WRITERS' LEAGUE OF TEXAS
formerly the Austin Writers' League
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Outside Contest and Submission Deadlines
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TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR THE GIFTED AND TALENTED (TAGT) is currently seeking nationwide book nominations for our inaugural Legacy Book™ Awards. These awards honor outstanding books that have long-term potential for positively influencing the lives of gifted children and that contribute to the understanding, well being, education, and success of students with gifts and talents. Awards, based on target audiences, will be presented in the following five categories: Children, Youth, Parents/Families, Educators and Scholars.
We want to know which books YOU think are excellent examples for gifted and talented education and worthy of the TAGT Legacy Book™ seal of approval! If you are interested in this opportunity to nominate your own book, or that of a publisher you love, please contact Traci Guidry for more information at tguidry@txgifted.org or 512-499-8248 x201.
THE COMFORT & POWER OF STORY:
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
A Cup of Comfort is an acclaimed book series compiled and edited
by Colleen Sell and published by Adams Media, a Division of F+W Publications.
Each volume of A Cup of Comfort is filled to the brim with inspiring true
stories about the relationships and experiences that comfort, inspire,
and enrich our lives. These engaging slice-of-life stories are carefully
selected for inclusion in A Cup of Comfort based on originality, creativity,
and substance. They are actively seeking submissions for the following
anthologies: A CUP OF COMFORT FOR SISTERS, A CUP OF COMFORT
FOR SPIRITUALITY, and A CUP OF COMFORT FOR MOTHERS AND SONS.
Story Length: 1000-2000 words. Entrants pay NO entry or reading fees.
A grand prize of $500 is awarded to one story for each contest/anthology.
For guidelines: E-mail wordsinger@aol.com;
Mail an SASE to P.O. Box 863, Eugene, Oregon 97440, USA; or visit the Web site at http://www.cupofcomfort.com and click on "Share Your Story."
POETRY IN THE ARTS has launched new online and print journals, MoonCrossed 33/33 and MoonCrossed . Submissions of poetry, prose, and music are welcome. http://mooncrossed.poetryinarts.org/index.html.
SHORT SCRIPT CONTEST
Second annual short script contest deadline. Winning script will be produced
for Bastrop Community Access Television (BCAT). Entry fee is $10 for first
script, $5 for additional script. Send scripts under 20 pages to Upstart,
223 Riverwood Drive, Bastrop TX 78602. Hollywood producer and assistant
director on a score of movies, Michael Waxman, will be the judge! Some
of his credits include "Last of the Mohicans," "Manhunter,"
"Heat," and "Ali." HERE'S YOUR CHANCE
TO SHINE! Call 303.1531 or email cbanks@austin.rr.com
for more information
ABC WRITERS NETWORK. We are sponsoring a creative writers’ competition and are accepting online entries at our web site http://www.abcwritersnetwork.co.uk or Kevin@abcwritersnetwork.co.uk
THE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION sponsors two nonfiction contests for 2004, general nonfiction and travel nonfiction. We have been sponsoring contests since 1997. There is no fee for entry. Information is available at our website http://www.storyhouse.org.
THE AMERICAN BOOK COOPERATIVE has launched a manuscript competition specifically targeting CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK STORIES. If you write for children, or have always wanted to, now is your chance to put that story on paper and win a fabulous prize valued at over $30,000.
As the Grand Prize winner, the author will work with an editor to get the story to the best it can be. Then the story will be illustrated, put into book form, 5,000 copies printed, a marketing plan created, and a national public relations campaign launched. For more details, http://www.americanbookcooperative.org/contest/index.html.
AT LENGTH
Each issue of At Length consists of one novella/long story (minimum 10,000
words) and one long poem or sequence of poems (minimum 10 single-spaced
pages). There is no upper limit on length. The journal is published on
a quarterly basis. Submissions are only accepted electronically. Please
send a Word document or Rich Text file to submissions@atlengthmag.com.
Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, but the accompanying email should
clearly note that the work is under consideration elsewhere, and immediate
notification should be given if the work is no longer available. Please
visit http://www.atlengthmag.com.
