CLAYMORE AWARDS- Deadline May 31, 2012
http://www.killernashville.com/cokina20claw.html
$35 ENTRY FEE
The Claymore Award is bestowed upon the author of the best beginning (up to 50 pages) of an unpublished manuscript not currently under contract. Deadline May 31, 2012. Entrants do not have to attend the Killer Nashville Conference to be eligible. The ten finalists are chosen through a blind judging process and sent to our 2012 publishing partner, Five Star Press/Tekno Books. Five Star chooses the final winner, who receives an engraved replica of a Claymore dagger.
Gival Press Novel Award- Deadline May. 30, 2012
http://www.givalpress.com/
Entry fee- $50 per entry
Prizes - $3,000, standard contract, publication.
Submit unpublished literary novel or 30,000 to 100,000 words in English. Regular mail ONLY.
Katherine Pateron Prize for YA and Children's
Writing deadline- June 30
http://www.hungermtn.org/
Entry fee- $20 per entry
Prizes - $1,000 and publication. 3 runners up get $ 100 and publication
Submit one story or stand alone novel excerpt of up to 1 0,000 words in English and suitable for YA or children. Submit online or by regular mail.
FAMILY CIRCLE FICTION CONTEST- deadline 9/7/12
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NO ENTRY FEE
Deadline September 7, 2012. Submit an original (written by
entrant), fiction short story of no more than 2,500 words,
typed, double-spaced and page numbered on 8-1/2x11 paper.
Limit two entries per person. Legal residents of the 50 United
States, and the District of Columbia, 21 years of age or older
are eligible to enter.
Grand Prize winner will receive a prize package including $750,
a gift certificate to one mediabistro.com course of his or her
choice, one year mediabistro.com AvantGuild membership, and a one
year mediabistro.com How-to Video membership. Total approximate
retail value of grand prize package $1,514.
Second Place winner will receive a check for $250 and the rest
similar to the grand prize winner. Total retail value $404.
Third Place winner will receive a check for $250 and a one-year
mediabistro.com AvantGuild membership. Total RV $305.
Sept. 15, 2012
Contact- eng_pdr@shsu.edu
http://www.shsu.edu/
Entry fee - $ 20 per entry
Prize - $200 and publication
Sumb it a mss. of up to 250 pages by regular mail ONLY.
George Garrett Fiction Prize, Texas Review Press, Dept. Of English, Sam Houstion State University, Box 2146, Huntsville, TX 77341
Juniper Prize for Fiction deadline Sept. 30
Contact- Karen Fish - kfisk@umpress.umass.edu
Entry fee- $25 per entry
Prize- $1,500 and publication
Submit novels, novellas or story collections of 150- 350 pages. English only. Submit by Mail only. Submission period is Aug.1 - Sept. 30.
SCARE THE DICKENS OUT OF US CONTEST- deadline Oct. 1, 2012
http://www.clarklibraryfriends.com/
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ENTRY FEE $20 ADULT and $5 JUNIOR.
First prize, $1,000 and a trophy.
Second prize, $500 and a ribbon.
Third prize, $250 and a ribbon.
Junior contest prize $250 and a trophy.
The Scare The Dickens Out of Us ghost story contest and the
Junior Scare The Dickens Out of Us ghost story contest share
identical rules except the entry fees and the following:
Junior contest writers must be age 12-18. Winners will have
to provide proof of age. The contest is open to published and
unpublished writers alike. All publication rights remain with
the author. The ghost story must be 5,000 words or less, in
English, and typed double-spaced. Entries accepted beginning
July 1, 2012. Deadline October 1, 2012.
2012 ANDERBO SELF-PUBLISHED BOOK AWARD-
Deadline- Oct. 15, 2012
http://www.anderbo.com/anderbo1/anderselfpubbookaward2012.html
$20 ENTRY FEE
For a self-published book - fiction or nonfiction. One Winner will receive $500 cash, announcement on the Anderbo web site and publication of a book-excerpt on anderbo.com. Initial judging will be based on the first 40 pages (ONLY) of the self-published book. Deadline October 15, 2012. Finalists in this contest will be required to supply the entire book at a later date.
Clay Reynolds Novella Prize Competition Deadline-
Oct. 15, 2012
Entry fee- $2o per entry
Prizes - $200 and publication
Submit up to 150 pages of Mss. by regular mail ONLY
contact - eng_pdr@shsu.edu
