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Writer Gazette - Bringing you free writer-related articles, paying call for submission and freelance job postings, contests, resources, tips, and more to help induce, improve, and promote your writing career - every week. Get a customized writer webpage for $15!
Writing.Com - Online Creative Writing
An online community for writers of all ages, interests and skill levels.
Anyone may create a free portfolio and exchange feedback with other
writers.
Fiction Writer's Character Chart
Ascent Aspirations -- electronic magazine that publishes literary, science fiction, fantasy, horror and dark mainstream short fiction and poetry, essays and visual art . Is now in the process of becoming a print magazine for some of its issues. In addition Ascent Aspirations Publishing has a mission to publish aspiring writers of poetry and short fiction in the form of independent collections and anthologies.
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United Kingdom Fiction Markets for Short Story Writers
Writer's Nook and Reader's Corner - A place for writers to showcase short fiction and poetry, and readers to enjoy and provide feedback.
Translation services by freelance translators - network of professional translators offering technical and commercial translation services in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, German.
Twisted Fiction - Twisted Fiction is an online community of readers and writers dedicated to the Horror, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy genres. Post and read stories, get ideas to help market your fiction, and get genre news posted by members.
Writer's Nook and Reader's Corner
he Beckham Publications Group Unique book publishing company offers joint venture self publishing project to promote the works of young and budding writers
Rare Books: Heritage Book Shop is an internationally renowned antiquarian book shop specializing in fine copies of rare books and first editions.
Mindstar
has released a free script writing software package. The Cinergy Script
Editor is available as a standalone program, or built-in to the larger
Cinergy Motion Picture Production System. The script editor creates industry
standard formatting for motion picture scripts. Scripts created with the
Cinergy Script Editor are immediately compatible with the production
management features of Cinergy Version 5. The free Cinergy script writing
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The Beckham Publications Group: Unique
book publishing company offers joint venture self publishing project to promote
the works of young and budding writers.
Do you have something important to say? To someone you love? If you're struggling to find the right words or want to give a gift with real meaning, then I can help.
Literary Agents - E-mail addresses
Gropen Associates, Inc. answers publishers' financial, accounting and general business questions, large or small, on a question by question basis. Our site offers extensive resources on other topics. No matter what you want to know, this is where to start.
Our goal is to help authors who are interested in self publishing find
information and resources to get them started and to support them during their
journey. On this site you will find self publishing guides, FAQ, resources,
author forums, self publishing company reviews and listings, book templates,
self published book listings and more.
Fran Baker
TheCelebrityCafe.com is the longest running entertainment magazine on the internet founded in 1995. We're now read by millions of people a month who come for our interviews, music reviews, movie reviews, travel sections and more. Explore our magazine, sign up for our newsletter and come back often!
The Writer's Connection - Uniting Writers and Publishers with the rest of the world!
Literary Agent Verification Agent Research and Evaluation provides complete information on literary agents and their track record of sales for authors, often including dollar figures. Fifteen years worth of public record facts separate the charlatans from the legit agents in the US, Canada and the UK.
The EBook King --We supply free ebooks, ebooks by donation, and ebooks for a fee. We also provide ebook publishing and ebook compiling software. If you are the author of a Ebook that you are giving away (free), by free we mean free. No free downloads only to find out it's a demo, on a trial basis etc. Free ebooks should be just that...free.
InfoHEAVEN Digital Books -- For digital books on Business Opportunities, Marketing Strategies, Personal Issues, Health Issues, Computers, Investing, Sports, Seasonal Items, and even fun stuff like Magic Tricks!
Your marketplace to buy & sell Christian books, cds, and tapes. Check it out today! http://www.christian-marketplace.com
Spanish Translation Translation agency in New York. Translate Spanish to any language!
American Christian Writers of Ventura County - We are fiction and non-fiction writers who work in many different genres but share a Christian worldview that places Christ at the center of all that we do.
Writing Road Writers and Readers Network. Book Reviews. Author interviews Featured Author each month.
