Category: Contests/Competitions

The Delmarva Review – Accepting Submissions

The Delmarva Review is encouraging writers to submit their best original short stories, poetry and creative nonfiction for their fifth edition.

The deadline is February 29.

The literary review seeks “compelling and memorable” prose and poetry from all writers, regardless of residence. Submission categories include short fiction, up to 5,000 words, poetry, up to 50 lines each, and creative nonfiction, up to 3,000 words. Writers will be notified by April 2012 if their work has been accepted. Publication will be in October.

Interested writers should follow the submission guidelines on the website.

Over four years, The Delmarva Review has published new prose and poetry from 95 authors. Eighteen poems and stories have been nominated for the prestigious Pushcart Prize.

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Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards

Writer’s Digest honors self-published authors with the Annual Self-Published Book Awards.This is the 20th year of spotlighting today’s self-published works.

There is a $100 entry fee for the first book.

The deadline is April 20, 2012.

There will be a total of 10 winners.  For prizes and more information, see the Writer’s Digest website.

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South Loop Review’s 2012 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest

South Loop Review’s 2012 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest is open to all nonfiction writers. They encourage submissions in essay, memoir, non-linear narratives and blended genre. The winner receives $1,000 and publication in their September 2012 (Volume 14) issue. There is a $20 submission fee for each entry, which includes a two-year subscription to SLR.

Deadline Date: March 30, 2012, at midnight Central Standard Time.

For more information, please visit their website.

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Winning Writers’ Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest

Winning Writers is pleased to announce the 20th annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. Any type of original short story, essay or other work of prose is eligible. Prizes totaling $5,550 will be awarded, including a top prize of $3,000.

Entries are accepted until March 31, 2012 (postmark dates).

The reading fee is $15 per entry.  First prize: $3,000. Second prize: $1,000. Third prize: $400. Fourth prize: $250. There will also be six Most Highly Commended Awards of $150 each. The top 10 entries will be published on the Winning Writers website (over one million page views per year) and announced in Tom Howard Contest News and the Winning Writers Newsletter, a combined audience of over 40,000 readers.

For more information, please visit the Winning Writers website.

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