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20 Contest Listings
2 New Contests:
Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest - annual; sf only (fic); no fee, prize: pro pub +more
Cafe Doom Writing Competition - 6th annual; dark/h/speculative (fic); no fee, 1st prize=pub@5¢/word
1 Updated:
Discovery - DL extended
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ABBEY HILL LITERARY QUICK LIT CHALLENGE - quarterly; most genres (fic). Words: <1½k. Fee: $10. Prizes: 4=$425. Reprints: no. E-subs: PREFERS. Contact: (Q). [Top]
| Quarterly Contest Dates: 15Jan-28 Feb, 1Apr-31May, 1Jul-31Aug | Results & PubDate: about 1 month later |
THE AEON AWARD 2010 - Albedo One's 5th annual, all sf/f/h (fic). Final judges: Ian Watson, Anne McCaffrey, Mike Resnick & Sam Millar. Words: 8k max. Fee: €7. 3 Prizes=€1300 +pub. Reprints: no. E-subs: YES. Contact: (QS). [Top]
| Quarter Final Deadlines: 30 Sep, 30Nov | Results: shortly after each DL | PubDate: February 2011 |
2009 Winners: 1st: Frogs on My Doorstep by Annette Reader, 2nd: Bridges by Nick Wood, 3rd: Canis Lupus, Rosa Canina by Judith Brown
*No 'B' listings at this time*
NEW LISTING: 11 August 2010
CAFE DOOM WRITING COMPETITION - 6th annual; dark/h/speculative (fic). Words: <5k. Fee: $0. Prizes: 1st=pub@5¢/word, 2nd=$100 Amazon voucher, 3rd=$50 Amazon voucher, 3 HMs=Shock Totem issues 1 & 2. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY, Judge: Ken Allen Wood. Contact: (QS). [Top]
Opens: 14 September 2010
Do Not Submit Before! | Deadline: 30 October 2010 | Results: 21 November 2010 | PubDate: July 2011 |
CANADIAN TALES OF THE FANTASTIC SHORT STORY COMPETITION - annual; f/sf/h (fic), an element of the fantasic/identifiably Canadian. Words: 1½k-5k. Fee: $15 (2=$25; 3=$30). Prizes: 1st=$500; 2nd=$150; 3rd=$100; 10 HMs=$25 each. Reprints: no. E-subs: NONE. Contact: (Q). [Top]
| Deadline: 31 December 2010 | Results: March 2011 | PubDate: September 2011 |
UPDATE - 30 August 2010: deadline extended 2 weeks
Nicholas Ozment
DISCOVERY: A Challenge! Anthology from RBE - 1st annual contest with print/eAntho (Rogue Blades Entertainment); all heroic genres (fic). Words: 3-9k. Fee: $10. Top 3 prizes=$75/$50/$25/critique; Top 12=pub/copies. RT: acknowledge=3 days; results=01Nov10. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
| Deadline: 16 September 2010 | PubDate: December 2010 |
*No 'E' listings at this time*
*No 'F' listings at this time*
GLIMMER TRAIN: FICTION OPEN - biannual; literary genres (fic). Words: <20k. Fee: $15. 3 prizes=$3600 +copies. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM. Contact: Linda Burmeister Davies & Susan Burmeister-Brown (Q). [Top]
| Reading Periods: 01May-15Jul & 01Nov-15Jan | Results: 15Oct & 15Apr |
GLIMMER TRAIN: SHORT STORY AWARD FOR NEW WRITERS - biannual; literary genres (fic). Words: <12k. Fee: $12. 3 prizes=$2000 +copies. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM. Contact: Linda Burmeister Davies & Susan Burmeister-Brown (Q). [Top]
| Reading Periods: 01Feb-31March & 01Aug-30Sep | Results: 01Jul & 02 Jan |
GLIMMER TRAIN: VERY SHORT FICTION AWARD - biannual; literary genres (fic/flash). Words: <2k. Fee: $10. 3 prizes=$2000 +copies. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM. Contact: Linda Burmeister Davies & Susan Burmeister-Brown (Q). [Top]
| Reading Periods: 01May-31Jul & 01Nov-31Jan | Results: 01Nov & 01May |
L. RON HUBBARD'S WRITERS OF THE FUTURE CONTEST - quarterly; sf/f/h/SpecFic (fic). Words: <17k. Fee: $0. 3 ¼ly Prizes=$2250 +pub; 1 annual Grand Prize=$5000. Reprints: no. E-subs: YES. Contact: (Q). [Top]
| Quarterly Submission Periods: 01Jan-31Mar; 01Apr-30Jun; 01Jul-30Sep; 01Oct-31Dec | Results: 12 weeks <DL | PubDate: yearly |
*No 'I' listings at this time*
NEW LISTING: 31 August 2010
