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Aesthetica Creative Works Competition 2010

The deadline for submissions is the 31^st August 2010.

The Aesthetica Creative Works Competition is now open for entries! Aesthetica Magazine is inviting all artists, writers and poets to submit their work into the Aesthetica Creative Works Competition 2010. Now in its third year, the Creative Works Competition is a highly regarded competition that celebrates and champions creative talent across three disciplines, identifying new artists and writers and bringing them to international attention. Previous finalists have achieved success and recognition with accolades including: writing commissions from Channel 4, selection to represent Australia in the Florence Biennale, exhibitions at DACS (London), John Martin Gallery (London), Flores Fine Art Gallery (New York), inclusion in the International Drawing Competition exhibition (Poland) and the National Geographic International Photographic exhibition.

Textnovel.com The best online serial novel contest

Through August 31, 2010

Short Story Competition

3000 Word Max / Close Date: 31st August 2010 / £5 Entry Fee

NANO FICTION CONTEST
$15 ENTRY FEE

Kore Press

Deadline: August 31

WORDS WITH JAM SHORT STORY COMPETITION

Deadline: August 31, 2010.
ENTRY FEE £6 for one entry, £10 for two.
We're looking for the best short story of up to 2,500 words. 1st Prize - £300. 2nd Prize - £100. 3rd Prize - £50. All three winning entries will be published in the December 2010 issue of Words with JAM.

SCINTI CONTEST

Deadline August 31, 2010.
Join/friend Scinti on Facebook. Submissions must be true stories, not fictional. Submissions must be your own original content.

You can express yourself in any format - stories (100 to 3,000 words), poems, photo stories, hand written letters, drawings, whatever you can imagine! All formats must be digital (emailed).
Feel free to send previously published stories you have written, such as stories from your blog. If you are using previously-published material, please provide a link (if applicable) to your work so we can give credit where credit is due.

First Prize - $100. Second Prize - $50, Third Prize - $25.

Announcing: Naugatuck River Review’s second Annual

NARRATIVE POETRY CONTEST

judged by National Book Award finalist, poet Patricia Smith!

Deadline: September 1st

Sixth-Ever Fiction & Poetry Contests, & the First-Ever Nonfiction Contest!

Guest judges this year are Peter Markus (fiction), Claudia Rankine (poetry), and Lia Purpura (nonfiction).

All entries must be submitted online by September 1, 2010.

Please go to http://bwrsubmissions.ua.edu to do so.

Winners in each genre will receive $1,000 and publication in the Spring/Summer 2011 issue. Finalists in each category will receive notation in the Spring/Summer 2011 issue and are also considered for publication.

Pipeno Launch Contest

Deadline: September 6, 2010 12 p.m. EST.

Writers of the world come together to write and read each other’s articles.

Contest is open to everyone, amateur and professional. Our goal is to empower readers and writers of the world. Contestants enter their work. The written piece has to be between 500-1000 words with exceptions in the Unique Interest category where short stories and fiction are limited to 2000 words, and poetry has to be a minimum of 100 words.

There is no purchase necessary. All we ask is for contributors to register with Pipeno for free to enter our contest. Each contestant can enter one article about anything that interests them under any one of our categories: World, Humanities, Arts and Science, Sports/Entertainment, and Unique Interest. Our Unique Interest category suits those who want to enter a short story, any sort of fiction, and poetry.

First Prize (Most Votes) Apple 16GB iPad

First Prize in remaining categories: 1 of 4 Kindle Wireless Reading Devices.

Voters also have a chance of winning a Kindle Wireless Reading Device.

Contest is decided by readers who vote by giving virtual gifts to the written article.

Join the Pipeno Launch Contest Now!

14th Annual Robert Frost Foundation Annual Poetry Award

Postmark/Email Submission Deadline: September 15

The Robert Frost Foundation welcomes poems in the spirit of Robert Frost for its 14th Annual Award. The winner will receive $1,000 and an invitation to present the winning poem this fall at the Frost Festival located at the Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the library in which Frost first explored the traditions of English and Irish poetry.

