Deadline: July 20, 2011
Entry Fee: Free for members, $10 for nonmembers
Guidelines: FenCon
This well-respected contest is in its seventh year. Write any science fiction or fantasy story up to 5000 words and submit it following their guidelines. Prizes include cash, publication, and FenCon membership. This is definitely one for SF&F writers to check out.
Happy writing!
Red Hen Press Short Story Award
for publication in the Los Angeles Review
$1000 Award
Deadline: June 30, 2011
Judge: Rob Roberge
Established in 2001, in celebration of the new century and a new tradition of literature, this award is for an original short story with a maximum of 25 pages. Submission is open to all writers and themes. This year’s judge is Karen Tei Yamashita.
Award is $1000 and publication of the awarded story by Red Hen Press in the Los Angeles Review. Entree fee is $20 for two stories, 25 page limit per story. Please include your name on the cover sheet only. Send SASE for notification. Entries must be postmarked by June 30.
This information is directly from the Red Hen Press website. Please check the site for more detailed guidelines.
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Fee: FREE
Deadline: Feb. 24, 2011, May 14, 2011, June 30, 2011, and September 30, 2011
Guidelines: Enchanted Conversation: A Fairy Tale Magazine
Payment: Fiction and nonfiction: $0.10 per word, Poetry: $50 flat rate
Image by Jeroen Kransen, Queen Fabiola's Fairy Tale
Fairy tales aren’t just for children anymore. This magazine takes fairy tales to new realms of wonder and enchantment.
The deadlines above are for different issues. The February issue is with a Rumpelstilstkin theme. Check the website for the themes of each subsequent issue. Read the guidelines carefully, because the open window for submissions is usually just a few days long.
You may write a story up to 1,500 words following the issue’s theme, or submit original poetry. Fairy tales are all about the romance of true love and dreams coming true. Unless they’re of the darker kind, such as where witches eat children or mermaids turn into sea foam.
If you love fairy tales and you love creating new enchanted stories or poems, check out this site. The artwork is phenomenal.
I’m a fairy tale lover, and have a new story East of the Sun and West of the Moon Redux coming out in the July 2011 issue of Pink Narcissus Press. If you get published in A Fairy Tale Magazine, share your good news here. I’ll tweet it for you.
Have fun writing your new fairy tale!
Entry Fee: FREE
Deadline: March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31 every year.
Genre: Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Guidelines: Writers of the Future Contest Rules
If you’re a new writer, and you’ve not been professionally published in a novel, more than one novelette, or more than three short stories, then you can enter this popular contest. It is judged by some of the biggest names in science fiction today, such as Kevin Anderson, Orson Scott Card, and Anne McCaffrey. The contest began in 1988 and is still well respected.
This contest is free to enter, and awards are given every three months. All rights to the story remain the property of the author, which means it may be published elsewhere or in different formats. Enter a short story or novelette up to 17,000 words. They use a blind judging process, so after the cover note, only include the title and page number in the header, not your name.
SEND YOUR ENTRY BY MAIL TO:
L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future Contest
PO Box 1630
Los Angeles, CA 90078
Only one entry per quarter is allowed.
Prizes are:
What are you waiting for? The future is yours!
Entry Fee: FREE
Deadline: March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31 every year.
Genre: Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Guidelines: http://www.writersofthefuture.com/rules.htm
If you’re a new writer, and you’ve not been professionally published in a novel, more than one novelette, or more than three short stories, then you can enter this popular contest. It is judged by some of the biggest names in science fiction today, such as Kevin Anderson, Orson Scott Card, and Anne McCaffrey. The contest began in 1988 and is still well respected.
The website has forums for writers, and plenty of tips for those who want to learn more about writing in these genres. A short YouTube book trailer is on the main page, and an interview with Orson Scott Card is on the “How to Win” page. He talks about reasons why to enter this particular contest.
