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June 22, 2009
FRESH BLOOD CONTEST
Leisure Books is partnering with Rue Morgue magazine in
association with horror fiction web site ChiZine, to present
>"Fresh Blood," a new writing contest specifically for
unpublished horror authors. The winner will receive a
contract for publication in Leisure's 2011 lineup, as well
as a contract from ChiZine Publications for a limited-edition
hardcover release, also in 2011. Leisure is looking for
finished horror novel manuscripts, either supernatural or
non-supernatural, of 80,000 - 90,000 words. Entries should
be sent to Submissions@dorchesterpub.com by September 30,
2009. "Fresh Blood" must appear in the subject line of the
email. No Entry Fee.
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June 5, 2009
AMSTERDAM WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM
Residencies for three to five months. The University of
Amsterdam and Athenaeum Booksellers have made living space
available in the heart of the old city. The existing funds
do not cover the author's travel expenses, but do allow for
a maximum residence grant of 2,000 Euro per month. A fee of
250 Euro will be deducted for service costs. Active
assistance will be provided to the authors to help find
subsidies in their respective countries of origin in order
to finance the journey to Amsterdam. No specific deadline. Visit
http://www.writerinresidence.nl/ for more information.
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May 28, 2009
THE NEW ESQUIRE FICTION CONTEST
The story must be based on one of three titles.
1. "Twenty-Ten"
2. "An Insurrection"
3. "Never, Ever Bring This Up Again"
A date, a thing, and a statement. No exceptions. Make of
them what you will, do with them something great. But no
taking an old story and slapping one of our new titles on
it. We'll know, and we won't be happy. Your story cannot
exceed 4,000 words. We are serious about that, too. You may
submit only one story. All entries are due by midnight of
August 1, 2009 and must be submitted electronically. Visit
http://www.esquire.com/fiction/fiction-contest
for more information. No ENTRY FEE. First prize: publication in Esquire and $2,500.
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May 5, 2009
Hyphenated Spirit seeks submissions
Hyphenated Spirit, an art blog for diverse creative types is seeking
submissions from artists and writers of all disciplines. Hyphenated Spirit
celebrates the artistic contributions of diverse emerging artists and
provides a venue in which they can express their cultural, personal, and
societal views creatively. Our mission is to promote both new as well as
established multicultural artists and showcase their work. We nurture the
spirit of under-recognized artists and work to build audiences for their
work. See http://hyphenatedspirit.blogspot.com.
Categories*
* Paintings
* Works on paper
* Sculpture
* Ceramic works
* Design art/functional art
* Drawings
* Fiber and textile art
* Mixed-media
* Photographs
* Writing (excerpts, commentary, short stories, limit to 2,000 words)
* Multimedia (music, film, documentary, recital)
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Guidelines for Submission*
If you are an interested artist, please respond to the following four
questions:
1. What is the inspiration behind your work?
2. Tell us about your creative journey? Did you receive any formal
training?
3. Describe your style?
4. What would you consider your biggest success?
5. How has your work been received by the world and what is next for you?
Please send the following along with the answers:
Bio: (limit to 250 words):
Art Buying link/Contact link to purchase (if available):
Website, blog or online portfolio link (if available):
Artist Photo: include link or attach to email. Jpeg preferred
Images of Artwork (if submitting artwork): At least 3 and no more than 6.
Include links or attach to email. Jpeg preferred. Include captions, category
(see above), and descriptions for each.
Writing submission (if submitting prose or poem): Please limit to 2000
words. Include captions, category (see above), and descriptions for each.
Multimedia Audio submission (if submitting music): Please limit to 3. Submit
embed code of audio clips. Include captions, category (see above), and
descriptions for each.
Multimedia Video submission (if submitting video): Please limit to 2. Submit
embed code of video clips. Include captions, category (see above), and
descriptions for each.
Permission: Yes or no (such as yes, I allow HS to publish my work online)
Copyright: Yes or no (such as I have the copyright to the work I am
submitting)
Email your submissions to shailaabdullah@gmail.com
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April 13, 2009
In Honor of Poetry Month
FIRST ANNUAL MARICK PRESS POETRY PRIZE - The award consists of a $1,000 cash award and publication
by Marick Press. Manuscripts must be between 48 and 80 pages
in length. The competition is open to all poets writing in
English. $15 entry fee. Deadline October 15, 2009. Visit http://www.marickpress.com/index.php?/marick-press-poetry-prize for more information.
