Markets and contests archive
August/September 2008
WOW! Women On Writing: WOW! Women On Writing is an free online magazine that promotes the communication between women writers, authors, editors, literary agents, publishers and readers. Read more.
PBS NOW CONTEST: Submit your own cartoon caption and the NOW editors will select qualified submissions to appear on their Web site. Read more.
CHICKEN SOUP: Chicken Soup for the Soul is looing for College Tales, Twins, Endurance Sports, Learning From Our Cats, Not Really Retired, and many other. Read more.
ZOETROPE SHORT FICTION CONTEST: All genres of literary fiction; 5,000 words or less; postmarked by October 1, 2008. Read more.
WD POPULAR FICTION AWARDS: The Grand Prize-Winner will receive $2,500 cash, $100 worth of Writer's Digest Books and the 2009 Novel & Short Story Writer's market. Read more.
SHORT SHORT STORY COMPETITION: Writer's Digest is now accepting entries for the 9th Annual Short Short Story Competition. We're looking for fiction that's bold, brilliant...but brief. Read more.
JUNE/JULY 2008
SEEKING HUMOR WRITERS: New Christian Voices is a new non-denominational Christian humor and lifestyle Web site looking for humor writers. Read more.
TRAVEL HUMOR CONTEST: Inkwater Press, in conjunction with Dave Fox, author of Getting Lost: Mishaps of an Accidental Nomad and Globejotting: How to Write Extraordinary Travel Journals (and still have time to enjoy your trip), is looking for your most terrible travel tales. Read more.
WHAT'S COOKING: Chicken Soup for the Soul is looking for stories about: cancer, cats, Christmas, dog, endurance sports, getting into college, high school, middle school, resolutions, seniors and retirement, stay at home moms and twins -- but not all in the same story. (Although that would be impressive.) Read more.
MONTHLY HUMOR CONTEST: HumorPress.com holds monthly humor writing contests with cash prizes. Read more.
PUNCHLINE MAGAZINE: Everything stand-up. Read more.
CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST: New contest every month. Read more.
FUNNY HEADLINE CONTEST: Can you write a hilarious headline? Read more.
APRIL/MAY 2008
LOTS OF SOUP: Chicken Soup for the Soul is looking for stories on these topics: Actively Retired Soul, Baking With Kids, Basketball Lover's Soul, Cat Lover's Soul, Catholic Soul, Celebrating Life's Most Embarrassing Moments, Christmas Collection, Christmas Pet Book, Dog Lover's Soul, Extraordinary Teen's Soul, Football Lover's Soul, Getting In...To College, Green Soul, High School Graduates, High School Student's Soul, Life Lessons for Expectant Mothers, Life Lessons for Leaders, Life Lessons on Relationships/Couples, Middle School Student's Soul, Resolution Stories, Runner's Soul, Stay At Home Mom's Soul and Twins Soul. Read more.
BEACH BOOK FESTIVAL: The 2008 Beach Book Festival has issued a call for entries for its annual program spotlighting the hottest reads of the upcoming summer season. Read more.
NEW YORK BOOK FESTIVAL: The 2008 New York Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual program celebrating books that deserve greater recognition from the world’s publishing capital. Read more.
iFOGO: New book promotion site includes audio excerpts and video author interviews. Read more.
SUBMIT A PILOT: Make the first episode of any kind of show you want, no longer than 5 minutes. Read more.
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2008
LOTS OF SOUP: Chicken Soup for the Soul is looking for stories on these topics: Actively Retired Soul, Baking With Kids, Basketball Lover's Soul, Cat Lover's Soul, Catholic Soul, Celebrating Life's Most Embarrassing Moments, Christmas Collection, Christmas Pet Book, Dog Lover's Soul, Extraordinary Teen's Soul, Football Lover's Soul, Getting In...To College, Green Soul, High School Graduates, High School Student's Soul, Life Lessons for Expectant Mothers, Life Lessons for Leaders, Life Lessons on Relationships/Couples, Middle School Student's Soul, Resolution Stories, Runner's Soul, Stay At Home Mom's Soul and Twins Soul. Read more.
BEACH BOOK FESTIVAL: The 2008 Beach Book Festival has issued a call for entries for its annual program spotlighting the hottest reads of the upcoming summer season. Read more.
NEW YORK BOOK FESTIVAL: The 2008 New York Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual program celebrating books that deserve greater recognition from the world’s publishing capital. Read more.
iFOGO: New book promotion site includes audio excerpts and video author interviews. Read more.