Writer Online - WriterOnLine is an e-publication dedicated to writers and lovers of writing. Articles, reviews, freelance markets, jobs for writers, a learning center and much more, published monthly!
TruePath - Christian Web Hosting Description: Truepath Christian Web Hosting provides reliable and easy-to-use web hosting in a Christian-centered environment.
Bookauthorservices.com - Tools and Services for the published book author.
FirstWriter.com This site aims to provide you with all the information you need as you progress in your writing career
Steward & Sons Publishing - distributor, and seller of DSP & filter books since 1977.
Dawnstar Books - helping authors achieve the success they deserve!
Writers Free Reference - A list of free reference sites useful to writers and anyone looking for free information.
Bible Keeper - Online Bible Study Tools BibleKeeper.com is a free online database of the Bible in several languages and also Bible study tools.
The Online Book Store -- Offering friendly service along with a large and an always growing library of helpful how-to digital books.
Long Short Story - A Magazine for Writers -- an ezine for the advancement of writers, which has been publishing great fiction, non-fiction, poetry and humor for almost three years.
EMR Software for Electronic Medical Records: Misys Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Healthcare Systems is the leading provider of electronic medical records (EMR) and healthcare software and information systems to physician organizations worldwide.
Penny's Pens & Pics - Writing & Photography. A $Winning$ Combination
www.coscomentertainment.com - Specializing in the unique voice of the small press, Coscom Entertainment is the publisher of some of the finest writers in the biz today. Harrowing Horror, Staggering Science Fiction, Fantastic Fantasy, Remarkable Romance and more, alive with life and available in Hardcover, Trade Paperback and eBook
Healthcare Software: Misys Healthcare Systems offers Misys EMR, a customizable, modular product including Orders Management, Transcription Assistant, Chart Entry/Summary, Charge Passing, Messaging, Security and Portable Pen Units for documentation at the point-of-care.
Search At Home: Search directory for businesses, computer education, finance, games, gifts, and other resources.
How To Get Published Free - Pay for download
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University of Phoenix website offering University of Phoenix adult education information.
Distance Learning -- World Wide Learn is the directory of online courses, accredited online degrees, distance learning, online training, and online education.
Writing Contests
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MARGARET REID
POETRY CONTEST FOR TRADITIONAL VERSE
Postmark Deadline: June 30
Prizes of $1,000, $400, $200, plus four Encouragement Awards of $100
each. Winning entries will be published. Submit poems in traditional
verse forms, such as sonnets and haiku. You may submit work that has
been published or won prizes elsewhere, as long as you own the
anthology and online publication rights. Entry fee is $5 for every 25
lines, payable to Winning Writers. Judge: John H. Reid. Submit online
or mail to Winning Writers, Attn: Margaret Reid Poetry Contest, 351
Pleasant Street, PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060.
TOM HOWARD/JOHN H. REID POETRY CONTEST
Postmark Deadline: September 30
Prizes of $1,000, $400, $200, plus four Encouragement Awards of $100 each. Winning entries will be published. Submit poems in any style or genre. You may submit work that has been published or won prizes elsewhere, as long as you own the anthology and online publication rights. Entry fee is $5 for every 25 lines, payable to Winning Writers. Submit online or mail to Winning Writers, Attn: Tom Howard Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060. Winning Writers is one of the Writer's Digest "101 Best Web Sites for Writers" for 2005.
$100 Teen Writing Contest. Submit your first-person essay and the Next Step Magazine to win $100 and get published.
$500 Short Story Contest -- Write a short story on why you love your home town. Free entry.
AAAS Science Journalism Awards Competition
- Prizes awarded to reporters for excellence in science writing in each of
the following 6 categories: large newspaper (over 100,000 daily
circulation), small newspaper (under 100,000 circulation), magazine,
radio, television, and online. Online entries can come from a variety of
digital sources: newspaper, radio, television, and online-only sites.
Online entry form must
accompany all submissions. PRIZE: $3,000 in each of 6 categories.
Deadline: August 1, 2005.
