Horror, Drama, Comedy Screenplays sought
Company:New Muse Entertainment, Shani Haller
Call for: MTV award winning director looking for scripts
Description:MTV award winning music video director Nathan Cox (http://www.mergefilms.com/cox) is looking for scripts in the horror, drama, and comedy genres.
Contact info: Please e-mail Shani Haller at seekingscripts[at]ymail.com
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Feb 28: Chistell No-Fee Writing Contest
9th Annual Chistell Writing Contest Guidelines
Contest Begins: October 1, 2008
Contest Deadline: February 28, 2009
Theme based on Long Walk Up and Spiral: Courage
Entry Fee: None. No purchase necessary to enter contest
Age Limit: Must be 16 years or older to enter contest
Genres: Short story and poetry
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Grand Prize Short Story: $100.00
2nd Place Short Story: $50. 00
Grand Prize Poetry: $100.00
2nd Place Poetry: $50.00
Peoples from around the globe 16 years or older may enter the contest.
Pornographic, discriminatory nor hate related stories or poems will be accepted. Electronic submissions are preferred and encouraged. Entries should be submitted inside the body of an email (and not sent as attachments in order to avoid viruses) and sent to: soulfar@aol.com with 9th Annual Chistell Writing Contest Submission in the subject line of the email.
All submitted short stories and poems must be unpublished and under complete (100%) ownership to the author submitting the work.
No writer may submit the work of any other writer living or deceased.
Submitted short stories and poems must not be under consideration for publication by another editor or/and publisher at the time the short story or poem is submitted to the contest. Previous
winners in the Annual Chistell Writing Contest are not allowed to enter this years contest.
Winners will be announced in May 2009. A special page will be created at the Chistell website (http://www.chistell.com) to include the winning short stories and poems. In addition, a press release will be sent to global media informing them of the winning short stories and
poems.
All rights to all submitted short stories and poems remain with the writer submitting the work. At the conclusion of the contest, writers are encouraged to submit the work to other editors/publishers for publication.
It is our hope to help you advance and grow your writing career and to increase appreciation for reading, writing and literacy around the globe.
Thursday, January 08, 2009
Jan 15: BkMk Press Poetry and Fiction Book Contests
BkMk Press of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Announces The G. S. Sharat Chandra Prize for Short Fiction, and The John Ciardi Prize for Poetry:
Next Postmark deadline: January 15, 2009
http://www.umkc.edu/bkmk/poetry.html
For the best book-length collections of poetry and of short fiction in English by a living author: Prize: $1,000 and publication of winning book for each prize
Submissions:
Manuscripts must be typed on standard-sized paper, in English. Poetry manuscripts should be approximately 50 pages minimum, 110 pages maximum, single spaced. Short fiction collections should be approximately 150 pages minimum, 300 pages maximum, double spaced.
Entries must include two title pages: one with author name, address and phone number; and one with no author information. Any acknowledgments should appear on a separate piece of paper.
Entries must include a table of contents.
Author's name must not appear anywhere on the manuscript.
Please submit your manuscript in loose pages, bound only with a clip or rubber band. We prefer that you do not staple or permanently bind your manuscript. Do not submit your manuscript by fax or e-mail.
Simultaneous and multiple submissions are acceptable. Please notify us of acceptance elsewhere.
An SASE should be included, for notification only. Note: No manuscripts will be returned.
A non-refundable reading fee of $25 in US funds (check made payable to BkMk Press) must accompany each manuscript. Entrants will receive a copy of the winning book in their genre when it is published.
Manuscripts must be postmarked no later than January 15, 2009.
Manuscripts will not be returned. No refunds will be issued.
Judging will be blind at all levels. Initial judging will be done by a network of published writers and editors. The final judging will be done by a poet and a fiction writer of national reputation. Winners will be announced in July 2009 and the winning entries will be published in 2010.
These competitions are held annually.
Address To:
John Ciardi Prize for Poetry or Sharat Chandra Prize for Fiction
BkMk Press
University of Missouri-Kansas City
5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110-2499
(816) 235-2558
Fax (816) 235-2611
bkmk@umkc.edu
Next Postmark deadline: January 15, 2009
http://www.umkc.edu/bkmk/poetry.html
For the best book-length collections of poetry and of short fiction in English by a living author: Prize: $1,000 and publication of winning book for each prize
Submissions:
Manuscripts must be typed on standard-sized paper, in English. Poetry manuscripts should be approximately 50 pages minimum, 110 pages maximum, single spaced. Short fiction collections should be approximately 150 pages minimum, 300 pages maximum, double spaced.
Entries must include two title pages: one with author name, address and phone number; and one with no author information. Any acknowledgments should appear on a separate piece of paper.
Entries must include a table of contents.
Author's name must not appear anywhere on the manuscript.
Please submit your manuscript in loose pages, bound only with a clip or rubber band. We prefer that you do not staple or permanently bind your manuscript. Do not submit your manuscript by fax or e-mail.
Simultaneous and multiple submissions are acceptable. Please notify us of acceptance elsewhere.
