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| National Book Awards | Updated November 17th, 2008 |
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Nominations and entries for the Nation Book Award must be submitted by PUBLISHERS only. One Winner in each genre receives $10,000 for the best book chosen in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature. Sixteen short-list prizes of $1,000 each will be awarded to the Finalists. Full-length books of fiction and general nonfiction are eligible. Collections of short stories and collections of essays by one author are eligible. Collected and selected poems by one author are eligible. All books must be published in the United States. Authors must be U.S. citizens. Books scheduled for publication between December 1, 2007 and November 30, 2008 are eligible. No entry will be ineligible because its author has previously won the National Book Award, or any other award. Self-published books and e-books are eligible, provided that the author/publisher also publishes titles by other authors. Entry forms must be postmarked no later than June 16, 2008. Judges must receive books, bound galleys, or bound manuscripts no later than August 15, 2008. Each author must be made aware of and consent to the entry of his/her book for the National Book Awards. send: Complete MS looking for: Poetry |
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| tags: $1000+ payment contest humor poetry restricted entry science and nature travel/outdoors | |
| The Ralph Williams Prize for Speculative Fiction | Updated July 09th, 2008 |
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Looking for complete short stories, written in English, fitting into the broad category of speculative fiction. Send short story, entry form, payment, and SASE. Stories must be specified as one of the following: a) Science Fiction: ($1,000.00 prize) Must have some integral element of a scientific nature b) Fantasy ($1,000.00 prize) Any departure from generally accepted limits of present or past reality c) Humor or Horror ($1,000.00 prize) Any speculative fiction grounded in humor or horror. d) Alaskana ($1,000.00 prize) Any speculative fiction with an Alaskan theme or integrated setting. Merely placing the story in Anchorage, if the setting is not integral to the story, will not qualify the entry as Alaskana. Some unique aspect of life in Alaska must be an integral element of story. e) Young adult ($1,000.00 prize) Speculative fiction, which might otherwise fall into any of the above categories, written for and appealing particularly to an audience from upper elementary through high-school level. GRAND PRIZE: $5,000 ($4,000 in addition to $1,000 first place prize = $5,000) Only the first 3,000 entries will be accepted. There will be one prize in each category, as indicated, with a grand prize winner chosen from one of the category winners. Five to six finalists will be chosen in each category, with the final judging to be from this short list. Prizes will be awarded and winning entries read at the Alaska Conference on Speculative Fiction, presently scheduled for October 2008. send: Complete MS looking for: Short Story |
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| tags: $1000+ prize Fiction YA contest fantasy horror humor regional sci-fi short story | |
| Find the Funny Comedy Screenplay Contest | Updated July 09th, 2008 |
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Find the Funny is the only competition dedicated to comedy. The contest is designed to discover, reward, and promote new comedy screenwriting talent. Coordinated by award-winning screenwriters, Find the Funny Comedy Screenplay Contest is a much-needed showcase for writers of one of the most profitable genres in Hollywood. Only feature length COMEDY screenplays will be accepted. All comedy genres and sub genres are acceptable (romantic comedy, action comedy, dark comedy, comic horror, farce, etc.). Award: $2,000, award, prizes, access to production companies & agents & managers, listing on website. Other Awards/Prizes: 2nd Prize $1,000, 3rd Prize $500, awards, gifts, access to production companies & agents & managers, listing on website. Special multiple submission discount: take $5.00 off the regular submission fee for each additional submission. All entries must be accompanied by a signed release form and the appropriate entry fee. Scripts must be between 90 and 120 pages. Longer or shorter scripts will be disqualified.All scripts must be bound with WHITE cardstock covers and secured with two brads. Stapled or hardbound scripts will be disqualified. White cardstock front cover must have title and author only. Include a separate, unbound title page with title, author, and all contact information. Scripts will NOT be returned. Make sure you keep a copy. Scripts postmarked after the final deadline will be disqualified. send: Complete MS looking for: Screenplay |
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| Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest | Updated August 20th, 2008 |
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Winning Writers seeks the best humor poem that has been sent to a "vanity poetry contest" as a joke. Vanity Poetry contests are contests with low standards whose main purpose is to entice poets to buy expensive products like anthologies, chapbooks, CDs, plaques and silver bowls. First Prize of $1,359 and publication on WinningWriters.com Second Prize of $764 and publication on WinningWriters.com Third Prize of $338 and publication on WinningWriters.com Twelve honorable mentions will receive $72.95 each and publication on WinningWriters.com This contest is free to enter. Must enter ONLINE. Entries accepted August 15-April 1, 2009. Judge of the Wergle Flomp Poetry Contest - Jendi Reiter send: Complete MS looking for: Poetry |
