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ENDING: “Stories About Angels” Nonfiction Contest
The Chicken Soup "Stories About Angels" Contest is for nonfiction essays and poetry up to 1200 words on the topic "Stories About Angels." (This rends to involve people acting like angels rather than actual angels.) Prize is $200, …
Find out more »ENDING: Writing District Contest
The Writing District Contest is for short stories of up to 3000 words by any author. Prize is $50. More info here. Sponsored/Hosted by The Writing District. Free Writing Events offers budget editing services from …
Find out more »ENDING: Puchi Award
The Puchi Award is for polished manuscripts of typical length by any author. Prize is €8,000 and publication by Fulgencio. "The competition is open to books in any genre or form: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, novels, …
Find out more »ENDING: Fantastica Novel Competition (AUS/NZ)
The Fantastica Novel Competition (AUS/NZ) is for science fiction manuscripts of over 30,000 words by authors from New Zealand or Australia. Prize is $2000 and digital publication. More info here. Sponsored/Hosted by Brio Books. Free …
Find out more »ENDING: Exhausting Leicester Anthology
The Exhausting Leicester Anthology is for short stories about Leicester and "the city, the county, its people, places of interest, social history, sport or food." Stories should be of 2000-4000 words by any author. Prize …
Find out more »ENDING: Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
The Little Tokyo Short Story Contest is for short stories that take place in the Little Tokyo district of Los Angeles, of up to 2500 words, by any author. Prize is $500 and publication. More …
Find out more »ENDING: Rumsey Marvin Grant (USA: Ohio)
The Rumsey Marvin Grant (USA: Ohio) is for 1-4 short stories of 10-40 double-spaced pages by authors born or residing in Ohio. Prize is $1,000. More info here. Sponsored/Hosted by Ohioana Library Association. Free Writing …
Find out more »ENDING: Jerry Jazz Musician Competition
The Jerry Jazz Musician Competition is for short stories that relate to the "music, social history, literature, politics, art, film, and theatre, particularly that of the counter-culture of mid-20th century America." Stories must have a …
Find out more »ENDING: #WriteMentor Children’s Novel Award
The #WriteMentor Children's Novel Award is for YA or MG fiction of typical length by any unpublished, unagented author. Prize is £500 and a trophy, and potential mentorship for those with a BAME character. Entry …
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