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Ladies get those pens and laptops ready. We recently started our next writing contest. Below is a brief description. When you are ready to get started click here https://www.kaleidoscopewojo.
Lessons from the Pandemic
Submission Deadline: 08/01/20 Announcement Date: 08/17/20
We may not be out of the woods by a long stretch, but most of us are learning to live with our current reality in new and varied ways. What are you learning during this time? What is this experience triggering in your coping abilities, overall outlook in general, and any other insights you may be experiencing? We would like to read stories that cross the many reactions that people are having; the humorous to the profound and everything in between.
We will again be offering a $100 prize for the best essay and will also recognize the Runner-up and Honorable Mention entries by publishing them online via our website.
They say that April showers bring May flowers, and oh boy, has the last month been a deluge! We can only hope that you may have managed to create something beautiful, and that perhaps you might share it with the world through one of these ten remaining contests. Go forth, and be well!
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The Masters Review Flash Fiction Contest
Judged by Sherrie Flick!
$3000 Grand Prize
DEADLINE: MAY 31
Our annual Flash Fiction Contest is now open for submissions! We’re looking for your very best stories under 1,000 words—and the winner receives $3000! This year’s contest is judged by the spectacular Sherrie Flick, who will be selecting the finalists from a shortlist chosen by our editors.
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Want to jumpstart your writing career? Let us help!
For 89 years, Writer’s Digest has been looking for and shining the light on new and up-and-coming writers in any genre or category.
And it’s that time again—we’re looking for writing that strikes and grabs us, that we can’t put down. We’re looking for standout writing in any and all of the following categories:
- inspirational/spiritual
- memoirs/personal essays
- print or online article
- genre short story (think romance, thriller, mystery, sci-fi, etc.)
- mainstream/literary short story
- rhyming poetry
- non-rhyming poetry
- script (think stage play or television/movie script)
- children’s/young adult fiction
That’s a lot of options, but we’re sure something you’ve written or are writing will fit in. And we’ve seen a wide range of winners in the past several years. Just be sure to check our website for entry details—we have strict word count restrictions for each category.
So, how will this competition help you? That’s easy. The grand prize winner will receive $5,000 in cash, a trip to New York City for the Writer’s Digest Annual Conference, and an interview for a feature article in our magazine. Ten first place winners in each category receive $1,000, ten second place winners in each category win $500, and on and on!
Ready to be the next writer we spotlight? Enter by May 4 for the best price!
Poetry & Short Fiction Submissions Now Open
Call for Entries: Aesthetica Creative Writing Award 2020
The Aesthetica Creative Writing Award is an international literary prize that is a hotbed for new talent in Poetry and Short Fiction. Now in its 14th year, the Prize supports both emerging and established writers. By entering, writers can showcase their work to key industry figures and organisations including The Poetry Society, Granta, VINTAGE and more.
Winners are selected for both categories and awarded with £1,000. Publication within the Aesthetica Creative Writing Anthology, is also awarded to a further 60 writers whose works are highly commended.
Aesthetica is proud to champion new writing talent and supports its writing alumni beyond the Prize, offering print and digital publicity and continued exposure across our channels.
January Sale – Save 25% on Entries
Poetry NOW £9 | Short Fiction NOW £13.50
Submissions close 31 August 2020
For more information visit: http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/creative-writing-award/
The Masters Review Winter Short Story Award
Judged by Kimberly King Parsons!
$3000 + Publication + Agency Review
Submit today!
The weather outside may be frightful, but central heating should leave you perfectly comfortable and ready to write! ‘Tis the season for delightful surprises, so take a chance and enter one of these amazing contests!
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CALL FOR ENTRIES!
THE DREAMQUESTONE POETRY & WRITING CONTEST is open to anyone who loves expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful literary art of poetry and/or writing a story that is worth telling everyone. Guidelines: (1) Write a poem, thirty lines or fewer on any subject, form or style. And/or (2) Write a short story, five pages maximum length, single or double line spacing, on any subject or theme, fiction, nonfiction or creative nonfiction. Multiple entries are accepted. Prizes: Writing First Prize is $500; Second: $250; Third: $100. Poetry First Prize: $250; Second: $125; Third: $50. Entry fees: $5 per poem/$10 per story. Postmark deadline: DECEMBER 28, 2019. How to enter, visit https://www.dreamquestone.com
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