I have not entered many contests. They can be challenging as there are often many submissions for them. However, the rewards can be lovely if you win, or even place. I tried to find a few contests that were out of the mainstream to showcase for you today. I also wanted to share a resource that you might be interested in. Jeanne's Writing Desk. She posts new and recently opened submission postings. She also has some useful tips and she keeps a list of books that she is reading with a short review, in case you don't already have enough to read! http://jeannelyetgassman.blogspot.com/
Some contests to think about:
Owl Canyon Press Short Story Hackathon #2
https://www.owlcanyonpress.com/hackathon
From their website: ”Writers are invited to create and submit a short story consisting of 50 paragraphs. The contest provides the 1st and 25th paragraphs, and the short story writer crafts the rest. First prize is $3000, 2nd prize is $2000, and 3rd prize is $1000 with the winning short stories published in a short story anthology, as well as an invitation to give a public reading at Inkberry Books in Niwot, CO. The twenty-four (24) Finalists will also have their short stories included in this anthology.’
They also print fiction and non-fiction and young adult books. And they are located in Boulder.
Benjamin Saltman Poetry Award
Deadline is October 31, 2018.
Askance Publishing Flash Fiction Contest
Closes on October 29th.
The Unrest Magazine Ginsberg Poetry Contest
Deadline November 30.
https://theunrestmag.wordpress.com/posts/
The Piedmont Institute for Communication, Music and Art and The Phoenix
Emerging Writers Competition
Deadline: December 1st, 2018.
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