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April 3, 2009
FAMILY CIRCLE FICTION PRIZE
One grand prize winner will receive $750, publication in
Family Circle, a certificate for one online mediabistro.com
course (valued at up to $610), and a one-year mediabistro.com
AvantGuild membership ($49 value). Two runners-up will each receive $250 and a one-year mediabistro.com AvantGuild membership ($49 value), and will have his or her story published on familycircle.com. To enter, send an original
fictional short story of no more than 2,500 words. Deadline
August 31, 2009. NO ENTRY FEE
Visit
http://www.parents.com/family-life/fitness/stress-relaxation/fiction-contest-winners/?page=12 for more information
(Note: Open to amateur writers who are legal residents of
the 50 United States, or the District of Columbia, age 21
or older only)
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March 26, 2009
Short Story Competition: Making a New Home?
Are you Asian and of East African descent?
Were you expelled from Uganda? Did you flee Kenya in search of a new
life? Where are you living now, how has your life changed? What did
you bring with you, what makes those memories come flooding back? You
can tell us about your journey or just a snippet. We would like to
hear your story in 2000 words or less.
The prizes are as follows,
1st Prize £300
2nd Prize £150
3rd Prize £50
Your story must be 2000 words or less, typed in English in a Word.doc
format, double spaced and in a 11pt font size as an attachment to an
email or can be posted to the address below.
Only original work is acceptable and must be previously unpublished.
Include your name, address and contact phone number as well as your
email address.
Entrance is open to anyone worldwide aged 16 and above.
Entry to the competition and acceptance of any prize constitutes
permission to use the winning entries in future Kala Kahani or
Charnwood Arts publications or online.
The closing date for entries is 31st May 2009
Email entries to info@kalakahani.co.uk
Postal entries to Rebecca Abrahams, Kala Kahani Project, Charnwood
Arts, 31 Granby Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire. LE11 3DU
www.kalakahani.co.uk
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March 9, 2009
100 WORDS OR LESS CONTEST
We welcome whimsy, allegory, mystery, romance, fable, humor,
love, fantasy, even horror. And it doesn't matter whether the
story is in past or present tense, in first person, third
person, or even second person. We hope to receive every kind
of story except non-fiction. No letters, poems, essays,
anecdotes, or any writing that is not a complete, fictional
narrative. Open internationally. Deadline May 14, 2009. $15 ENTRY FEE (ADD $16 FOR CRITIQUE)
First Prize $500, Second Prize $200, Third Prize $100. Visit http://www.100wordsorfewerwritingcontest.com/ for more information.
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February 28, 2009
Wasafiri Announces New Writing Prize in Celebration of its 25th Anniversary Year
'Wasafiri is ... vigorous, searching, stimulating.' (Jackie Kay)
Does this describe your writing? Can you meet the Wasafiri challenge?
Wasafiri will be 25 years old this year, what does '25' mean to you? Can you write a piece of fiction or life writing, or a poem on the theme of '25'? If so, Wasafiri is looking for writers to submit their creative pieces to our New Writing Prize.
A £300 prize will be awarded to the winner of each category, to be announced on 31st October 2009 at the South Bank in London.
The deadline for submissions is 30th June 2009.
Visit the Wasafiri website for more details and full guidelines, www.wasafiri.org
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February 24, 2009
CAMBER PRESS FICTION CHAPBOOK AWARD
Our ethos is to publish contemporary fiction exhibiting lucid
delivery while not sacrificing emotional depth, mastery of
craft, or originality. Deadline April 30, 2009. The winning
fiction writer will receive $1,000 and have his or her
manuscript published by Camber Press, Inc. The winner will
also receive ten copies of the book. Only typed manuscripts
no greater than 10,000 words of original English-language
fiction will be considered. $15 ENTRY FEE
Click http://www.camberpress.com/submissions.html
>here for more information.
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