SUBMIT A PILOT: Make the first episode of any kind of show you want, no longer than 5 minutes. Read more.
NOVEMBER 2007
ANTHOLOGY CONTEST: Susan Reinhardt and DC Stanfa are seeking submissions for Sex in the Cemetery and Other Bible Stories. Read more.
CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS SOUGHT: Christmas Traditions: True Stories of Holiday Celebration will be filled with stories that touch the mind as well as the soul as they take the reader on a magical journey through Christmas—past and present—while giving the reader ideas for traditions they might be interested in adapting in the future. Deadline: Nov. 15. For more information, contact Helen Kay Polaski (Szymanski) at hkpolaski@yahoo.com
NEED AN AGENT? Literary agent Dan Lazar is interested in humor writers who can make the leap from humor, gifty books to larger ideas -- like a memoir or a novel (particulary novels for children). He's also interested in hearing from cartoonists looking to make a leap into writing graphic novels or memoirs.
AMERICA'S NEXT TOP NOVEL: In celebration of National Novel Writing Month (November 1st-30th), The Editorial Department, LLC — the country’s oldest independent book editing company — is hosting a nationwide contest to find and help perfect the next great American novel. Read more.
BOOMER HEART: Howard Publishing is doing another story compilation called Humor for the Baby Boomer's Heart. Stories should be for boomer's concerning health and fitness, retirement, grandchildren, grown children, aging parents, etc. The payment will vary with the quality of the story ($50-$100) and need for editing. About 800 words. Author retains all rights to the story. Name on the story and bio in the back (30-50 words). Send submissions to Snapdragongroup@aol.com.
OCTOBER 2007
STAY-AT-HOME MOM SOUL: A mom is a cook, housekeeper, teacher, laundress, facilities manager, chauffeur, psychologist and nurse. And she is on call twenty four hours a day. Read more.
CATHOLIC SOUL: Chicken Soup for the Catholic Soul is collecting true stories sharing the power and promise, hope and happiness of being Catholic. Read more.
RADIO HUMOR WRITING CONTEST: Write and perform something original that is intended to he heard on radio. Cash prizes. Read more.
HOSPITAL STORIES WANTED: Brenda Elsagher, author of If the Battle is Over, Why Am I Still in Uniform? and I’d Like to Buy a Bowel Please, is asking for submissions for her third book: Bedpan Banter, funny and inspiring stories from the hospital. Please limit submissions to 1500 words or less. Stories must be unpublished and fit into the descriptive title. Deadline for stories is April 1, 2008. Read more.
GREAT COURSE: Gene Perret is offering an online Master Course in Joke Writing. Read more.
SEX IN THE CEMETERY AND OTHER BIBLE STORIES: Susan Reinhardt and DC Stanfa are seeking submissions for an anthology contest:
Contest Deadline: November 21, 2007
Prize: Two $200 Grand Prizes will be awarded and all entries chosen for the book will receive $100.
Story Length: 750-2,500 words
Point of View: First-person or third-person (no second person).
Style: Narrative nonfiction, creative nonfiction. But, it must be a story. The theme of this anthology is relationships. Think men, women, and messy meanderings. Essays will be considered, but the Author must have a story to tell, not just an opinion.
Tone: Stories must be humorous. They can be poignant and touching, but above all, they need to be humorous. Irreverence is a plus, as is the uniqueness of the tale.
• Stories must be original, true (license to exaggerate greatly, but essentially true).
• Previously published material is acceptable, as long as the Author retains the copyright.
• A publishing agreement will be mailed to the Author of each story selected as a finalist.
• Due to the volume of submissions anticipated, we cannot report on the status of individual submissions (with the exception of finalists, who are notified in writing). The grand-prize winning story and the list of contributors will be posted on the Editors’ websites (www.susanreinhardt.com and www.dcstanfa.com) upon publication.
• Authors may submit multiple stories.
How to Submit Your Story
Email submissions, in an attached Word file, to dcstanfa@fuse.net with anthology submission in the subject line
Each submission must include the following:
Your full name
Your mailing address
Your phone number
Story word count
Story title
Title of original publication—if in a larger body of work
Brief bio of author—100 words, or so.
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2007
FUNNY STORIES WANTED: Meadowbrook Press is working on a series of hilarious anthologies featuring funnier-than-fiction tales about the "misadventures" of life. Read more.
WILL ROGERS CONTEST: The 2007 Will Rogers Writing Contest is open. Cash prizes will be awarded for entries that best reflect the Rogers style of writing. To enter the contest, submit an essay of 500 to 750 words (maximum) written in the style of Will Rogers. Read more.
