Postmark Deadline: July 31, 2008. Mail entries/fees to: Dream Quest One, PO Box 3141, Chicago, IL 60654. Info: www.dreamquestone.com.
Connecting Online: Hookups, Reunions and Chance Encounters -- Deadline: August 1, 2008. Writer and editor April Thompson is seeking first-person stories for an upcoming anthology of stories about connections made online. "Connecting Online: Hookups, Reunions and Chance Encounters" will feature essays of no more than 2,500 words about interpersonal connections made through the Internet. Submissions can be comical or irreverent, tear-jerking or thought-provoking: the caliber of writing is more important than the mood of the piece. Please note that essays should center on a particular encounter or relationship cultivated online, rather than expounding on the topic in general. Stories accepted into the anthology will receive compensation upon publication of up to $150 depending on the length of the piece. Please send your piece in .doc format, include your contact information, and put "Connecting Online Submission" in the subject of your email, to be sent to anthology@aprilwrites.com. Previously published material considered as long as you own the reprint rights.
Memoirs Ink Fifth Annual Writing Contest for original, well-written personal essays, memoirs, or stories that are based on autobiographical experiences. Must be in first person; other than that, the contest is open to any type, genre or style of story. Must be previously unpublished; 3000 words max. Awards: $1000, $500, $250. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: August 1, 2008 postmark; late deadline: August 15 ($5 late fee). Info: www.memoirsink.com.
The write-your-short-story.com fiction writing contest. Short stories up to 4,000 words. Awards: $250 first prize; first through third: publication at 3 cents per word. Entry fee: $27 includes basic critique. Deadline: August 15, 2008. Info: www.write-your-short-story.com.
Aspiring Authors Writing Contest for all genres of short fiction. Awards: The prize pool will be 75% of all entry fees - 65% of the prize money goes to the first place winner, 20% to 2nd place, 15% for 3rd place. Entry Fee: $6.00. Deadline: August 15, 2008. Info: http://aspiring-authors.com/rules.html.
Story Contest, Past Loves Day, 2008. Write true story of a former sweetheart, in no more than 700 words. No entry fee. Awards: $100, $75, and $50. Deadline: August 17. Info: www.ourpastloves.com/contest.html. Includes link to last year's winning stories.
Baby Boomer humor writing contest. Awards: $125, $75, $50. Entry fee: $5. Deadline: August 31, 2008. Info: www.leeannrubsam.com/contest.html
Lilly Badilly Travel Writing Contest for kids ages 5 to 10. Awards: $25 plus an autographed copy of the Travel Adventures of Lilly P. Badilly: Costa Rica. No entry fee. Deadline: September 1, 2008. Info: http://smartpoodlepublishing.com/blog/?page_id=8
Newport Review Fourth Annual Flash Fiction Contest for stories of up to 750 perfectly chosen words. Awards: $150, $100, $50. All winning stories and honorable mentions will be published in a future issue of Newport Review. Entry fee: $7 per story, 3 for $20. Deadline: postmarked by September 1, 2008. Info: Newport Review, Flash Fiction Contest, PO Box 65, Warren RI 02885; http://newportreview.org/contests.htm.
Raving Dove's Evolve Beyond Violence Nonfiction Essay Award. First prize: $1,000 plus publicity and publication; three honorable mentions. Submit a 600- to 800-word essay with one or more of the following themes: anti-war, anti-violence, human rights, peace. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: September 1, 2008. Info: www.ravingdove.org/award
Whisper from the Heart Poetry Club - Poems, Short Stories, Art and Photography. Awards: Publication in anthology. Entry fee: South Africa £5.00; £1.00 for students. Deadline: September 30, 2008. Info: www.whisperpoetry.com/index.php/Competition-&-Rules.html
The Movie Deal Screenplay Contest 2008 - 9 Categories. Awards: Top scripts in each category will be reviewed by a Hollywood Agency; other prizes as well (software, gift cards, memberships). Entry fees: $50 script or pilot; $20 short script. Deadline: September 30, 2008. Info: 2418 W. Bloomingdale Avenue, Suite C3, Chicago IL 60647; www.themoviedeal.com.
The Earth Vision Nature Writing Contest 2008, short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetic prose, or poetry. Awards: $500, $100, $100. Entry fee: $12. Deadline: October 15, 2008. Info: www.evbooks.net/contest.htm
Inspired Alms First Annual Writing Contest, poem or short story. Awards: $1000, $500 (half goes to charity of writer's choice). Entry fee: $6, $11. Deadline: October 15, 2008. Info: www.inspiredalms.com, inspiredalms@yahoo.com.