American Accolades Screenwriting Competition
Amy Foundation (The) The Amy Foundation Writing Awards program is designed to recognize creative, skillful writing that presents in a sensitive, thought-provoking manner the biblical position on issues affecting the world today. To be eligible, submitted articles must be published in a secular, non-religious publication and must be reinforced with at least one passage of scripture.
Annual Award of Excellence (Published). Colorado Romance Writers. Books published in 2002. Synopsis up to 12 pages, First two chapters-40 pages max.
Annual Chistell Poetry & Short Story Contest Poetry & Short Story Annual
Annual Essay Contest on Ayn Rand's Novel Atlas Shrugged Essay Annual
Annual Essay Contest on Ayn Rand's Novel The Fountainhead Essay Annual
Annual Essay Contest on Ayn Rand's Novelette Anthem Essay Annual
Apex Awards for Excellence in Publication
Arizona Authors Association. Literary.
Armed Forces Joint Warfighting Essay Contest
Armed Forces Joint Warfighting Essay Contest. Essays under 3k words. Combat readiness in a joint context. 1st Prize: $2,500; 2nd Prize: $2,000; 3rd Prize: $1,000.
Arts Awards - Cash/Opportunities for Writers Poets Graduating HS. Awards for young artists.
awomanswrite is a quarterly writing contest for women, featuring a critique for every entrant, and a cash prize for the best submission.
Bitten -- Vampire short fiction contest. This contest aims to promote that good short fiction, and give amateur Internet writers a chance to receive material benefit from their stories. Submissions are open to any writers, over 13 years of age from any country, as long as the story is in clear, comprehensible English, and is previously unpublished. Out of all the entries collected, the 5 best will be posted on this site, and readers will vote on their favorites. Readers will be able to send comments and feedback to the participants. Submission Deadline: July 31, 2005. Posting and Voting Begin: August 15, 2005. Voting Closes: August 31, 2005
Boston Review - A political and literary forum. Short story and poetry contess.
Cadenza Magazine Short Story Competition - Seeks original, unpublished stories, not exceeding 4,000 words. Open theme (but no children's stories). Cash prizes total 350 English pounds. Entry fee: 5 pounds (or equivalent). Deadline: March 31.
Campbell River Online Story Contest. Two $150 prizes, plus gift packs including books, art, CDs, tours, and gift certificates
Canadian Writer's Journal Semi-annual Short Fiction Contest Short Fiction Semi-annual
Carve Magazine Short Story Contest -
The Raymond Carver Short Story Award at Carve Magazine is one of the
world's premier fiction awards for original, unpublished short stories.
Maximum length: 10,000 words. Prize money totals $2,000. All submissions
are considered for publication. International entries welcome. Entry fees:
$15 (one), $25 (two), $30 (three). Only three entries per author are
permitted. Closes: February 1.
Chistell Writing Contest. Poetry, Short Story. Open to 18 years and older.
Coast Guard Essay Contest Essays under 3k. Subjects relating to the transformation of the Coast Guard. 1st Prize: $2,000; 2nd Prize: $1,000; 3rd Prize: $750
Communicator Awards An international competition honoring excellence in communications. Print, video, and audio. Categories: Advertisement | Annual Report | Brochure | Employee Publication | Magazine | Marketing/Promotion | Media Kit | Newsletter | Publicity | Public Relations/Communications | Public Service/Pro Bono | Radio | Television | Video/Film/Multi-Media | Web Site | Design | Photography | Writing.
Contesttrackers.com -- many contests with different deadlines.
Conversely Magazine Antidote Essay Contest Non-fiction essay Annual
Con-Version 20 Short Story Writing Contest -- Held each year in conjunction with the ConVersion science fiction and fantasy convention in Calgary, Alberta (http://www.con-version.org). Previous judges for the at-con live critiquing session of the 6 finalists (top 3 in each category) have included Peter David, Dave Duncan, Ed Bryant and
Diamond Cutters International/Marriage Proposal Essay - No Deadline
DMOZ Open Directory Project: Contests
EM Koeppel Short Story Contest - Annual contest offers $1,100 first prize for original, unpublished stories. Maximum length: 3,000 words. International English entries welcome. Fee: $15 (one), $25 (two). Submissions: Oct. 1 - Apr. 30 annually.
