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Writing Contests From Around The World!
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Check in every month on RoseDog for a fresh selection of writing competitions from The World's Biggest Book of Writing Contests. For more information on any competitions listed, please consult the organizers using the contact information supplied. And remember—always confirm competition criteria and deadlines have not changed. Good reading, good writing and good luck!
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Last Updated On 2003-06-02
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Theater
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Screenplay
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Novel / Novella
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Short Story
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Poetry
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LAST/NEXT DEADLINE: August 1
GENRE/S: Screenplay
COUNTRY: USA
OPEN TO: All
FEE: $25 for 1st script, each additional entry is $10 & must be accompanied by its own application form
TITLE: SFG/Scenario Short Screenplay Contest
ORG/S: The Short Film Group
LENGTH: 15 pages maximum
THEME: Open
PRIZES: Grand Prize US$10,000 worth of production/post-production goods & services toward project + Action/Cut Industry Directing Seminars Deluxe Videotape Collection + ancillary prizes.
ONLINE ENTRY: No but entry form is online
NOTE: Always check with organizers for exact criteria
EXTRA: “Because this contest does not just reward the screenwriter, but also endeavors to assist the filmmaker[s] of the project, we require the project's director to provide a one-page that outlines his/her vision of the film. If your project does not have a director attached, we will still accept your entry & can assist you in finding a director. However, before you submit, please contact us...International submissions are acceptable but foreign language scripts must have English translations.”
ADDRESS: SFG Short Screenplay Contest, 10153 1/2 Riverside Drive #410, Toluca Lake, CA 91602 USA.
PH: [818] 547-3500
WEBSITE: www.shortfilmgroup.org/Screening/scriptcontest.html
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LAST/NEXT DEADLINE: August 16
GENRE/S: Poetry
COUNTRY: UK
OPEN TO: All
FEE: £5 per poem [US$10] [entry fee must be paid either by Postal Order or Crossed Cheque drawn on a bank in the United Kingdom, or by cheque in US dollars. All such items should be made payable to ‘Arvon Foundation’]
TITLE: [Annual] Arvon International Poetry Competition
ORG/S: Arvon Foundation
LENGTH: Open
THEME: Open
PRIZES: 1st £5,000 [c. US$7,000]; 2nd £2,500; 3rd £1,000; 3 @ £500 each + the 6 winning poems - or extracts from them - will be published in The Daily Telegraph
ONLINE ENTRY: No but entry form is online
NOTE: Always check with organizers for exact criteria
ADDRESS: International Poetry Competition, PO Box 38530, London SW1W 0XQ England.
PH: 020-7262-2788
WEBSITE: www.arvonfoundation.org
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LAST/NEXT DEADLINE: April 15-August 31
GENRE/S: Poetry
COUNTRY: USA
OPEN TO: All
FEE: $12 for up to 3 poems [payable to ‘Universities West Press’]
TITLE: [Annual] Emily Dickinson Award In Poetry
ORG/S: Universities West Press
LENGTH: Up to 3 poems, total entry not to exceed 6 pages + short bio
THEME: Open
PRIZES: 1st US$1,200 + publication. All finalists & semi-finalists will be published in an anthology of poems by Universities West Press.
ONLINE ENTRY: No
NOTE: Always check with organizers for exact criteria
ADDRESS: Emily Dickinson Award in Poetry, Universities West Press, PO Box 0788, Flagstaff, AZ 86004-0788 USA.
WEBSITE: www.popularpicks.com/Dickinson.htm
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LAST/NEXT DEADLINE: December 31 Annually
ANNOUNCED: April
GENRE/S: Short fiction/novel excerpt
COUNTRY: USA
OPEN TO: All
FEE: $10 per MS
TITLE: [Annual] Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize
ORG/S: North Carolina Writers’ Network
LENGTH: Submit 2 copies of a previously unpublished fiction MS. Manuscript should not exceed 12 double-spaced pages. Submissions may include a novel excerpt or short story.
THEME: Open
PRIZES: 1st US$1,000
ONLINE ENTRY: No
NOTE: Always check with organizers for exact criteria
ADDRESS: Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize, North Carolina Writers’ Network, 3501 Hwy 54 West, Studio C, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 USA.
WEBSITE: www.ncwriters.org/twfp.htm
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