Whisper Poetry Club Annual Competition – Multimedia

Hi FOLKS Whisper Poetry Club is sending out a call for you to enter any of the five categories in our annual competition closing 30^th September 2015.

The Categories are:

Poetry (32 Lines max)

Short Stories (2000 words max)

Art

Photography

Music

For a small contribution payable via the PayPal facility on our Web Site (www.whisperpoetry.com) you stand a chance to win one of our valuable prizes.

If selected you could see your work published in our annual Book of Verse and Short Stories.

We believe this is going to be a record year for Whisper Poetry and your support can make this happen.

More details from: giselle@whisperpoetry.com

Visit the website:  http://www.whisperpoetry.com

Enter to win a Prize Package from Writer’s Digest, BookBaby, and Edit911

Everything you need to release your inner book!

The complete prize package includes:

• Writer’s Digest 1-Year Subscription ($55.92 value)
• Suite of Writer’s Digest Books
  • You’ve Got a Book in You ($19.99 value)
  • The Author Training Manual ($19.99 value)
  • The Writer’s Idea Book ($19.99 value)
  • 90 Days to Your Novel ($16.99 value)
  • Revision and Self-Editing for Publication ($17.99 value)
• 2015 Writer’s Digest Conference Pass ($449 value)
• 1-Year Subscription to Writer’s Digest Online Tutorials ($199 value)
• Scrivener Story Writing Software ($45 value)
• 100 Printed Books ($649 value)
• eBook Conversion with Worldwide Distribution ($299 value)
• Print-On-Demand with Worldwide Distribution ($199 value)
• Deluxe Cover Design ($399 value)
• $500 Credit towards Editing Services ($500 value)
• Total value: $2,889.87

Giveaway ends June 15, 2015.

For complete giveaway rules click here.

2015 Arizona Mystery Writers 4th Annual- Jim Martin Memorial Story Contest

2015 Arizona Mystery Writers 4th Annual-
Jim Martin Memorial Story Contest

Opens January 1, 2015

Deadline is: June 1, 2015

$10 entry fee.

Prizes:
1st=$200
2nd=$100
3rd=$75

We are now accepting – Mystery, suspense, or thriller stories.
2500 word maximum length.

Blind judging.

Contest rules and entry form on the website:　 http://www.arizonamysterywriters.com/?page_id=1449

Past winners are posted on the website. We are an independent, nonprofit club supporting mystery writing in Arizona. Contest deadline: June 1, 2015.

This contest is open to all.

Contact: amwcontest@gmail.com

Visit our website for details: http://www.arizonamysterywriters.com/?page_id=1449

The Writers’ Workshop of Asheville 2015 Writing Competitions

The Writers’ Workshop of Asheville is sponsoring two writing competitions, open to any writer regardless of residence. The awards for both contests are:

1st Place: Your choice of a 2 night stay at our Mountain Muse B&B, 2 free workshops (in person or on-line), or 50 pages line-edited and revised by our editorial staff.

2nd Place: Two free workshops, in person or on-line; or 50 pages line-edited.

      3rd Place: One free workshop; or 25 pages line-edited.

      10 Honorable Mentions

Hard Times Essay Contest   

Deadline: Postmarked by May 30, 2015.

 Write about a difficult experience in your life, how you overcame this obstacle, and how you were changed by it. Winning stories will be chosen for originality and creative writing style. Stories should be previously unpublished, and should not exceed 5,000 words (double-spaced, 12 point font).

Your name, address, email and title of work should appear on a separate cover sheet. The entry fee per submission is $25.

Multiple entries are accepted. Enclose SASE for critique and list of winners. Make check or money order payable to The Writers’ Workshop, and mail to:  Hard Times Contest, 387 Beaucatcher Road, Asheville, NC  28805.

Emailed submission may be sent to writersw@gmail.com, with “Hard Times Contest” in the subject. The entry fee is payable online at www.twwoa.org.

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Literary Fiction Contest      

Deadline: Postmarked by August 30, 2015.

Submit a short story or chapter of a novel of 5,000 words or less.  Multiple entries are accepted.  All work must be unpublished. Pages should be paper clipped, with your name, address, phone and title of work on a cover sheet. Double-space, and use 12 point font.

