The New Writer: Prose and Poetry Prizes

The New Writer magazine is accepting submissions for its annual prizes for contemporary fiction, poetry, essays, and articles. All genres accepted.

Prizes:
Fiction and Poetry Collections: £300 for first place, £200 for second place, £100 for third place.
Flash Fiction and Essays: £150 for first place, £100 for second place, £50 for third place.
Single poems: £100 for first place, £75 for second place, £50 for third place.

Entry fee:
£5 per short story, £5 for two single poems, £5 per essay, article, or interview.

Deadline is November 30, 2012. For more information, please visit their website.

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Check This Out – Borrow eBooks from Libraries

Did you know you can borrow eBooks from your local library? If you didn’t, you’re not alone. Forbes reported in June that 58 percent of library patrons don’t know they can borrow eBooks, and only two percent have ever done it.

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Congrats to Flash Fiction Winner Lynne Cantwell

Our own Lynne Cantwell is the winner of the Indies Unlimited weekly Flash Fiction competition. There was a small, but tough field of competitors this week. Congratulations to Lynne, and thanks to everyone who participated – excellent entries!

The winning entry is rewarded with a special feature here today and a place in our collection of winners which will be published as an e-book at year end.

Without further ado, here’s the winning entry: Continue reading “Congrats to Flash Fiction Winner Lynne Cantwell”