Dawn of AI Short Story Contest

Deadline: October 15, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been covered extensively in the news lately with the release of Chat GPT and Google Bard. AI, long the subject material for science fiction is now becoming a reality. Will AI be a force for good for humanity, creating new products, medical breakthroughs, and helping us improve our standard of living? Or will it lead to a dystopian future where humanity is enslaved or even exterminated by new AI overlords? The goal of this contest to explore these potential themes in a short story that is no more than 1,500 words.

Prizes:

• One winner will receive
  • $300 in cash
  • Promotion across Booksie
  • A gold contest badge
• Two runners-up will receive:
  • $50 in cash
  • A silver contest badge.

Entry cost: $5.99 ($3.00 with Premium membership)

Link to contest:
https://www.booksie.com/contest/dawn-of-ai-short-story-contest-33

Letter Review Prize for Short Fiction

Deadline: 31st August 2023 at 11:59 pm ET.

Prizes: Three Winners are announced who are published and share in the $1000 USD total prize pool. Twenty writers are Longlisted. All entries considered for publication, and for submission to the Pushcart Prize and other anthologies.
Entry Fee: $20 USD.
Word Length: 0 – 5000 words.
Details: Open to anyone in the world. There are no genre or theme restrictions.  
Enter Here: https://letterreview.com/information/

Letter Review Prize for Nonfiction

Deadline: 31st August 2023 at 11:59 pm ET.

Prizes: Three Winners are announced who are published and share in the $1000 USD total prize pool. Twenty writers are Longlisted. All entries considered for publication, and for submission to the Pushcart Prize and other anthologies.
Entry Fee: $20.
Dates: Open now, closing 31st August 11:59 pm ET.
Words: 0 – 5000 words.
Details: Open to anyone in the world. We welcome all forms of nonfiction including: Memoir, journalism, essay (including personal essay), fictocriticism, creative nonfiction, travel, nature, opinion, and many other permutations.
Enter Here: https://letterreview.com/information/

Letter Review Prize for Poetry

Deadline: 31st August 2023, at 11:59 pm ET.

Prizes: Three Winners are announced who are published and share in the $800 USD total prize pool. Twenty writers are Longlisted. All entries are considered for publication and for submission to the Pushcart Prize and other anthologies.
Entry Fee: $15.
Lines: 70 lines max per poem.  
Details: Open to anyone in the world. There are no style or subject restrictions.
Enter Here: https://letterreview.com/information/

Letter Review Prize for Manuscripts

Deadline: 31st August 2023, 11:59 pm ET.

Prizes: Three Winners are announced who have a brief extract published, receive a letter of recommendation from our Judges for publishers, and share in the $1000 USD total prize pool. Twenty writers are Longlisted.
Entry Fee: $25.
Words: Please submit the first 5000 words of your manuscript, whether it be prose or poetry.
Details: Open to anyone in the world. The entry must not have been traditionally published. We are seeking all varieties of novels, short story collections, nonfiction, and poetry collections. We will accept manuscripts that are unpublished, self-published and some which are indie-published. Review full entry guidelines for further details. 
Enter Here: https://letterreview.com/information/

TOM HOWARD/MARGARET REID POETRY CONTEST

Deadline: September 30, 2023

Sponsored by Winning Writers. Win $3,000 for a poem in any style and $3,000 for a poem that rhymes or

has a traditional style. Total prizes: $9,000. The top two winners will also receive two-year gift certificates from our co-sponsor, Duotrope (a $100 value). Submit 1-3 poems for one $22 entry fee. Both published and unpublished works are accepted. Winning entries are published online. Length limit: 250 lines per poem. Final judge: Michal ‘MJ’ Jones.

Winning Writers is one of the “101 Best Websites for Writers” (Writer’s Digest, 2023). See past winners, and advice from the judge, and submit online at https://winningwriters.com/tompoetrypsh2307

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