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Aesthetica Creative Writing Competition

Aesthetica magazine is accepting submissions of poetry and short fiction for their Creative Writing Competition. Open to all writers, regardless of theme and experience.

Prizes: £500 for winner (one for poetry, one for short fiction), plus publication.

Reading fee: £10 gets you two submissions into any one category.

Deadline is August 31, 2013. For more information, please visit their website.

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Glimmer Train’s Short Story Award for New Writers

Glimmer Train is accepting submissions for their quarterly Short Story Award for New Writers. Open only to writers who have not been published in a print publication with a circulation over 5,000.

Prizes: First place, $1500 and publication. Second place, $500. Third place, $300.00.

Reading fee: $15 per submission. No more than three submissions.

Deadline is August 31, 2013. 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.

Glimmer Train’s Fiction Open

Glimmer Train is accepting submissions for their quarterly Fiction Open. Open to all writers and all themes; entries must not have been previously published in print. Maximum length is 20000 words.

Prizes: First place, $2500, publication, and copies. Second place, $1000. Third place, $600.00.

Reading fee: $19 per submission. No more than three submissions.

Deadline is Sunday, June 30, 2013. 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.

Writing Contests Have Been Good To Me – and They Can Be Good To You, Too

Guest post
by Sandra Gardner

My love affair with writing contests began years ago when I was writing poetry seriously. I’d racked up a number of publication credits from small literary journals and anthologies. I subscribed to Poets & Writers Magazine – still one of my favorites for publications and contests. Continue reading “Writing Contests Have Been Good To Me – and They Can Be Good To You, Too”