Writers have two months to enter their short story. Each year, we select five winning writers from five different Commonwealth regions who share a total prize money of £15,000. The overall winner receives £5,000, one of the highest amounts for an international short story prize open to unpublished writers. Regional winners receive £2,500. The Commonwealth…
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CBC Short Story Prize
WHAT: Submit your original, unpublished stories between 1200 and 1500 words. WHEN: Submission period is open from September 1, 2014 to November 1, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. ET WHO: All Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada HOW: Submit online by clicking the “submit” link below or download the submission form to submit by mail. A fee of $25.00 (taxes…
TWP Weekly Writing Post 2014 September 6-12 Edition
The Writing Pool’s Weekly Writing PostTM 2014 September 6-12 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…
New Contest! – Green Lady Award for Fiction
Green Lady Award for Fiction Annual competition. Short story up to 3,000 words on the theme of ‘Resistance’. Looking for innovative interpretations. All genres. First prize £50. Second prize £25. Selected entries will be published in an anthology. Deadline is 30 November. http://www.greenladypress.com/#!competition/c18g4 http://www.greenladypress.com
TWP Weekly Writing Post 2014 August 17-23 Edition
The Writing Pool’s Weekly Writing PostTM 2014 August 17-23 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…
CBC Short Story Competition – deadline quickly approaching (November 1)
Canadians have only a couple of days left before the deadline for this year’s CBC Short Story Competition. Prizes go to the best original, unpublished work of short fiction we receive (between 1,200 and 1,500 words). First Prize is $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, a two-week writing residency at The Banff…
Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition (Ire)
Sponsor: Munster Literature Centre Deadline: Annual (31 July). Contest Type: Prize for a single short story Details: http://www.munsterlit.ie/SOF%20Page.html Thank you for your time! Sincere regards, Jennifer Matthews Administrative Assistant The Munster Literature Centre Frank O’Connor House 84 Douglas Street Cork City +21 431 2955
John Kenneth Galbraith Literary Award
Hello Fiction Writers! Are you a Canadian author who would like to put some jingle in your pocket? Do you have a good short story to tell? Would you love the prestige of winning the John Kenneth Galbraith Literary Award and a cheque for $2,000? 2011 is the fifth anniversary of the John Kenneth Galbraith Literary…
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