Please submit two copies of each poem, one copy with contact information (name, address, phone number, email address) and one copy free of all identifying information. Reading fees are $10 per poem (send fees via regular mail, please). Make your check payable to The Robert Frost Foundation. Mail your entry to: The Robert Frost Foundation, Attn: Poetry Award, Lawrence Public Library - 3rd Floor, 51 Lawrence Street, Lawrence, MA 01841. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) or an email address if you'd like to receive the contest results. Email submissions are accepted at frostfoundation@comcast.net if you send your entry fee by regular mail.

Writers Unlimited/Mississippi Poetry Society, South Branch

39th Annual Literary Competition – 2010

Deadline is postmark date of September 25, 2010

THE CHARITON REVIEW SHORT FICTION PRIZE
$20 ENTRY FEE
Deadline September 30, 2010

An annual award for the best unpublished short fiction on any theme up to 5,000 words in English. The author will receive $1,000, and the winning story will be published in The Chariton Review. Three finalists will also be published in the Spring issue. All U.S. entrants will receive a complimentary copy of the Spring prize issue.

CAROL E. DOERING POETRY CONTEST

Deadline: September 30, 2010
ENTRY FEE $5 fee per poem or $10 for three poems
First prize $75, Second prize $50, Third prize $25
Poetry: 50 lines maximum:
Free verse or traditional; single or double spaced.

Micro-Fiction Competition

TOM HOWARD/JOHN H. REID POETRY CONTEST

Postmark deadline: September 30.

Ten cash prizes totaling $5,550. Top prize $3,000.
Submit poems in any style or genre. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Winning entries published online.
Entry fee is $7 for every 25 lines, payable to Winning Writers.
Judges: John H. Reid, Dee C. Konrad. Submit online or mail to
Winning Writers, Attn: Tom Howard, Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060.
Winning Writers is one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" (Writer's Digest, 2005-2010).

BASIL BUNTING POETRY AWARD

Deadline September 30, 2010

£7 ENTRY FEE
Prizes for the 2010 Award are:
First Prize: £1,000. Second Prize: £500. Third Prize: £250. Three commendations of £75 each.

The results of the award will be published on this web site after the awards ceremony, which will take place in Newcastle upon Tyne in December 2010. The award is open to anyone worldwide who is over 18 on September 30, 2010. After the awards the winners and those commended will be invited to submit 10 poems to Neil Astley, editor of Bloodaxe Books.

MISSISSIPPI REVIEW PRIZE
$15 ENTRY FEE
Deadline October 1, 2010

THE "SCARE THE DICKENS OUT OF US" SHORT STORY CONTEST 2010

Deadline October 1, 2010.
$20 ENTRY FEE
First prize, $1,000 and a trophy.
Second prize, $500 and a ribbon.
Third prize, $250 and a ribbon.
Junior contest prize $250 and a trophy.

The contest is a Friends of the Dr. Eugene Clark Library fundraiser and is privately funded. All entry fees go to the Friends and are used for library projects. The contest is open to published and unpublished writers alike. The ghost story must be 5,000 words or less, in English, and typed double-spaced.

2010 International Songwriting Competition
Deadline - October 6

 Do not miss out on your chance to enter what the NY Times calls “the songwriting competition to take note of” with $150,000 (US) in cash and prizes - including $25,000 (US) cash for the grand prize winner alone and the best judges for any songwriting competition in the world. Judges for 2010 include: Kings Of Leon, Tom Waits, Ben Harper, Jeff Beck, Timbaland, Rihanna, Robbie Williams and record label presidents from major and independent records labels.

Gotham Writers' Workshop

25-Word Story Writing Contest

Deadline: October 11, 2010

Hint Fiction 25-Word Story Writing Contest. Entry is free and easy.

For this competition, Gotham welcomes the expertise of Robert Swartwood, editor of Hint Fiction: An Anthology of Stories of 25 Words or Fewer (to be published in November by W.W. Norton). Mr. Swartwood will select the winner from the finalists in this competition.