An SASE should be included, for notification only. Note: No manuscripts will be returned.
A non-refundable reading fee of $25 in US funds (check made payable to BkMk Press) must accompany each manuscript. Entrants will receive a copy of the winning book in their genre when it is published.
Manuscripts must be postmarked no later than January 15, 2009.
Manuscripts will not be returned. No refunds will be issued.
Judging will be blind at all levels. Initial judging will be done by a network of published writers and editors. The final judging will be done by a poet and a fiction writer of national reputation. Winners will be announced in July 2009 and the winning entries will be published in 2010.
These competitions are held annually.
Address To:
John Ciardi Prize for Poetry or Sharat Chandra Prize for Fiction
BkMk Press
University of Missouri-Kansas City
5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110-2499
(816) 235-2558
Fax (816) 235-2611
bkmk@umkc.edu
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Apr 15: Premier Book Awards
Premier Book Awards is currently accepting entries in both fiction and non-fiction for the 2009 contest. With so many new titles published every year it is increasingly difficult for an individual book to stand out. Winning a contest is an opportunity for publicity-exposure for the author and the book.
There is no better way to gain credibility and increased sales than to win an award for writing excellence. When faced with two competing titles, buyers will invariably select the one that has won an award.Premier Book Awards were established to recognize meritorious works by writers who self-published or had their books published by a small press or independent book publisher. POD books are welcome. The contest is open to selected book length fiction and non-fiction titles with a 2008 or 2009 copyright, published in the English language and
targeted for the North American market. There are $100 cash awards for the winners in each category, plus a $500 award for the Premier Book of the Year. Winners also receive a certificate suitable for framing and Premier Book Awards will issue a press release to announce the achievement. Check the website for details:
www.PremierBookAwards.com
Deadline: April 15th, 2009
admin@premierbookawards.com
There is no better way to gain credibility and increased sales than to win an award for writing excellence. When faced with two competing titles, buyers will invariably select the one that has won an award.Premier Book Awards were established to recognize meritorious works by writers who self-published or had their books published by a small press or independent book publisher. POD books are welcome. The contest is open to selected book length fiction and non-fiction titles with a 2008 or 2009 copyright, published in the English language and
targeted for the North American market. There are $100 cash awards for the winners in each category, plus a $500 award for the Premier Book of the Year. Winners also receive a certificate suitable for framing and Premier Book Awards will issue a press release to announce the achievement. Check the website for details:
www.PremierBookAwards.com
Deadline: April 15th, 2009
admin@premierbookawards.com
Tebotbach Call for Submissions: Spillway
Tebot Bach invites you to contribute to Spillway 14
General Guidelines
poetry: 5 unpublished poems max and a bio / previously published
accepted on rare occasions
reviews: poetry collections, poetry related volumes, poetry cd's
see www.tebotbach.org for sample cover art
interviews: contact info@tebotbach.org for specific guidelines
Email submissions to info@tebotbach.org
Mifanwy Kaiser
Tebot Bach
P.O. Box 7887
Huntington Beach, CA 92615-7887
www.tebotbach.org
714-968-0905
The Tebot Bach Mission
Tebot Bach is dedicated to advancing literacy, strengthening
community, and broadening the audience for poetry by demonstrating
through readings, workshops, and publications, the power of poetry to
transform human experience.
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Free Teleseminar For Writers
I ran across this free teleseminar for writers that might be a nice way to start 2009:
FreshStart '09: A Holistic Workshop for Writers by Marla Beck, Life Coach for Writers
Date/Time:
Thursday, January 8
10am PST / 1pm EST
http://www.coachmarla.com/teleclass.html
FreshStart '09: A Holistic Workshop for Writers by Marla Beck, Life Coach for Writers
Date/Time:
Thursday, January 8
10am PST / 1pm EST
http://www.coachmarla.com/teleclass.html
Friday, January 02, 2009
Mar 1: Wilderness House Literary Review Call for Submissions
Call for Submissions: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry
Website: http://www.whlreview.com/
Deadline: March 1
All submissions must be in electronic form. Our preference is an MS Word file sent as an attachment.
Poetry may be submitted in any length.
Short fiction may be submitted in three formats:
1. very short stories less than 500 words in length
2. short stories less than 1000 words in length
3. Short stories that don’t fit the above should be less than 5000 words.
Website: http://www.whlreview.com/
Deadline: March 1
All submissions must be in electronic form. Our preference is an MS Word file sent as an attachment.
Poetry may be submitted in any length.
Short fiction may be submitted in three formats:
1. very short stories less than 500 words in length
2. short stories less than 1000 words in length
3. Short stories that don’t fit the above should be less than 5000 words.
- Non-Fiction is just that so lets see some interesting footnotes.
- Book Reviews should be positive unless the author is a well-known blowhard. Our mission is to encourage literature not discourage it.
- Non-fiction should be short, (a lot) less than 5000 words.
- Any form of art may be submitted with the constraint that it must be something that can be published in 2 dimensions. It’s hard to publish sculpture but illustrations together with some intelligent prose count.
- Published works are welcome with proper attribution.
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