GET AN AGENT: Spend two days with 22 top agents on a program of panels and workshops with plenty of free time to network. The Backspace Agent-Author Seminars is November 6-7, 2007, in NYC and includes Scott Hoffman, Paul Cirone, Miriam Goderich, Paige Wheeler, Michael Bourret, Stephany Evans, and many more. Read more.
POLITICAL SOULS: Chicken Soup is looking for stories for Democrat and Republican Souls. Read more.
JUNE/JULY 2007
MONA SCHREIBER PRIZE: The 8th Annual Mona Schreiber Prize for Humorous Fiction and Nonfiction is accepting submissions. Writers of comedic stories, articles, essays, poems, songs, plays, hate letters and other forms beyond description (but not comprehension) are invited to submit. Read more.
AATH BOOK AWARDS: The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor (AATH) is accepting entries for the 2008 AATH Book Awards. The awards honor authors of books that further their mission "to advance the understanding and application of humor and laughter for their positive benefits." Read more.
ELECTROBOOKS COMPETITION: Free competition for fiction writers. Top prize is $500, second $200 and third $100. Fast-paced unpublished novels, short stories or even the first few chapters of novels welcome. Deadline: July 7, 2007. Read more.
CHICKEN SOUP: Chicken Soup for the Do-It-Yourselfer’s Soul: Home Improvement Stories from Decorating to Demolition is seeking funny submissions. Deadline: September 30, 2007. Read more.
CJR: The Columbia Journalism Review has a new Web site, which combines CJR.org and CJR Daily under one stylish roof, and features The Audit, our critique of business journalism; The Kicker, our new blog for short takes; and much more. Read more.
NEW GROUP FOR HUMOR WRITERS: Is your funny bone not getting enough of a workout? Would you like more opportunity to interact with other humor writers in a social on-line environment? Check out the Humor Writers Ning site, where humor writers, publishers, reviewers and readers get to interact and write snarky stuff at each other. Read more.
FUNNY SITE OF THE DAY: Humor is in the mind of the beholder. Proceed at your own risk. Read more.
MAY 2007
FATHER AND SON SOUL: Chicken Soup for the Soul is looking for stories on all aspects of the father-son relationship, but wants women to write about this relationship from their unique vantage point for the chapter, "Through Women’s Eyes." Read more.
THE PUBLISHING CONTRARIAN: Tendentious comments and cranky critiques by Lynne W. Scanlon P.E.A. (Publisher/Editor/Author). Read more.
eBOOKS ABOUT HUMOR: New online store focuses on humorous books. Read more.
TITLE Z: Free Web site that tracks Amazon sales of your book and others. Great tool for book proposals. Read more
MISS SNARK: One of the best blogs about publishing. Read more.
EVIL EDITOR: Why you don't get published. Read more
PUB RANTS: A very nice literary agent indulges in polite rants about queries, writers and the publishing industry. Read more.
MARCH 2007
SUBWAY STORIES WANTED: Looking for essays (up to 3000 words), non fiction shorts, "Top 5" lists, photos, or any general musings about the New York City subway system. Read more.
SEA STORIES WANTED: Looking for first-person stories, poems, and artwork about the sea, coast, and sea-life from people from all walks of life: scientists and beachcombers, students and vacationers, fishermen and seafood-eaters, coastal residents and inland ocean-lovers...and professional writers and artists too. Read more.
TAINTED MIRROR ANTHOLOGY: Looking for unpublished nonfiction original stories from anyone who has broken free from addiction, abuse, neglect, depression, co-dependency, low self-esteem or stinking thinking. Read more.
INDIE EXCELLENCE: The 2007 Indie Excellence 2007 Book Awards competition is open to all POD, self-published and small press titles with publication dates from 2005-2007. Read more.
SINGLE MOMS: The editor of the bestselling Cup of Comfort (Adams Media) book series is (desperately) seeking personal stories for publication in an anthology for and about single mothers. Stories can be humorous or poignant or both, and must be original, positive, and based on real people and actual events. Copy and paste the story into the body of the email; no attachments. One story per email. Send to Colleen at wordsinger@aol.com.
WRITING CONTEST: Christian Women Online in conjunction with Art Bookbindery is sponsoring the “Her Life Reflected,” writing contest. They are looking for stories that illustrate how your mother, or a mother that you know has reflected the heart of God in her life. Read more.
