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Stories can be in any style or genre, though they should have a broad appeal.
Max 5,000 words.
Prizes are 1st: $1,000; 2nd: $250; 3rd: $100.
$20 ENTRY FEE
Winners and honorable mentions will be published in and receive a free copy of the winners’ anthology,
Pooled Ink: Celebrating the 2013 NCW Contest Winners, due out in December.
The final judge for this category is Ms. Alyson Hagy.
See the website for full submission guidelines.
Deadline March 31, 2013.
Deadline
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Entry Fee
None
Categories
Fiction, Non-fiction (Creative or Essay)
Prizes
In each category: $300/$150/$50
Description
We are looking for works of up to 5000 words in each category. Previously published work are accepted so long as pixelhose.com can legally obtain free, one time, one site, permanent web publication rights.
Guidelines
Visit the website: http://pixelhose.com/fiction-and-nonfictio-writing-contest/
This is a themed contest. Stories must be between 1000 and 1750 words and may be any genre, but the following sentence must appear in the story: “Tonight we re-write the rules… ”
CASH PRIZES! Three cash winners and seven additional Judge’s Choice stories will receive publication in our first anthology and Ebook, entitled “OVERRULED!” We will endeavor to sell the anthology for ninety-nine cents. Proceeds will benefit Creative Writing Institute, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit charity that sponsors cancer patients in writing courses.
Accepting submissions from February 1, 2013 through February 28, 2013. Entries must be received by midnight, February 28, 2013, USA Eastern Standard Time.
Learn more at https://CreativeWritingInstitute.submittable.com/submit. Hurry! CASH prizes. No entry fee. See your story in an anthology! Ends Feb. 28, 2013.
This international contest is open worldwide and is for short stories on any subject up to 3,000 words.
Deadline: April 1st, 2013.
1st Prize: One week Writers’ Retreat or Workshop in 2013 or 2014 at Limnisa, our seaside location near Agios Georgios, Methana, Greece: http://www.limnisa.com All inclusive: Full board, 7 nights accommodation in single room, optional daily yoga sessions, literary evening, use of all Limnisa facilities: beach, bikes, international library etc. OR five online sessions of personal tutoring.
2nd and 3rd Prize: 50 % discount on the Writers’ Retreat or Workshop (see above). OR a free online session of personal tutoring or feedback on written work.
7 Runners up: 30% discount on the Writers’ Retreat or Workshop (see above).
All winners and runners up get a year free membership to Bluethumbnail.
Questions regarding entries should be directed to: entries@limnisa.com
Entry Fee: £6 one story or £10 for two stories
Comp Page: http://www.bluethumbnail.com/Author/competitionpage.html
The editors are excited to announce that beginning with Issue 11, the magazine compensates $100 per piece (poem or group of poems, essay, or short story).
Wag’s Revue holds two contests annually, the Winter Writers Contest from December through March and the Summer Writers Contest from June through August. The contests are open to all three genres and are judged by the editors. For each, first prize is $1000 and guaranteed publication, second prize $500 and third $100. All pieces are considered for publication. There is a $20 reading fee per piece.
Open reading periods are held from early March through May and from September through November. Submissions are currently open.
This year, we switched over to Submittable (the service formerly known as Submishmash). There you’ll find all guidelines and can upload your submission. While we allow for simultaneous submissions, if your work is accepted elsewhere, please withdraw the piece on Submittable, rather than emailing us about it.
If you submitted during the open period this Spring, the editors are still reading those submissions and you will hear from us in the coming months. Thanks to those who submitted to the Summer Writers Contest. Winners will be announced in the new year.
If you are at all concerned about your submission, please email the editors at editors@wagsrevue.com.
If you’re interested in writing for our blog, The Wag, please shoot an email to blog sultan Ray Sultan at sultan@wagsrevue.com ,including your resume, clips, and pitches of columns to write.
Visit the website: http://www.wagsrevue.com/home
First Prize £1000 (approx 1599 US$, 1233€ )
The winning book will also be read by a top literary agent from MBA
2nd prize £200 (approx 320 US $, 246€)
3rd prize £75 (approx 120 US$, 92€)
Closing date is 30th April 2013.
Visit www.ruberybookaward.com for more details.
How to enter: http://www.ruberybookaward.com/enter-the-book-awards.html
Words have the potential to shape and change the way we think about the world.
If you could single out one thing that needs to change, what would it be?
All sorts of people constantly decide what we should be talking about. But what is it that we’re not talking about? Real change requires that we step outside the circle drawn by those whose interests are served by the status quo.
There are no limits to the themes that may be explored. Freedom, Politics, Parents, Religion, Sex, Nature, Race, Education, Beauty. Anything at all.
Enter the competition. Tell your story. Start changing the world.
Entry fee: Free
Closing Date: 28 February 2013
Prizes: First prize: £200; Second prize: £100; The best contributions will be exhibited in a public space in London; We will also publish the best work in a serialised format on our website.
Visit the website for details: http://www.libartslondon.co.uk/change/
With Guest Judge Jim Shepard
The winning submission, selected by Jim Shepard, will be read as part of the Selected Shorts performance at Symphony Space on June 12, 2013. The story will be recorded for possible later broadcast as part of the public radio series. The winner will also receive $1000 and a 10-week class from Gotham Writers’ Workshop.
Story requirements
The Prize
The winner will receive: $1000; two tickets to the June 12, 2013 Selected Shorts at Symphony Space, when the prize winning story will be read and recorded for possible broadcast; 10-week creative writing class with Gotham Writers’ Workshop offered in NYC or online. (Prize does not include transportation to or from NYC or the event.)
Entry Fee
Every submission must include a $25 entry fee (payable by credit card, check or money order). To enter, click on “Enter the Contest” below. Instructions for submitting your entry via postal service are provided in the Official Rules.
ENTER THE CONTEST
Deadline
All submissions must be received by 5pm, March 15, 2013, Eastern Standard Time. To be specific, online submissions must be submitted by 5pm Eastern Standard Time. Mailed submissions must arrive with the days mail. (Entries postmarked on March 15 will NOT be accepted.)
About this year’s guest judge
Jim Shepard is the author of six novels and four story collections. His stories are published regularly in such magazines as The New Yorker, The Atlantic, McSweeneys, Tin House, Zoetrope: All-Story, Playboy, and Vice. His most recent story collection is the multiple award-winning You Think Thats Bad.
Note
Contestants who submit online or provide their email address will be added to Gotham Writers’ Workshop’s and Selected Shorts’ email lists – please let us know if you do not wish to receive email about upcoming programs.
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