In 2009, Blooming Tree Press began selecting new, undiscovered writing talents and rewarding them with publishing contracts. Named The Bloom Award, the prize strives to celebrate the life of Mildred Bloom, Matriarch of Blooming Tree Press.

This award is for unpublished authors only. Each year's award will consist of a different genre, age group and imprint. This award WILL result in the offer of a publishing contract for one lucky winner.

The second Bloom Award will only be open to the followi...

Hallmark is accepting entries for their teen line of cards, particularly birthday. Create a card for a teen’s birthday. It can be a girl or a guy or one that works for both. Use photography, drawings or graphic design. Just make sure it’s a funny birthday card for someone 14-18 years old; applicable to many people; and cohesive (writing and images work well together).

You could win $250 and publication in the Hallmark line online. You could earn $250 more if they decide to distribute your...

http://www.illinoispoets.org/contest.htm

Deadline: must be postmarked by September 30, 2010.

Categories: free verse, formal verse, a poem related to a family tradition, old or new.

Prizes : $50, $30, $10, 3 HM.

Maximum length: one poem per page. Type size 11 pt or higher; no columns. Poems in English only. Simultaneous submissions accepted. No poems which have won monetary awards or been published. Poems not returned. Submit two copies of each poem, first copy with ID (name/address...

Mamazina Spring/Summer 2010 First-Line Contest

Deadline: August 9 , 2010

Entry Fee: $10.00
We are accepting submissions for our first-line writing contest starting April 12, 2010. It may be creative non-fiction or fiction and should be less than 500 words. The first line must be “If life is but a song, this one was written for me.” The work submitted will be judged by Mamzina editors and we will choose one grand prize winner to receive $100!http://www.mamazina.com/Contest.htm

Mamazi...

http://www.grandmotherearth.org/Grandmother_Earth_National_Writers_Contest.html

Deadline: August 1, 2010 (postmark)

Works can be unpublished or published. Money award entries (and selected finalists if permission is given) will be published in Grandmother Earth XVII. Rights to previously published work must belong to the author. No profanity or new age (Mother Earth) material will be accepted.

Poetry Awards: any subject, any form,50-line limit. Prizes: $150, $50, $35, $25

Prose ...

http://www.floridastatepoetsassociation.com

Postmark deadline: July 15, 2010

25 categories, including mountains, sonnets, the dark side, time, sleeping babies, and one to assume the persona of and speak as if you were any person from the Old Testament of the Bible.  Enter at only $1 for each category. Prizes range from $10-$100.

http://www.grandmotherearth.org/RULES_FOR_2010.html

Deadline: June 30, 2010 (Postmark)
Welcome, writers everywhere.
1. Poetry: 50 line limit. $75, $20, $10
2. Prose: 2000-word limit. Fiction or nonfiction or devotionals. $50, $20, $10

Contest Rules: All entries should be inspirational or on any subject suitable for a Christian publication, and may be previously published or unpublished. Entries will not be considered for publication, only for awards. No first place poems or prose from pre...

In 2010, there are 8 subjects, any style, any form, including an all-inclusive “other” subject. We hope all poets and writers will have more fun with less to think about. You may enter poems, essays, stories of up to 1,500 words, or stories of more than 1,500 words. Entry fees from $3 - $6; prizes range from $20 - $50. Deadline June 30, 2010.

Subjects for 2010 include: Aging Gracefully (or Not); Death& Dying; Earth, Nature, Seasons; Relationships, Special Days; Spiritual, Uplifting, R...

Deadline: Postmarked no later than May 1, 2010
Late entries: Postmarked no later than May 15, 2010 (late fee applies)

Categories to enter include: Mains...

Free critique available upon request! To request your free critique, write the words "free critique" on your title page.
    ...

Wyoming Writers Inc. (WWInc.) is seeking participants to enter their Annual Writing Contest.

Prose entries are limited to 3,000 words and the categories are: Adult Fiction (which includes genre fiction such as science-fiction, mystery, romance, but NO horror or erotica), Fiction for Children, Novel Segments, Humor, Non-fiction (includes articles, essays, and creative non-fiction). Poetry entries are limited to 40 lines and the categories are: Traditional Poetry and Free Verse.

Entry fees ...

Many haiku of quality combine unexpectedness with inevitability
—that “shock of mild surprise” (Blyth), followed immediately by the felt-significance of “Of course, that’s just as it is.”

Deadline: March 13, 2010

Enter up to 5 haiku, $1 per haiku. Prizes: $100, $50, $25.

More details: http://www.modernhaiku.org/spiessawards2010.html

The Writers' Group on Facebook "ABC" Monthly Writing Contest is open to all writers, national and international, whether published or not, regardless of experience.  Previously published short stories, articles, essays, and poems in other contests, books, magazines, etc., are accepted and welcome as long as they are original to the contest entrant. All entries  must be either received, or if mailing by post, postmarked, by the last day of the month for which you are submitting. Entries receiv...

An article on a science topic for age 11, to 750 words. The emphasis in this contest is on finding a current subject and giving it a fresh angle. Delve into any of the “hard” sciences—chemistry, physics, biology, etc.—but avoid softer nature and environmental topics. Winners will be selected on subject choice, hook, angle, clarity, writing style, and  reading excitement. Entries should be fun and informative. Publishability is the ultimate criterion.

Entries must be received by Febr...