FEB. 2007
HUMOR PRIZE: The 8th Annual Mona Schreiber Prize for Humorous Fiction and Nonfiction is open for entries. Writers of comedic stories, articles, essays, poems, songs, plays, hate letters and other forms beyond description (but not comprehension) are encouraged to enter. Read more.
WERGLE FLOMP: The 6th Annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest seeks the best humor poem that has been sent to a "vanity poetry contest" as a joke. Cash prizes totaling $3,336.40 will be awarded, up from $1,609 last year. Read more.
IN THE SOUP: The Chicken Soup Family is preparing a serving especially for the Twenty-Something Soul and American Idol Lover's Soul, and they're looking for stories. For each story selected to be published in the books, a 50-word biography will be included about the author and a permission fee of $200 will be paid. Read more.
ISHS IN NEWPORT: The 2007 Intl. Soc. of Humor Studies (ISHS) Conference will be held at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island from June 28 to July 1, 2007. Read more.
BYLINES CALENDAR: Now accepting submissions for the Bylines 2008 Writers Desk Calendar. Serious writers who have been published and paid for their work are invited to submit an entry. Read more.
DEC. 2006/JAN. 2007
HUMOR WRITER NEEDED: Looking for co-writer to add to screenplay about a chiropractor in mid-life who becomes a closet comic at a comedy club to cope with his rich overbearing wife and cantankerous father-in-law and finds love in the arms of a cocktail waitress. Needs jokes for his comedy club performance. Write to Maria at soulmate101@cox.net.
FIND A PUBLISHER: LiteraryMarketPlace.com brings the power of automated searching to the world's largest, most complete database of the book publishing industry. Read more.
DIGITALPULP.ORG: A roadside oasis for writers on the long hard road to getting published. Read more.
HUMOR COLLECTION: The Humor Collection is a service for all who wish to raise the humor quotient in their life and is dedicated to connecting people to the wealth of humor and comedy created by comedians over the years. Read more.
NOVEMBER 2006
HUMOR FORUM: New online forum includes Humor Challenges to hone humor writing skills and a Stand Up Comedy string with comedian, Richard Scott. Read more.
LEARN FROM THE BEST: Listen to Dan Poynter's self-publising seminar online. Read more.
SHORT STORY CONTEST: The 7th Annual Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition is accepting entries. The Grand-Prize winner will receive $3,000. Read more.
MOTHER OF ALL FUNNY MOTHER CONTESTS: Looking for anecdotes, funny observations, clever or silly tips, mealtime madness, or stories poking fun at Super Mom or Oblivious Dad. Read more.
BAD MOVIES: The Agony Booth is an ongoing inquisition into some of the worst movies humanity has to offer. Read more.
GREAT AMERICAN BOOK GIVEAWAY: No strings, just great books. Read more.
OCTOBER 2006
JOKE CONTEST: Enter the 2007 Reader's Digest "Tell Us a Joke" contest. Read more.
EMPTY NESTER STORIES WANTED: Chicken Soup for the Empty Nester’s Soul is looking for stories that explore the losses and discoveries; rifts and rescues; and the hope and humor of being an empty nester. Read more.
SEEKING STORIES ABOUT PUBLISHING AND MARKETING A BOOK: Looking for stories about your experience with publishing -- either self or traditional publishing. Read more.
CONFERENCE AT PENN: The 12th Annual Writers Conference at Penn, October 14-15, offers 68 workshops and master classes. Read more.
HOAXES & PRANKS: A blog about hoaxes of all kinds. Read more.
STUPID STUFF: Stupid gifts. Stupid candy. Stupid toys. A complete waste of perfectly good technology. Read more.
RULES FOR USING A COMMA: Detailed examples on the uses of punctuation marks. Read more.
SEPTEMBER 2006
GREETING CARDS: American Greetings is looking for freelance humor writers. Contact Mark Holthaus.
CHICKEN SOUP: Chicken Soup for the Soul is looking for funny, inspirational and heartfelt stories for their newest title, Chicken Soup for the Beach Lover's Soul. Read more.
TRACK-an-AUTHOR: HarperCollins Publishers has created a way to track where your favorite authors are appearing. Read more.
DAILY COMEDY: Web site features America's funniest comedians, fresh every day. Read more.
LOOKING FOR GAG WRITERS: Cartoonist Bruce Robinson is looking for humor writers to produce gag copy on spec. For more information, contact Bruce at cartoonistbrucerobinson@hotmail.com.
FIND AN AGENT: The Internet's largest and most-current database of literary agents. Read more.
