I won’t be updating the Spring Contest page any more, however, feel free to click the links below. Many of the contests are annual or quarterly, so when you click on the guidelines link, it may have the new contest guidelines listed.
Happy writing!
April
Coming soon.
May
Coming soon.
June
A Midsummer Tale at Toasted Cheese
Entry Fee: FREE
Deadline: June 21, 2008
Theme: Snapshots
Guidelines: http://www.toasted-cheese.com
This is a creative non-fiction contest. It’s not an essay, it’s not an article, and it’s not an autobiography. It’s a non-fiction story inspired by a photograph. So pull out your boxes of old snapshots and see what memories the Muse inspires you to write about.
The length limit is 3,000 words, and you must include the photo with your entry. Winners will receive an Amazon gift certificate, (not bad for a free contest,) and will be notified by July 31. First, second, and third place winners will have their stories posted in the Toasted Cheese Literary Journal.
There are explicit guidelines on the website, so be sure to check them out before writing your winning entry.
L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers Of The Future Contest
Entry Fee: FREE
Deadline: June 30, 2008
Genre: Short Stories
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.
Send in your best science fiction, fantasy, or horror short story up to 17,000 words in length. If you win, you’ll be $1000 richer for first place, $750 for second, and $500 for third. Your work will be published in the next L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Anthology. 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!
Complete guidelines are at
Note: This contest repeats every three months.
Life in the USA $1000 Essay Contest
Entry Fee: FREE
Deadline: June 30, 2008
Genre: Nonfiction
Guidelines: http://www.lifeintheusa.com/contest.htm
Here’s another creative-nonfiction contest looking for 500 word articles that shed light on the American immigrant experience. They ask that you query your idea first, rather than sending in the entire article. If your article is accepted for publication at http://www.lifeintheusa.com, it will be automatically entered into the contest. If you have an immigrant story to tell, this might be the place to submit it.
Hello to all you at teacherwriter.net,
I’m writing in the hopes that you’ll find our contest fit enough for your
online review and community. Our information is as follows:
The Memoir (and) Prize for Memoir in Prose and Poetry
The Memoir (and) Prize for Graphic Memoir
Four prizes awared up to $500.
Memoir (and) reading period for Spring+Summer 2010 (Issue 6): 5/1/09 -
8/15/09. Accepting traditional and experimental prose, poetry, graphic
memoir, narrative photography, lies, and more. All submissions eligible
for contest entry. Submit online or mail to: Memoir (and), P.O. Box 1398,
Sausalito, CA 94966. Guidelines at http://www.memoirjournal.com.
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ADDITIONAL CONTEST INFO
The Memoir (and) Prizes for Memoir in Prose or Poetry are awarded to the
most outstanding prose or poetry memoir—traditional, nontraditional or
experimental—drawn from the reading period.
Grand Prize for Memoir in Prose or Poetry
* $500 cash award
* Publication in print and online
* Six copies of the journal
Second Prize for Memoir in Prose or Poetry
* $250 cash award
* Publication in print and online
* Six copies of the journal
Third Prize for Memoir in Prose or Poetry
* $100 cash award
* Publication in print and online
* Three copies of the journal
The Memoir (and) Prize for Graphic Memoir is awarded to the most
outstanding graphic memoir drawn from the reading period.
Prize for Graphic Memoir
* $100 cash award
* Publication in print and online
* Six copies of the journal
If you’re will, of course, we’d greatly appreciate your promotion. Thanks for the consideration, please e-mail your response to
Submissions@memoirjournal.com. We hope to hear from you soon!
Mariel E. Valerio
Memoir (and)
Thanks for the tip! I’ll be sure to get the word out for you, here and on the LRWG newsletter.
Suzanne