Hollis Summers Poetry Prize for a poetry collection of 60-95 pages. Award: $1,000 plus publication. Entry fee: $20. Deadline: October 31, 2008. Info: Hollis Summers Poetry Prize, Ohio University Press, 19 Circle Drive, The Ridges, Athens OH 45701; www.ohioswallow.com/poetry_prize
Central Coast Writers Branch 2009 Writing Contest for poetry and short stories. Awards: $500 and publication (print and online) in the Homestead Review (Hartnell College, Salinas, CA). Entry fees: $15 per short story; $5 per poem. Deadline: November 15, 2008. Info and guidelines: www.centralcoastwriters.org; www.centralcoastwriters.org/2009-spring-contest-rules.htm
Suspense Magazine First Annual Writing Contest. All entries must be in the suspense/mystery/thriller genre. Writers retain all rights. Awards: Winner will receive 12 Bestselling Books (many or all of them autographed by the authors). Second and Third places will receive Amazon.com gift cards. No entry fee. Deadline: December 31, 2008. Info: www.suspensemagazine.com/contest.html.
Creative Quills Writing Contests: Humorous story or essay; Inspirational essay; Poetry. Awards: $150 and online publication ($50 for poetry), online publication and editing/promotional consultation, promotional consultation and literary advice. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: December 31, 2008. Info: www.creativequills.com; booklady@creativequills.com; Andrea Foster, Creative Quills, PO Box 942, Kingfisher OK 73750.
Annual Neurobiological Learning Society Choice and Top Choice Awards for (1) published or unpublished books; (2) published or unpublished articles; and (3) published or unpublished enduring public education media concerning any aspect of the neurobiology of learning, especially transformative learning. Awards: (1) Top Choice Award: $100, review and press release; (2) Up to 30 choice awards, 10 each for books, articles and enduring public education media: review and press release. Entry fee: $25. Deadline: December 31, 2008. Info: Daniel S. Janik MD PhD, 2630 Kapiolani Blvd #1601, Honolulu HI 96826; phone/fax (808) 941-3927; drjanik@gmail.com; Intercultural Communications College, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd #1000, Honolulu HI 96814; (808) 946-2445, fax (808) 946-2231.
Annual Writers-Editors International Writing Competition. Nonfiction (Previously Published and Unpublished); Fiction (Short Story and Novel Chapter); Children's Literature; Poetry. Awards: $100, $75, $50. Entry fee: $3–$20. Deadline: March 15, 2009. Click for Guidelines and Entry form or send SASE to CNW Contest, PO Box A, North Stratford NH 03590.
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We will NOT knowingly post or leave posted contests that retain all rights to either submitted or winning entries. Nor will we knowingly post contests that assume the right to publish all entries, either on the Web or in print, thereby costing the creators the ability to eventually sell first rights. Such contests are simply attempting to get free content or, even worse, are getting the writers to pay for their content. If winners only are posted or published, the writer can determine prior to entering whether or not the winning prize money is sufficient for transferring first or one-time rights.
Thus, we will not post contests where entries are posted for general judging by site visitors.
Similarly, we will not post contests where the entrants must post their entries on their own sites or blogs, or get them published on others' sites or blogs, with the intent of linking back to the sponsor's directed Web site or blog, and particularly using key words that will be of benefit to the sponsor. Our feeling is that if an author or Web site owner wishes to use others' material to drive traffic to them, or to rev up their ad click revenues, they should simply pay writers for their promotional or content writing.
Also, we do not post contests sponsored by book publishers that have entry or reading fees, with the reward being a published book and/or advance. Viable publishing houses treat manuscript reading and advances as costs of doing business, and do not charge authors for submissions.
We also do not knowingly post contests requesting material that is pornographic/erotic or promotes violence.
We do not post contests where the "prize money" is really a certificate or credit toward products or services that will cost the writer additional money in order to accept the prize.
We post literary contests that offer cash, publication, or book (or related) prizes, but not those where the prize is a house or other property. These contests are illegal in a number of locations.
We may post "Calls for Anthology Submissions" on our Contests page; however, we will not post anthology notices if (1) there is a submission fee required, (2) rights to *entries* are retained, or (3) rights to *winning entries* extend beyond one-time use in that anthology.
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