FREE contest to get your novel published
1st Annual Rogue Bud Writing Competition; send 800 words or fewer about why the publisher should partner with you to make your vision of a book a reality. Include a one-page synopsis (which isn’t part of the word count). deadline is Sept. 15, 2010; Send to:
Audrey Semprun at JoyfulNoizMinistries@yahoo.com
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Short story contest – August Moon Publishing House
Categories:
1. thriller/suspect/crime/mystery/sci fi/fantasy/ horror
2. romance/paranormal romance/historical romance/chick lit
3. literary fiction
$15 entry fee; each genre maxes at 1,500 entries; 10 winners in each category; 4,000 words max; deadline is 10/15/2010; info here:
Paying market for horror, dark mystery, dark fantasy
Shroud Magazine; $10 for flash fiction; $25 for short stories up to 5,000 words; $25 for nonfiction up to 3,000 words; submissions close July 31, 2010; info here:
Hallmark’s “Crack ‘Em Up” contest
Crack ‘Em Up – June 28 deadline:
http://www.hallmarkcontests.com/page/CONTESTS/contest/CrackEmUp
FREE contest for book-length collection of prose poems
Marie Alexander Poetry Series Book Contest - No entry fee – prize is $500 plus publication – for U.S. writers – must be min. 48 single-spaced pages; July 31, 2010 deadline; info HERE:
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Ask Wendy – All things writing!- Short story/ essay / prose contest July 30, 2010Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest deadline is March 31, 2011; Prizes: $3,000, $1,000, $400 and $250 — and six Most Highly Commended Awards of $150 each. Accepted: short story, essay or prose; 5,000 max; Entry fee is $15 http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/tomstory/ts_guidelines.phpaskwendy
- Royalty publisher seeking novel-length fiction, short story compilations & nonfiction works July 28, 2010To learn more about Varsity Prints, go HERE: http://varsityprints.com/For_Authors.htmlaskwendy
- Paying markets for fantasy, sci fi & horror fiction July 28, 2010PodCastle; The Fantasy Fiction Podcast; buys fantasy, magical realism, urban fantasy, slipstream, high fantasy, etc. Escape Pod buys science fiction. Pseudopod buys horror. generally 2,000-6,000 words for short fiction – pays $100 some flash fiction up to 1,000 words – pays $20 Info on how to submit to any of the 3 is HERE: http://podcastle.org/g […]askwendy
- FREE haunted house/ghost story contest July 27, 2010July 31, 2010 deadline; 3,000 words max; no attachments; put “GHOST STORY” in the subject line; send to editor@litfestmagazine.com http://www.litfestmagazine.com/Site/Contests_and_other_Goodies.htmlaskwendy
- FREE contest to get your novel published July 27, 20101st Annual Rogue Bud Writing Competition; send 800 words or fewer about why the publisher should partner with you to make your vision of a book a reality. Include a one-page synopsis (which isn’t part of the word count). deadline is Sept. 15, 2010; Send to: Audrey Semprun at JoyfulNoizMinistries@yahoo.com For more info, visit: http://joyfulnoizministri […]askwendy
- FREE writing contest July 26, 2010Poole Literary Festival New Media Prize; Sept. 15, 2010 deadline; 2 categories – adult and student; anything readable on a mobile app or the Web: short Stories, nonfiction, poetry, etc.; First prize is £250 and an Apple i-pad for each age category MORE INFO & ENTRY: http://www.poolelitfest.com/new-media-prize.phpaskwendy
- Short story contest – August Moon Publishing House July 21, 2010Categories: 1. thriller/suspect/crime/mystery/sci fi/fantasy/ horror 2. romance/paranormal romance/historical romance/chick lit 3. literary fiction $15 entry fee; each genre maxes at 1,500 entries; 10 winners in each category; 4,000 words max; deadline is 10/15/2010; info here: http://www.augustmoonpublishinghouse.com/contests.htmlaskwendy
- Paying market for horror, dark mystery, dark fantasy July 21, 2010Shroud Magazine; $10 for flash fiction; $25 for short stories up to 5,000 words; $25 for nonfiction up to 3,000 words; submissions close July 31, 2010; info here: http://www.shroudmagazine.com/info.htmlaskwendy
- Hallmark’s “Crack ‘Em Up” contest July 20, 2010Crack ‘Em Up – June 28 deadline: http://www.hallmarkcontests.com/page/CONTESTS/contest/CrackEmUpaskwendy
- FREE contest for book-length collection of prose poems July 18, 2010Marie Alexander Poetry Series Book Contest - No entry fee – prize is $500 plus publication – for U.S. writers – must be min. 48 single-spaced pages; July 31, 2010 deadline; info HERE: http://www.whitepine.org/submission_guidelines.phpaskwendy
- Short story/ essay / prose contest July 30, 2010
