With Geminga: $500 for Tiny Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, or Art, Sunspot Lit honors the power of the small. No restrictions on theme or category. Word … Read More “$500 for Fiction, CNF, Poetry, Graphic Novel or Art ends soon”
Exceptionally international in scope, the prize supports writers who have not yet published a book-length work, with no limits on age, gender, nationality, or background. … Read More “Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize”
The Hemingway Awards Categories are: World War 1 fiction World War Two fiction Women in War Occupation Stories Espionage Thrillers Love in Wartime Campaigns/Theatre/Specific Battles
The Cygnus Award Categories are: Speculative Fiction Soft Sci-Fi/Young Adult Alternate History Hard Science Fiction Apocalyptic/Dystopian Space Opera A few words about the categories: Hard … Read More “The Cygnus Awards for Science Fiction”
Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs) is seeking for the best book series in all of its sixteen fiction divisions: Mysteries, Suspense Thrillers, Espionage/High Stakes, … Read More “The Fiction Series Awards”
The Somerset Awards Categories are: Literary Contemporary Theme Adventure/Suspense Women’s Fiction Family Themes Magic Realism Adventure Connection Social/ Psychological Themes
The Mark Twain Awards Categories are: Satire Humor Political Ideology Parody Fantasy Allegory/Fable
The Paranormal Awards Categories are: Paranormal Romance Urban/Edgy Magical Beings & Creatures Supernatural Powers Adventure/Mystery/Thriller
The Goethe Awards Categories are: Regency/Victorian World/International History (non-western culture historical fiction) 19th Century 20th Century World and Other Wars US History
The Chaucer Awards Categories are: Pre-Historical Fiction Ancient Historical Fiction World/International History (non-western culture historical fiction) Dark Ages, Medieval, Renaissance Elizabethan/Tudor 1600’s America’s – Historical … Read More “The Chaucer Awards for pre-1750s Historical Fiction”
February 2023 Calls for Submissions These are the writing opportunities and contests that caught our eye and are published in the February issue of The … Read More “Opportunities for Writers: February 2023 Calls for Submissions”
The key to writing a great YA series (or MG series) is knowing your characters and plotlines inside and out – while giving yourself the flexibility to modify things when needed. Here are four things to live by when writing a series, based on tips from middle grade and young adult authors who have been there. Read More “Consistency across your YA series”
By most accounts, there are more than five senses. Some experts say there are seven, some as many as 20. But narrowing in on at least the five classical senses can lend a much-needed “sense” of detail to your writing. Here are five prompts for each of those five classic senses. Read More “25 Sensory Writing Prompts to Improve Detail & Description”