AUGUST 2006
GREETING CARDS: American Greetings is looking for freelance humor writers. Contact Mark Holthaus.
CHRISTIAN HUMOR WRITERS: New discussion group for Christians of all denominations involved in the religious or mainstream humor industry -- including essayists, authors, speakers, comics, greeting card writers and cartoonists. Read more.
PRIZE FOR HUMOROUS FICTION & NONFICTION: The 7th Annual Mona Schreiber Prize for Humorous Fiction and Nonfiction is open. Writers of comedic stories, articles, essays, poems, songs, plays, hate letters and other forms beyond description are invited to submit. Read more.
CHICKEN SOUP FOR KIDS: Chicken Soup for the Soul will continue to inspire young kids through a series of character-building books and is accepting true, first-person stories from adults about childhood experiences. Stories must be written for kids ages 4-7 and focus on character-building traits such as friendship, accepting others, accepting yourself, kindness, honesty and persistence. Send submissions to Gina@lifewriters.com by November 1, 2006.
MENOPAUSAL SOUL: Immediate need of funny, inspirational and heartfelt stories for upcoming title, Chicken Soup for the Menopausal Soul. Book will cover all facets of menopause -- peri-menopause to post-menopause, and
everything between. Mail submissions to: Chicken Soup for the Menopausal Soul; c/o Publishing Syndicate; P.O. Box 607; Orangevale, CA 95662.
MARKET YOUR BOOK: BookHitch.com allows authors to list theirs books on the Web site and get recognition for free. Read more.
792 WORD MAXIMUM: The Writing Fairy Humor-Writing Contest for authors 18 years of age or older is accepting entries. Submit your story for a chance to win a cash prize. Read more.
SMART BOMB RADIO: "The only podcast liable to take a finger off" is looking for humor material. Read more.
MEDICAL HUMOR: Stitches, the Journal of Medical Humour, is looking for short humor pieces. Read more.
JUNE 2006
MAD MAGAZINE: If you have a twisted sense of humor, a peculiar way of looking at the world, or are simply eager to express your immature, strange or just plain silly side, then Mad Magazine wants to see your stuff. Read more.
DOG TALES: John Cali is looking for uplifting, inspiring stories of canine companions. Read more.
FUNNIEST FAMILY MEMBER: Send stories about your craziest family member to Reading Writers for a chance to be published and win $100. The deadline is July 31. Read more.
FATHERS & SONS: Submit letters from your father containing profound understanding, thoughts, stories or wisdom for a chance to be published in A Father’s Message in a Bottle. Read more.
PUBLISHING NEWSLETTER: PublishingBasics.com offers a monthly newsletter on the basics of the publishing industry. Read more.
MYSTERY CONTEST: La Belle Lettre is offering a contest in the mystery genre for pieces under 1,000 words. The deadline is August 1. Read more.
FOR FREELANCERS: MediaBistro.com has now published its first book, Get a Freelance Life: mediabistro.com's Insider Guide to Freelance Writing. Read more.
TAKE HUMOR SERIOUSLY: The Humor Project has re-launched its e-mail newsletter, which includes information on humor as a serious art. Read more.
BEST BOOK AWARDS: Submit your book to USABookNews.com for a chance to win the Best Books Award, one of the nation fastest growing literary contests. Read more.
MAY 2006
NEW PARA PUBLISHING WEB SITE: Para Publishing, previously featured in this newsletter, has developed a new Web site to ease navigation as it provides you with advice on writing your book through getting it published. Read more.
THE ART OF STANDUP: Judy Carter, author of The Comedy Bible, has created a Web site for stand-up comedians. Read more.
THE MOTHER OF ALL MOTHER SITES: The Mom Writer’s Literary Magazine has been named one of the Best Web Sites for Writers by Writer’s Digest. Read more.
CHICKEN SOUP FOR EVERY SOUL: Guidelines and suggestions for writing a story to contribute to one of the many upcoming Chicken Soup anthologies. Read more.
PUBLISH IN A JOURNAL: Send your creative nonfiction manuscripts for a chance to get published in Creative Nonfiction journal. Read more.
APRIL 2006
A FREELANCER’S PARADISE: The American Society of Journalists and Authors has developed a Web site allowing editors to search for freelancer writers, and freelance writers to search for editors and project managers. Read more.
LITERARY SYMPOSIUM IN DAYTON: Oct. 6-7, 2006, the Pen to Paper Literary Symposium will take place in Dayton, Ohio. Dan Poynter is one of the featured speakers. Read more.