Deadline: January 31, 2010
First Prize: $150
Second Prize: $75
Third Prize: $50

The Haiku Calendar Competition has been held annually since 1999 and is now into its twelfth year. As a result of the contest 52 haiku are published each year in The Haiku Calendar. Entries should be postmarked by January 31, 2010. Overseas (non-UK) entries mailed in the month up to and including this closing date must be sent by airmail. (I recommend a deadline postage date of December 31, 2009 to avoid airmailing fees.) 

Prizes: £360/US $600 total prize money.12 haiku will be selected as mo...

1st prize: $300 * 2nd prize: $150 * 3rd prize: $50
No entry fee
Deadline: December 31, 2009
In addition, the winning poems will be displayed on our website www.sps.com.
 
Poetry Contest Guidelines:

Poems can be rhyming or non-rhyming, although we find that non-rhyming poetry reads better.
We suggest that you write about real emotions and feelings and that you have some special person or occasion in mind as you write.
Poems are judged on the basis of originality and uniqueness.

English-l...

The 10th Annual Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition is accepting entries! We're looking for fiction that's bold, brilliant ... but brief. Send us your best in 1,500 words or less. But don't be too long about it—the deadline is December 1, 2009.

The Grand-Prize winner will receive $3,000 (that's $2—or more—per word).
For guidelines, prizes and to enter online, go to:  http://writersdigest.com/short

Alimentum announces its first Poetry Contest
Submissions open September 1st 2009
Deadline December 1st 2009
First prize $500 and publication for a single poem. Two second prizes of publication. Final judge internationally renowned poet Dorianne Laux.

RULES: Submit up to 3 unpublished poems related to the subject of food or drink. No simultaneous submissions. No SASE. Winners will be contacted and announced on our website March 1st, 2010.  $15 entry fee includes a one-year subscription. Snail m...

• Fiction Categories:
  • Novel, first chapter, 5,000-word limit
  • Short story, 4,000-word limit
• Non-fiction categories:
  • Essay (to include personal essay, editorial, travel writing, spiritual writing, article or humor) 2,500-word limit
  • Memoir, 2,500-word limit
• Poetry cat...

Submission Guidelines:

Every poem receives a free critique!

www.childrenswriter.com/contests.htm

A folktale, legend, fairy tale, or other fantasy story for early readers, age 7, to 500 words. Stories should be written at the appropriate age level so a child can read them independently.  Entries will be judged on creativity, voice, and writing style. Publishability is the ultimate criterion. Include sources if the story is a retelling. 

Entries must be received by October 31, 2009. Current subscribers to Children’s Writer enter free. For all o...

FEES: $2.00 per poem for Category 1 from all entrants
ONE $5.00 fee per SDSPS MEMBER for all other categories combined
ONE $10.00 fee per NON-MEMBER for all other categories combined
PRIZES: GRAND SDSPS PRIZE: $75, $50, $25, plus honorable mentions
ALL OTHER CATEGORIES: $25, $15, $10, plus honorable mentions
MONEY-WINNING poems, only, will be published in winter Pasque Petals...

"Hearts Crossing"

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, we’re giving you a picture plus a synopsis—and that’s worth 20,000-25,000 words plus a publishing contract. All you have to do is fill in the synopsis blanks to create your own unique plot, and then write the story to go with it. White Rose furnishes you with the synopsis and you complete the story.  Deadline September 30, 2009. Winner will receive a standard “Miniature Rose” publishing contract, and the story wi...

This award celebrates the life of Mildred Bloom, Matriarch of Blooming Tree Press. Mildred Bloom passed away in 2007 at the amazing age of 88, but in those previous 88 years she touch thousands of peoples lives with her generosity, hard work, faith and her never-ending belief that hopes and dreams will always prevail.

This award is for unpublished children's authors only. Each year's award will consist of a different genre, age group and imprint. This award WILL result in a publishing contrac...

Inspirit, the Literary Journal of
Baughman Memorial United Methodist Church

228 Bridge Street
New Cumberland PA  17070

2009 Inspirit Poetry Contest

We publish writing a variety of spiritual and religious traditions. Our mission is to help reveal spirit through the written word and to promote peace within the individual and the world. Postmark Deadline: April 15, 2009

$15 entry for one story or essay (Prose) up to 25 pages or 6 poems (Poetry).

Winners will be announced Summer 2009.

JUDGES
Poetry Judge: Elisabeth Murawski
Prose Nonfiction Judge: Peter Selgin
Prose Fiction Judge: Ilan Stavans

To ...

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GRAND PRIZE: $3,000 cash and a trip to New York City to meet with editors or agents.Writer's Digest will fly you and a guest to The Big Apple, where you'll spend three days and two nights in the publishing capital of the world. While you're there, a Writer's Digest editor will escort you to meet and share your work with four editors or agents! Plus, you'll receive a free Diamond Publishing Package from Outskirts Press.

Entry Deadline:  May 15, 2009.
Compete and Win in 10 Categories!

• Ins...

Whatever is Lovely is hosting a writing contest.

We are looking for articles, stories, and poems that will fit in our catagories and themes.

Contest items must be emailed to Teresa@hshighlights.com  by May 1, 2009.

One winning article or story or poem will be chosen to win $20. There is no reading or entry fee. Send up to 10 entries as attachments to your email. Make sure your name and email are on each page of each entry.

Put the words "Lovely Contest" in the subject box. Many of the...