Tuesday, September 28, 2010

The Craigslist Chronicles

A Word With You Press launched a new contest: Write a fact or fiction short story, 600 words max, featuring Craigslist in some way. You may use real ads or make up your own.

The winner receives $100 cash and possible inclusion in an anthology.
Deadline: October 15, 2010.

For more info, go here.

Friday, September 24, 2010

On the Premises Contest #12

Current contest
About their contests

No entry fee. One submission per author.
1st prize: $180; 2nd prize: $140; 3rd prize: $100; honorable mention: $40
Between zero and three stories will be chosen as honorable mentions.
Deadline: September 30, 2010
Word limit: 1,000 to 5,000 words

The premise is STRENGTH. One or more characters must either exemplify strength themselves, or encounter someone, something, or some place that exemplifies strength. The strength can relate to any attribute that could reasonably be described as “strong”—it can be physical, emotional, olfactory, etc. Questions? Contact them at Questions@OnThePremises.com. Send submissions to Entries@OnThePremises.com or use their template .

Sunday, September 12, 2010

GROANOLOGY 2: MONSTERS, MADNESS, AND MAYHEM

http://libraryofthelivingdead.lefora.com/2010/07/01/groanology-2-a-horror-comedy-submissions-now-open/

Deadline: September 30, 2010
Word count: 1,200 to 3,200
Payment is one cent per word and one contributor copy.
No reprints.

The editors of this horror/comedy anthology say, "Send us your neurotic nightmares, your Freudian fiends, your tortured soulless souls. We want to read about the heartache, the headache, and most of all that pain in your funny bone that occur when monsters are plagued with psychiatric illnesses …Don't feel limited to depression and anxiety…We'd like to see some submissions that really go whole-hog (like you’d expect from a zombie pig with delusions of grandeur…you know, just for example)." Submit via e-mail. Here's a list of psychiatric disorders to get you started: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mental_disorders_as_defined_by_the_DSM_and_ICD

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Iowa Short Fiction Contest

http://www.uiowapress.org/authors/iowa-short-fiction.htm

No entry fee
Deadline: September 30, 2010 (postmark). No e-mail submissions.

Do you have a bunch of short stories you want to publish? This contest is for you. Any writer, worldwide, who has not previously published a volume of prose fiction is eligible to enter. A small print run of self-published work is not considered publication. Your manuscript must be a collection of short stories in English of at least 150 word-processed, double-spaced pages. The University of Iowa Press will publish the award-winning manuscripts under the Press's standard contract.