Writing Contests
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This is a writing contest for those of you interested in writing FOR children.
Many writing contests these days have an entry fee … so one of the reasons I am featuring this contest is that it is FREE TO ENTER … so if you are just getting your feet wet and want to see if your story is a winner, now is the time to find out!
CRITERIA: Stories may be any length up to 800 words. Stories for beginning readers should not exceed 500 words. Indicate the word count in the upper right-hand corner of the first page of your manuscript. Theme: Mystery stories
No crime, violence, or derogatory humor.
PRIZES: Three prizes of $1,000 each. The three winning entries will be announced in June 2007. These stories will become the property of Highlights for Children and will be published by Highlights. All other submissions will be considered for purchase by Highlights.
Deadline: February 28, 2007
Eligibility: International, age 16+
ENTER HERE
Written by guru on January 29th, 2007 with no comments.
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If you aspire to become a children’s writer, check out the following contest …
We are looking for nonfiction articles for teens, ages 13 to 17, based on a personal experience, to 1,200 words. The article may be told in the first or third person, or take the form of an interview, but should be the experience of a teen, for a teen. The subject may be a serious issue (family, school, or community issue) or it may be light (entertainment, fashion, friends, or fun). The subject and approach may be spiritual or inspirational, but may not be denominational or dogmatic. Publishability is the ultimate criterion.
Prize structure is $250 for first place plus publication in Children’s Writer, $100 for 2nd place, and $50 for 3rd and 4th places.
http://www.childrenswriter.com/
Written by guru on January 27th, 2007 with no comments.
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This is a fun little contest for writers.
Write a story that starts with this sentence: “Time travel is impossible.”
Your story must start with the sentence above. Do not add to the sentence. You have the option to put it in quotes (for dialogue) and to change the punctuation at the end. But do not add to the sentence or change it in any other way.
Deadline: Feb 28. 2007
Eligibility: International, Open to all ages
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
ps … YOU need a membership to enter … but you can get one for free to try it out.
Written by guru on January 23rd, 2007 with no comments.
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This is a really neat concept … love it because it is both challenging and creative.
You have from Midnight (Central Standard Time) March 31, 2007 to Midnight (CST) April 2, 2007 (48 hours) to write the best darn poem you can, using all 10 words provided by CV2 (and a few of your own of course!).
Pre-registration and an email address are required.
At 12:00 midnight (CST), when Friday becomes Saturday, CV2’s list of words will be emailed to registered participants. Participants have 2 days (48 hours) to write the poem and must use each word at least once in their final submitted poem. Submitted poems may not exceed 48 lines. Only one poem may be entered per participant.
Deadline for pre-registration is Friday, March 23rd, 2007. The $10.00 registration fee can be paid by PayPal or by cheque/money order sent to the CV2 office.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
Enjoy! And let me know if you win or place!!
Melanie
Written by guru on January 17th, 2007 with no comments.
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Over the past two years, eight Glamour readers’ stories have been selected and brought to life on the silver screen with the help of some of Hollywood’s finest filmmaking talent. You could be next!
Share your story
In 750 words or less, tell us about an event, encounter or moment in your life when something incredibly important, empowering, humorous, astonishing or inspiring happened to you. How did you come out of it victorious, stronger and wiser? Please include a one-line summary of your moment.
See It Unfold
Up to three stories will be selected and turned into short films. We’ll script, film and screen them for Glamour readers, Hollywood insiders and film enthusiasts.
Get Ready for Your Close Up
If your story is selected, we’ll fly you and a guest to the premiere of the short film about you!
Deadline:Stories must be received by January 8, 2007.
Elgibility: USA, 18 years+
Enter Now
Written by guru on December 17th, 2006 with no comments.
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Deadline: December 31, 2006
Eligibility: USA, 18+
Tell People Magainze why you are in need of a holiday. You have 50 words or less to convince them that you should be the recipient of a 2 night/3 day getaway for two to Los Angeles or London.
There are 10 runners up who will receive “The Holiday” DVD and promotional items.
Enter HERE
Written by guru on December 14th, 2006 with no comments.
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Tell Marie Claire Magazine how you make a statement with your own fashion, minimum word count 10, maximum word count 500, and include a photo of yourself (optional). Photo must be a JPEG file no larger than 300k and with a resolution of no less than 300 DPI. Only you can be in the photo; no other persons may be included in the photo.
There will be one winning prize. Prize consists of one pair of DKNY Denim Evolution Jeans, total prize value: $79.
Eligibility: USA & Canada, 18+
Deadline: December 18, 2006
Enter your Fashion Statement and photo here
Written by guru on December 13th, 2006 with no comments.
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The semi-cynical staff of MyRomanceStory.com wants to hear about romance, or more precisely the lack of it. Because it’s turkey and ham season, tell us some of your most cringe-inducing dating moments, recent and past…your Holiday Turkeys.
Every week, we’ll let our audience vote for the best stories, and the Grand Prize winner—the one who can turn a rancid rendezvous into a superlative story—will win a $200 gift certificate from MyRomanceStory.com and HoneyBaked Hams.
We hope this will make it worth all of the pain and horror you’ve suffered at the hands of incompetent companions. So, tell us about the guy who insisted you go to his mother’s house for your first date, or the woman who smiled all through dinner with a spinach leaf covering her front tooth. We want to hear it all!
Deadline: December 10, 2006
Eligibility: USA & Canada, 18+
ENTER your holiday “turkey” story here
Written by guru on November 30th, 2006 with no comments.
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This contest is for teens (16 to 21 years).
Win: Hello Kitty wants to hook you up with the ultimate musical prize package — a black Hello Kitty Fender Stratocaster guitar with a pink guitar strap and Hello Kitty speakers for your iPod! They’ll also include a pack of guitar picks, so you’ll be rock royalty in no time!
How can you score this purr-fect loot? Just tell us in 100 words or less about why you love all things Hello Kitty. It could be the clothes, the purses… anything you want. The best story wins!
Eligibility: USA & Canada, 16 to 21 years
Deadline: December 7, 2006
ENTER YOUR ESSAY HERE
Written by guru on November 28th, 2006 with no comments.
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Here is a contest for all the poets out there.
The Ruth Stone Prize in Poetry is given annually for an unpublished poem. Cynthia Huntington, author of The Radiant, will judge. Submit up to three poems totaling no more than six pages with a $15 entry fee, which includes a copy of the prize issue.
One grand prize of $1,000 and publication, along with two Honorable Mentions, published in Hunger Mountain: The Vermont College Journal of Arts & Letters.
Deadline: December 10, 2006
Eligibility: International, Open to all ages.
Written by guru on November 22nd, 2006 with no comments.
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