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Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest

lion-mobilePublished or unpublished work accepted for the 22nd annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest. All themes accepted.

Entry Fee: $16.00 per entry.

Deadline: April 30, 2014

Prizes: FICTION: First Prize, $1,000; Honorable Mentions, 5 awards of $100 each | ESSAYS: First Prize, $1,000; Honorable Mentions, 5 awards of $100 each.

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Kindness Essay Contest

BioStories is having its first essay contest, and the topic is kindness. Nonfiction only, please, and 3000-word maximum.

From the website:

“We encourage writers to interpret the theme broadly and creatively. Whether focused on random acts of kindness committed by strangers or presenting intimate portraits of lives devoted to doing good deeds—large or small, isolated or habitual, purposeful or accidental–we seek essays that demonstrate the redemptive spirit of humans.”

Prizes:  First place, $250 plus publication.

Reading fee: $10.00

Deadline is January 15, 2014. For more information, please visit their website.

Indies Unlimited is pleased to provide this contest information for the convenience of our readers. We do not, however, endorse this or any contest/competition. Entrants should always research a competition prior to entering.

Glamour Magazine Essay Contest

Glamour magazine’s annual “My Real Life Essay Contest” seeks—you guessed it—true-life essays. Maximum word length is 3500 words and Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley will be on the judging panel.

Prizes:  First place, $5000 plus will be considered for publication.

Reading fee: None!

Deadline is February 1, 2014. For more information, please visit their website.

Indies Unlimited is pleased to provide this contest information for the convenience of our readers. We do not, however, endorse this or any contest/competition. Entrants should always research a competition prior to entering.