Call for Submissions: http://craborchardreview.siuc.edu/special.html
Guidelines: http://craborchardreview.siuc.edu/guid2.html
Deadline: November 1, 2010 (postmark; does not accept e-mail submissions)
Currently seeking work for their Summer/Fall 2011 issue focusing on writing exploring the people, places, history, and new directions that have shaped and are reshaping the American South. All submissions should be original, unpublished poetry, fiction, or literary nonfiction. Novel excerpts are acceptable, as long as they stand on their own as fiction. Pays $25 per page ($50 minimum for poetry; $100 minimum for prose). Submit only one piece during each submission period.
Crab Orchard Review is published twice per year, under the auspices of the Department of English at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and with partial funding from the Illinois Arts Council, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
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.
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 .
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
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.
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.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
CREATIVE WRITERS CIRCLE SHORT STORY CONTEST
Something different: a contest that rewards winners with cash and cookies.
http://creativewriterscircle.com/index.php?p=1_3_Contests
Deadline: August 31, 2010
No entry fee; one entry per person
1st place: $50; 2nd place: $25
This contest has the longest prompt I have ever seen – a 232-word paragraph - that must be the first paragraph in your story of 3,500 words or less. Winning stories will be featured on the web site. Each winner will also receive one dozen gourmet cookies. A minimum of 50 people must enter or the contest will be canceled.
http://creativewriterscircle.com/index.php?p=1_3_Contests
Deadline: August 31, 2010
No entry fee; one entry per person
1st place: $50; 2nd place: $25
This contest has the longest prompt I have ever seen – a 232-word paragraph - that must be the first paragraph in your story of 3,500 words or less. Winning stories will be featured on the web site. Each winner will also receive one dozen gourmet cookies. A minimum of 50 people must enter or the contest will be canceled.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Write On Con - Free Online Kidlit Conference
http://writeoncon.com/
August 10 – 12, 2010
This online conference is free. The curriculum focuses on picture book, middle grade, and young adult writers. However, they say much of the information provided will apply to all writers, and since the conference is free, any interested writer is encouraged to attend. To accommodate day jobs, the schedule will feature more static elements during working hours, and all live events have been saved for the evenings. Transcripts for most sessions will also be available for download. Lots of agents and published authors are participating.
August 10 – 12, 2010
This online conference is free. The curriculum focuses on picture book, middle grade, and young adult writers. However, they say much of the information provided will apply to all writers, and since the conference is free, any interested writer is encouraged to attend. To accommodate day jobs, the schedule will feature more static elements during working hours, and all live events have been saved for the evenings. Transcripts for most sessions will also be available for download. Lots of agents and published authors are participating.
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