Friday, January 21, 2011
Call for Submissions: NPR's Short Fiction Contest
Although the initial contest held only the word-count guideline, judge Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has given this sixth iteration a few more rules. Adichie, the author of critically acclaimed books Purple Hibiscus and Half of a Yellow Sun, has stated that each story submitted for this contest must include a) a joke and b) someone crying.
For more information on rules and guidelines, and for information on how to submit stories, please visit http://npr.org/.
The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. ET on January 23, 2011.
Sunday, January 09, 2011
Call for Submissions: Union Station Magazine
With each issue, we seek to bring together diverse and emerging voices in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, as well as showcase freshest talent in photography. Please checkout our most recent Issue nO.3 at unionstationmag.com.
Issue No.4 is scheduled for release in March 2011. Submissions will close for this issue on February 15, 2011.
For the complete submission guidelines, please visit the website:
http://unionstationmag.com/
http://unionstationmag.
Any questions should be directed to
(replace (at) with @ when sending e-mail).
Monday, September 14, 2009
Iowa Writers' Workshop No fee short story collection book contest
Type: No-Fee Contest
Reading Fee: N/A
Prize: Publication
Looking for: Collections of Short Stories
Accepts: Snail mail submissions only
From their site:
The Iowa Short Fiction Award & the John Simmons Short Fiction Award
Eligibility
Any writer who has not previously published a volume of prose fiction is eligible to enter the competition. Previously entered manuscripts that have been revised may be resubmitted. Writers are still eligible if they have published a volume of poetry or any work in a language other than English or if they have self-published a work in a small print run. Writers are still eligible if they are living abroad or are non-US citizens writing in English. Current University of Iowa students are not eligible.
Manuscript
The manuscript must be a collection of short stories in English of at least 150 word-processed, double-spaced pages. We do not accept e-mail submissions. The manuscript may include a cover page, contents page, etc., but these are not required. The author’s name can be on every page but this is not required. Stories previously published in periodicals are eligible for inclusion. There is no reading fee; please do not send cash, checks, or money orders. Reasonable care is taken, but we are not responsible for manuscripts lost in the mail or for the return of those not accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. We assume the author retains a copy of the manuscript. Publication Award-winning manuscripts will be published by the University of Iowa Press under the Press’s standard contract.
Submission
Manuscripts should be mailed to: Iowa Short Fiction Award
Iowa Writers’ Workshop
507 North Clinton Street
102 Dey House
Iowa City IA 52242-1000
No application forms are necessary. Entries for the competition should be postmarked between August 1 and September 30; packages must be postmarked by September 30. Announcement of the winners will be made early in the following year. Previous WinnersPotential entrants wishing to read stories by previous winners may order The Iowa Award: The Best Stories from Twenty Years and The Iowa Award: The Best Stories, 1991–2000, both selected by Frank Conroy.
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Doug Fir Fiction Award
Every Story Begins Somewhere
At The Bear Deluxe Magazine, the Pacific Northwest’s leading environmental arts publication, many short fiction stories and their authors find their first recognition through the Doug Fir Fiction Award. Now in its third year, this annual contest celebrates writing related to the natural world, sense of place or environmental issues.
Deadline: September 8, 2009 (postmark)
Prize: $1,000 and publication
Judge: Jon Raymond, The Half-Life, Livability, (Bloomsbury), and the movies Old Joy, Wendy and Lucy
Word limit: 5,000
$15 reading fee
Mail formatted submissions and entry fee (check or money order in U.S. dollars) to Orlo/The Bear Deluxe Magazine, P.O. Box 10342, Portland, Oregon 97296 USA
Publication reach: 44,000
Open to all writers in English
Complete submission guidelines: www.orlo.org
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Jerry Jazz Musician No Fee Fiction Contest
Website: http://www.jerryjazzmusician.com/mainHTML.cfm?page=fictioncontest.html
Type: Contest
Entry Fee: No fee
Prize: $100
Looking for: Fiction that is original, previously unpublished work of approximately one - five thousand words.
Accepts: email submissions.
From their site:
Three times a year, Jerry Jazz Musician awards a writer who submits, in our opinion, the best original, previously unpublished work of approximately one - five thousand words. The winner will be announced via a special mailing of our Jerry Jazz Musician newsletter. Publishers, artists, musicians and interested readers are among those who subscribe to the newsletter. Additionally, the work will be published on the home page of Jerry Jazz Musician and featured there for at least four weeks.The Jerry Jazz Musician reader has interests in music, social history, literature, politics, art, film and theatre, particularly that of the counter-culture of mid-twentieth century America. Your writing should appeal to a reader with these characteristics.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Family Circle Fiction Writing Contest: DL Aug 31
Deadline: August 31st, 2009
Type: Contest
Reading Fee: None
Prize: One grand prize winner will receive $750, publication in Family Circle, a certificate for one online mediabistro.com course (valued at up to $610), and a one-year mediabistro.com AvantGuild membership ($49 value). Two runners-up will each receive $250 and a one-year
mediabistro.com AvantGuild membership ($49 value), and will have his or her story published on familycircle.com.
