Author will receive $3,000.00 and his/her novel will be published by Gival Press. He/she will receive 20 copies of the publication. A standard contract is offered.
Entry Fee
$50
Description
Submissions of a previously unpublished original (not a translation) novel in English must be approximately 30,000 to 100,000 words with a $50 entry fee.
A prize of $1,500 and publication in River Styx is given annually for a poem. All entries are considered for publication.
Entry Fee
$20
Description
Submit up to three poems totaling no more than 14 pages with a $20 reading fee includes a one-year subscription (3 issues). Previously published poems, including those that have appeared on web sites, blogs, and personal home pages, are not eligible.
Walton Sustainability Solutions Best Creative Nonfiction Essay Award
Deadline
May 31, 2013
Type
Poetry/Fiction/Creative Non Fiction
Theme
"Human Face of Sustainability"
Eligibility
USA 21+
Prizes
All essays submitted will be considered for publication in a special "Human Face of Sustainability" issue of Creative Nonfiction magazine. One writer will be awarded the $10,000 Walton Sustainability Solutions Best Creative Nonfiction Essay Award.
Entry Fee
$25
Description
Creative Nonfiction and Arizona State University's Global Institute of Sustainability are looking for remarkable true stories that illuminate and present the human side of environmental, economic, ethical, and/or social challenges related to the state of the planet and our future.
Essays must be previously unpublished and no longer than 4,000 words. There is a $20 reading fee (or send a reading fee of $25 to include a 4-issue subscription to Creative Nonfiction-U.S. submitters only); multiple entries are welcome ($20/essay) as are entries from outside the United States (though due to shipping costs we cannot offer the subscription deal).
Two prizes of 5,000 (GBP) (approximately $7,760) each and publication in the Bridport Prize anthology are given annually for a poem and a short story.
A second-place prize of 1,000 (GBP) (approximately $1,552) and publication is given in each category.
A prize of 1,000 (GBP) (approximately $1,552) and publication is also given for a work of flash fiction.
Entry Fee
No entry fee
Description
One of the richest writing competitions in the UK, the Bridport Prize is open to all nationalities aged 16 years and over.
Submit a poem of up to 42 lines, a story of up to 5,000 words, or a short short story of up to 250 words by May 31. The entry fee is 7 (GBP) (approximately $11) for poetry, 8 (GBP) (approximately $12) for fiction, and 6 (GBP) (approximately $9) for flash fiction.
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Oberlin College Press.
Entry Fee
$28
Description
The editors of FIELD are pleased to announce the seventeenth annual FIELD Poetry Prize competition. The contest is open to all poets, whether or not they have previously published in book form. Unpublished poetry manuscripts between 50 and 80 pages in length will be considered.
In addition to a $1,000 cash prize, each winner will be featured on Late Night Conversation and each book will be featured on Late Night Debut.
Entry Fee
$25
Description
Debut books first published in North America between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012 are eligible in all genres. Entries may be submitted by authors, agents, publicists, or publishers. Entries must be published in English and available for purchase in either hardcover or bound paperback book form.
Submit two copies of a book published between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2012, with a $25 entry fee.
Fiction Category
First Prize, $1,000 cash
Five Honorable Mentions, $100 cash each
Essay Category
First Prize, $1,000 cash
Five Honorable Mentions, $100 cash each
All winners of cash prizes will be announced in our email newsletter and published on WinningWriters.com, which receives over one million page views per year.
Entry Fee
$15
Description
An entry is one story or essay on a sports-related theme. Entries should be original and unpublished. Each entry may contain up to 6,000 words. You may submit an unlimited number of entries.
A prize of 30,000 (GBP) (approximately $45,880) is given annually for a book of poetry or fiction published in the preceding year that "displays creative, imaginative, and innovative use of the English language".
Entry Fee
No entry fee
Description
The 30,000 (GBP) Dylan Thomas Prize is awarded to the best eligible published or produced literary work in the English language, written by an author under 30.
Disclaimer: Proof Positive does not run the contests that are listed above. Ultimately, it is up to YOU to check out each contest you enter including the rules and the company or organization running the contest.
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