by SusanDaffron on April 1, 2013
The Aesthetica Creative Writing Competition is now open for entries! The competition celebrates and champions creative writing, nurturing talent, and bringing work to international attention. Aesthetica is inviting all writers and poets to submit to the Aesthetica Creative Writing Competition 2013. The two categories for entry are Poetry and Short Fiction, and a selection of [...]
by SusanDaffron on February 28, 2013
Global Book Contest 2013 and please pass the word to fellow writers about it. The Competition is open to all authors in the United States, Canada and UK. Open to self-published or independent publishers, digital and POD too, for work published January 2011 to present. Grand prize: One-hour book marketing consultation with Brian Jud and [...]
by SusanDaffron on February 1, 2013
Second Annual California Book Contest now seeing submissions. Winners receive reading by agents and consultations by publishing/book promotion professionals. Deadline March 31, 2013. http://bookcontest2013.luckycinda.com/
by SusanDaffron on February 1, 2013
The Al Blanchard Award Contest for 2013 has officially begun. The prize includes a $100 cash award, publication in Level Best Books’ eleventh anthology of short crime fiction by New England authors, free admission to the Crime Bake conference, and a handsome plaque. Although the award is presented at the Crime Bake in November, the [...]
by SusanDaffron on February 1, 2013
The Ventura County Writers Club announced its twelfth annual poetry contest, which includes an exciting audio/visual category to address more forms of poetry. The contest will continue its two youth categories for poets under 18: Division A is open to entrants ages 13 to 18; Division B is open to poets ages 12 and under. [...]
by SusanDaffron on December 31, 2012
2013 EIFLE Awards Nomination Deadline January 31, 2013 Awards Presentation April 3, 2013 in Orlando, Florida Each year, the Institute for Financial Literacy presents the Excellence in Financial Literacy Education (EIFLE) Awards to individuals and organizations that have shown exceptional innovation, dedication, and commitment to the field of financial literacy education. Nomination guidelines and forms [...]
by SusanDaffron on October 24, 2012
Dan Poynter’s Third Annual 2013 Global E-book Awards is open for submissions Accepting entries from e-book authors and publishers in more than 95 categories: E-book released anytime 2011, 2012 or 2013. Application deadline: March 12, 2013 (midnight, Pacific Time). Global E-book Awards Home Page http://globalebookawards.com/ for details. • A free listing in Publishing Poynters [...]
by SusanDaffron on October 24, 2012
The 2012-2013 Los Angeles Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual celebration of books deserving more attention from the world publishing community. The Los Angeles Book Festival will consider entries in general non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, children’s books, young adult, how-to, cookbooks, science fiction, business, wild card (anything goes!), compilations/anthologies, sequels (for books that are part of a series), photography/art, poetry, romance, and [...]
by SusanDaffron on October 24, 2012
The 2013 San Francisco Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual competition honoring the best books of the spring and will consider non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, children’s books, compilations/anthologies, young adult, how-to, cookbooks, science fiction, business, history, wild card, gay, photography/art, poetry, unpublished, technology, and spiritual/religious works. There is no date of [...]
by SusanDaffron on September 30, 2012
The 13th Annual Ventura County Writers Club Short Story Contest opens September 1, 2012, and closes on October 15. New youth category added to contest. The top three adult winners will receive a cash prize: first place $500; second place $250; and third place $125. In the youth category, winners will also receive cash prizes: [...]