Novel Contest - SC Residents - Deadline: Jan. 05, 2010

The South Carolina Arts Commission
FY2010 First Novel Contest

Submission Period: Deadline: 01/05/10

Eligible Entry: unpublished novel of 150-400 pages

Open to: S.C. residents 18 years old or older who have never published a novel

Entry Fee: $25

Prize: book publication contract and $1,000 advance on royalties

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Fiction & Poetry Contest Deadline: Oct. 15, 2009

Dogwood Journal of Poetry & Prose
Fiction Prize

Submission Period: Deadline: 10/15/09

Eligible Entry: 25 pages of unpublished fiction for the Fiction Award or up to 3 unpublished poems (10 page maximum)

Open to: No restricitons indicated

Entry Fee: $15

Prize: $1,000 & publication for the Poetry & Fiction Awards

Dickens-Themed Short Story Contest Deadline: Oct. 01, 2009

Friends of the Dr. Eugene Clark Library
Scare the Dickens Out of Us Short Story Contest

Submission Period: Deadline: 10/01/09

Eligible Entry: unpublished short story set around a December holiday; story must be 4,000 words or less and include a Dickens character

Open to: judges and their families are not eligible

Entry Fee: $20

Prize: 1st prize: $500 & trophy
2nd prize: $250
3rd prize: $150
local prize for Caldwell county, TX resident: $100

Short Short Story Contest Deadline: Dec. 01, 2009

Writer's Digest
Short Short Story Competition

Submission Period: Deadline: 12/01/09

Eligible Entry: unpublished short story 1,500 words or less (including the title)

Open to: no restrictions indicated

Entry Fee: $15

Prize: First Place: $3,000
Second Place: $1,500
Third Place: $500
Fourth Through Tenth Place: $100
Eleventh Through Twenty-Fifth Place: $50 gift certificate for Writer's Digest Books

Micro-fiction Contest Deadline: Nov. 01,2009

Lyrical Passion Poetry E-zine
Micro-fiction Competition

Submission Period: Deadline: 11/01/09

Eligible Entry: original, unpublished flash fiction story of 300 words or less

Open to: writers must be 18

Entry Fee: $3.00 per story; $7.00 for 3 stories

Prize: 1st Place Prize - $ 200.00 (US) & Certificate
2nd $ 70.00
3rd $ 30.00

Young Adult Novel Contest Deadline: Dec. 31, 2009

Delacorte Press Books
The Twenty-Eighth Annual Delacorte Press Contest for a First Young Adult Novel

Submission Period: 10/01/09 - 12/31/09

Eligible Entry: 100-224 page full length manuscripts for readers ages 12-18

Open to: U.S. and Canadian writers who have not previously published a young adult novel; empolyees of Random House and their families are not eligible

Entry Fee: None indicated

Prize: $1,500 in cash and a $7,500 advance against royalties.

Fast Approaching Deadline! Sept. 15, 2009

Good Housekeeping
Short Story Contest

Submission Period: Deadline: 09/15/09

Eligible Entry: unpublished short story 3,500 words or less about women's lives

Open to: United States residents 21 years old or older

Entry Fee: None

Prize: $3,000 and publication in the May 2010 issue of Good Housekeeping
2 runners up receive $750