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New Millennium Writings Writing Competition

Sat, 19 May 2012 13:02:57 +0100

New Millennium Writings Writing Competition

Born to write? New Millennium Writings has launched careers!

Online Submission Deadline: Midnight, June 17

http://www.newmillenniumwritings.com/awards.php

Newcomers published alongside famous writers, in our anthology and online. Best poem—$1,000; Fiction—$1,000; Nonfiction—$1,000; Short-short fiction—$1,000. Enter at www.writingawards.com or follow these guidelines: No restrictions as to style, content, or number of submissions. Previously published pieces welcome if under 5,000 circulation or online only. Include $17 check payable to NMW for each piece of fiction or nonfiction (6,000 words max, except for short-short fiction—1,000 words max) or each set of 3 poems (5 pages max). Include name, phone, address, email, and category on cover sheet or letter. Include SASE or email for results only.

from: www.winningwriters.com

Southern Poetry Review

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:41:47 +0100

Southern Poetry Review
http://www.southernpoetryreview.org

Guy Owen Prize
Deadline: June 15, 2012
Entry Fee: $20
Website: www.southernpoetryreview.org

A prize of $1,000 and publication in Southern Poetry Review is given annually for a poem. Submit three to five poems totaling no more than 10 pages with a $20 entry fee, which includes a subscription to Southern Poetry Review, by June 15. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Southern Poetry Review, Guy Owen Prize, Department of Languages, Literature, and Philosophy, Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA 31419-1997. Robert Parham and James Smith, Coeditors.

Getting Along with Grief

Thu, 17 May 2012 13:24:33 +0100

Getting Along with Grief

http://gettingalongwithgrief.blogspot.com

Entries must be received by May 25 for Mother's Day issue, June 18 for Father's Day issue, June 30 for Siblings issue

Getting Along with Grief, a blog about remembering lost loved ones through creative writing, seeks submissions of poems, photos, and essays on these upcoming themes. Essays should be 1,500 words maximum. Submit entries as email attachments and include brief bio.

May 1-25 Theme: "Life was good when..." Send poems, photos, or essays about good times with family members who have passed on. Special emphasis on good times with moms during May in honor of Mother's Day. Humor welcome.

June 1-18 Theme: "Life was good when..." Send poems photos or essays about good times with fathers or father figures who have passed on. Humor welcome.

June 19-30: "Our Siblings, Our Selves." Send poems, photos or essays about experiences of life, love, and loss with brothers, sisters, or brother-sister figures in your life. Reminiscences and tributes welcome.

from: www.winningwriters.com

The Rusty Nail Literary Journal Poetry Contest

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:04:08 +0100

The Rusty Nail Literary Journal Poetry Contest

http://www.rustynailmag.com/poetrycontest.html

Welcome to the first poetry contest sponsored by “The Rusty Nail.” We are committed to providing readers with fine poetry and prose. We are also committed in our support of the writers themselves.

The prize for this contest is $250. The winner and the winning piece will be featured both on “The Rusty Nail” website and also in the August print edition.

The reading period opens March 19. The deadline for submissions is June 29th. The winner will be notified by July 15th. The reading fee is $5.

The contest is open to all types of poetry and subject matter. Contestants may submit up to 2 poems with each submission.

Over My Dead Body

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:36:37 +0100

Over My Dead Body

http://www.overmydeadbody.com/wg2011.htm

Publishes a wide variety of mystery-related manuscripts, from cozy to hardboiled and everything in between. Submissions are open for fiction and nonfiction. Pays: $0.01 per word for fiction; $10-$25 total for unsolicited nonfiction.

from: www.worldwidefreelance.com

A Midsummer Tale

Mon, 14 May 2012 01:34:04 +0100

A Midsummer Tale

http://tclj.toasted-cheese.com/contest.htm#amt

NO ENTRY FEE
A Midsummer Tale is open to non-genre fiction and creative nonfiction. Stories entered in A Midsummer Tale should take place during a warm time of the year. The theme of the 2012 A Midsummer Tale writing contest is: Snail Mail. Length: 1,000 words minimum; 5,000 words maximum. Deadline June 21, 2012. Winning stories are published in the September issue of Toasted Cheese. If 50 or fewer eligible entries are received, first place receives a $35 Amazon gift card & second a $10 Amazon gift card. If 51 or more eligible entries are received, first place receives a $50 Amazon gift card, second a $15 Amazon gift card & third a $10 Amazon gift card.

from: www.fundsforwriters.com

Purpose Magazine

Sun, 13 May 2012 03:14:43 +0100

Purpose Magazine: Stories of Faith and Promise

http://www.faithandliferesources.org/periodicals/purpose

Purpose is a monthly magazine published by Mennonite Publishing Network (MPN) for all adult members and attendees of Mennonite Church Canada and Mennonite Church USA congregations.

