The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who loves expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful art of poetry or writing a short story that is worth telling everyone! And to all who have the ability to dream… Write a poem or short story for a chance to win cash prizes.
Write a poem, thirty lines or fewer on any subject, style, or form, typed or neatly hand printed. And/or write a short story, five pages maximum length, on any subject or theme, creative writing fiction or non-fiction (including essay compositions, diary, journal entries and screenwriting). Also, must be typed or neatly hand printed. Multiple poetry and short story entries are accepted. Postmark deadline: July 31, 2010 All winners will be announced on August 31, 2010 Prizes
Win Prizes!
Poetry Contest:
First Place $250.00
Second Place $125.00
Third Place $50.00
Writing Contest:
First Place $500.00
Second Place $250.00
Third Place $100.00
There is a $10.00 (US dollars) entry fee per short story submitted and a $5.00 (US dollars) entry fee per poem submitted.
New Contest deadline is July 31, 2010
Leaf Books invites you to submit poems (max 35 lines) on any subject. Winning and commended entries will be published in an anthology and very outstanding poems in the Leaf Writing magazine.
First Prize: Winner receives £200 and a free copy of the anthology.
Runners up receives a free copy of the anthology and 10 free mini-books.
All published authors will be able to pre- order the book and the magazine at a significantly reduced rate.
To enter: £3 per entry, 4 entries for £10.
Closing Date: 31 May 2010
1st Prize £2,000
2nd Prize £1,000
3rd Prize £500
10 Supplementary Prizes of £50
All winning poems will be published in Iota. The winners will be announced at an Awards Event & Reading
at the University of Gloucestershire in Spring 2010 Read more…
The Waywiser Press is now accepting submissions of poetry manuscripts for the fifth annual Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize. The postmark deadline for submissions is December 1st 2009. Read more…
PRIZES:
Winner: £1000
Runner Up: £300
plus Five Commended Prizes of £50 also £100. Norfolk Prize awarded to best poem from a permanent Norfolk resident.
Closing Date 30th November 2009 Read more…
The Dream Quest One Poetry and Writing Contest is open everyone, international to all poets and writers whether published or not, regardless of experience. Current and former employees of Dreamquestone.Com or their relatives are not eligible. Previously published poems and short stories in other contests, books, magazines, etc are accepted and welcome as long as they are original to the contest entrant.
All poems must be 30 lines or fewer, may be either neatly handwritten or typed, single or double line spacing, on any subject or theme. All entries must be original works.
All short stories may be on any subject or theme. For example, any fiction, non-fiction, essays, diary, journal entries and short screenplays are accepted. Contestants will enter their short stories either neatly hand printed or typed, single or double line spacing, within a maximum of (5) pages or less. All entries must be original works.
You may submit entries to both the poetry contest and the writing contest, at the same time.
Multiple entries are accepted.
Fees:
The entry fee is $5.00 (US dollars) per poem.
The entry fee is $10.00 (US dollars) per short story.
Sentinel Literary Quarterly Poetry Competition has been introduced to encourage and reward quality poetry writing, create and sustain awareness about the publication and if by any chance a small financial margin is achieved at the end of each competition, that will go back into producing the magazine and help keep it a free-to-read publication. Read more…
To celebrate National Poetry Day on 8 October, we are launching our sixth annual poetry competition for East Sussex residents. This year’s theme is Heroes and Heroines. Read more…
2010 International Poetry Competition Grand Prize $2,010.
Guidelines & Information:
* Poems must be your original creative work, not published in a national print publication. Online or strictly local publication is permitted, as long as you hold the copyright.
* Deadline: May 7, 2010. Winners are announced in August. The Contest Issue appears in October.
* The contest will be judged by the Editor of Atlanta Review. Previous Grand Prize winners and associates, friends or students of the judge are not eligible.
Get the Poetry 2010 Contest Issue for just $5 OR get it FREE with a $10 subscription.
Buxton’s third annual poetry competition is launched on Thursday October 8, National Poetry day. This year’s theme is a Breath of Fresh Air. Read more…
