by SusanDaffron on October 1, 2011
Sandra Murphy, Editor For contributions to the newsletter and Letters to the Editor, please email the editor of SPAWNews: editor@spawn.org. Those of you who are SPAWN members, be sure to visit the Members Only Area to read this month’s Market Update. Go to http://www.spawn.org and click Log In. You will be asked for your username [...]
by SusanDaffron on October 1, 2011
Become a youth correspondent on your high school campus for Kings River Life Magazine. Contest winner gets to be on staff for one year. To enter, write a 500-word article about something at your school—clubs, events, teachers, sports—include photos and send to kingsriverteens@ymail.com Submissions should be a Word doc or pasted into the body of [...]
by SusanDaffron on October 1, 2011
Screenplay contest—deadlines for the screenplay festival! This contest guarantees that all submissions get full feedback from the industry. Winners get their script read using professional actors at the monthly screenplay festival. SUBMIT your FEATURE or SHORT SCREENPLAY at http://www.wildsound.ca/screenplaycontest.html SUBMIT your TV PILOT or SPEC SCREENPLAY at http://www.wildsound.ca/tvscreenplaycontest.html SUBMIT just your FIRST SCENE of your [...]
by SusanDaffron on October 1, 2011
Untreed Reads announces an open call for short stories for our holiday season. Please note the following: The holidays we are interested in are Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and New Year’s Day. We are looking for Hanukkah and Kwanzaa stories in particular. Short stories may be in any genre (except religious, erotica, children’s, or anything [...]
by SusanDaffron on October 1, 2011
The 6th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards® announces a call for submissions. NIEA recognizes excellence in independent and self-published books, a category that accounts for a rapidly growing segment of a publishing industry going through almost constant transformation. Books published from 2008 to the present by self-published authors, small press, and independent publishers can be [...]
by SusanDaffron on October 1, 2011
In an effort to promote the work of California novelists, LuckyCinda Publishing is sponsoring a book contest for self-published and independently published fiction. All entrants of the First Annual California Fiction Writers Book Challenge will receive an autographed award-winning novel, free book-marketing tips, and substantial discounts for consultations with big-name authors and expert book promoters. [...]
by SusanDaffron on October 1, 2011
The 10th Annual FundsforWriters Essay Contest seeks nonfiction submissions. First prize $400. Five additional cash prizes. Zero entry fee and $5 entry fee categories. Theme: Diligence. Limit 750 words. E-mail submissions only. Guidelines at www.fundsforwriters.com/annualcontest.htm