The Page Turner Awards
New Writing and Book Awards Aims To Change Writing Careers The Page Turner Awards aims to help writers and authors to get discovered with possible … Read More “The Page Turner Awards”
Horror
“Grey” International Call – Art & Literature Journal – Deadline February 28, 2020
| Theme: Grey surrounds us, sometimes in surprising ways. In beach pebbles, a pair of smiling eyes, a kitten’s fur, and the cold embers of … Read More ““Grey” International Call – Art & Literature Journal – Deadline February 28, 2020”
Grand Opening Novel Contest
Submit an entry that includes only the ISBN of your published book and the first 5,000 words of the book. Judges are looking to be … Read More “Grand Opening Novel Contest”
Stringybark Short Story Award
Stringybark Publishing is proud to sponsor The Stringybark Stories Short Story Award. Clean the spilt coffee out of your keyboard (or sharpen your goose quill … Read More “Stringybark Short Story Award”
Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize
The Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize, sponsored by the North Carolina Writers’ Network, honors internationally celebrated North Carolina novelist Thomas Wolfe. The prize is administered by … Read More “Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize”
Mistakes Were Made
The year 2020 reminds us of the phrase: Hindsight is 20/20. So we invite you to look back on your life and tell us about … Read More “Mistakes Were Made”
Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize
The Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize is a writing competition sponsored by the stage and radio series Selected Shorts. This long-running series at Symphony … Read More “Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize”
“Portraits” International Call – Art & Literature Journal – Deadline December 31, 2019
| Theme: Portraits of people and animals tell such great stories. They evoke emotion. They suggest deeper meaning. They tell us about someone else, and … Read More ““Portraits” International Call – Art & Literature Journal – Deadline December 31, 2019”
TulipTree Review Genre Contest
All genres welcome. Not looking for extreme violence or gore.
Wild Words Winter Solstice Competition
There is a choice of four prompts for your entry. See the website: http://www.wildwords.org/competition The piece can be oral or written, fiction or non-fiction, prose … Read More “Wild Words Winter Solstice Competition”
Featured Posts
Here are our picks for the best writing books of 2019
Treat the writer on your list to one of these excellent craft books published in 2019. Read More “Here are our picks for the best writing books of 2019”
Here are the bestselling new novels of 2019
These 2019 novels dominated Amazon bestseller lists this year. Read More “Here are the bestselling new novels of 2019”
The benefits of calling sources
Jeff Pearlman, the best-selling sports author, has a mantra I have made my own: Make the extra phone call. A story is only as good … Read More “The benefits of calling sources”