I just wanted to share some more writing contest information I received from Writer’s Market. 

THREE JUNE WRITING CONTESTS

WritersMarket.com lists more than 600 contests & awards. Here are three with June deadlines:

Annual Dream Grant is not a reward for past accomplishment, but rather an investment in potential; it is a “no-strings attached” award in support of writers’ dreams. Deadline is June 1. There’s a $20 processing fee, and the winner receives up to $800.

L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future Contest is offered quarterly—with the next deadline as June 30—for unpublished speculative fiction. There is no entry fee, and the winners receive prizes of $1,000, $750, and $500 quarterly with a grand prize for the year of $5,000.

Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse seeks poems in traditional verse forms, such as sonnets. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Deadline is June 30. There is a $7 reading fee for every 25 lines of poetry, and 1st through 4th place prizes of $3,000, $1,000, $400, $250.

For more information follow the links or visit www.writersmarket.com

I found the following contest informationin an email from Writer’s Market, and I thought I would share it here on the blog.

THREE MAY FICTION CONTESTS
WritersMarket.com lists more than 140 fiction contests. Here are three accepting entries in May:

Annual Gival Press Novel Award is offered annually for a previously unpublished original novel. With a May 30 deadline, the prize is $3,000, plus publication of the book with a standard contract.

Drue Heinz Literature Prize is offered annually to writers who have published a book-length collection of fiction or at least 3 short stories in commercial magazines or literary journals with national distribution. Submissions must be made between May 1 and June 30. The prize is $15,000.

Elizabeth Simpson Smith Award is offered annually for unpublished short stories. With a May 31 deadline, the prize is $500 and publication in an anthology.

To gain access to these contests and more, log in or sign up today at www.WritersMarket.com.

I wanted to pass along this information about the Writer’s Digest Contest.  For writers who are seeking to be published, winning a contest is great ways to get noticed.  

According to their email, here are the categories:

The deadline for entry is June 1, 2009.   Depending on your genre costs range from $15 to $20.  First place prize is $3,000 and the chance to meet with editors and agents in New York. 

For more information on this contest, please visit the following link: http://www.writersdigest.com/annual

Knowing the audience of your writing is important, especially when submitting the work.  When you have spent many laborious hours crafting you work, don’t waste time sending it to the wrong people.  The key is research. 
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