My sincerest apologies to all our followers and writers.
One Real Story has been offline for way too long. Tough times. Starting next month, we will commence publishing and start sending out the long overdue author copies of the current volume. I appreciate your patience and look forward to getting things started back up.

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Contests Galore
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 [...]

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Flash Fiction Contest:
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. [...]

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Review Fuse Flash Fiction Contest
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 [...]

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Horror Short Fiction Market Listings from Lee Masterson
Pro Market Listings (more than 3c per word)
Aberrant Dreams
http://www.hd-image.com/aberrant_dreams/index.htm
Aberrant Dreams accepts short fiction of any genre, though
we primarily focus on the genres of fantasy, science fiction,
and supernatural horror. We look for stories with a solid plot
and good character development. Stories should grab the
reader’s attention quickly. Stories should be [...]

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TBR Tallboy is seeking submissions
TBR Tallboy is seeking submissions for its inaugural issue, specifically short fiction (from 500 - 5,000 words) of any genre geared towards middle grade readers right on up through the crossover YA/adult audience.
For more information, see the Submission Guidelines here: http://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com/bookshelves_of_doom/tbr-tallboy.html
Annual Writing Competition
For 78 years, the Annual Writer’s Digest Competition [...]

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Writing Guidelines
If it is chosen for publication in Glimmer Train Stories, you will be paid upon acceptance. … Competition submissions are also automatically considered for standard publication … August: Very Short Fiction Award (Up to 3000 words. …
Zoetrope: All-Story: Guidelines
We consider unsolicited submissions of short stories and one-act plays no longer than 7000 words. Excerpts [...]

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Ravenous Romance
Ravenous Romance are seeking new voices for their erotic romance publishing lines. They are currently accepting submissions for both short stories and novel length works across various sub-genres. Please read guidelines in full before submitting.
Submission Guidelines: http://www.ravenousromance.com/submission.html
Catastrophia Anthology
Catasrophia will be a collection of short stories based around the theme of catastophes, disasters and post-apocalyptic [...]

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TBR Tallboy Seeking Submissions
TBR Tallboy is seeking submissions for its inaugural issue, specifically short fiction (from 500 - 5,000 words) of any genre geared towards middle grade readers right on up through the crossover YA/adult audience.
For more information, see the Submission Guidelines here:  bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com
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