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See below for a list of events coming up in June and early July 2017. Dates posted are either due dates, or the one-time dates of one-day events. Follow the Calendar on Twitter so you don't miss any events, if new ones come up! Sign up for the … Read More»
The Claudia Seaman Awards is for works submitted and accepted for publication in Polyphony HS. This includes poetry, fiction, and literary nonfiction by high school students. Prize is $200 in each genre. Poems cannot exceed 80 lines, and stories and … Read More»
The Sapiens Plurum Fiction Contest is for short stories 1500-3000 words that challenge readers to imagine a future where humanity has become something better - or worse. Must be 18 or older. Prizes are $1000 | $500 | $300. More info here. Hosted … Read More»
The Stony Brook Short Fiction Prize is for short stories up to 7500 words by US/CAN college students. Prize is $1,000 prize and a scholarship to the Stony Brook Southampton Writing Conference (plus consideration for publication in The Southampton … Read More»
The Raymond Carver Short Story Contest is for short stories (most likely literary fiction). Word count is not listed on the host site as of this posting. Carve looks for "emotional jeopardy, soul, and honesty... Craft and control are tantamount to … Read More»