Fanstory.com - various contests with varying deadlines.
Flight Humor Writing Contest - No Deadline
Florida Freelance Writer's Contest. The contest is open to all writers. You do not have to be a member of Florida Freelance Writers Association (FFWA) or a resident of Florida. Nonfiction, fiction, children's literature, poetry divisions.
Flyway - Fiction, nonfiction (maximum: 4,000 words) and poetry. Reading fee: $18. Deadline March 1st.
Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award 2005 - The Munster Literature Centre is pleased to announce it will be offering a prize of 50,000 Euros for the best original collection of Short Stories published in English, anywhere in the world.
Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine Contest - Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine seeks short stories in the mystery genre of 5,000 words or less.
Gahlah links: Writers' Contests Essays, poetry, science fiction, screenwriting, short stories
George A Birmingham Short Story Competition
Glacier Press Fiction Writing Contest - Invites entries (maximum: 20,000 words) to a number of categories, including Short Story, Novel/Novella, and Children's Works. Prize: $500, plus publication. Deadline: April 30. Entry fee: $25.
Glimmer Train Awards for Fiction - Glimmer Train Press offers a number of awards for literary short fiction each year. The prize money for short stories less than 2,000 words, for example, totals $2,000. A reading fee of $10 is required. The Press is also open for submissions where no upfront fees are charged.
Haunted Newport Short Story Contest - Original, unpublished stories up to 5,000 words are sought on a paranormal theme, and incorporating at least two Newport, Rhode Island, landmarks. First prize is $500. Closes May 1. Entry fee: $10.
Highlights for Children Fiction Contest
-- We are seeking funny stories for children from 2 to 12. No crime,
violence, or derogatory humor. Work from both published and unpublished
authors is welcome. All submissions must be
previously unpublished.
HOLLIS SUMMERS POETRY PRIZE COMPETITION - The competition is open to both those who have not published a book-length collection and those who have. Entry fee: $15. The winning manuscript will be published by Ohio University Press the following year and will be awarded a cash prize of $500. Deadline: October 31.
Intergeneration Foundation's Annual Storytelling Contest - Open to all ages, this short story contest is designed to promote intergenerational understanding. Maximum length: 750 words. Cash prizes total $700. No entry fees.
International Annual Fish Short Story Prize Original, unpublished short stories, less than 5,000 words, on any theme, are sought. Deadline: November 30, each year. Entry fees: $16 for one, $11 each additional. First Prize: $2,500. The best eighteen short-listed stories will be published in an anthology, read by leading literary agents.
International Navies Photo Contest
Jane Chambers Playwriting Award -- Open to women only: Adult and student categories. We seek plays and performance texts created by women which reflect a feminist perspective and contain significant opportunities for women performers. We encourage submissions by and about women from a diversity of positions in respect to race, class, sexual preference, physical ability, age, and geographical region. We strongly encourage experimentation with the dramatic form. Scripts may be produced or unproduced.
JBWB Competition Several Genres Quarterly
JMW Publishing Poetry Monthly
Kids Can Do It - Ongoing essay contest. Kids, win $50.00, an autographed book from Sandra Humphrey and an award to hang in your room. In 300 words or less, tell us your true story about the most difficult decision you've had to make between right and wrong. A new winner will be picked every six months.
KIDSPEAK WRITING CONTEST. The American Dream Group offers a variety of contest to encourage people to pursue their dreams. We are currently offering a kids writing contest that can be found at http://kidspeak.home.att.net and a children's story writing contest that can be accessed through our main contest site at http://achieve-the-dream.net/contests.htm.
Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism. Recognizes independent and professional reporting that sheds new light on controversial issues. Two $5,000 prizes.
