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.

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

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Eligible Entry: original, unpublished fiction of 7,500 words or less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

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Eligible Entry: an unpublished work of fiction that is 7,500 words or less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

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.

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

Book Contest Deadline Feb. 15, 2010

Starcherone Books
Starcherone Prize for Innovative Fiction

Submission Period: Deadline: February 15, 2010

Eligible Entry: novel or short story collection up to 400 pages

Open to: Statement of Conflict of Interest included in contest guidelines

Entry Fee: $30

Prize: publication

Short Story Collection Contest Deadline: Feb. 28, 2010

The Association of Writers and Writing Programs
Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction

Submission Period: January 1 - February 28, 2010

Eligible Entry: short story collection of 150-300 pages

Open to: students and friends of the judge are ineligible

Entry Fee: $25; $10 for AWP members

Prize: $5,000 and publication

Nonfiction Contest Deadline: Feb. 28, 2010

The Association of Writers and Writing Programs
AWP Awards for Creative Nonfiction

Submission Period: January 1 - February 28, 2010

Eligible Entry: 150-300 page manuscript

Open to: students and friends of the judge are ineligible

Entry Fee: $25; $10 for AWP members

Prize: $2,000 and publication

Short Story Contest Deadline: Apr. 30, 2010

Once Written
2010 Spring Short Story Contest

Submission Period: Deadline: April 30, 2010

Eligible Entry: unpublished short story, up to 5,000 words

Open to: No restrictions indicated.

Entry Fee: $20

Prize: 1st Prize: $1,000 and publication
2nd Prize: $100 and publication

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

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

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

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:

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

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.

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

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

Short Story & Poetry Contest Deadline: Nov. 30, 2009

FolioAlley
2009 Writing Contest

Submission Period: Deadline: 11/30/09

Eligible Entry: short story or poem with the theme "Alley Cats and Alley Rats"

Open to: members of folioalley.com and U.S. residents, 18 years old or older

Entry Fee: None

Prize: $500