Category: Contests/Competitions

Relatively Painless Self-Publishing: A Workshop

RelativelyPainlessLogoFrom finalizing a manuscript to crafting a professional-looking cover, from learning how to navigate the common publishing channels to the ever-changing book marketplace, this comprehensive workshop will be packed with practical tips to help self-publishing authors get their words out to the world. Workshop presenter Laurie Boris is the author of four novels and editor of many more, including three Amazon bestsellers.

Fee: $10 (at door; includes reference materials)

When/where: The Golden Notebook Bookstore, Woodstock, New York, Sunday, January 26, 2014 from 1:00 to 3:00.

For more information, please visit their website.

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AKC Family Dog Annual Fiction Contest

MrPish FlagAKC (American Kennel Club) Publications now accepting submissions for the 2013 Annual Fiction Writing Contest. They are looking for original, unpublished fiction featuring a purebred or mixed-breed dog (no talking dogs, please), maximum length 2000 words.

Prizes:  First place $500.00; Second place $250.00; Third place $100.00. Winning stories will be published as space allows.

Reading fee: None.

Deadline: January 31, 2014

For more information, please visit their website.

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Dream Quest One Poetry and Writing Contest

Typewriter - Once upon a timeDream Quest One Poetry and Writing Contest is about showcasing the creative writing and poetic talent, skill and ability of all poets and writers. Entries may be written on a maximum of five pages, either neatly handwritten or typed, single- or double-line spacing, on any subject or theme. Poetry Contest entries may be written on any subject or theme. All poems must be thirty lines or fewer and either neatly handwritten or typed, single- or double-line spacing.

Prizes:  Writing First Prize: $500, 2nd: $250, 3rd: $100. Poetry First Prize: $250, 2nd: $125, 3rd: $50

Reading fee: $10 per short story; $5 per poem

Deadline: January 16, 2013, so get moving!

For more information, please visit their website.

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Canadian Tales of the Fantastic Short Story Competition

red tuque logoRed Tuque Books seeks writers of short fiction for the 2013 Short Story Writing Contest. Looking for elements of the fantastic (science fiction, horror) and stories that are identifiably Canadian. Looking for stories between 1500 and 5000 words.

Prizes:  First place $500.00; Second place $150.00; Third place $100.00

Reading fee: $15 per story (Canadian)

Deadline: December 31, 2013

For more information, please visit their website.

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