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| tags: $1000+ prize contest humor low entry fee online magazine poetry restricted entry | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation Debut Literary Awards | Updated October 28th, 2008 |
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Two prizes of $1,000 each are given annually for debut books of fiction by a gay writer and by a lesbian writer published in the current year. Submit four copies of a first novel or a short story collection (or bound galleys) with a $20 entry fee by December 1. A book can be nominated only by its author or by its publisher. Each nomination includes a completed nomination form, an administrative fee of $20, and four (4) copies of the book. Only one nomination form is required per book; however, additional fees and books are required if a book is nominated in two categories. Example: A debut novel may be entered in both the Fiction and Debut Fiction categories. One (1) nomination form, two fees ($40) and eight (8) copies of the book will be necessary to be judged in both categories. The book must be published and distributed (i.e. available in bookstores) in the United States during 2008. Categories: Fiction—Novels, novellas, and short story collections. Anthologies are not eligible. Memoir/Biography—Posthumously published authors or those with co-authors are also eligible. Anthologies are not eligible. Mystery— Novels, novellas, and short story collections. Anthologies are not eligible. Romance— Novels, novellas, and short story collections. Anthologies are not eligible. LGBT Anthology—Collections of fiction, poetry, drama, and/or nonfiction are eligible. LGBT Arts & Culture—Books about music, architecture, visual arts, dance, film, TV, popular culture, essays, literary criticism, etc. LGBT Children’s/Young Adult—Fiction, nonfiction, picture books, poetry, and anthologies—whose intended audience are young readers—are all eligible. LGBT Drama/Theater—Books and anthologies of plays, histories of theater, drama studies are all eligible. An auto/biography of an actor, director, or theater professional is eligible, but may be better placed in Autobiography/Biography. LGBT Erotica—Anthologies, novels, memoirs, short story collections whose content is principally of an erotic nature. LGBT Nonfiction—Books and subjects for the general reader, e.g. histories, politics, community organizations, humor, parenting, religion, spirituality, relationships, psychology, travel, etc. LGBT Poetry—Single volumes, selected and collected poems, and anthologies are eligible. Chapbooks are not eligible. LGBT Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror—Novels, novellas, short story collections, and anthologies are eligible. LGBT Studies—Scholarly work oriented toward academia, libraries, cultural professionals, and the more academic reader. Betty Berzon Prize for Lesbian Debut Fiction—Novels, novellas, or short story collections by lesbians who have not previously published a book of fiction. Anthologies are not eligible. Authors who have appeared in anthologies are eligible, as long as they have not published a volume identified as theirs alone. Betty Berzon Prize for Gay Debut Fiction—Novels, novellas, or short story collections by gay men who have not previously published a book of fiction. Anthologies are not eligible. Authors who have appeared in anthologies are eligible, as long as they have not published a volume identified as theirs alone. Bisexual—Fiction and nonfiction: novels, short story collections, anthologies, poetry, memoirs, cultural studies, public policy, law, history, spirituality, gender studies, etc. Transgender—Fiction and nonfiction: novels, short story collections, anthologies, poetry, memoirs, cultural studies, public policy, law, history, spirituality, gender studies, etc. send: Complete MS looking for: Non-Fiction Book |
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| tags: $1000+ prize LGBT YA art biography children's contest culture dating/relationships educational entertainment/pop culture family film/tv history humor literary low entry fee memoir music non-fiction parenting politics psychology religious/inspirational travel/outdoors | |
| Summer 2008 Warren Adler Short Story Contest | Updated November 16th, 2008 |
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Suggested by the recent publication of Warren Adler's latest novel, Funny Boys, the theme for the Summer 2008 Warren Adler Short Story Contest is humor. We're looking for humorous stories in all their varied forms. From satire to farce, from the whimsical to the uproarious, all writers looking to get a laugh (in a good way!) should enter. We are looking for the subtle and the pungent, the black and dark, the sporty, the salty, the waggish, or whatever can spark a knowing smile, a sly chuckle, or a hysterical belly laugh. In other words, anything goes, just as long as it falls into this category, however one stretches its elastic boundaries. Entries must not exceed 2,500 words, and there is a minimum length of 1,000 words. As in the previous contests, all stories will be judged on the basis of character authenticity, plotting, narrative drive, and the skillful manipulation of the short story literary form. Must EMAIL submission only. Submissions will be accepted from May 1st to August 15th. Entry fee up until August 1st is $15. After August 1st, a late entry fee is $20. Five cash prizes will be awarded. The winning story will be awarded the $1,000 grand prize and a personalized first edition of Funny Boys. Mr. Adler will also choose his top five for a People's Choice award that will also be awarded personalized first editions. Although Mr. Adler will have already chosen the winner, five finalists' stories will be posted on the Warren Adler website on September 1st and the People's Choice winner will be determined by public voting. Warren Adler's top choice, along with the People's Choice winner, will be announced 15 September. Prizes will be as follows: 1st Prize: $1,000 People's Choice Prize $500 Remaining finalists receive $150 each Authors retain worldwide publishing rights. send: Complete MS looking for: Short Story |