Contest No. 1. THE NOVEL or SCREENPLAY: First Fifteen pages: Any Genre, Plus one page Synopsis. Entry fee: $15 Win up to $300. You may enter any previous second, third or fourth placed winning MSS, but NOT first place winners. If you won first place in a previous contest, you may enter some other MSS than the one that won, as long as you have not sold a novel and are not published.
Contest No. 2 Short Stuff - $10 per entry
- First Prize- $25
An unpublished short story. Open with a strong hook, follow with a good
beginning, add a middle, end with climax and resolution. Story should
have a strong plot and a hero or heroine. NO RESTRICTIONS whether you
are published. No slices of life, vignettes, or personal essays. Just
do it! Limit 10 pages [approximately 2500 words]. Standard manuscript
format, double spaced, 25 lines to a page, courier 12 point or comparable
font.
Contest No. 3 - Personal Essay - $10 per
entry - First prize - $25
An unpublished article, memoir, the most unusual personality I ever met,
my most embarrassing moment, my most triumphant moment, the scariest thing
that ever happened to me, a devotion to a favorite person. Make us laugh!
Make us cry! Make us sad! Make us joyful! Just do it! Limit 10 pages.
Standard format, double-spaced. NO PUBLISHING RESTRICTIONS!
General Rules All Contests: No limit to number of entries. Leave your name off the manuscript put it only on the cover page. Previous First Place winners are excluded.
Include SASE for return of your manuscript - Furnish three copies, but only one cover page. Your name should appear only on the cover page. Novel manuscript is double spaced, but synopsis may be single spaced. Manuscript should include a header with key word from the title, the contest being entered, and page numbering, but not your name. For confirmation, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard or email. ALL MANUSCRIPTS RECEIVE THREE CRITIQUES. Contact Roger Paulding 281-498-5025 or e-mail rogerpaulding@earthlink.net for more information. To enter mail to Fort Bend Writers Guild, 12523 Folkcrest Way, Stafford, TX 77477-3529
CALL FOR POETRY---
for Single Original, Previously not Published,
Poems in English, French, or Spanish for an Anthology of Poetry. Poets
are asked to send no more than 3 original, previously never published,
poems written in English, French, or Spanish in any style, on any topic,
and of no more than 45 lines of poetry for each poem, for a future anthology
of poetry to be entitled "Poetic Voices without Borders" to
be published by Gival Press. For more details, contact givalpress@yahoo.com
DO YOU HAVE A TRUE STORY, ARTICLE OR ANECDOTE ABOUT DOGS OR CATS that will uplift, inspire or entertain other dog and cat lovers? Best-selling authors, Dr. Marty Becker, Carol Kline and (N. Texan) Amy D. Shojai invite everyone to submit stories for publication in two new volumes: Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover’s Soul and Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover’s Soul, both scheduled for release in autumn of 2005. Please visit http://www.yourpetstory.com to find out more about this project.
LICHFIELD PRIZE
Deadline Apr. 30, 2004 - No entry fee. The new Lichfield Prize will award
the winner with £5000. In practical terms, that means enabling a
writer to pay the rent for the next five months while they are writing
novel number two, or flying to Zanzibar to research the next great story.
The Lichfield Prize also offers the winning author the chance to have
their novel published by Timer Warner Books. For 2004, they are looking
for a first, unpublished novel.
http://www.lichfieldgarrick.com/htm/projects/lichfieldPrize.shtml
PEBBLE LAKE REVIEW
Deadline: May 31, 2004. Entries to be judged by Amanda Auchter, recent
thirdrize winner in the 2003 Writer's Digest Writing Competition and staff
members of PLR. Payment/Terms: Winners in each category (poetry and short
fiction) will receive: $100 plus five contributors copies and will be
featured in special online edition. All entrants will receive one copy
of the winning issue. Winners will be notified via email on or about August
1, 2004. For more information, see the ad in The Writer Magazine at: http://www.writermag.com
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WRITERS GROUP SEEKS CAT-RELATED
CONTEST ENTRIES
NEW YORK --The international Cat Writers' Association
(CWA) announces its 11th annual writing competition for published writers,
photographers and editors in print, online and broadcast media. The CWA
offers corporate-sponsored special awards of $500 to $1,300, as well as
its own Muse MedallionsT to winners in 38 categories.
