Saturday, October 24, 2009

Playwriting Contest Deadline: Dec. 31, 2009

Pioneer Drama Service
Shubert Fendrich Memorial Playwriting Contest

Submission Period: ongoing contest with a deadline of 12/31 each year

Eligible Entry: plays for educational and community theatre purposes

Open to: those not previously published by Pioneer Drama

Entry Fee: none

Prize: $1,000 plus publication

Monday, October 12, 2009

Humorous Fiction and Nonfiction Contest Deadline: Dec. 01, 2009

The Brad Schreiber Home Page
Mona Schreiber Prize for Humorous Fiction and Nonfiction

Submission Period: Deadline: 12/01/09

Eligible Entry: unpublished works up to 750 words

Open to: No restrictions indicated

Entry Fee: $5

Prize: 1st Place: $500
2nd Place: $250
3rd Place: $100

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Playwriting Contest Deadline: Oct. 31, 2009

Forest Roberts Theatre - Northern Michigan University
Playwriting Competition

Submission Period: Entries must be received by 10/31/09

Eligible Entry: full-length play; no musicals, one-act plays, or previously submitted work

Open to: No restrictions indicated.

Entry Fee: None mentioned in rules

Prize: $2,000 and transportation to act as artist-in-residence during production week

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Ohio Book Awards Deadline: Dec. 31, 2009

Ohioana Library Association
Ohioana Annual Book Award

Submission Period: Deadline: 12/31/09

Eligible Entry: published books by Ohio authors or editors by a recognized publisher

Open to: writers born in Ohio or lived in Ohio for at least 5 years are strongly preferred; books about Ohio by non-native writers may be considered

Entry Fee:

Prize:

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Screenwriting Contest Final Deadline: April 30, 2010

Flat Shoe Entertainment & Hollywood Scriptwriter Magazine
American Screenwriting Competition

Submission Period: Final Deadline: 04/30/2010

Eligible Entry: complete screenplay 70 - 150 pages

Open to: No restrictions indicated.

Entry Fee: $40 (by 11/15/2009) early
$50 (by 01/15/2010) regular
$60 (by 03/15/2010) late
$65 (by 04/30/2010) final

Prize: 1st Prize: $7,000 cash, $4,000 option towards purchase, screenwriting software
2nd Prize: $2,000 cash and screenwriting software
3rd Prize: $1,000 cash and writing software
4th Prize: $400 cash and writing software
5th Prize: $200 cash and writing software

Monday, October 5, 2009

Fiction Contest Deadline: Oct. 31, 2009

OnceWritten.com
Fall Fiction Contest

Submission Period: Deadline: 10/31/09

Eligible Entry: short story unpublished (including online), 5,000 words or less

Open to: No restrictions indicated except winners must be able to receive winnings by American bank check or PayPal

Entry Fee: $20; $15 for Daily Sparks subscribers

Prize: $1,000 plus publication
$100 plus publication

Oncewritten.com seems like an interesting site. I'll have to check it out when I get a chance. Please leave a comment if you have had any experience (good or bad) with this website.

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Short Story Contest Deadline: Nov. 16, 2009

24th Annual Tennessee Williams/ New Orleans Literary Festival
Fiction Writing Contest

Submission Period: Deadline: 11/16/09

Eligible Entry: short story up to 7,000 words

Open to: writers who have not published a book of fiction

Entry Fee: $25

Prize: $1,500, publication in New Orleans Review, domestic airfare and accommodations to attend the 2010 festival in New Orleans, VIP pass and
public reading at the 2010 Festival

Friday, October 2, 2009

Short Story Contest Deadline: Nov. 07, 2009

Roanoke Review
The Roanoke Review's 2009 Fiction Contest

Submission Period: Deadline: 11/07/09

Eligible Entry: short story up to 5,000 words

Open to: No restrictions indicated

Entry Fee: $15

Prize: 1st Place: $1,000
2nd Place: $500