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| tags: $1000+ prize Fiction contest humor low entry fee restricted entry short short story writing | |
| New Millennium Awards for Nonfiction | Updated May 23rd, 2008 |
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New Millennium Awards for Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction are sponsored by New Millennium Writings. Each Nonfiction entry should total no more than 6,000 words. No restrictions as to style, content or number of submissions. Previously published pieces OK if online or under 5,000 print circulation. Winners and selected finalists published in the 2008 issue New Millennium Writings, which you will receive for entering. Winners will also be published online at this web site. Send submissions any time between now and midnight, June 17, 2008. Simultaneous & multiple submissions are welcome. Put name, address, phone, email, and category entered on the first page of each entry. A $17 reading fee is required for each entry. Winners of NMW Awards are showcased along with interviews and profiles of famous writers such as Ken Kesey, John Updike, Lee Smith, Cormac McCarthy, Lucille Clifton, Shelby Foote, Paul West, Norman Mailer, Sharyn McCrumb, William Kennedy and tributes to writers for the ages, including Faulkner, Hemingway, Dickinson, Keats, Percy, Warren and others. Nonfiction includes essays, profiles, memoirs, interviews, creative nonfiction, travel, humor, etc. send: Complete MS looking for: Article |
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| tags: $1000+ prize article contest creative non-fiction essay humor interview low entry fee memoir narrative nonfiction non-fiction personal essay travel/outdoors writing | |
| The Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Award | Updated June 06th, 2008 |
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The Peace Poetry Awards encourages poets to explore and illuminate positive visions of peace and the human spirit. Awards: Adults - $1,000 Youth (13 to 18) - $200 Youth (12 and under) - $200 Honorable Mentions in each category All entries must be postmarked by July 1, 2008. Procedures: Send 2 copies of up to 3 typed unpublished poems. Maximum of 30 lines per poem. Include name, address, email, telephone number, and age (if youth) in upper right hand corner of one copy of each poem. Title each poem. Fee: $15 for up to three poems. No fee for youth entries. Judging: Judging will be done by a committee of poets selected by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. Winners: Winners will be announced by October 1, 2008. Winners and Honorable Mentions will be notified by mail. The award is open to people worldwide. All poems must be the original work of the poet, unpublished, and in English. The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation reserves the right to publish and distribute the award winning poems, including honorable mentions. send: Complete MS looking for: Poetry |
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| The William Stafford Award for Poetry | Updated November 17th, 2008 |
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The contest begins on June 1st, 2007 and ends JUNE 15, 2008 (as per entry postmarks). The poet submitting the winning poem will be awarded $1,000, publication of the poem in Rosebud, and three copies of the contest issue. Four poets whose poems are judged to be "runnerups" will be awarded $100, publication and three copies of the issue. To enter, send 3-5 original unpublished poems, any style or theme, (one copy of each poem, each no longer than one page, may not be handwritten) and the required entry fee of $10 (check payable to Rosebud/Stafford Prize; cash also accepted) to the judge. The poet's name and address should be on the upper right-hand corner of each page. Each entry should have a cover letter with a brief bio included. send: Complete MS looking for: Poetry |
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| Movie Script Contest | Updated May 15th, 2008 |
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Now you have a chance to win and get your screenplay in front of some of the biggest names in Hollywood. And get a $1,000 cash prize if you win 1st place in any of our genre categories. Enter the 2008 Movie Script Contest International Screenwriting Awards with your feature length script (85-130 pages) now. To encourage the widest representation of film genres, the 2008 Movie Script International Awards will give awards in three feature length screenplay categories: 1 Best Drama, 2. Best Comedy, 3. Best Thiller/Horror/Sci-fi. Our genre categories ensure that every screenplay has a fighting chance of winning and opening the doors to Hollywood. In addition to the unparalleled Hollywood access provided the winners of each category; first place feature length winners will also receive a $1,000 cash prize, screenwriting books and the fabled Golden Brad Award trophy. 2nd and 3rd place winners in each feature length category will also be promoted to Hollywood and receive the Silver Brad and Bronze Brad Awards respectively. The 1st place winner of the 2008 Movie Script Short Contest will have their winning short script produced. 1st, 2nd and 3rd winners of the short contest will also receive screenwriting books and awards. Feature Script Contest: $50 by 5/30 $60 by 7/31 For optional professional judge’s feedback, add $40. Submit payment, feature length screenplay, completed Submission & Release forms send: Complete MS looking for: Screenplay |
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