Writing Contests

Adventure Writers Competition
The Clive Cussler Collector's Society invites unpublished writers in the adventure genre to vie to be the next Clive Cussler by submitting their original fiction manuscripts for a chance at the $1000 grand prize.
Deadline: January 1, 2012
Prizes: $1,000 cash prize
Entry Fee: None

AuthorStand.com's 1st Annual Novel Contest
AuthorStand invites entries for their first annual fiction novel contest. 40,000 word minimum.
Deadline: July 31st, 2011
Prizes: $1,000.00 first place, $500.00 second place and $250.00 third place
Entry Fee: Free

Carpe Articulum Literary Review Contests
Categories: Novellas, Poetry, Young Writers, Photography and more...
Deadline: Ongoing
Prizes: Range from $100 - $1200 depending on category
Entry Fee: $20.00 - $25.00

Good Read Fiction Book Contest
AWW Fiction Book Competition is an annual contest. Entries should be a minumum of 60,000 words.
Deadline: November 30, annually
Prizes: One prize of $500
Entry Fee: $40

Glimmer Train Fiction Open
Open to all writers, all themes. We don't publish stories for children, and we don't publish works longer than 20,000 words
Deadline: End of each quarter
Prizes: $2000.00 First place, $1,000.00 second place and $600.00 third place
Entry Fee: $18

Robin Blaser Poetry Award
The Capilano Review invites entries for the first annual Robin Blaser Poetry Award. Seeking poems that explore discontinuities / particles..
Deadline: 08-31-2011
Prizes: $1,000.00
Entry Fee: $35.00

Scare The Dickens Out of Us Ghost Story Contest
The contest is open to published and unpublished writers alike. The ghost story must be 5,000 words or less, in English, and typed double-spaced
Deadline:10-01-2011
Prizes:$1,000.00 first place, $500.00 second place and $250.00 third place
Entry Fee:$20.00

2011 Mighty River Short Story Contest
We're searching for the best short story of any theme. Work must not be previously published Maximum of 30 double-spaced pages,
Deadline: 10-01-2011
Prizes: $500.00
Entry Fee: $15.00

Prairie Fire Contest
Three contests, one for fiction, one for poetry and one for creative non-fiction.
Deadline: 11-30-2011
Prizes: $1,250 first place, $500 second place, $250 third place, per category.
Entry Fee: $32. This entitles you to a one-year (4 issues) subscription to Prairie Fire magazine

Gigglegig Funny Story Contest
A Gigglegig story is a funny story about a real life event that is true. Stories must be non-fiction, ranging from 300-1,500 words if possible.
Deadline: Monthly
Prizes: $500.00
Entry Fee: $0.00

SWW International Bi-Monthly Contest
Open to all writers. Check for topic and deadline date. Original, unpublishedworks only.
Deadline: Bi-Monthly (check dates)
Prizes: $150 1st Prize; $50 2nd Prize; $25 3rd Prize + certificates.
Entry Fee: $10

Scribble Magazine's Quarterly Competition
Short stories on any subject. Maximum 3,000 words.
Deadline: Ongoing
Prizes: £75.00, £25.00, and £15.00
Entry Fee: £3.00

Writers of the Future Contest
Quarterly contests for writers of new short stories or novelettes of Science Fiction or Fantasy.
Deadline: Ongoing
Prizes: $1000 first prize, $750 second prize and $500 third prize, plus an annual Grand Prize of $5000.
Entry Fee: None

Most writers consider entering writing contests at some point in their career. Writing contests can provide many perks: Having your work published, receiving monetary rewards, getting those all important credits for your writing resume, the thrill of winning and more can be at hand...

You can find hundreds of writing contests online. Most are legitimate, some are even prestigious, but many may be fake. So how do you decide which contests to enter and which to avoid?

Following are some tips to assist you in evaluating the legitimacy of contests you may be thinking of entering.

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