ADD HUMOR TO YOUR SPEECHES: Gene Perret, author of Damn! That’s Funny, is offering a 12 week course in tailoring you jokes, anecdotes and quotes to fit your style. Read more.
TONY HILLERMAN CONFERENCE: Offering a $1500 prize and publication in Cowboys & Indians Magazine. Read more.
EMBARASSMENT AT THE WORKPLACE: Aspen Mountain Publishing is seeking humorous stories about your first real job after college. Send your stories to Jason Smith at jason.smith@aspenmtnpublishing.com
HAVE AN EMPTY NEST?: Send your stories about your empty nest or how you are anticipating your empty nest for a chance at publication. Stories must be 500 words or less. Read more.
COFFEE LOVERS: Does your day start with a double mocha latte? Need an espresso to lift your eyelids? Coffee shop walls can't talk, so PathBinder Publishing needs your stories. Read more.
MARCH 2006
MASTER COURSE IN HUMOR: Gene Perret is offering a 12-week e-mail course for public speakers teaching them how to add and use humor in their presentations. Read more.
DAN POYNTER IN DAYTON: Dan Poynter will give his Books 101: Writing & Publishing Nonfiction seminar at the Oct. 6-7 Pen to Paper Literary Symposium. Read more.
HUMOR IN MARRIAGE: Seeking true, short-story anecdotes that pertain to the humorous aspects of marriage -- things spouses have said or done that have triggered feelings of stress, frustration, confusion, embarrassment or anger, but in which you ultimately saw humor, or words or actions that simply made you laugh. Contact Moreonmorons@aol.com.
CHRISTIAN WOMEN ONLINE: New online magazine is looking for editorial content. Read more.
BELLINGHAM REVIEW: The Tobias Wolff Award for Fiction is now accepting submissions up to 8000 words long. The winner receives a cash prize and publication in The Bellingham Review. Read more.
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS CONTEST: Send unpublished fiction or poetry for a chance to win the River City Writing Award. The deadline is March 15, 2006. Read more.
FICTION COLLECTION CONTEST: The University of Nebraska Press is sponsoring the Prairie Schooner Book Series competition. The winners of the fiction and poetry categories each receive a $3000 prize and publication. Read more.
NELSON ALGREN AWARDS: Sponsored by The Chicago Tribune, this contest accepts fiction submissions between 2500 and 10000 words. Authors can submit up to two entries. Read more.
SHORT STORY CONTEST: Send your short story to The Colorado Review for an opportunity to win the Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction. Winners will be published in The Colorado Review. Read more.
NEW WRITERS CONTEST: Writers whose fiction has not appeared in any publication with a circulation over 5000, send your short stories to Glimmer Train Press, Inc. First, second, and third place winner all receive cash prizes. Read more.
POETRY, FICTION & NONFICTION CONTEST: Submit one previously unpublished story, essay, or up to five previously unpublished poems. The deadline is March 31, 2006. Read more.
FEB. 2006
OOPS!: TLC is looking for funny, embarrassing and unusual stories of real-life blunders for the new TV series "Ultimate Blunders." Read more.
FELLOWSHIP AWARD: Fishtrap Inc. is holding a contest for fiction under 2,500 words. The top five winners will receive a fellowship covering the cost of registration, food and lodging for the week-long Summer Fishtrap Workshop. Read more.
SHORT FICTION COLLECTIONS: The annual Mary McCarthy Prize in short fiction is awarded to the best collection of short fiction between 150 and 250 pages. The first-place prize is $2,000. Read more.
SHORT SHORT CONTEST: Send up to three short short fiction submissions to The Southeast Review for a chance to win $500. The contest is judged by Robert Olen Butler. Read more.
FICTION CONTEST: The Association of Writers & Writing Programs is a nonprofit organization of writers, teachers, colleges, and universities. AWP sponsors an annual competition for the publication of new book-length works. Read more.
CANADIAN FICTION CONTEST: Summer Literary Seminars and The Walrus magazine are holding contests for fiction and poetry. The winners will receive airfare, accommodations and a full tuition waiver to the 2006 Summer Literary Seminars program in St. Petersburg, Russia, and publication of the winning entry in The Walrus. Read more.
BOOK SHEPHERDS: Need a book shepherd to help you during the process of self publication? Here's help. Read more.
JAN. 2006
WRITERS' CONFERENCE: The San Francisco Writers Conference takes place in February. Representatives from major publishing houses and many literary agents will be present.
