A Woman's Write «
http://www.awomanswrite.com | | Writing contest for women seeks a story , memoir or book chapter on a given theme. deadline; december 31 , thence monthly. entry fee: $7. first prize: $70. |
Annual APEX Awards for Publication Excellence «
http://www.apexawards.com | | An annual competition for writers , editors , publications staff , and both business and non-profit communicators. |
Arizona Authors Association Awards «
http://azauthors.com | | Aaa requires entries for unpublished poetry , short stories , essays/articles , and novels. cash prizes of $100 in each category , plus publication , are offered. deadline: july 1 , annually. entry fees vary from $10 (poetry) to $30 (novels). |
Associated Writing Programs Awards «
http://www.awpwriter.org | | Annual awards of $2 , 000 (plus publication) are offered for original , unpublished , book-length work in each of three categories: novels , poetry , and creative non-fiction. reading fee: $20. deadline: february 28. open to u. s. residents only. |
AwardWeb «
http://www.dpsinfo.com/awardweb/ | | Information on major literary awards throughout the usa and other countries , particularly focusing on (though not limited to) science fiction and fantasy. |
Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest «
http://www.bulwer-lytton.com/ | | San jose state university sponsors this yearly challenge " to compose the opening sentence to the worst of all possible novels" . no entry fee. official deadline: april 15. |
ByLine Magazine Contests «
http://www.bylinemag.com/contests.asp | | Writers magazine offers a large number of contests throughout the year , including poetry , fiction , non-fiction. open to all. modest cash prizes. |
Communicator Awards, The «
http://www.communicator-awards.com/ | | Annual competitions honoring excellence in all areas of communication , with separate categories for print (177 sub-categories) , video (216 sub-categories) and audio (140 sub-categories). |
Foster City International Writer's Contest «
http://www.geocities.com/fostercity_writers/ | | Seeks entries in four categories: short stories (limit: 3 , 000 words); poetry (limit: 2 pages); children's stories (limit: 2 , 000 words); humor or personal essay (2 , 000 words). entry fee: $12. total prize money: $1 , 500. deadline: december 31. |
International STC Technical Communications Competition «
http://www.stc.org/internationalCompetitions.asp | | The society for technical communication sponsors annual competitions to recognise achievements in the technical communications field. |
Milkweed Editions «
http://www.milkweed.org | | Milkweed editions is a non-profit publisher of literature for adults and young adults based in minneapolis , minnesota. the milkweed national fiction prize is awarded annually for the best fiction manuscript submitted by an author not previously published |
Mona Schreiber Prize for Humorous Fiction and Non-Fiction «
http://www.brashcyber.com/mona.html | | Humorous stories and essays up to 750 words are required. reading fee: $5. deadline: december 1. cash prizes total $850. |
Park Publications U. K. «
http://www.parkpublications.co.uk | | Publishers of the magazines , " scribble" and " countryside tales" , holding quarterly competitions for original , unpublished short stories and poems , some open , some limited to specific themes. |
Peralta Press Writing Awards «
http://www.peraltapress.homestead.com | | Annual contest seeks poetry (maximum: 30 lines) , short stories and non-fiction (both maximum: 2 , 000 words). minimum entry fee: $10. cash prizes total: $750. all entries considered for publication. deadline: august 15. |
Playwriting Contest «
http://www.pioneerdrama.com/stuff/contest.html | | Annual contest seeks original , unproduced plays , open in theme , but suitable in both subject , and language , for family-oriented amateur groups. the winner receives a $1 , 000 royalty advance , and publication. |