Love Poems and Quotes Contest Monthly
MARGARET REID POETRY CONTEST FOR TRADITIONAL
VERSE
Postmark Deadline: June 30
Prizes of $1,000, $400, $200, plus four Encouragement Awards of $100
each. Winning entries will be published. Submit poems in traditional
verse forms, such as sonnets and haiku. You may submit work that has
been published or won prizes elsewhere, as long as you own the
anthology and online publication rights. Entry fee is $5 for every 25
lines, payable to Winning Writers. Judge: John H. Reid. Submit online
or mail to Winning Writers, Attn: Margaret Reid Poetry Contest, 351
Pleasant Street, PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060.
Marlene Awards Washington Romance Writers
Memphis Magazine Fiction Contest - Open only to writers living within 150 miles of Memphis, this annual competition seeks original short stories of 3,000 to 5,000 words. Reading fee: $10. Deadline: August 1.
Mixed Stories Contests. Short stories about being biracial or multiracial.
Momaya Press - The Momaya Annual Review seeks original short stories on any theme. Limit: 2,500 words. Deadline July 1. Prizes total $300. Entry fee: $10
Munster Literature Centre - Details the Sean O'Faolain Short Story Competition with two thousand Euros in prizes. Limit: 3,000 words. Deadline: July 31.
National Writing Contest - Fountainhead Productions -- submit full-length novel manuscripts.
NATJA Awards Travel Journalism Annual
Naval and Maritime Photo Contest
Naval Intelligence Essay Contest
Never Ending Story Contest Fiction Monthly
Northwest Perspectives Essay Contest
-- Sponsored by Oregon Quarterly, the magazine of the
University of Oregon, this
year judged by Portland author and editor Brian Doyle. Entries should
address ideas that affect the Northwest, should be nonfiction, should not
have been previously published. For more information, please see online
guidelines.
OnceWritten.com In the Midnight Hour Halloween Fiction Contest (Annual); Grand Prize: $500; Reading Fee: $15
Painted Bride. Quarterly. Fiction.
Park Publications UK - The short story magazine. Fiction, articles, and poetry.
Photo Review International Photography Competition
Playwriting Contest - Annual contest seeks original, unproduced plays, open in theme, but suitable in both subject, and language, for family-oriented amateur groups. The winner receives a $1,000 royalty advance, and publication.
Poem Kingdom Poetry Varies
Pomegranate Words - Offering distance learning classes in poetry and fiction, critiquing services, forums, contests, and other resources for teen writers.
Principles of War Essay Contest
Prism Contest (Published Writers) -- Futuristic, Fantasy & Paranormal.
Pronghorn Press Short Story Annual
Reaching Common Ground Essay Contest. Open to 16 to 22-year olds., 2,500 words or less. Sponsored by the Institute for Christian & Jewish Studies.
Read my Words. Short fiction. 2,500 words max. $5 reading fee. See site for prizes.
River CityWriting Awards in FICTION and POETRY
Sally Odger's Contests Varies Regularly
Santa Fe Writers Project - Resources, awards, and support for writers.
Science Fiction Writers of Earth
Screenwriting Contest $10,000 in cash. $8,000 in prizes.
Screenwriting Contests and Markets
Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition
Shriekfest - Los Angeles International horror/Thriller/Science Fiction Film Festival & Screenplay Competition
Smith's List of Canadian Writing Contests
Society for Technical Communications - Online communication, technical art, technical publications.
South Carolina Fiction Project - Previously unpublished short stories up to 2,500 words are sought in this annual competition sponsored by "The Post and Courier" and the South Carolina Arts Commission. Entry fees: None. Deadline: January 15. Prizes: Twelve cash awards of $500. Open only to residents of South Carolina.