Looking for: Short fiction up to 2500 words
Accepts: Snail mail submissions
See the parents.com website for further details on the contest.
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Apr 15: Premier Book Awards
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
Monday, November 03, 2008
The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest
Deadline: December 31, 2008
Open to anyone who loves to express their innermost thoughts and feeling into the beautiful art of poetry or to write a short story that is worth telling everyone! And to all who have the ability to dream. Write a poem or short story for a chance to win cash prizes. All works must be original.
Write a poem, thirty lines or fewer on any subject, style, or form, typed or neatly hand printed. And/or write a short story, five pages maximum length, on any subject or theme, creative writing fiction or non-fiction (including essay compositions, diary, journal entries and screenwriting). Also, must be typed or neatly hand printed. Multiple poetry and short story entries are accepted. All winners will be announced on January 31, 2009.
Prizes:Entry fees: Writing Contest entry fee: $10 per short story.
- Writing Contest First Prize is $500. Second Prize: $250. Third Prize: $100.
- Poetry Contest First Prize is $250. Second Prize: $125. Third Prize: $50.
Poetry Contest entry fee: $5 per poem.
To send entries: Include title(s) with your story (ies) or poem(s), along with your name, address, phone#, email, brief biographical info. (Tell us a little about yourself), on the coversheet. Add a self-addressed stamped envelope for entry confirmation. Fees payable to: “DREAMQUESTONE.COM” Mail to:
Dream Quest One
Poetry & Writing Contest
P.O. Box 3141
Chicago, IL 60654
Visit http://www.dreamquestone.com for further details or to enter!
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Narrative 30 Below Contest - No Fee!
First Prize is $1,500
Second Prize is $750
Third Prize is $300
Ten finalists will be named, and all entries will be considered for publication.
Open to writers, visual artists, photographers, performers, and filmmakers. We are interested in narrative in the many forms it takes: the word and the image, the traditional and the innovative the true and the imaginary.
Entry deadline: October 27.
No fee to enter.
Monday, October 13, 2008
A Picture Worth Five-Hundred Words ~
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
You Don't Have To Be Jewish ...
(They do not accept emailed submissions).
Monday, September 22, 2008
"Election Horror" Short Fiction Contest ~
- 1st place winner receives 10 cents a word and publication in Apex Digest Online.
- 2nd place winner receives 5 cents a word and publication in Apex Digest Online.
- 3rd place winner receives a free Apex Book Company hardcover.
- 4th place winner receives a free Apex Book Company trade paperback.
Monday, September 15, 2008
"On The Premises" Wants To Read Your Revelation!
- 1st prize: $140
- 2nd prize: $100
- 3rd prize: $70
- Honorable mention: $25 (Between 0 to 3 of these)
Monday, September 08, 2008
WritersWeekly.com's 24-Hour Short Story Contest!
Monday, August 25, 2008
A Sign Of The Times???
Prizes are :
- 1st: $30 dollars
- 2nd: $20 dollars
- 3rd: $10 dollars
You have until December 1st 2008 to get your 20 to 40 page story submitted to them. They prefer regular mail, [Diversion Press Inc., Attn: Acquisitions Editor, P.O. Box 30277, Clarksville, TN 37040] but will also accept your work via email at divisionpress(at)yahoo(dot)com.
Friday, August 22, 2008
What's In That Drawer?
Friday, May 30, 2008
Cat Short Story Contest ~ Got Feline Fiction?
Monday, May 26, 2008
WordClay Short Story Contest ~
Friday, May 16, 2008
Finding Something "On the Premises"
- 1st Prize: $140
- 2nd Prize: $100
- 3rd Prize: $70
- Honorable Mention: $25
Also delightful: there are no entry fees for any of their contests! Please go to their website to read the current issue and check out the rest of the contest guidelines.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
A Cappella Zoo Short-Story Contest ~
They are also accepting submissions of fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, plays, bi-lingual works, translations, photography, art, and "genre-bending" works, up to 10,000 words for prose, or up to 3 poems or visual works of art. They are currently paying $5 per printed page, up to $50. Submissions may be sent via email to submissions(at)acappellazoo(dot)com, or snail mail. For the rest of the submission guidelines, please go to their website.
They are especially looking for work that is unique and experimental in technique, form, language and thought, so if you are a "square peg," who knows better than to try to fit into "round holes," you may find your work very welcome here.