12th ANNUAL GREAT AMERICAN SONG CONTEST

NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS

Submission deadline is October 15, 2010

The highly recommended Great American Song Contest is open to amateur songwriters everywhere. This international event features prestigious awards for 45 winners in 9 style categories and provides over $10,000 in Prizes. Entrants receive written evaluations of their songs. GASC music-industry judges include prominent publishers, music producers and recording artists. Songwriters, lyricists and composers are welcome. Sponsored by Songwriters Resource Network, a trusted educational resource for songwriters everywhere.

SEFTON WRITING COMPETITION
ENTRY FEE £2 FOR ADULTS / NO ENTRY FEE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE CATEGORY.

Deadline October 22, 1020

The theme is "IF". Poetry first prize £250. Four runners up of £50 each. Other writing pays first prize £250. Four runners up of £50 each. Writing by young  people pays first prize of £50 and five runners up of £10 each. Poems limited to 40 lines. Other writing is considered short texts, stories, essays, dialogues, mini-dramas, monologues, none of which can exceed 500 words. Age limit for young people category is 14. Young people's work must be illustrated as well. Open to amateur and professional from throughout the UK.

THE LEDGE POETRY CHAPBOOK COMPETITION

Deadline October 31, 2010.

$18 ENTRY FEE
Winning poet will receive a $1,000 cash award and 25 copies of the published chapbook. Submit 16-28 pages of original poetry. Any form or content accepted.

The Unbound Press Literary Competitions 2010

Competition 3 – Flash Fiction & Poetry

Closing date: 31^st October 2010

We look forward to your entries. Good luck!

Flash Fiction / Prose Poetry Competition

1000 Words Max / Close Date: 31st October 2010 / £5 Entry Fee

1st Place £100, publication, free anthology / 2nd Place £50, publication, free anthology / Shortlisted - publication, free anthology

The Unbound Press Literary Competitions 2010

Competition 3 – Flash Fiction & Poetry

Opens: 1^st August 2010

Closing date: 31^st October 2010

Poetry Society’s National Poetry Competition

The deadline is October 31, 2010

Now in its 33rd year, the Poetry Society’s National Poetry Competition is one of the world’s biggest and most prestigious poetry competitions. Winners have been both established and emerging poets, including Carol Ann Duffy, Ian Duhig, Philip Gross, and Jo Shapcott. Prizewinners also see their work published in the Poetry Society’s leading international journal, Poetry Review.

The judges this year are poets George Szirtes, Deryn Rees-Jones, and Sinéad Morrissey. The prizes are £5,000 for the overall winner, £2,000 for the second, £1,000 for the third, and seven commendations of £100. Enter online or download an entry form at www.poetrysociety.org.uk.

Flash Fiction / Prose Poetry Competition

1000 Words Max, £5 Entry Fee

Close Date: 31st October 2010

1st Place £100, publication, free anthology, 2nd Place £50, publication, free anthology
Shortlisted - publication, free anthology

Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival, LA

One-Act Play Contest

Deadline: November 1
The 2011 Tennessee Williams Festival is accepting submissions for its one-act play contest. Ten finalists will be selected and cash prizes will be awarded. Plays cannot be previously published or produced. The 2011 festival will take place Thursday, March 23, through Sunday, March 27. Entry fee applies.  

TENNESSEE WILLIAMS FICTION CONTEST
$25 ENTRY FEE

Deadline: November 15, 2010.
Grand Prize - $1,500. Domestic airfare (up to $500) and French Quarter accommodations to attend the 2011 Festival in New Orleans.VIP All-Access Festival Pass ($500 value). Public reading at the 2011 Festival (25th anniversary: March 23-27). Publication in Bayou.

Top Ten Finalists - Names will appear on website. Finalists will also receive a panel pass ($60 value) to attend the 2011 Festival. Submit unpublished short stories up to 7,000 words. Unlimited entries per person. A submission is one original short story, written in English, up to 7,000 words. This contest is open only to writers who have not yet published a book of fiction. Published books include self-published books with ISBN numbers. Those who have published books in other genres besides fiction remain eligible.

