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Cabell First Novelist Award The First Novelist Award honors the best debut novel published during a calendar year. The author receives a $5000 prize, travel expenses to Richmond, and 5-star accommodations ... (more) DEADLINE: 01-15-2009.PRIZES: $5,000.00.ENTRY FEE: $.00.

Texas Institute of LettersThe Texas Institute of Letters has issued its call for entries in twelve categories for the best works published in the year 2008. This year’s awards will carry a monetary value of $21,450 ... (more) DEADLINE: 01-09-2009.PRIZES: $21,450.00.ENTRY FEE: $0.00.

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South Carolina Fiction ProjectThis annual writing competition, sponsored by The Post and Courier and the South Carolina Arts Commission, calls for previously unpublished short stories of 2,500 words or less ... (more) DEADLINE: 01-15-2009.PRIZES: $500.00.ENTRY FEE: $0.00.

Robert Bingham Fellowship for WritersThe winner receives a cash award of $35,000, a stipend intended to permit a significant degree of leisure in which to pursue a second work of literary fiction ... (more) DEADLINE: 01-16-2009.PRIZES: $35,000.00.ENTRY FEE: $50.00.

Joyce Osterweil Award for PoetryThe Osterweil Award recognizes the high literary character of the published work to date of a new and emerging American poet of any age and the promise of further literary achievement ... (more) DEADLINE: 01-16-2009.PRIZES: $5,000.00.ENTRY FEE: $0.00.

Helen and Laura Krout Memorial Ohioana Poetry AwardAward of $1,000 to an author whose body of work has made, and continues to make, a significant contribution to poetry ... (more) DEADLINE: 12-31-2008.PRIZES: $1,000.00.ENTRY FEE: $0.00.

Doris Betts Fiction PrizeThe Doris Betts Fiction Prize awards the first-place winner with a prize of $250. Winners and finalists will be considered for publication in the North Carolina Literary Review ... (more) DEADLINE: 02-01-2009.PRIZES: $250.00.ENTRY FEE: $20.00.

The Editors' Prize ContestThe Editors' Prize Contest is now accepting entries, with $1,000 awarded in each genre. Poets can upload four poems per entry. Fiction writers may submit one story of 10,000 words ... (more) DEADLINE: 01-07-2009.PRIZES: $1,000.00.ENTRY FEE: $16.00.

Hurston/Wright Award for College WritersThe Hurston/Richard Wright Award for College Writers has been established by novelist Marita Golden to honor excellence in fiction writing by students of African descent enrolled full time as an undergraduate or graduate student in any college or university in the United States ... (more) DEADLINE: 01-15-2009.PRIZES: $1,000.00.ENTRY FEE: $10.00.

H. E. Francis Short Story CompetitionManuscripts must be unpublished and may not exceed 5000 words in length. Multiple submissions are acceptable. Award: $1000 prize ... (more) DEADLINE: 12-31-208.PRIZES: $1,000.00.ENTRY FEE: $15.00.

Prize of $1000.00 will be awarded for a single, unpublished poem that has not won first prize in any national competition. A Regional Prize of $250.00 will be awarded ... (more) DEADLINE: 01-15-2008.PRIZES: $1,000.00.ENTRY FEE: $15.00.

Colorado Prize for PoetryEach year’s prizewinner receives a $1,500 honorarium and publication of his or her book by the Center for Literary Publishing ... (more) DEADLINE: 01-12-2009.PRIZES: $1,500.00.ENTRY FEE: $25.00.

The John Ciardi Prize for PoetryPrize: $1,000 and publication for the best book-length collections of poetry in English by a living author ... (more) DEADLINE: 01-15-2009.PRIZES: $1,000.00.ENTRY FEE: $25.00.

The G. S. Sharat Chandra Prize for Short FictionPrize: $1,000 and publication for the best book-length of short fiction in English by a living author ... (more) DEADLINE: 01-15-2009.PRIZES: $1,000.00.ENTRY FEE: $25.00.

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Here's a list of writing competitions that may interest you. Winning one of these can add some dazzle to your bio when you query a literary agent or editor...

Soul-Making Literary Competition - 11 categories: poetry, prose poem, short story, flash fiction, essay, memoir, novel excerpt, humor, creative nonfiction and young adult poetry, and young adult prose. Most categories accept previously published works. Awards: $100, $50, $25 in each category. Entry fee: $5. Deadline: November 30, 2008. Info: NLAPW, Nob Hill Branch, The Webhallow House, 1544 Sweetwood Drive, Broadmoor Village CA 94015; PenNobHill@aol.com; www.soulmakingcontest.us/

Colonial Players Promising Playwright Contest. Playwrights residing in 14 states and the District of Columbia along the Eastern Seaboard from New Hampshire to South Carolina are eligible to submit scripts. One act and two act plays, but no musicals, may be entered. Award: $1000 plus a weekend workshop of the playwith a rehearsal. Deadline: Postmark of December 1, 2008. info: Colonial Players, 108 East St., Annapolis MD 21401; http://www.cplayers.com/.

Write2Help.Org Fall 2008 Short Fiction Contest. Proceeds benefit World Relief, a worldwide humanitarian effort based out of Baltimore, MD. Write a short story (1500 words or less) about an exciting or awakening experience in childhood. Awards: $1,000, $250, $100. Entry Fee: $10. Deadline: December 20, 2008. Info: http://www.write2help.org/.

