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Writing Gigs, part three.
Snowleopard:
3 OCTOBER WRITING CONTESTS
WritersMarket.com lists hundreds of contests for writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children, and more. Here are three with October deadlines:
Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest is offered annually to encourage analytical thinking and excellence in writing-open to high school seniors, undergrads, and graduate students. More than 80 cash prizes, including a $10,000 top prize. Deadline: October 24.
Gerald Cable Book Award is offered annually for the best previously unpublished debut poetry collection. Top prize is $1,000, publication, and 25 copies of the book. Deadline: October 15.
Indiana Review Fiction Contest is offered for the best previously unpublished short story. The winner receives $1,000, publication, and contributor copies. Deadline: October 31.
Bonus contest! Writer's Digest Popular Fiction Awards is an annual prize for the best previously unpublished genre fiction (up to 4,000 words). There are six categories: romance, thriller, young adult, crime, horror, and sci-fi. There is one grand prize of $2,500 cash, a trip to the 2015 Writer's Digest Conference, and more! Each category winner also receives $500 cash, recognition in Writer's Digest magazine, and more! While it has an early bird deadline of September 15, the hard deadline is October 15.
Snowleopard:
3 MAGAZINES ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS NOW!
WritersMarket.com lists hundreds of magazines for writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children, and more. Here are three magazines open to submissions now:
Antioch Review is open to submissions of poetry until April 30 and essays until May 31. This publication pays $20 per printed page. Potential writers should submit via post with a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE).
The Cincinnati Review is open to submissions of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction until April 15. Payment is $25 per page for prose; $30 per page for poetry. Writers should submit by post with SASE or via their online submission system.
The Paris Review is open to submissions year-round for fiction, poetry, and essays. Payment ranges from $75 for poems to up to $3,000 for prose. Writers should submit by post with SASE.
Snowleopard:
3 NOVEMBER WRITING CONTESTS
WritersMarket.com lists hundreds of contests for writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children, and more. Here are three with November deadlines:
William F. Deeck Malice Domestic Grants for Unpublished Writers is offered annually for unpublished work in the mystery writing field. Malice Domestic awards up to two $1,500 grants that include access to their annual convention and two nights of lodging at the convention hotel. Deadline: November 15.
The Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize is awarded annually for the finest scholarly work in English on Abraham Lincoln or the American Civil War. Top prize is $50,000. Deadline for nominations: November 1.
North Carolina Writers' Fellowships is offered every year by the North Carolina Arts Council for North Carolina residents. The prize is $10,000. Deadline is November 3.
Bonus contest! Writer's Digest Poetry Awards is actually an October contest, but it runs until the final day of the month (10/31). The winner receives $1,000 cash and publication in Writer's Digest magazine. Plus, there are cash prizes for second and third place too-as well as prizes for everyone who finishes in the Top 25.
Kristine:
SCI-FI SCRIPTS WANTED (SET IN 5 LOCATIONS OR FEWER)
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Triton FIlms Inc. - Seeking Contained Sci-Fi Scripts
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We are looking for completed, feature-length, sci-fi scripts. Material should be relatively contained, so ideally we'd like to find a story set in fewer than five locations, and the fewer the better.
Budget will not exceed $500k. We prefer Non-WGA writers Only at this point in time.
Our credits include "The Undead" and "Avarice."
TO SUBMIT:
1. Please go to www.InkTippro.com/leads
2. Enter your email address (you will be signing up for InkTip's newsletter - FREE!)
3. Copy/Paste this code: 9q0nhzvdjd
4. You will be submitting a logline and synopsis only.
IMPORTANT: Please ONLY submit your work if it fits what the lead is looking for EXACTLY.
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