Browsing Archive: October, 2012
Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, October 31, 2012,
The Mona Schreiber Prize for Humorous Fiction and Nonfiction
http://www.bradschreiber.com/mona.htm
Writers of comedic essays, articles, short stories, poetry, shopping lists and other forms are invited to submit.
Works up to 750 words in length should be typed, double-spaced, accompanied by a money order or check for $5 to cover administrative costs, payable to "The Mona Schreiber Prize." No limit to entries but each must have a separate fee. Put contact information directly above the title...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, October 31, 2012,
Abilene Writers Guild Annual Writing Contest
http://tinyurl.com/cxmtd8p
You do NOT have to be a member of Abilene Writers Guild to enter or win the contest, nor do you have to attend the workshop/awards luncheon. However, please read and follow the guidelines. Entries not in compliance will not be judged and fees will not be refunded. Postmark dates for entries begin October 1, 2012 and end November 30, 2012.
Categories are Poetry, Flash Fiction, Children’s Stories for Readers ages 3 t...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, October 29, 2012,
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Women on Writing Fall Flash Fiction Contest
http://wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php
WOW! hosts a (quarterly) writing contest every three months. The mission of this contest is to inspire creativity, communication, and well-rewarded recognition to contestants. The contest is open globally; age is of no matter; and entries must be in English. We are open to all styles of writing, although we do encourage you to take a close look at our guest judge for the season if you are serio... |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, October 28, 2012,
Bacopa Literary Prizes
http://www.writersalliance.org/bacopacontest.html
$11 ENTRY FEE
Deadline November 30, 2012.
Prizes (Each Genre)
First Place - $250
Second Place - $100
Third Place - $50
First, Second and Third Place prizewinners will be published. All contest submissions will be considered for publication. All authors whose work is published in Bacopa will receive
one free copy of the 2013 Bacopa Literary Review. All contest submissions will be judged blind.
Fiction word limit: 1,000-3,... |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, October 28, 2012,
Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, October 27, 2012,
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Poetry Society of Oklahoma
http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/pso
Deadline: November 30, 2012
Entry fee: $3 per contest entry for nonmembers. Prizes range from $5 to $40.
Seven categories to enter including sestina, sonnet, trimeric, reversette, and free verse.
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Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, October 27, 2012,
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Soul-Making Keats Literary Competition
http://www.soulmakingcontest.us/rules.html
The Soul-Making Keats Literary Competition was started in 1992 by Eileen Malone as a poetry contest to further enhance the outreach of The Source Center for Spiritual Development and Wholeness which was founded by Janice Farrell, Regional Coordinator for Spiritual Directors International.
Categories are poetry, sonnets, prose poem, flash fiction, short story, memoir vignette, humor, ... | |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, October 25, 2012,
Thriving Family Magazine: Parents Like Us
http://www.thrivingfamily.com/extra/call-for-submissions
“Parents Like Us"
Article type: Funny parenting anecdote
Word count: 50 words or less
Payment: $25 on acceptance
Due date: 10/31/12
Assignment: Kids say the funniest things! Do you have an Easter or springtime-theme story to share about something funny your child has said?
Submit to: web.features@fotf.org (Put “attn: Parents Like Us” in the subject line.)
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Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, October 24, 2012,
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Torrid Literature Journal Christian Anthology
http://torridliterature.com/Submit.html
TL Publishing, Inc. is proud to announce its first Christian poetry anthology. Our book anthology will contain a collection of poetry from select authors. Below are the submission guidelines. Please contact one of our editors listed on the Masthead page if you have any questions or concerns. We look forward to the reading pleasure.
•Our reading period is from January 1, 2012 through Nov... |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, October 23, 2012,
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Wordrunner Echapbooks submissions are open for the Winter 2012 MEMOIR / PERSONAL NARRATIVE echapbook from October 1 through November 25, 2012.
http://www.echapbook.com/submissions.htm
The Winter 2012 echapbook will feature one author.
Prose narratives should be based on personal experience. They may be flash or longer, from 500 up to 3,500 words each, totalling a minimum of approximately 8,000 and a maximum of 16,000 words for the collection.