The entry fee per submission is $25. Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope for critique and list of winners. Make check or money order payable to The Writers’ Workshop, and mail to:  Fiction Contest, 387 Beaucatcher Road, Asheville, NC  28805. Emailed submissions may be sent to writersw@gmail.com, with “Fiction Contest” in the subject. No cover sheet or SASE is necessary. The entry fee is payable online at www.twwoa.org.

Announcing the Rothstein Diversity Prize: an Essay Contest for Teachers on Diversity in the Classroom

The Rothstein Diversity Prize is open to teachers of any grade, from private or public school, child care through four-year universities. Retired teachers are also eligible to enter. Entries may be on any subject related to diversity, but winning essays will be grounded in storytelling that brings the topic and the people involved to life.

The deadline for entries is 11:59 PM on June 1, 2015.

The Prize has no entry fee.

The winner will receive $300 and a copy of Irving Rothstein’s memoir It Couldn’t Have Been the Pay. 

Three runners-up will receive a copy of Rothstein’s memoir.

Essays by the winner and four runners-up will be featured on the Rocín website along with other selected submissions. Meaningful excerpts that share poignant ideas or perspectives on teaching and diversity may be showcased on social media.

Essays have no requirements for length or form. The essay’s content is most important.

Excerpts from all submissions may be featured on Rocín social media accounts, including Facebook and Twitter.

Entries must be submitted through the form at the bottom of this page, and must include a bio that includes a brief overview of their teaching career.

Winners will be announced on June 6, 2015 at Irving Rothstein’s book launch celebration in San Francisco. Winners do not need to attend, but selected excerpts will be read at the event.

Questions about the Prize can be directed to:
Alex Russell at:  alex@rocinpublishing.com

Visit the website for details: 

http://www.rocinpublishing.com/rothsteinprize/

Eden Mills Literary Festival: 2015 Literary Contest

Submission Deadline: July 31, 2015

Open internationally to aspiring or and modestly published writers, over the age of 16. 

Contest categories:

• Short story (2500 words max.)
• Poetry collection ( of 5 poems or less), or
• one-act play

The best entry in each category will win a $250 prize. Winners will be invited to read a short selection of one to two minutes from their work at the Eden Mills Writers Festival on Sunday Sept. 13, 2015.

Entry Requirements:

• Include four copies of each submission*
• On a cover page, include title, with your name address, phone number, and email. Name and contact info should not appear on the copies of your manuscript.
• Email entries will not be accepted.
• Manuscripts will not be returned.

Submission Fee:

$15.00 (CDN) per entry. Cheques to be made payable to Eden Mills Writers’ Festival.

*A combination of entries may be sent in one envelope with one payment for each entry (e.g. a short story and a poetry collection, and $30.00).

To submit, mail four copies to:

Laurel Marsolais
39 Bushmills Crescent
Guelph, ON N1K 1T6

For more information, please email:  lmlmarso@gmail.com

Visit the website:  http://edenmillswritersfestival.ca/web/contests/

Salamander 2015 Fiction Prize $1,500 Honorarium and Publication

Submissions run from May 1 – June 1, 2015

Salamander magazine will award a cash prize of $1,500 plus publication for the best fiction story. All entries will be considered for publication. Send no more than one story per entry. Each story must not exceed 30 double-spaced pages in 12 point font. Multiple entries are acceptable, provided that a separate reading fee is included with each entry. Contest reading fee: $15, includes a one-year subscription. 

Judge: Andre Dubus III
Andre Dubus III, author of six books, has been the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, The National Magazine Award for Fiction, and a 2012 Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature. His novel House of Sand and Fog was a National Book Award finalist, a #1 New York Times Bestseller, and an Academy Award-nominated film. His book Dirty Love, published in 2013, was a New York Times “Notable Book” and a New York Times “Editors’ Choice” selection. His novel The Garden of Last Days is soon to be a major motion picture. 

Submit Entries Online or by Mail to:
2015 Fiction Prize
Salamander/Suffolk University English Dept.
8 Ashburton Place 
Boston, MA 02108

Contest guidelines: http://salamandermag.org/contests/