Boroughs 2013 novella contest

Novella contest; May 31, 2013 deadline; 25,000-40,000 words; based on song title; details here:

http://www.boroughspublishinggroup.com/about/enews/february-2013-e-newsletter

Contest for novels, book-length poetry or book-length short story collection

The Asheville Award; deadline May 17, 2013; cash prize of $500; entry fee is $25; details HERE:

http://www.theblackmountainpress.com/contests.html

Launch Pad contest for unpublished novelists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

The Malahat Review’s novella prize

deadline is Feb. 1, 2012; one prize of $1,500 (in Canadian $); open to everyone; minimum length of 10,000 words and max is 20,000 words; no genre restriction; fees are $35 for Canadian entries; $40 fee for Americans; $45 for entries from Mexico and outside North America; details HERE:

http://malahatreview.ca/contests/novella_contest/info.html

Contest for first 50 pages of novel

Keller Nashville Claymore Award; deadline is May 31, 2012; $35 entry fee; details HERE:

www.killernashville.com

contest for unpublished romance novelists

Enter the first chapter of your romance novel. Prizes include: publication of your book, a Mills & Boon editor for a year, an ipad and more; Details HERE:

http://www.romanceisnotdead.com/

Writing contest for first novel or novella

Dorothy and Wedel Nilsen Literary Prize for a First Novel; deadline is Nov. 1, 2011; $25 reading fee; $1,000 prize; details HERE:

http://www6.semo.edu/universitypress/nilsennovel.htm

16th Annual Dana Awards

categories for novel, short fiction, poetry and essay; $1,000 prize in each category; reading fees are: $15 for five poems; $15 for one short story; $15 for one essay; $25 per novel entry; details HERE:

http://www.danaawards.com/guidelines.htm

Mslexia 2011 Women’s novel competition

first prize is $5,000 (pounds/Euros); deadline is Sept. 30, 2011; entry fee is $25 (pounds/Euros); submit first 5,000 words of novel; details HERE:

http://www.mslexia.co.uk/whatson/msbusiness/ncomp_active.php

FREE – Anderbo Novel Contest

Deadline is Sept. 21, 2011; FREE to enter; $500 prize; details HERE:

http://www.anderbo.com/anderbo1/andernovelcontest-02.html