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Proof Positive's BLOG Comment Contest

 

Deadline June 30, 2009
Theme Writing, Marketing
Eligibility International; Open to all ages.
Prizes

The Well Fed Writer

The Well-Fed Writer: Financial Self-Sufficiency As a Freelance Writer in Six Months or Less

Entry Fee Free
Description

Make a "relevant" comment of 10 or more words on one of the posts in the Writing or Marketing Category and you will be elegible to win.

Winners will be chosen in a random draw on June 30, 2009

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My Special Dream WRITING CONTEST

 


Deadline July 4, 2009
Type Writing
Theme dreams
Eligibility USA   8-14 years  
Prizes GRAND PRIZE winner receives a Dream Share Slumber Party Kit (An autographed copy of Dream Share and an autographed copy of My Dream Journal Book by Rita Milios, six "I Have a Dream to Share" buttons, coupons for free pizzas and a special "phone visit" (with parents permission) from the author during the Slumber Party! Second Place Winner receives an autographed copy of Dream Share and a "I Have a Dream to Share" button. Third Place Winner receives an I Have a Dream to Share button and a coupon for 50% off the book, Dream Share. All Contestants receive (email) Tips for Remembering Your Dreams and Common Dreams Symbols information sheets.
Entry Fee
Description Do you have a Special Dream to share? What makes the dream special? Was it… 1. •Fun? Exciting Scary? Adventurous? 2. •Did it teach you a lesson? 3. •Did it help you solve a problem? 4. •Did you see someone you care about that you miss? 5. •Did you go someplace you’ve never been before? 6. •Did you see things you’ve never seen? 7. •Were you able to do something you’ve never done before? Write about your Special Dream (200 words or less).
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2009 Fencon Short Story Contest

 


Deadline July 10, 2009.
Type Short Story
Theme Science Fiction or Fantasy
Eligibility    
Prizes * The first place winner will be awarded $50, a certificate, a FenCon 2010 membership, and their winning short story will be printed in the FenCon VI program book. * The first two runners-up will each be awarded $25, a certificate, a FenCon 2010 membership, and their stories may be printed (space permitting) in the FenCon VI program book. * The other runners-up may receive acknowledgment in the program book, space permitting. * No person may win more than one prize in this contest.
Entry Fee Free for members of FenCon and the Dallas Future Society and just $10 for non-members.
Description Looking for a science fiction or fantasy story on any topic. The only limits are your imagination, a maximum 5000 word count
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Warren Adler Short Story Contest

 


Deadline July 13, 2009
Type Short Fiction
Theme Funny
Eligibility International   Open to all writers  
Prizes 1st Prize: $1,000 People's Choice Prize $50 Remaining finalists receive $150 eac
Entry Fee $15
Description Submit your humorous stories in all their varied forms. From satire to farce, from the whimsical to the uproarious, all writers looking to get a laugh (in a good way!) should enter. We are looking for the subtle and the pungent, the black and dark, the sporty, the salty, the waggish, or whatever can spark a knowing smile, a sly chuckle, or a hysterical belly laugh
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2009 Bard Fiction Prize

 


Deadline July 15, 2009
Type Fiction
Theme Subject of your choice
Eligibility USA   39 years or younger  
Prizes In addition to the monetary award, the winner receives an appointment as writer in residence at Bard College for one semester
Entry Fee Free
Description Open to promising, emerging young writer. Candidates should write a cover letter explaining the project they plan to work on while at Bard and C.V., along with three copies of the published book they feel best represents their work.
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The Story Prize

 


Deadline July 15, 2009
Type Published Booklength Fiction
Theme Subject of your choice
Eligibility   Open to all ages  
Prizes $20,000 cash award. Each of two runners-up will receive $5,000.
Entry Fee $75.
Description Eligible books must be written in English and first published in the United States during a calendar year.
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Literal Latté Poetry Awards

 


Deadline July 15, 2009
Type Poetry
Theme Subject of your choice
Eligibility International   18+  
Prizes First Prize: $1000 Second Prize: $300 Third Prize: $200
Entry Fee $10 Reading Fee per set of up to 6 poems — OR — $15 Reading Fee for set of 10 poems.
Description Send unpublished poems, 2,000 words max. All styles welcome.
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BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG VERSE: POEMS OF TIMES SQUARE

 


Deadline July 15, 2009
Type Poetry
Theme Times Square
Eligibility USA   18+  
Prizes Winners' Poems will be featured on the Websites. Four Winners will receive $750 each, plus a trip to New York City to read their winning poems at an event in Times Square on September 17th, 2009!
Entry Fee Free
Description Help celebrate Times Square, and the qualities that Times Square represents—diversity, desire, dynamism and the marriage of commerce and culture—through poetry.
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PEARL SHORT STORY CONTEST

 


Deadline July 15, 2009
Type Short Story
Theme
Eligibility USA   18+  
Prizes In addition to the $250 cash prize, the winner also receives 10 copies of the issue the story appears in.
Entry Fee $10 per story
Description Send previously unpublished stories with cover letter and SASE
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2009 PEARL POETRY CONTEST

 


Deadline July 15, 2009
Type Poetry
Theme
Eligibility USA   18+  
Prizes In addition to publication and the $1,000 cash prize, the winner also receives 25 copies and a foreword by the finalist judge.
Entry Fee $20
Description Send 3-5 previously unpublished poems with cover letter and SASE.
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Memoirs Ink Elements Writing Contest

 


Deadline July 15, 2009
Type Nonfiction
Theme Elements
Eligibility International (Entries must be in English)   All ages  
Prizes $500, $250, $125 + publication.
Entry Fee $10; subsequent entries: $7
Description Please submit a short personal essay, creative non-fiction, poemoir or vignette that has to do with one of these elements: water, fire, earth, or air/wind/space. It can be about anything, but the element must be an important part of the story. You may submit as many as you like. 750 words max.
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