Thursday, April 1, 2010

NaNoWriMo Script Frenzy!

Today is the first day of NaNoWriMo's Script Frenzy!


For those who are not familiar with NaNoWriMo, it is National Novel Writing Month which is November every year. Script Frenzy is a challenge to write 100 pages of script during the month of April. The script can be a movie script, a play, graphic novel text, or comic book text. See the details on the website.


Don't know how to write script? Many writers in the Script Frenzy challenge are new to screenwriting.


Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Nonfiction Article Contest - March 2010

HubPages
The March 2010 Helpful Health Hubs Contest

Submission Period: March 2010; writers can enter three times daily

Eligible Entry: A hub (article) about the health topic of the day submitted from noon PT to 11:59 PM; articles must be at least 300 words; Click the above link for the schedule of topics

Open to: legal residents of the US, Canada (excluding Quebec), United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, entrants must be at least 18 years old

Entry Fee: none

Prize: $1,000 grand prize, $100 weekly prizes, $50 daily prizes

Friday, February 12, 2010

Fiction Writing Contest Deadline: March 01, 2010

The Ledge Fiction & Poetry Magazine
2010 Fiction Awards Competition

Submission Period:
Deadline: 03/01/10

Eligible Entry: original, unpublished fiction of 7,500 words or less

Open to: No restrictions indicated

Entry Fee: $10 or $20 subscription includes entry fee; $6 for each additional entry

Prize: 1st Prize: $1,000
2nd Prize: $250
3rd Prize: $100
Winning entries are published in The Ledge magazine

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Fiction Writing Contest Deadline: April 30, 2010

Nimrod Literary Awards
The Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction

Submission Period:
Deadline: 04/30/10

Eligible Entry: an unpublished work of fiction that is 7,500 words or less

Open to: No restrictions indicated

Entry Fee: $20; entry fee includes one year subscription to Nimrod

Prize: 1st Prize: $2,000 and publication
2nd Prize: $1,000 and publication

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Horror Short Story Deadline: March 30, 2010

Writers' Journal
Horror/Ghost Short Story Contest

Submission Period:
Deadline: 3/30/10

Eligible Entry: original horror/ghost story of 2,000 words or less

Open to: No restrictions indicated

Entry Fee: $7

Prize: 1st Prize: $250
2nd Prize: $100
3rd Prize: $50
Winners are published in Writers' Journal.

Short Story Contest Deadline: May 30, 2010

Writers' Journal
Short Story Contest

Submission Period:
Deadline: 5/30/10

Eligible Entry: original short story of 2,000 words or less

Open to: No restrictions indicated

Entry Fee: $10

Prize: 1st Prize: $350
2nd Prize: $125
3rd Prize: $75
Winners are published in Writers' Journal.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Novel Contest Deadline: Feb. 28, 2009

The Association of Writers and Writing Programs
AWP Prize for the Novel

Submission Period: January 1 - February 28, 2010

Eligible Entry: novel of at least 60,000 words

Open to: students and friends of the judge are ineligible

Entry Fee: $25; $10 for AWP members

Prize: $2,000 and publication