If you win, your story will be published in the L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Anthology. Prizes are $1000 for first place, $750 for second, and $500 for third. In addition, the winners will receive a trip to the award ceremony in Seattle, and be registered for a week-long workshop. So what are you waiting for? The future is yours!
Katherine Paterson Prize for YA and Children’s Writing
Entry Fee: $20
Deadline: June 30, 2009
Guidelines: http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2009/04/hunger-mountain-presents-katherine.html
The Vermont College of the Fine Arts is sponsoring the Katherine Paterson Prize for YA and Children’s Writing. Katherine Paterson, the author of Bridge to Terabithia, a book I read every year with my 5th grade classes, and for which she won the Newbery Award, is the judge of this contest. The winner will receive $1000 and publication online in the Hunger Mountain Journal of the Vermont College of the Fine Arts. For more detailed guidelines, check the newsletter of May 2009.
Fox TV Script Writing Contest
Deadline: June 15, 2009, 12:00 noon Eastern time
Guidelines: http://www.nytvf.com/2009_scripts_info.htm
FOX-TV is looking for an original script for a half-hour comedy series. Enter your script in the FOX PGP-NYTVF Comedy Script Contest and win $25,000, a development deal with Fox, and the opportunity to produce a pilot show. As many as 25 finalists could garner a deal with Fox.
The contest rules state that scripts must be uploaded through the submission tool. The entries must be in PDF format. You can transfer a document into PDF for free at PDF Online.
This contest ends at noon Eastern time on June 15, 2009. Hurry, because if the Festival receives 1,500 script entries, they will stop accepting entries, even if it is before the deadline.
So stop reading! Go to the website and enter your script already!
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Tagged fox television contest, Fox TV writing contest, script writing contest
Entry Fee: FREE
Deadline: June 28, 2009
Guidelines: http://www.kiwipublishing.com/content/Thin-Threads-Submission-Guidelines.html
Thin Threads is a book collection of true stories designed to inspire and uplift readers. They accept stories in many different topic categories, ranging over all aspects of life. Stories should be up to 1,200 words and packed with emotion that will touch the readers’ hearts. Authors of stories chosen for submission in one of the Thin Threads books will be paid $100. In addition, the first prize winner receives two Air France tickets to Europe. The runners up each receive an American Express gift certificate. You may enter as many stories as you wish through the Thin Threads submission page or the Kiwi Publishing submission page. As always, take a gander at the sample stories to get an idea of what the publisher wants.
Entry Fee: FREE
Deadline: June 1, 2009
Guidelines: http://www.flyrodreel.com/node/11777
Calling all fly-fishing enthusiasts! Take advantage of your love of angling and write about your sport. This contest offers hefty cash prizes of up to $2,000 and publication in the October/November 2009 issue of Fly Rod and Reel.
According to the guidelines, entries should be “a distinguished original essay or work of short fiction that embodies an implicit love of fly-fishing, respect for the sport and the natural world in which it takes place, and high literary values.” Stories and essays may be up to 3,500 words. Reel in cash and a prominent clip for your stellar writing.
Entry Fee: FREE
Deadline: June 30, 2009
Genre: Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Guidelines: http://www.writersofthefuture.com/rules.htm
If you’re a new writer, and you’ve not been professionally published in a novel, more than one novelette, or more than three short stories, then you can enter this popular contest. It is judged by some of the biggest names in science fiction today, such as Kevin Anderson, Orson Scott Card, and Anne McCaffrey. The contest began in 1988 and is still well respected.
The website has forums for writers, and plenty of tips for those who want to learn more about writing in these genres. A short YouTube book trailer is on the main page, and an interview with Orson Scott Card is on the “How to Win” page. He talks about reasons why to enter this particular contest.
If you win, your story will be published in the L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Anthology. Prizes are $1000 for first place, $750 for second, and $500 for third. In addition, the winners will receive a trip to the award ceremony in Seattle, and be registered for a week-long workshop. So what are you waiting for? The future is yours!
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