(International, Year-Round, 5 Short Fiction Categories, Reading Fees) 2015 SUBMISSION CALENDAR AND CATEGORIES We have five submission categories from which to choose, including our standard category (no reading fees and payment for accepted pieces is $700), and four contests (reading fees allow for 1st place prizes from $1,500 to $2,500). Contests vs. standards. Click on…
Author: Cindy
Author. Writer. Trainer. Editorial Consultant. Editor. Communication Consultant. Mentor. Associate Professor. Teacher of English, Creative Writing, Research Writing, Speech Writing, Literature, Public Speaking, English as a Second Language. Workshop and Seminar Developer.
Published. Bachelor of Science in Mathematics for Teachers. Master of Arts in Literature in English with a focus on Drama and Teaching Creative Writing. Carlos Palanca National Literary Awards winner. Winning Public Speaker.
Flash 500 Flash Fiction Competition
(International, Quarterly, Flash Fiction, Entry fee in £) Flash 500 Flash Fiction Competition is a quarterly open-themed competition for fiction up to 500 words. Closing dates are 31st March, 30th June, 30th September and 31st December. Entry fee: £5 for one story, £8 for two stories Prizes: £300 plus publication in Words with JAM, £200…
N.K.U. Yes Festival of New Plays
(International, Biennial, Playwriting, No Entry Fee) The Northern Kentucky University YES Festival of New Plays is a Biennial Year End Series that runs May to September in even-numbered years. Winners are announced before the end of the contest year and the plays are staged the following year. Full-length plays and musicals are eligible. Three selected…
Commonwealth Short Story Prize
(Commonwealth, Annual, Short Story, Free) The Commonwealth Short Story Prize brings stories from new and emerging voices, often from countries with little or no publishing infrastructure, to the attention of an international audience. You don’t need an agent, just an internet connection to submit your unpublished story of 2000-5000 words. Entry is always free and stories translated…
Canada Writes: CBC Literary Prizes
(Canada, Annual, Short Story/Creative Nonfiction/Poetry, Entry fee) Submission Deadlines Short Story Competition opens: September 1 Deadline: November 1 Creative Nonfiction Competition opens: January 1 Deadline: March 1 Poetry Competition opens: April 1 Deadline: June 1 Participants must verify the exact deadlines on the cbcbooks.ca website. Please note that CBC/Radio-Canada is permitted to modify these deadlines…
TWP Weekly Writing Post 2015 May 10-16 Edition
The Writing Pool’s Weekly Writing PostTM 2015 May 10-16 Edition Welcome to The Writing Pool’s Weekly Writing PostTM! We provide you with a free weekly newsletter filled with notices about contests, events, conferences, and other information that might be useful or of great interest to writers of all leanings. Meanwhile, calls for submission to literary…
TWP Weekly Writing Post 2015 May 3-9 Edition
The Writing Pool’s Weekly Writing PostTM 2015 May 3-9 Edition Welcome to The Writing Pool’s Weekly Writing PostTM! We provide you with a free weekly newsletter filled with notices about contests, events, conferences, and other information that might be useful or of great interest to writers of all leanings. Meanwhile, calls for submission to literary…
Three Poems by Ceri Naz
my waterfront i have composed a little journey of joy snippets on the tiny sands and waves on my feet i have seen the hinterland’s trance from shadow-prints the springs of my summers have gone to the waterfront of my genesis © Ceri Naz February 2015 i am, i was, i will i am…
TWP Weekly Writing Post 2015 April-May 2 Edition
The Writing Pool’s Weekly Writing PostTM 2015 April 26-May 2 Edition Welcome to The Writing Pool’s Weekly Writing PostTM! We provide you with a free weekly newsletter filled with notices about contests, events, conferences, and other information that might be useful or of great interest to writers of all leanings. Meanwhile, calls for submission to…
TWP Weekly Writing Post 2015 April 19-25 Edition
The Writing Pool’s Weekly Writing PostTM 2015 April 19-25 Edition Welcome to The Writing Pool’s Weekly Writing PostTM! We provide you with a free weekly newsletter filled with notices about contests, events, conferences, and other information that might be useful or of great interest to writers of all leanings. Meanwhile, calls for submission to literary…
Let’s Write Haiku!
One of the first forms of literature anyone encounters is poetry. Who doesn’t remember those nursery rhymes we grew up with? We also sing or listen to songs, which are formally known as lyric poetry. In our early years at school, we read, memorized, and recited poems, either in choral recitation groups or declamation contests…
Cox & Palmer Island Literary Awards
Important Notice The deadline for the Cox & Palmer Island Literary Awards has been moved to June 15, 2015 instead of April 15. This gives you more time to send in your submissions.
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