Category: Contests/Competitions

The American Short(er) Fiction Prize

The American Short(er) Fiction Prize is now open! Got something great that’s right around 1,000 words? Or under? They’d like to see it.

First prize receives $500 and publication. Second prize receives $250 and publication. You may enter as many times as you like. Each separate entry requires its own entry fee of $15.

Deadline: May 15, 2012. Submissions are accepted online via the ASF Submission Manager.

For more information, please visit their website.

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Sentinel Annual Short Story Competition 2012

The Sentinel Annual Short Story Competition has been introduced in 2012 to run side by side with their annual poetry competition. They are accepting submissions for previously unpublished short stories in English Language on any subject, in any style, up to 2000 words long.

First Prize: £500; Second Prize: £250; Third Prize: £125; High Commendation: £25 x 5

Fees: £5 per story for the first 2 stories, then £3.50 per story for any subsequent stories.

Closing Date: 30 November 2012

For more information, please visit their website.

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Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest

The Dream Quest One Poetry and Writing Contest is open everyone, international to all poets and writers whether published or not, regardless of experience.

Prizes are:  First Place – $500.00; Second Place – $250.00; Third Place – $100.00.

There is a $10.00 (US dollars) entry fee per short story submitted and a $5.00 (US dollars) entry fee per poem submitted.

Summer 2012 Postmark Deadline is July 31, 2012.

For more information, please visit their website.

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The CZP / Rannu Fund for Writers of Speculative Literature

The CZP / Rannu Fund for Writers of Speculative Literature is now accepting entries for its 2012 awards.

Entry fee: $10.00 CDN or U.S. fee per entry, or $15.00 CDN or U.S. to enter both fiction and poetry categories.

Submission period: March 1, 2012 – May 31, 2012.

For more information, please visit their website.

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