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13th Moon poetry and short story contest

Two $1,000 prizes; $20 entry fee includes a one-year subscription; up to 25 pages for fiction, up to 3 poems; Sept. 8 deadline; FOR WOMEN

http://www.13thmoon.net/html/contests.html

July 7, 2009 Posted by askwendy | CONTESTS, fiction, poetry, short stories, women | , , , , | No Comments Yet

FREE contest for books of poetry

Sept. 10 deadline; $3,100 stipend plus 3-week residency

http://www.olivetcollege.edu/academics/pdf_docs/2011_sandburg.pdf

July 7, 2009 Posted by askwendy | CONTESTS, free, poetry | | No Comments Yet

FREE Twilight essay contest with cash prizes

 

 1,000 words max; must use 8 words provided; 3 age categories (including adult); July 31 deadline; cash prizes

 

http://www.brianleaf.com/index.php/Latest-News.html

July 7, 2009 Posted by askwendy | CONTESTS, essay, free, writing | , , , | 1 Comment

A funny piece on how NOT to write a short story

Funny (and enlightening) advise from JA Konrath, a short story contest judge, on how NOT to write a story:

http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2009/07/how-not-to-write-story.html

July 7, 2009 Posted by askwendy | CONTESTS, advice, short stories, writing | , , , | No Comments Yet