In the wake of the #MeToo movement against sexual assault and harassment, a new book prize is seeking thrillers in which “no woman is beaten, stalked, sexually exploited, raped, or murdered.” Submit your manuscript to the Staunch Book Prize, the writing contest for our times. (more…)
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Newly Launched Staunch Book Prize Reflects #MeToo Movement
Posted by cindyfazzi on February 7, 2018
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2018/02/07/newly-launched-staunch-book-prize-reflects-metoo-movement/
Small Presses: 2 Opportunities for Unpublished Literary Novels
If you have an unpublished and unrepresented literary novel, two small presses offer an opportunity within the next few months. Coffee House Press has open submissions right now, while the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing is sponsoring a fiction contest. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on September 6, 2017
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2017/09/06/small-presses-2-opportunities-for-unpublished-literary-novels/
Halloween in the Summer? Inkshares Seeks Horror Stories
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If you write horror stories, now is your chance to scare up a book deal. The Inkshares 2017 Horror Contest will publish three or more manuscripts based on their popularity and judges’ choices. The contest is open until Halloween. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on August 16, 2017
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2017/08/16/halloween-in-the-summer-inkshares-seeks-horror-stories/
Writing Contest: Chicago Tribune’s 2017 Short Story Competition Now Open
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The Chicago Tribune is now accepting short stories for the 2017 Nelson Algren Literary Awards. It is seeking original and unpublished short stories no longer than 8,000 words. To enter your story in the competition, it must be entirely fictional and not based on actual person, whether living or not. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on December 14, 2016
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2016/12/14/writing-contest-chicago-tribunes-2017-short-story-competition-now-open/
St. Martin’s Press Launches Writing Contest for Thriller Writers
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If you write thrillers, this competition sponsored by St. Martin’s Press might be just the thing for you. The Big Five imprint will choose five winners in the writing contest promoting “A Divided Spy,” a new novel by Charles Cumming. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on November 30, 2016
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2016/11/30/st-martins-press-launches-writing-contest-for-thriller-writers/
Writing Contest: What was the Most Dramatic Change You Ever Had to Make?
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It’s true that the one thing constant in life is change, but which one has affected you the most? Whether it’s a move to a new city or a divorce or a career switch, Real Simple magazine is looking for stories about dramatic change for its ninth “Life Lessons” essay contest. Deadline for submission is Sept. 9, 2016. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on May 30, 2016
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2016/05/30/writing-contest-what-was-the-most-dramatic-change-you-ever-had-to-make/
Writing Contest: WOW! Seeks Short Fiction Worldwide
“American Short Short Story,” 1933, courtesy of the New York Public Library Digital Collections.
Although WOW! is primarily for women, its 2016 Flash Fiction Contest is open to both men and women who write short stories in English from anywhere in the world. The contest is limited to the first 300 entries, so enter now. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on January 27, 2016
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2016/01/27/writing-contest-wow-seeks-short-fiction-worldwide/
Writing Contest: Chicago Tribune Seeks Short Stories for Nelson Algren Awards
The Chicago Tribune is looking for original and unpublished short stories no longer than 8,000 words for the Nelson Algren Literary Awards. A grand prize of $3,500 and possible publication in the newspaper will be awarded to one winner. Nine other prizes will also be given. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on January 13, 2016
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2016/01/13/writing-contest-chicago-tribune-seeks-short-stories-for-nelson-algren-awards/
Writing Contest: Ink Smith Publishing Launches First Annual Book Awards
Ink Smith Publishing is seeking entries for its first annual contest—the 2015 ISP Book Publishing Awards—for unpublished science fiction, horror, and fantasy manuscripts written in English. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on August 5, 2015
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2015/08/05/writing-contest-ink-smith-publishing-launches-first-annual-book-awards/
Kensington Publishing Seeks Manuscripts for Writing Contest and Submission Call
Kensington Publishing Corp. is sponsoring a writing contest and accepting submissions for its Lyrical Press imprint. If you have an unpublished romance, suspense/thriller, young adult, or new adult manuscript, get ready to submit. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on February 3, 2015
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2015/02/03/kensington-publishing-seeks-manuscripts-for-writing-contest-and-submission-call/
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