Southeastern Writers Association --
The MLB Young Adult Award: True-life fiction (like a fictional
journal/play-by-play of somebody's life like the "Adrian Mole" series by
Sue Townsend) or Fantasy fiction (like the "Star Shards Trilogy" by Neil
Shusterman or the R.L. Stein books). Maximum Word Count: 3000. This
contest will be judged by teenaged readers. The Hudson
Award For Speculative Fiction:
A short story of 3000 words max. For work in SF/Fantasy and related
genres, sponsored by Tim and Sheila Hudson. The Jarvis Humor Award:
Send a complete manuscript not over 1000 hilarious words to enter this
writers contest. The Cappy Award: Southern Regional Literary Fiction. Send a complete short story no more than 3000 words, or the first chapter and a synopsis of a novel. For work in the tradition of O'Connor and Welty. The Harry Rubin Limerick Award: Send three limericks.
The Angel Award: Short fiction, poetry or essays of 1200 words maximum
about the Holiday season. NO book length manuscripts. The SWA
Best Overall Fiction Award: To be chosen from the first place winners
in Novel, Juvenile and Short Fiction categories.
Southword Editions Poetry Chapbook Competition (Entry fee 10 euros by credit card or 10 euros, £10 or US15 by cheque)
SpecFicWorld's Annual Speculative Fiction Contest - Science Fiction, Fantasy and/or Horror stories up to 10,000 words are required. Entry fee: $6. Cash prizes total $325. Deadline: March 15.
Teen Ink Contests - Artwork, cartoons, essays, fiction, journalism, photography, plays / screenwriting, poetry.
TenTen Fiction Competition - Annual. Literary fiction. A Short Story in exactly 1,010 words.
Tickled by Thunder - Fiction.
Toasted Cheese Fiction Contests - Toasted Cheese Literary Journal currently offers three short story contests on given themes, each year. No entry fees. Modest prizes. Deadlines vary.
Tom Bartlett Marine Corps Photo Contest
TOM HOWARD/JOHN H.
REID POETRY CONTEST
Postmark Deadline: September 30 Prizes of $1,000, $400, $200, plus four
Encouragement Awards of $100 each. Winning entries will be published.
Submit poems in any style or genre. You may submit work that has been
published or won prizes elsewhere, as long as you own the anthology and
online publication rights. Entry fee is $5 for every 25 lines, payable to
Winning Writers. Submit online or mail to Winning Writers, Attn: Tom
Howard Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222, Northampton, MA
01060. Winning Writers is one of the Writer's Digest "101 Best Web Sites
for Writers" for 2005.
Tundra Prize (The Annual Dr. Maximilian Tundra Memorial Poetry and Short Speculative Fiction Prize)
Vestal Review (short stories)
The reading for our first contest begins October 1 and lasts until
November 15. Winners will be announced by November 30. The awards will be:
$150 for the 1st place, $50 for the 2nd, $20 for 3rd, and $15 to three
finalists. $5 fee per entry.
Vincent Astor Memorial Leadership Essay Contest
Voices Anthology Poetry, haiku and short story Quarterly
Whim's Place Flash Fiction Contests -- We're seeking the next MAJOR nonfiction writing talent who lives WEST of the Mississippi!
Whisper Stories - sponsored by Purple Pen. All genre except adult. $15 entry. Completion of a story for which the opening line is already provided.
Whisper Stories Contests - Promotes writing contests in which authors are asked to complete a story from a set opening sentence. Current deadlines: January 31 and April 30. Prize money: $500 and $5,500 respectively. Entry fees: $5 and $15 respectively.
William Saroyan International Prize for Writing - newly published books.
Winning Writers - Books and poetry.
Word Smitten Flash Fiction Competition - Word Smitten offers a Flash Fiction Contest of 500 words or less. Prize: $150.
Words Magazine - Seeks original short stories for various themed contests throughout the year. Limit: 2,000 words. Accepts IRCs for entry fees.
Write Angle Playwriting Contest Play writing Monthly
Writer Works - Contest re-opens November 1, 2003 for travel-related fiction and non-fiction.
Writers Digest Contests - Ongoing
Writers Notes Annual Writing Contest. Fiction and nonfiction.
Writers of the Future L Ron Hubbard site. Science Fiction / Fantasy Quarterly