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SPS Studios
http://www.sps.com/poetry/index.html
Announces Its Thirteenth Biannual Poetry Card Contest
Deadline: December 31, 2008
1st prize: $300 * 2nd prize: $150 * 3rd prize: $50
In addition, the winning poems will be displayed on our website sps.com.
Poetry Contest Guidelines:
Poems can be rhyming or non-rhyming, although we find that non-rhyming poetry reads better.
We suggest that you write about real emotions and feelings and that you have some special person or occasion in mind as you write.
Poems are judged on the basis of originality and uniqueness.
English-language entries only, please.
Enter as often as you like!
Poetry Contest Rules
All entries must be the original creation of the submitting author. All rights to the entries must be owned by the author and shall remain the property of the author. The author gives permission to SPS Studios, Inc. to publish and display the entry on the Web (in electronic form only) if the entry is selected as a winner or finalist. Winners will be contacted within 45 days of the deadline date. Contest is open to everyone except employees of SPS Studios and their families. Void where prohibited.
How to Submit
Go to http://www.sps.com/poetry/index.html to complete the contest form, or if you prefer, you may send your submission via snail mail* to:
SPS Studios Poetry Card Contest,
P.O. Box 1007, Dept. E,
Boulder, CO 80306.
Electric Dragon Cafe Science Fiction and Fantasy Quarterly Short Story Contest
http://www.electricdragoncafe.com
Deadline: MONTHLY
Entry Fee: None
Prize: 1st place: $25 Barnes and Nobel gift certificate 2nd place: $10 certificate
Seeking short fiction contest entries. Must be science fiction, fantasy or horror with fantastic elements and adhere to a theme which we will provide.
Please visit the website for full contest details and guidelines.
E-mail: contest@electricdragoncafe.com
GamerTales Monthly Most Popular Tale
http://www.gamertales.com/contestsarchive.php
Short Stories
Deadline: MONTHLY
Entry Fee: NONE
Prize: 10 credits to purchase a variety of rewards
Seeking short stories for monthly writing contest, Due to many submissions coming in during various months, not all tales will have the longevity to win the yearly popularity award. Therefore, at the end of each month, the tale with the most visitors will receive the monthly popularity award.
To qualify for the Monthly Most Popular Tale:
1. The author must be registered on our forums with a valid email address.
2. Not an offsite blog
Each month our tracking software will determine the tale with the most visits. The winning and runner up authors will be notified of their Monthly award. They will receive an update of their current credit balance, and will be able to spend those credits on various rewards. Adding a catchy description, images, and promoting your published work hosted at GamerTales.com on other sites and through word of mouth is an excellent way to drive visitors to your tale. In addition, holding a monthly and all time top viewed position, we will grant a link to your story on various sidebars and on the awards page further increasing the tale’s exposure. Good Luck Everyone
on this post - (1) Posts Use the following image and title to inspire your next piece of flash fiction:
Photo by K. Cummings
Review Fuse Flash Fiction Contest - July
Prize: $100 Cash
Entry Fee: $0 (must register for free Review Fuse account if haven’t already)
Length: 1,000 words or fewer
Theme: Open
More Info: http://www.reviewfuse.com/blog/2009/06/flash-fiction-writing-contest-july-2009/
Deadline: July 31st, 2009
Contact Info: support@reviewfuse.com
To enter:
1. Sign up for Review Fuse (it’s free)
2. Upload your entry and choose “Flash Fiction Writing Contest” as the category.
3. Submit your entry for peer critique.
4. Complete assigned reviews of other entries (4 for free members, 2 for premium).
Bonus: All participants will receive 3 peer critiques of their entry.
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts The New Yorker: The Man in the Black Suit
by Stephen King
Stephen King’s “The Man in the Black Suit” felt like a conflict between two genres. On the one side is the magical realistic perspective of a child; the other is the science fiction questioning of what if. The use of both genres ultimately creates an absorbing story about man’s relationship with fear.
As a child, Gary accepts whatever he sees without questioning himself. He never asks himself what if the mysterious man he comes across, garbed in a black three-piece, is the Devil. He knows, without explanation, the man is the Devil and that he wants to eat him. Despite believing that his son was dreaming, Gary’s father is somewhat unnerved when he takes Gary back to the stream where he saw the man. Even though he rejects any type of evidence that suggested his son was telling the truth, it’s implied that to a large extent, he too is believes that the supernatural can be real.
Prize: $50 Cash
Entry Fee: $0 (must register for free Review Fuse account if haven’t already)
Length: 1000 lines or fewer
Theme: Open (must adhere to clean content policy)
More Info: http://www.reviewfuse.com/blog/2009/04/flash-fiction-writing-contest-may-2009/
Deadline: May 25th, 2009
Contact Info: support@reviewfuse.com
To enter:
1. Sign up for Review Fuse (it’s free)
2. Upload your poem and choose “Flash Fiction Writing Contest” as the category.
3. Submit your story for peer critique.
4. Complete assigned reviews of other entries (4 for free members, 3 for premium).
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