NORTH CAROLINA WRITERS' NETWORK
Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize
Deadline: January 30, 2015
Entry Fee: $25
Details: A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a short story. The winning story is considered for publication in Thomas Wolfe Review.
Submit: Submit two copies of a story of up to 12 pages with a $25 entry fee ($15 for NCWN members) by January 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Website: http://www.ncwriters.orgE-mail address: hays@main.nc.us
NEW MILLENIUM WRITINGS
Entry Fee: $20
Details: Four prizes of $1,000 each and publication in New Millennium Writings are given for a poem, a work of fiction, a work of short short fiction, and a work of nonfiction (including creative nonfiction). The prizes are given twice yearly for works that are previously unpublished or that were published in a journal with a circulation of less than 5,000.
Submit: Submit up to three poems totaling no more than five pages, a work of fiction or creative nonfiction of up to 6,000 words, or a work of short short fiction of up to 1,000 words with a $20 entry fee, which includes a copy of the awards issue, by January 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Website: http://www.newmillenniumwritings.comE-mail address: alexis.williams@hotmail.com
A ROOM OF HER OWN FOUNDATION
Entry Fee: $15
Details: Four prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Los Angeles Review are given twice yearly for a poem, a short story, a short short story, and an essay by women writers.
Submit: Submit a poem of no more than 36 lines, a short story of up to 1,500 words, a short short story of up to 500 words, or an essay of up to 1,500 words with a $15 entry fee by January 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Website: http://www.aroho.orgE-mail address: tracey@aroho.org
CHATTAHOOCHEE REVIEW
Entry Fee: $15
Details: Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Chattahoochee Review are given annually for a short story and an essay.
Submit: Using the online submission system, submit a story or essay of up to 5,000 words with a $15 entry fee, which includes a subscription to Chattahoochee Review, by January 31. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Website: http://thechattahoocheereview.gpc.edu/prizes.htmE-mail address: gpccr@gpc.edu
WINTER ANTHOLOGY WRITING CONTEST
Entry Fee: $10
Details: A prize of $1,000 and publication in Winter Anthology is given annually for a group of poems, a single story or essay, or a full-length novel, novella, or collection of poetry, short stories, or essays.
Submit: Using the online submission system, submit a group of poems, a single story or essay, or a full-length manuscript of up to 50 pages with a $10 entry fee by January 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Website: http://www.winteranthology.com
CRAZYHORSE
Entry Fee: $20
Details: Three prizes of $2,000 each and publication in Crazyhorse are given annually for a poem, a short story, and an essay.
Submit: Using the online submission system, submit up to three poems or a story or essay of up to 25 pages with a $20 entry fee, which includes a subscription to Crazyhorse, during the month of January. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Website: http://crazyhorse.cofc.edu
DERRINGER AWARD
Entry Fee: N/A
Details: The Short Mystery Fiction Society established contest to honor
excellence in short mystery fiction. Published stories only. Only society members can nominate stories, though author does not need to be a member.
Awards: Best Flash Story (to 1,000 Words)
Best Short Story (1,001 to 4,000 Words)
Best Long Story (4,001 to 8,000 Words)
Best Novelette (8,001 to 17,500 Words)
Submit: Online/electronically to tony.rudzki@gmail.com
Website: http://shortmystery.blogspot.com/2008/08/smfs-derringer-awards-procedure.html#story
GLIMMER TRAIN STANDARD SHORT STORY CONTEST
Entry Fee: N/A
Awards: $700 and publication
Details: Maximum three stories per author per month. 12,000 words max. No minimum word count, but prefer pieces
over 500 words.
Submit: Contact - Glimmer Train Press, 4763 SW Maplewood, P.O. Box 80430,
Portland, OR 97280-1430
Website: http://www.glimmertrain.com/standard.html
JAMES WHITE AWARD (UK)
Entry Fee: N/A
Awards: £200 and publication
Details: Original short science fiction stories of not more than 6,000 words by non-professional writers. We will define science fiction broadly and stories with fantasy and/or horror elements will be considered. Stories should have an element of the extraordinary. Strong--experimental fiction is fine but this is a short story competition. Work with a strong plot - a beginning, middle and
end - will be favoured.
Submit: Electronically. Contact - The James White Award, 48 Spooners Drive, Park Street, St
Albans, AL2 2HL, UK
Website: http://www.jameswhiteaward.com/rules
SPIRIT FIRST POETRY CONTEST
Entry Fee: N/A
Awards: $200, $150, $100
Details: Poetry submissions - any length and any style. Must have Meditation, Mindfulness, Silence, Stillness,
or Solitude/Peace as themes. May reflect any discipline, any faith, or none, and must be previously unpublished work.
Submit: Electronically, to Meditate@SpiritFirst.org Contact - Spirit First Poetry Contest, PO Box 8076, Langley Park, MD
20787
Website: http://www.spiritfirst.org/poetry_contest2015entry.html
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