These narratives... | |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, October 23, 2012,
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The Jerry Kilbride Memorial 2012 English-Language Haibun Contest
http://blinkhaiku.blogspot.com
Deadline: In hand by December 1, 2012
Submissions: All entries must be unpublished, not under consideration elsewhere, and in English. No limit to the number or length of any submissions. Submit three copies of each haibun, two (2) copies without author information attached for anonymous judging, one (1) copy with author’s name, address, phone number and e-... | | |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, October 21, 2012,
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The Plain Truth
http://www.ptm.org/contact_fS.htm
Christianity without the religion. The Plain Truth (PT) is a refreshing and welcome breath of fresh air in the midst of tired, oppressive religious threats and guilt trips. Query with an outline. Email managing.editor@ptm.org. Pays 25 cents/word for articles of varying lengths. Reprints pay 15 cents/word. Loves personal stories of relationships over ritual when it comes to Christianity.
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Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, October 20, 2012,
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I Believe in Heaven
http://www.ibelieveinheaven.blogspot.com/p/submit-story.html
Cecil Murphey and Twila Belk have contracted with Regal Books for I Believe in Heaven, a book that will include stories from the Bible, history, and today. It is scheduled for spring 2013 release. They want three types of stories:
1. First-person accounts of someone who died, went to heaven, and returned. (e.g., Don Piper or the Apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 12:1-10.)
2. First-pe... | |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, October 19, 2012,
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Thriving Family Magazine: Summer Calendar
We want to help children engage with other cultures around the world.
Choose a country in Europe or Africa. Come up with an activity related to that country that will help children learn more about that culture. Tie it to a Scripture verse in a way that points children to God and helps them learn more about some aspect — games, foods, traditions, missions or something else — related to that country.
Word Count: 40-60 words f... |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, October 18, 2012,
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Poetry on the Move Contest
http://www.viainfo.net/Community/2013PotMoveFlyer.pdf
VIA Metropolitan Transit of San Antonio is seeking poems for its 4th Annual Poetry on the Move Contest. Postmark deadline for submissions is November 14th. Winning poetry will appear on buses and vans during April 2013, National Poetry Month. To view a copy of the current flyer with submission details, go to http://www.viainfo.net/Community/PoTm.aspx , and scroll down to “Poetry on the Move Extras... |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, October 18, 2012,
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Voices de la Luna: A Quarterly Poetry and Arts Magazine
http://voicesdelaluna.com/submissions.html
Voices de la Luna, in San Antonio, Texas, accepts English language submissions from writers all over the world, publishing quarterly in print and online. Publication dates are 15 January, 15 April, 15 July, and 15 October. Submissions must be received two months prior to publication date to be considered for the next issue. The next submission deadline is November 15, 20... | |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, October 16, 2012,
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Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition
http://www.writersdigest.com/competitions/short-short-story-competition?et_mid=509377&rid=1922510
We’re looking for short stories! Think you can write a winning story in less than 1,500 words? Enter the 13th Annual Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Competition for your chance to win $3,000 in cash, get published in Writer’s Digest magazine, and a paid trip to our ever-popular Writer’s Digest Conference in New York City! The ... |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, October 15, 2012,
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Georgia Poetry Society Annual Contest
http://georgiapoetrysociety.org/Contests.aspx
2012 Poetry Contests
The Georgia Poetry Society conducts contests in the fall of each year, with a November 15 postmark deadline for all entries. In addition to earning cash prizes, the top three poems in each contest may be published in The Reach of Song, the annual GPS poetry anthology. On the website is a list of the contests. Please click the links for descriptions of the contests, along ... |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, October 15, 2012,
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Notes From the Field Creative Nonfiction Contest
http://www.flyway.org/contests
$12 ENTRY FEE
Limit 5,000 words. Notes from the Field is a non-fiction contest celebrating writing about experience—whether that be abroad, on a familiar sidewalk, in one’s line of work, in a field of interest, or in the most unexpected of times and settings. We are open to writing about many kinds of experience, and while we are not strictly looking for essays solely about place or with an environmenta... |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, October 14, 2012,
Anglican Theological Review
http://www.anglicantheologicalreview.org/write/info_for_authors
The Anglican Theological Review will consider for publication articles written on topics that pertain to any of the classical disciplines of theological study. The journal is committed to creative engagement with Christian tradition and to interdisciplinary inquiry that includes literature and the arts, philosophy, and science. We encourage authors to submit articles that focus on the contempora...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, October 12, 2012,
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Poetry Society of New Hampshire
http://www.poetrysocietyofnewhampshire.org/contest.html
National Contest
Please note limit is forty lines. Name and address must appear in the upper right hand corner of the copy on which they appear. NO identification is to appear anywhere on the second copy.