The competition is open to work published between June 16, 2003 and June 15, 2004. Categories cover feline-oriented magazine, newspaper, newsletter and online feature articles and columns, short stories, poetry, books, photography, video/audio tapes and more. The fee is $8.50 per entry for CWA members and $15 per entry for nonmembers. All published writers and photographers are eligible and encouraged to participate. Awards will be presented at CWA's annual conference November 19-21, 2004, in Houston, Texas, in conjunction with the Cat Fanciers' Association's International Cat Show.
Rules and entry forms will be available after April 1, 2004 from the CWA website (http://www.catwriters.org) or by sending a self-addressed stamped business-size envelope to contest chair Beth Adelman, 69 Poplar St., 2C, Brooklyn, NY 11201. The deadline for submitting entries is July 1, 2004.
WYNDCHYMES POETRY CONTEST - Deadline Oct. 15, 2004. $500 first prize. Check http://www.staceyhasbrook.com/contest for information and entry form.
AUSTIN UNBOUND SCREENWRITERS AND CREATIVE CONVERGENCE, Wednesday - Thursday, June 16 - 17 (Austin) announce the "Best Little Pitchfest In Texas"! contest at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Pitch to a minimum of four industry decision makers (no junior reps) during this LIMITED workshop. Enter the "First Pages" screenplay competition for great prizes. For more information, go to http://www.austinunbound.com
AUGUST 15 – EDGAR LITERARY MAGAZINE, Fall Contest. Winning entries for Best Story and Poem will be featured in Fall issue, Best B/W photography on cover. Entries must have autumn theme. $100 cash prize. $15 entry fee for any three genres. Edgar Literary Magazine, P.O. Box 5776, San Leon, TX 77539. Call 281.770.8989 or email editor@edgarliterarymagazine.com.
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NEUBY AWARD
Deadline: Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2003 - WordWright.biz, Inc. and the Writers'
League of Texas announce the 2004 Neuby Award to provide authors, previously
unpublished with royalty houses, an opportunity to create quality and
marketable work. Deadline is midnight, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2003. The award
program seeks a talented author with the energy, skill, and drive to successfully
promote and sell his or her non-fiction book. The contest winner will
possess three important characteristics: a marketable, polished manuscript;
excellent, energetic public speaking skills; and superior sales skills.
To apply, please visit www.wordwright.biz.
The contest entry form is on the left side of the main page, click on
Submission Guidelines under Neuby Award.
NOBLE GENERATION II
Deadline: Dec. 31, Wednesday - Publication: May, 2004 - The Noble Generation
created excitement and continues to help the Texas Department of Aging
and Literacy Austin with every book sold. The next publication will be
a statewide edition. Guidelines: Share your personal experiences or those
of a loved one about the Great Depression, WWI, the 50s and 60s. Make
the reader laugh, cry, or ponder the lives of these amazing people. Depict
the triumphs and tragedies. Limit your stories or poems to 1500 words.
If you have questions: Call Steve or Joan Neubauer, 512.260.3080. Call:
Frank Campbell, 512.600.0014. Visit: www.WordWright.biz.
TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION (THC)
Deadline: Dec. 31, 2003 - THC is accepting nominations for its annual
T. R. Fehrenbach Book Award. The THC will award up to three $1,000 cash
prizes to authors of Texas history books published in 2003. The book award
encourages original research of Texas history. For guidelines and a nomination
form, visit the THC Web site at www.thc.state.tx.us
or contact the Marketing Communications Division at 512.463.6255.
TEXAS INSTITUTE OF LETTERS
Deadline: January 7, 2004. The Texas Institute of Letters awards prizes
each year to honor outstanding books on a Texas subject or books by authors
who were born in Texas or have spent at least two consecutive years living
in the state. Three awards are given in fiction: the $6,000 Jesse H. Jones
Award for a novel or story collection; the $1,000 Steven Turner Award
for a first book of fiction; and the $750 Brazos Bookstore Short Story
Award for the best published short story.
Other awards include the $5,000 TIL Poetry Award, given for a volume of poetry; the $5,000 Car P. Collins Award, given for a book of nonfiction, for which creative nonfiction is eligible; the $1,000 Natalie Ornish Poetry Award, given for a first volume of poetry; the $1,000 John Bloom Humor Award, given for a humorous Texas book; and the $1,000 Soeurette Diehl Fraser Award, given every two years for a translation of a book into English.