The 2008 Northern Woods Literary Awards for Short Stories and Poetry. Awards: "Prizes are determined by total number of entrants but right now it looks like first place in each category will be around $250." Top three entries will receive cash awards. Entry fee: $10. Deadline: December 31, 2008. Info: www.northernwoodsliteraryawards.blogspot.com/.

Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest - Write a poem, 30 lines or fewer on any subject and/or Write a short story, 5 pages maximum on any theme. Awards: Poetry Contest: $250, $125, $50; Writing Contest: $500, $250, $100. Entry fees: $5 per poem, $10 per story. Postmark Deadline: December 31, 2008. Mail entries/fees to: Dream Quest One, PO Box 3141, Chicago IL 60654. Info: http://www.dreamquestone.com/.

Suspense Magazine First Annual Writing Contest. All entries must be in the suspense/mystery/thriller genre. Writers retain all rights. Awards: Winner will receive 12 Bestselling Books (many or all of them autographed by the authors). Second and Third places will receive Amazon.com gift cards. No entry fee. Deadline: December 31, 2008. Info: www.suspensemagazine.com/contest.html.

Creative Quills Writing Contests: Humorous story or essay; Inspirational essay; Poetry. Awards: $150 and online publication ($50 for poetry), online publication and editing/promotional consultation, promotional consultation and literary advice. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: December 31, 2008. Info: http://www.creativequills.com/; booklady@creativequills.com; Andrea Foster, Creative Quills, PO Box 942, Kingfisher OK 73750.

Annual Neurobiological Learning Society Choice and Top Choice Awards for (1) published or unpublished books; (2) published or unpublished articles; and (3) published or unpublished enduring public education media concerning any aspect of the neurobiology of learning, especially transformative learning. Awards: (1) Top Choice Award: $100, review and press release; (2) Up to 30 choice awards, 10 each for books, articles and enduring public education media: review and press release. Entry fee: $25. Deadline: December 31, 2008. Info: Daniel S. Janik MD PhD, 2630 Kapiolani Blvd #1601, Honolulu HI 96826; phone/fax (808) 941-3927; drjanik@gmail.com; Intercultural Communications College, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd #1000, Honolulu HI 96814; (808) 946-2445, fax (808) 946-2231.
Buffalo Carp's Flash Fiction Contest for up to 600 words. Awards: $250 plus five copies Buffalo Carp, Volume 6. All entries will be considered for publication. Entry fee: $10 for each submission of up to three stories. Deadline: January 16, 2009. Info: Flash Fiction Contest, Buffalo Carp, Quad City Arts, 1715 Second Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201;

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2009 Longleaf Press Chapbook Contest. Open to residents of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. Submit 20 to 24 pages including table of contents and acknowledgments. No name on the manuscript. Include a separate cover page with name, address, e-mail, and contact information. Award: Publication, 50 copies and $100 prize. Authors retain all rights. Entry fee: $15. Postmark deadline: January 30, 2009. Send to: Longleaf Press c/o English Dept., Methodist University, 4500 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville NC 28311.
Amy Writing Awards for articles that present the biblical position in a sensitive, thought-provoking manner – must be published during 2007 in a mainstream, non-religious publication, or on the pages of mainstream, non-religious newspaper, news or e-magazine Web sites as determined by the Amy Writing Awards panel. No entry fee. Deadline: January 31, 2007. Awards: $10,000–$1,000. Full information at www.amyfound.org/amy_writing_awards/amy_writing_awards.html or The Amy Foundation, PO Box 16091, Lansing MI 48901.

Christine Kringle Plot Contest -- come up with a one-page synopsis of a plot for book two in the series. Award: US$5,000 or its equivalent in your national currency. Entry fee: proof of purchase of Christine Kringle. Deadline: January 31, 2009. Info: www.christinekringle.com/win-5000.html.

James Jones First Novel Fellowship. Awards: $10,000 and two $750 runner-up prizes. Deadline: March 1, 2009. Info: jamesjonesfirstnovel@wilkes.edu; www.wilkes.edu/pages/1159.asp; Creative Writing Program, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre PA 18766.

Writers' League of Texas Manuscript Contest - Categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Categories. Award: The winner in each category meets individually with an agent or editor during the annual Writers' League of Texas Agents & Editors Conference. Entry fee: $50. Deadline: March 6, 2009. Info: www.writersleague.org/contests/manuscript.html; Writers' League of Texas, 611 S. Congress Ave., Suite 130, Austin TX 78704; wlt@WritersLeague.org; (512) 499-8914.

Annual Writers-Editors International Writing Competition. Nonfiction (Previously Published and Unpublished); Fiction (Short Story and Novel Chapter); Children's Literature; Poetry. Awards: $100, $75, $50. Entry fee: $3–$20. Deadline: March 15, 2009. Click for Guidelines and Entry form or send SASE to CNW Contest, PO Box A, North Stratford NH 03590.
Mozelle Memoir Contest. Award: $500 and publication. Entry fee: $10. Deadline: March 20, 2009. Info: www.writersleague.org/contests/memoir.html; Writers' League of Texas, 611 S. Congress Ave., Suite 130, Austin TX 78704; wlt@WritersLeague.org
OnceWritten.com Annual Poetry Contest. Award: $500 & publication. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: March 31, 2009. Info: www.oncewritten.com/Contests/PoetryContest.php.

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