Dog Days of Summer Flash Fiction Contest

Posted on July 8, 2010 by teacherwriter

Deadline: August 15, 2010 Entry Fee: Be a follower of The NOT blog. Guidelines: http://notfromhereareyou.blogspot.com/2010/06/dog-days-of-summer-contest-not-e-chap.html The NOT blog is looking for writers who know how to tell a story succinctly. In exactly 101 words, write a compelling tale that includes the words “summer” and “heat.” The prize? Inclusion in the e-chapbook to be released on [...]

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Cheerios Children’s Writing Contest

Posted on July 2, 2009 by teacherwriter

Contest: Cheerios Spoonful of Stories Children’s Contest   Entry Fee: FREE   Deadline: July 15, 2009   Guidelines: http://www.spoonfulsofstoriescontest.com/registration_form/   Cheerios is sponsoring the third annual contest for writers of children’s fiction. Winners receive $5,000 and publication of their books by Simon and Schuster. The winning story of the 2007 contest, “The Great Dog Wash” [...]

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Electric Dragon Café Short Story Writing Contest

Posted on June 30, 2009 by teacherwriter

Contest: Electric Dragon Café Short Story Writing Contest Entry Fee: FREE Deadline: July 31, 2009 Guidelines: http://www.electricdragoncafe.com/submit/contest.php?/ What would you do if the world had an apocalypse and you were one of the few survivors? The Electric Dragon Café wants to know. They offer contests on a quarterly basis with a themed prompt. This contest’s [...]

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Seasons of Romance Winter Love Anthology

Posted on June 24, 2009 by teacherwriter

Contest: Seasons of Romance Winter Love Anthology Entry Fee: FREE Deadline: July 15, 2009 Guidelines: http://www.newconcordpress.com/sundropbooks/seaons1.html SunDrop, a new fiction imprint of New Concord Press, is looking for stories to publish in two upcoming anthologies. The theme is “Seasons of Romance: Winter Love.” If you have a romantic story that is between 11,000 and 12,000 [...]

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Reading Writers Dynamic Dialogue Writing Contest

Posted on June 23, 2009 by teacherwriter

Contest: Reading Writers Dynamic Dialogue Writing Contest                                  Entry Fee: FREE Deadline: July 15, 2009 Guidelines: http://www.readingwriters.com/contest.htm What makes the best-written dialogue? Is it word choice? Is it a descriptive turn of a phrase? The true test of effective dialogue is how well it develops character and advances the plot. Reading Writers is sponsoring a contest [...]

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The Novelette Writing Contest

Posted on June 11, 2009 by teacherwriter

The Novelette Writing Contest Deadline: June 15, 2009 Entry Fee: FREE Guidelines: http://www.thenovelette.com/contest   The Novelette offers writing contests several times a year. The current one deals with conflict. I quote from the website, “War may be hell, but conflict is the spice of any good story. How conflicted can you be in 750 words [...]

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Minnesota Monthly Tamarack Award Writing Contest

Posted on June 9, 2009 by teacherwriter

Entry Fee: FREE Deadline: July 1, 2009 Guidelines: http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/media/Minnesota-Monthly/Join-In/Tamarack-Award-Submissions/   This contest for short fiction up to 4,000 words is open to residents in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa. The winning entry will appear in the November 2009 issue of Minnesota Monthly. In addition, the story may be read on Minnesota [...]

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