The Poetry Society of New Hampshire sponsors four National Contests open to all poets, members or not. Judges for the contests are not members of the Poetry Soc... | | |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, October 12, 2012,
Mixed Fruit Carson Prize in Poetry or Prose
http://mixedfruitmagazine.com/
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NO ENTRY FEE
$100 award and publication in our first print issue, to be published in early 2013. The Carson Prize is open to all writers in all genres. We’ll read work from established or emerging authors. We welcome submissions from writers of any nationality. The author whose work is deemed most worthy of the Carson Prize will be awarded $100 and publication in the print issue, along with... | | |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, October 10, 2012,
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Poetry Society of South Carolina Winter Contest
guidelines: http://www.poetrysocietysc.org/guidelines.html
categories: http://www.poetrysocietysc.org/contests.html
Twelve categories open to anyone to enter including religious theme, lyric poems, history of South Carolina, some aspect of theatre, and more. Prizes range from $50 to $500. Winning poems are published. No previously published poems.
Deadline: November 15, 2012. Entry fee is $5 per poem.
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Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, October 10, 2012,
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Poetry Society of South Carolina Winter Contest
guidelines: http://www.poetrysocietysc.org/guidelines.html
categories: http://www.poetrysocietysc.org/contests.html
Twelve categories open to anyone to enter including religious theme, lyric poems, history of South Carolina, some aspect of theatre, and more. Prizes range from $50 to $500. Winning poems are published. No previously published poems.
Deadline: November 15, 2012. Entry fee is $5 per poem.
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Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, October 9, 2012,
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Lovely Christian Romance: To keep Your mind on what is pure and lovely.
Publisher and editor Teresa Lilly is looking for writers for her FREE online magazine, Lovely Christian Romance. The web site is: http://www.lovelychristianromance.com. She needs short Christian or clean romance between 1000 and 3000 words and pays $5. She also needs Amish stories, historical, regency romance, old fashioned, clean romance. She offers a FREE ad to writers who send in a story and have a Christian...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, October 9, 2012,
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2013 ALMA Short Story Compilation
http://www.americanliterarymeritaward.com/ALMA_Contest.html
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$15-$20 ENTRY FEE
1st Place: $1,000 cash, acceptance into the 2013 ALMA Short Story Compilation, author bio and link to author's website or social media page on AmericanLiteraryMeritAward.com
2nd Place: $100 cash, story featured as a free read and link to author's website or social media page on AmericanLiteraryMeritAward.com
3rd Place: $50 cash, story featured as a free ... | | |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, October 7, 2012,
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Illinois State Poetry Society 19th Annual Poetry Contest, 2012
http://www.illinoispoets.org/contest.htm#ISPS
Three categories: 1. Free Verse, 2. Formal Verse, 3. Haiku: modern (17 or fewer syllables) or traditional (5-7-5 syllables). Prizes: $50, $20, $10, and three HMs. The contest is open to anyone, one poem per 8.5 x 11 page, using 12 or 14 point type. Poems must be in English. No simultaneous submissions; no poems that have been published or have won monetary awar... | |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, October 7, 2012,
Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, October 6, 2012,
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Crab Orchard Review: Prairies, Plains, Mountains, Deserts
http://craborchardreview.siu.edu/special.html
Beginning August 27, 2012, you can submit material for possible inclusion in CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW's forthcoming special issue, "Prairies, Plains, Mountains, Deserts." The journal is looking for "writing exploring the people, places, history, and changes shaping the states in the U.S. that make up the 'Big Middle' of prairies, plains, mountains, and deserts that shape the mi... | |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, October 6, 2012,
Ruminate Magazine invites you to enter their annual William Van Dyke Short Story Prize.
The finalist judge for this year's contest is Mark Richard, author of two award-winning short story collections, The Ice at the Bottom of the World and Charity, and bestselling novel, Fishboy.
The submission deadline for the prize is midnight October 26th, 2012, and the entry fee is $15 (includes a free copy of the Spring 2013 Issue). You may submit one short story per contest entry and it must b...
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