Purpose features short first person anecdotal stories and verse that encourages Christians in their daily discipleship walk. Mennonite authors are strongly encouraged to offer their stories. Most writings are selected from free lance submissions. Writings are purchased on a one-time rights basis.

Send electronic submissions to horsch@mpn.net. Rates of payment for articles range from $20 - $50; for poetry from $7.50 - $20. Writer guidelines and monthly themes are available on the MPN website: http://www.faithandliferesources.org/periodicals/purpose

OakTara Publishers - Great Love Stories

Sat, 12 May 2012 02:49:44 +0100

OakTara Publishers is looking for Great Love Stories!

http://oaktara.com/tellusabout

Deadline for Submissions: June 15, 2012

Want to get your foot in the door in publishing? Or to expand your current publishing credits? OakTara Publishers is looking for new authors and growing authors like you who have a great falling-in-love story to tell—or who know someone who has a falling-in-love story they’d be willing for you to write on their behalf.

When did you know you were in love with your special someone? How did it happen? We’d love to hear all the wonderful details! We’re looking for the best falling-in-love boyfriend/girlfriend or husband/wife stories to publish in a special inspirational anthology in fall 2012 that will be available through OakTara and selected distributors.

If your story is chosen, you’ll receive either a cash award or a royalty percentage of net retail sales, plus complimentary copies of the book. And you’ll be a published author, with a credit to add to your growing publishing résumé! This is the first of several anthologies, so stay posted for other opportunities to be published beyond this first book!

Send entries in ONE EMAIL to:

tellusabout@oaktara.com

Include: 1) the title of your story; 2) your name; 3) a story of 1200-1500 words; and 4) a 30-50 word author bio, including a personal website or blog link (if available). All entries must be written from the perspective of a Christian worldview but to reach a broad audience (those who wouldn’t necessarily understand “Christian terminology/jargon”).

Northern Colorado Writers Personal Essay/Creative Nonfiction Contest

Fri, 11 May 2012 02:17:14 +0100

Northern Colorado Writers

Personal Essay/Creative Nonfiction Contest

http://www.northerncoloradowritersconference.com/upcoming-events-mainmenu-133/writing-contests.html

NOW OPEN: Personal Essay/Creative Nonfiction
Deadline: June 15
The personal essay should be about a personal experience, told in your own words, with a great story and a great theme. We are delighted to announce that the final judge for this year's Personal Essay/Creative Nonfiction category is the multitalented Kim Stafford, author of Having Everything Right: Essays of Place, The Muses Among Us: Eloquent Listening and Other Pleasures of the Writer's Craft, A Thousand Friends of Rain: New & Selected Poems, and Early Morning: Remembering My Father, William Stafford, as well as several other books of prose and poetry. He is also the director of the Northwest Writing Institute at Lewis & Clark in Portland, Oregon.

Prizes: $200, $100, $50 plus publication. Entry fee: $10

Fifteenth San Antonio Poetry Fair 2012 Adult Contest

Thu, 10 May 2012 02:44:24 +0100

Fifteenth San Antonio Poetry Fair 2012 Adult Contest
http://www.unusualmuseums.org/sapf/adult.html

The San Antonio Poetry Fair offers two poetry contests to adults this year.

Contest 1 is offered to all adult poets in the nation, a broader competition, with $350.00 in cash awards.

Contest 2 is limited to adult poets in the San Antonio area, also offering $350.00 in cash awards.

Winners for both contests: 1st Place - $200, 2nd Place - $100, 3rd Place - $50.

DEADLINE: JUNE 15, 2012.

CONTEST 1. OFFERED FOR ADULTS OUTSIDE SAN ANTONIO AREA ONLY:

THE NATIONAL SAN ANTONIO POETRY FAIR AWARD.

Any subject or form. Offered by Carol Siskovic and Billie Stroud.

CONTEST 2. THE LOCAL SAN ANTONIO POETRY FAIR AWARD:

Any subject or form. Offered by Carol Siskovic and Billie Stroud.

For both contests:

Publication in Anthology, Voices Along the River, for all winners, and selected others also deemed worthy of recognition. The anthology, a beautiful, perfect bound collection is not free to winners as SAPF is a non-profit organization run by volunteers. The total cost of the anthology is $12.00 ($10.00 for the book and $2.00 for mailing).

One to three poems may be submitted. Entry fees required: $3.00 for 1 poem, $4.00 for 2 poems, and $5.00 for three poems. Additional poems will be disqualified and not considered by judges. Winners will be notified by letter and email, and winning poems will be published in the anthology along with some selected others.