All awards are open to nominations, and there are no entry fees. Submit books published in 2003 (books published in 2002 are also eligible for the Fraser Award) by January 7, 2004. www.stedwards.edu/newc/marks/til
GLIMMER TRAIN CONTEST
Deadline: Jan. 15, 2004 - Glimmer Train Press is now accepting submissions
for the Winter Fiction Open. This contest is for all writers and open
to all themes and story lengths. The winner receives $2,000 and publication
in "Glimmer Train Stories." First- and second-place winners
receive $1,000 and $600, respectively. Entry fee: $15. Results will be
e-mailed to all entrants by Apr. 10, 2004. http://www.glimmertrain.com/
THE RADMIN COMPANY & FILMMAKERS
MAGAZINE
Deadline: Jan. 31, 2004 - The 4th Annual 2004 Screenwriting Competition
$49 Entry Fee - Top 20 semifinalists will be read by: The Radmin Company,
Industry Professionals, Production Companies and Literary agents. First
Prize: $5,000; Second Prize: $1,000; Third Prize: $ 500; Fourth Prize:
$ 250; Fifth Prize: $ 100. Top ten Finalists will receive Script Notes
and Consideration for Representation. Top 20 will win a FREE Admission
Pass to The Screenwriting Expo. Top 10 get 5 minutes to pitch their winning
scripts to Hollywood producers looking for and accepting scripts written
by unproduced/unrepresented writers. Top Five will each get three pitches.
http://www.filmmakers.com/contests/2004/scriptmag/index.htm
San Gabriel Writers' League 2004
Writing Contest
Deadline 1/30/04: San Gabriel Writers' League, P.O. Box 798, Georgetown
TX 78627. Website:
http://www.sgwl.org. Email:
contest@sgwl.org.
See website or write for contest brochure. Eight categories: short fiction,
short nonfiction, double-digit fiction (flash fiction up to 99 words),
writing for children - short, writing for children - long, poetry, novel,
and nonfiction book. Prizes each category: 1st - $100; 2nd - $50; 3rd
- $25; first and second honorable mention. Fee: $10 - $15. In conjunction
with Writing Smarter Spring Workshop, Saturday, 4/24/04: speakers DiAnn
Mills and F.J. Schaack.
UNCLE JOHN'S BATHROOM READER
Plunges into the Great State of Texas
Deadline Feb. 1, 2004: Uncle John's is exploring the Lone Star State and
seeking submissions on all things Texan -- from folklore, food, and famous
folks. Articles are 280-300 words long, educational, and above all entertaining.
Please email your submissions to amyb@advmkt.com
for review, or mail a disk and manuscript to:
A. Briggs, Portable Press, 5880 Oberlin Drive, San Diego, CA 92121.
All articles are written on spec and only officially approved for acceptance
and payment upon publication. www.bathroomreader.com
CHILDRENS BOOK MANUSCRIPT CONTEST
Postmarked by midnight, April 12, 2004The American Book Cooperative invites
you to enter the Children's Picture Book Competition. The ABC Award is
the first competition of its kind! If you have an original manuscript,
or can craft one prior to the deadline, you are invited to enter the competition.
Manuscripts of 1200 Words or less, targeting children ages 2-7. The winner
will not only get their book published, but will receive 3,000 copies
of the book. http://www.americanbookcooperative.org/contest/index.html
THE ROCKING CHAIR READER, "SMALLTOWN
TREASURES"
Deadline: April 20, 2004. We invite you to submit your very own slice
of Americana for consideration in this one of a kind anthology series.
(Selections begin immediately.) Theme: "Smalltown Treasures"
will feature 60-70 delightful stories that revolve around unexpected treasures
found in America's small towns and smalltown homes. From Grandma's recipes
to long lost town time capsules to the wonders in the crawl spaces of
newly purchased old houses, "Smalltown Treasures" tells
of the artifacts of the past and the precious memories, intriguing mysteries,
and heartfelt stories they invoke. For more information, rockingchairreader@adamsmedia.com.
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