Writing contests can be a great way to earn some exposure or extra cash, but deadlines can often be hard to meet. Here are three ongoing contests with no set deadlines (and no entry fees) so you can enter at your leisure:
- Spinetinglers Short Story Competition: a monthly short story contest for dark fiction writers. Three prizes every month of £100, £50, and £25.
- L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Contest: a quarterly contest for writers who have not been "professionally published" (see rule #4 for clarification). Submit speculative stories up to 17,000 words for a crack at the three prizes of $1000, $750, and $500, plus an annual grand prize of $5000.
- Electric Dragon Cafe Short Story Contest: a themed quarterly writing contest for unpublished science fiction and fantasy stories. Top three prizes are a $25 Barnes & Noble or Borders gift certificate, a $10 gift certificate, and an Electric Dragon Cafe writing journal.
And, in the spirit of symmetry, here are three contests with those dreaded deadlines:
- Tiger's Eye Press Mid-Autumn Chapbook Contest: a poetry chapbook contest with a prize of publication, $100, and 25 copies of the chapbook. Submit only five poems with the entry fee of $10 by mail. Deadline is August 31st.
- The Esquire Fiction Contest: No entry fee and a hefty prize. Submit one story for a chance at a $2500 prize. Entries will be judged on a combination of literary merit and technical proficiency. Deadline is August 1st.
- The 13th Mainichi Haiku Contest: No cash prize for this one, but two winners will receive "certificates of merit and mementos." Deadline is August 31st.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
review of The Haiku Handbook, new haiga journal
I wrote a review of William Higginson and Penny Harter's The Haiku Handbook, and today it appears big and bright on Helium's front page. If you've never read The Haiku Handbook and you read or write haiku, you'll want to check it out.
The fine folks who bring us DailyHaiku have expanded their horizons and now present DailyHaiga, an online edited journal of haiga. They've already got some good ones posted, and submissions are currently open.
To even this post out with some horror news, here are two fiction contests:
- Ligonier Valley Writers flash fiction contest: Submit stories up to 1000 words long on the theme of "Werewolves and other Shapeshifters." Doesn't have to be scary, and there's no entry fee. Three top prizes of $50, $25, and $15. Deadline is August 15th.
- Whispering Spirits Revival flash fiction contest: This one also wants stories up to 1000 words. No genre specified, but "paranormal" stories are preferred. First prize is $50, and second and third place each receive a $10 Amazon gift certificate. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, and the deadline is August 31st.
The fine folks who bring us DailyHaiku have expanded their horizons and now present DailyHaiga, an online edited journal of haiga. They've already got some good ones posted, and submissions are currently open.
To even this post out with some horror news, here are two fiction contests:
- Ligonier Valley Writers flash fiction contest: Submit stories up to 1000 words long on the theme of "Werewolves and other Shapeshifters." Doesn't have to be scary, and there's no entry fee. Three top prizes of $50, $25, and $15. Deadline is August 15th.
- Whispering Spirits Revival flash fiction contest: This one also wants stories up to 1000 words. No genre specified, but "paranormal" stories are preferred. First prize is $50, and second and third place each receive a $10 Amazon gift certificate. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, and the deadline is August 31st.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
a new contest, some micro markets
David Dunwoody, author of the zombie novel Empire, has started a cool little limerick contest. Write a limerick about the grim reaper (or any other personification of Death) and you could win a bunch of cool prizes. Find all the details here. (Deadline is July 29th.)
Despite my staunch ignoring of it, Twitter has continued to grow increasingly popular. There are now several paying Twitter markets for fiction and poetry 140 characters or less. If you can write good short fiction, it's not a bad way to make a couple extra bucks. Here are a few of the markets:
- Tweet the Meat: looking for horror/weird stories. Sometimes has themes. Pays $1/story.
- Thaumatrope: publishes speculative fiction. Currently only open to serials. Pays $1.20 per acceptance.
- Nanoism: wants literary fiction, but open to genres. Pays $1.50 per unpublished story, $1 if previously published online.
In other news, Star*Line is now open to general poetry subs, and moonset's deadline for their autumn/winter issue is August 1st.
Despite my staunch ignoring of it, Twitter has continued to grow increasingly popular. There are now several paying Twitter markets for fiction and poetry 140 characters or less. If you can write good short fiction, it's not a bad way to make a couple extra bucks. Here are a few of the markets:
- Tweet the Meat: looking for horror/weird stories. Sometimes has themes. Pays $1/story.
- Thaumatrope: publishes speculative fiction. Currently only open to serials. Pays $1.20 per acceptance.
- Nanoism: wants literary fiction, but open to genres. Pays $1.50 per unpublished story, $1 if previously published online.
In other news, Star*Line is now open to general poetry subs, and moonset's deadline for their autumn/winter issue is August 1st.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
market news
Here are some markets that will either be closing or opening to submissions soon:
Abyss & Apex - open for poetry subs through June. (Will reopen to fiction subs in August.)
Acorn - will be open to subs during July and August.
Apex Magazine - will reopen to subs July 1st.
Flashquake - open to flash fiction subs through July 31st.
Frogpond - open to subs through August 1st.
Goblin Fruit - reopens to subs (fantasy poetry only) on July 9th.
Star*Line - open to subs for its prose poem issue now. Will reopen to general poetry subs July 1st.
Tales of the Talisman - closed for now, but will reopen to subs from July 1st through August 15th.
Vestal Review - reopens to subs (flash fiction) in August.
And here are some other paying markets to submit to:
Leading Edge - pays 1 cent/word for fiction ($10 minimum) and $10 per poem (if longer than 4 pages, $1.50 extra per page). Also provides two contributor copies.
Mayfly - pays $10/haiku.
OG's Speculative Fiction - pays $35/story and $10/poem.
The Pedestal Magazine - pays 8 cents/word for fiction and $40 per poem. From June 28th to August 14th, will only be considering flash fiction (1000 words or less).
Abyss & Apex - open for poetry subs through June. (Will reopen to fiction subs in August.)
Acorn - will be open to subs during July and August.
Apex Magazine - will reopen to subs July 1st.
Flashquake - open to flash fiction subs through July 31st.
Frogpond - open to subs through August 1st.
Goblin Fruit - reopens to subs (fantasy poetry only) on July 9th.
Star*Line - open to subs for its prose poem issue now. Will reopen to general poetry subs July 1st.
Tales of the Talisman - closed for now, but will reopen to subs from July 1st through August 15th.
Vestal Review - reopens to subs (flash fiction) in August.
And here are some other paying markets to submit to:
Leading Edge - pays 1 cent/word for fiction ($10 minimum) and $10 per poem (if longer than 4 pages, $1.50 extra per page). Also provides two contributor copies.
Mayfly - pays $10/haiku.
OG's Speculative Fiction - pays $35/story and $10/poem.
The Pedestal Magazine - pays 8 cents/word for fiction and $40 per poem. From June 28th to August 14th, will only be considering flash fiction (1000 words or less).
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