JIM BAEN MEMORIAL WRITING CONTEST - annual; sf only (fic). Words: <8k. Fee: $0. Prize: pro pub; ISDC admission; NSS memberships; merchandise. Reprints: no. Judges: Hank Davis, Jim Minz, & TBA celebrity author. E-subs: ONLY. Contact: (QS). [Top]
Opens: 1 October 2010
Do Not Submit Before! | Deadline: 1 February 2011 | Results: by 15 March 2011 | PubDate: TBA |
*No 'K' listings at this time*
*No 'L' listings at this time*
MONA SCHREIBER PRIZE FOR HUMOROUS FICTION & NONFICTION - 11th annual; all humor (fic/nonfic/poem). Words: to 750. Fee: $5. 3 Prizes = $850. Reprints: no. E-subs: NONE. Patron: Brad Schreiber (Q) [Top]
| Annual Deadline: postmarked by 1 December | Winners Announced: 24 December |
NATIONAL FANTASY FAN FEDERATION (N3F) AMATEUR SHORT STORY CONTEST - annual; sf/f. Words: <8½k. Fee: $5 (members $3). 3 Prizes=$100. Reprints: no. E-subs: YES. Contact: (Q). [Top]
| Deadline: 31 December (each year) | Winners Notified: March (each year) |
ODDCONTEST 2010 - annual (Odyssey Con); any speculative (flash/prose poem). Judge: John Rezmerski. Words: <500. Fee: $10 (free if <18 as of 01Jan10). 1st Prize: $500 (<18=$50) + OddCon membership & books. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. Contact: (QS). [Top]
Opens: 15 October 2009
DO NOT SUBMIT BEFORE! | Deadline: 15 January 2010 | Results: 15 March 2010 | PubDate: 15 April 2010 |
*No 'P' listings at this time*
*No 'Q' listings at this time*
RAMBLE UNDERGROUND SHORT FICTION CONTEST - biannual (ongoing); any genre, uses mostly lit (fic). Words: <2½k. Fee: $6. 2 Prizes=50% of fees (min $100 & $50), 1 HM=pub. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. Contact: (Q). [Top]
| Open Periods: 16May-15Nov; 16Nov-15May | Results: 15Dec & 15Jun | PubDate: 21Dec & 21Jun |
READINGWRITERS SHORT STORY CONTEST - quarterly themed contests (see web site for theme/rules/word length/fee/prize). Reprints: no. E-subs: only. Contact: Elizabeth Guy (QS). [Top]
Deadline: last day of each month
SHORT SHARP IMAGINATIVE WRITING COMPETITION - monthly; all genres, no erotica (fic/poem). Words: ½-1k. Fee: $0. Prize: <$20-30. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. Contact: Valerie Sprott (Q). [Top]
| Results: 5-7 days after each contest closes | registration required (free) |
STORY QUEST SHORT STORY CONTEST - semiannual; SpecFic (fic). Words:1k-3k. Fee: $0. 1st Prize: book published. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. Contact: . (QS). [Top]
| Open: 01Jun-31Oct/01Nov-31May | Results & PubDate: 15Jun/15Nov |
STRANGEWEIRDWONDERFUL.COM STORY PROMPT - monthly; varies between sf/f/h/paranormal (flash). Words: <1k. Fee: $0. Prize: pub. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. Contact: (QS). [Top]
| Open: continuously, new prompt each month | Results & PubDate: in each issue |
THEODORE PUERTORIQUEZ ADVENTURE IN THE ANDES CONTEST - annual; most genres (fic). Words: 1½k-3k. Fee: $0. Prize: $250 +pub. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. Contact: (QS). [Top]
| Deadline: until 69 entries are received | Results & PubDate: when voting is done |
*No 'U' listings at this time*
NEW LISTING: 13 January 2010
VISUAL ARTS JUNCTION WRITING CONTEST - quarterly; all genres (fic). Words: 500-600. Fee: $0. Prize: exposure; posted on dozens of sites. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. Contact: (QS). [Top]
| Deadline: contests run all year | Results & PubDate: 2 weeks after DLs |
WRITERS' JOURNAL ANNUAL SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY CONTEST - annual; sf/f (fic). Words: <2k. Fee: $7. Prizes: 3=$400. Reprints: no. E-subs: NONE. Contact: (Q). [Top]
| Open: always | Annual Deadline: November 30 | Annual Results & PubDate: 1 May |
*No 'X' listings at this time*
*No 'Y' listings at this time*
*No 'z' listings at this time*
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