Launch Pad contest for unpublished novelists
deadlines vary by category: historical fiction is May 10, 2012, suspense/crime/mystery/thriller is June 10, contemporary fiction/women’s fiction is July 10, middle grade, YA fiction is August 10, contemporary romance is September 10, Speculative is October 10. entry fee is $35; details HERE:
http://www.novelrocket.com/p/launch-pad-contest.html
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FREE Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry contest
It’s back! Deadline is April 1, 2012; top prize is $1,500; no fee to enter; see details:
http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/wergle/we_guidelines.php
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Humorous fiction and nonfiction writing contest
2011 Mona Schreiber Prize; $5 entry; $500 prize; 750 words max; Dec. 1, 2011 deadline; details HERE:
FREE humorous short story contest
Gigglegig! pays $500 to each monthly winner. Stories due by the 30th of each month. 300-1,500 words; details HERE:
Paying market for fiction & kids stories
Catholic Forester pays for a variety of nonfiction articles, but also for light fiction or good stories for kids. Pays $.50/word and $50 for reprints. Read the guidelines HERE:
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Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
It’s that time of year! Deadline is April 1; $3,600 in prizes; no fee to enter; deadlines HERE:
http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/wergle/we_guidelines.php
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Site seeks “bad” Jane Austen submissions
There’s a new Jane Austen parody writing website launched by Adams Media:
The site accepts submissions from writers (who are Jane Austen fans) in a “bad” style of Jane Austen. Take a look at a few of the key pages on the site for more information:
Write Like Jane Austen: http://badausten.com/write-like-jane-austen
Panelists: http://badausten.com/panelists
Jane Austen Quotes: http://badausten.com/jane-austen-quotes
Wendy Burt-Thomas, full-time freelance writer
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Other credentials include more than 1,000 published articles, short stories, essays, reviews, poems and greeting cards. She taught “Breaking Into Freelance Writing for eight years and has worked as an editor, columnist, writer and PR specialist.
Wendy lives in Colorado Springs with her husband, two kids and two black labs. She is a full-time freelance writer, editor and PR consultant.
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Ask Wendy – All things writing!- De-Framing the Frame – FREE writing contest May 31, 2012$3,000 prize; create collage of text and image; must be uploaded to YouTube; details HERE: http://www.murderedtheweb.com/contest.htmlaskwendy
- Neil Postman Award for Metaphor (FREE writing contest) May 30, 2012rolling deadline; winner gets $500; details HERE: www.rattle.comaskwendy
- 2012 Rattle Poetry Prize (writing contest) May 29, 2012$5,000 prize; 10 finalists also get $100 each; details HERE: www.rattle.comaskwendy
- Autumn House book-length poetry, fiction and nonfiction contests May 28, 2012all categories have a June 30, 2012 deadline; winners get $1,000 advance and $1,500 travel grants; $30 entry fee per book; details HERE: www.autumnhouse.orgaskwendy
- 2012 Guy Owen Poetry Prize contest May 26, 2012June 15, 2012 deadline; submit 3-5 poems with $20 entry fee (includes 1-year subscription to Southern Poetry Review); $1,000 prize; details HERE: www.southernpoetryreview.orgaskwendy
- Lots of free contests May 25, 2012FanStory.com has more than 50 new contests every month. Contests are free to paid members and have cash prizes. Some upcoming contests: 5-7-9 poetry contest – May 31 deadline Horror Story writing contest – June 6 Faith Poetry Contest – June 13 Free Verse Poetry Contest – June 19askwendy
- Wabash Prize for Nonfiction May 24, 2012entry fee is $15; deadline November 1, 2012; $1,000 prize plus publication; 7,500 words max; details HERE: www.sycamorereview.com/contest/askwendy
- Southern Sin Essay Contest May 23, 20124,000 words max; prize is $5,000; deadline is July 31, 2012; entry fee is $20; details HERE: http://www.creativenonfiction.org/thejournal/submittocnf.htm#southernsinaskwendy
- Seeking submissions on PARENTHOOD for Chicken Soup book May 22, 2012From ChickenSoup.com: They always say it’s the best job and the worst job. But basically it’s the best! We are looking for your stories about parenting – the hard work, the joy, the unconditional love, the funny times and the occasional sad ones too. Whether you’re a new parent of one or an “experienced” parent [...]askwendy
- Chicken Soup call-out: Advice for making changes May 21, 2012From the Chicken Soup website: Have you ever read a Chicken Soup for the Soul story that had a wonderful nugget of advice in it that made a difference in your life? We are looking for stories that contain great pieces of advice, whether they are little things that improve our everyday lives, or major [...]askwendy
- De-Framing the Frame – FREE writing contest May 31, 2012