Jacar Press

Deadline: Reading period is from August 30 through November 15

Jacar Press, Durham

Deadline: Reading period is from August 30 through November 15.

Perugia Press Poetry Contest

Deadline: November 15, 2010

The Fish Short Story Prize

CYCLAMENS AND SWORDS POETRY CONTEST

ENTRY FEE $5 (NIS20)

Deadline November 30, 2010.
First prize is $300, second prize $100, third prize $50 and seven honorable mentions. Winning poems and honorable mentions will be published in our winter issue. A chapbook containing
the winning poems and the honorable mentions will be published and presented to the winners in addition to their cash prize.

Creative Nonfiction Competition

3000 Words Max / Close Date 31st January 2011 / £5 Entry Fee

WRITING4ALL SPIRIT AWARD
ENTRY FEE €7
Second annual Writing Spirit Award for Short Fiction and Poetry.

Fiction: First Prize: €1,000, Second Prize: €200, Third Prize: €100

Poetry: First Prize: €1,000, Second Prize: €200, Third Prize: €100

The competition is open to all nationalities and all genres.
The prize winning stories, along with 17 merited stories will be published in an anthology at the end of the competition.
The contest opens 1st January 2010, and runs for four rounds throughout the year.

First round: 31st March
Second round: 30th June
Third round: 30th September
Fourth round: 30th November

Each new round begins immediately after the end of the previous round (i.e. you may enter at any time from 1st Jan to 30th Nov).
Story entries should be no more than 4,000 words (but there is no minimum word count).

Carpe Articulum will award $10,000 this year!

These dates are ANNUAL, REVOLVING deadlines

SHORT FICTION……..MAR 30, SEPT 30
POETRY………………MAR 30, SEPT 30
NOVELLA……………..JAN 7
ESSAY/NON-FICT…..JAN 7, AUG 30
PHOTOGRAPHY……. AUG 30

Winners to be published in our international, cross-genre, quarterly review, and receive 2 copies. Requirements: Cover sheet with full contact information. Title only on actual piece. $15 reading fee per entry. See complete details and submit online at or mail to: Carpe Articulum Literary Review, CLPW Department, [your contest genre], P.O. Box 409, Lake Oswego, OR 97034. Checks payable to Carpe Articulum Literary Review. Optional editorial feedback fee: $49. The new Screenwriting Competition has a limit of 20 pages and is for the best opening scene only. All other guidelines apply as do for short fiction. Entries may be for plays as well. Good luck to everyone!

Art in the Air Poetry Contest

Deadline: October 30 and April 30

Inventing the Invisible "Art in the Air" Radio Show, 3128 Walton Blvd., PMB 186, Rochester Hills MI 48309. Fax: (248)693-7344. E-mail: lagapvp@aol.com. Contact: Margo LaGattuta, award director.

Offers biannual award of 1st Prize: $100, 2nd Prize: $50, and 4 Honorable Mentions. ("All winners read poems on the radio.") Submissions may be previously published. Considers simultaneous submissions. Submit 3 poems maximum in any form, typed, single-spaced, limit 2 pages per poem. Accepts inquiries by fax or e-mail. Guidelines available for SASE or on Web site. Entry fee: $5 for up to 3 poems.. Competition receives over 600 entries/year. Winners will be announced 2 months after deadline. Copies of winning poems or books may be obtained by sending a SASE to the Inventing the Invisible address. "'Art in the Air' is an interview radio show on WPON, 1460 AM, in Bloomfield Hills, MI, hosted by Margo LaGattuta and may be heard on the Web site Fridays at 1:00 pm EST. The theme is creativity and the creative process, especially featuring writers both local and national. Send only your best work, well crafted and creative. Judges look for excellence in content and execution."

The Chariton Review Short Fiction Prize

Truman State University Press * 100 East Normal Ave. * Kirksville, MO 63501-4221

Kinglake Publishing Ltd. Fiction Competition

for unpublished writers. No fees. Contract and royalties for a new winner each month. A different genre every month.

XTREME TRAVEL STORIES

NO ENTRY FEE
Are you fed up with travel writing as it exists today? Are you looking for a fresh approach to this medium; one that focuses on the extreme nature of traveling as opposed to the "Club Med" stories that so often fill the pages of travel writing these days? If so, this contest is perfect for you! Send us your story, any language, any topic; as long as it's original and interesting it constitutes as Xtreme! The winning author will be awarded a $100 cash prize! This is our second competition and they run quarterly. In addition to submitting your crazy travel experiences in written form- we are accepting Xtreme photos and videos for equal consideration. We'd eventually like to receive enough photos and videos to have a separate competition, but for now written and visual work will go head to head! Our viewers will vote for their favorites and XTS will award the winner on June 1, 2010- no strings attached, no questions asked. If your worried about creative license, the authors of the work on our site retain all rights to their art and, if they so wish, can ask for it to be removed at any time. Give it a shot, you've got nothing to lose!

THE SPRING 2010 24-HOUR SHORT STORY CONTEST

Now accepting entrants! Each contest is limited to 500 entrants so don't delay if you want to participate.

1st Place: $300, 2nd Place: $250, 3rd Place: $200

Entry fee is $5. You can see the complete list of 85 prizes

Caliterary Review Contest

Stories or novellas previously published are eligible, as long as the publication did not exceed 2,000 copies.

*Reading Fee $25.00. AWARDS: FIRST $1,000, SECOND $300 THIRD $200 (each additional entry in this SAME category, $10, not to exceed 5 total submissions)

GUIDELINES FOR POETRY: Not to exceed three pages per poem. Maximum: three poems per entry.

*Reading Fee 15.00 (for 3 poems) AWARDS: FIRST $400, SECOND $200, THIRD $100 (each additional poem entry in this SAME category, $10 each, not to exceed 5 total submissions)

These dates are ANNUAL, REVOLVING deadlines

SHORT FICTION .......MAR 30, SEPT 30
POETRY..................... MAR 30, SEPT 30
NOVELLA....................................... JAN 7
 ESSAY/ non-Fiction......... JAN 7, AUG 30
PHOTOGRAPHY ....................... AUG 30

NOTES AND GRACE NOTES MONTHLY CONTEST

The deadline is the last day of each month.
NO ENTRY FEE
Notes and Grace Notes offers a monthly contest in Poetry, Fiction, Non-Fiction and Historical Fiction. The prize starts at $25 (and sometimes it ends up being a bit more depending on if we get donations). Finalists get judges feedback, but also all entries submitted on the site can be open for general feedback if the author chooses. The word limit for the monthly contest is 3,500. Entries are limited to 2 per category. No themes. All entries will also be considered for the Literary Mag.

Inamorata Romance Books (an imprint of Stony Meadow Publishing) is sponsoring its

First Romantic Short Story Contest

Contest Deadlines: The 1st of every month for the following month's contest.

The contest is open to all writers, whether published or unpublished, and we are looking forward to reading some great short stories!

Monthly Winner: $20 and e-publication as the winning entry in the current month's contest. (Monthly winners may also be considered for eventual inclusion in an upcoming Anthology of Romance Short Stories Collection.)

Whim's Place Flash Fiction Contest

Deadline: QUARTERLY *  Entry Fee: $5

Prize: $250 plus publication

A quarterly flash fiction contest. Deadlines for each quarter are March 30, June 30, September 30, December 30. Submit flash fiction of 500 words or less. Submit by regular post or e-mail. Full contest rules and regulations available on website.

LORIAN HEMINGWAY SHORT STORY COMPETITIONS

"Life for Change"

seeks stories for a new type of contest. People write their story, others vote for it, and the author of the story with the most votes wins a payout.

 Right now payouts are $100 US, but the site aims to award over $12,000 per month.
Take a look and let me know what you think!  http://www.lifeforchange.com/life

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