Three writing contest for APRIL --- from one of my Yahoo Groups --- 3 APRIL WRITING CONTESTS WritersMarket lists hundreds of contests for writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children, and more. Here are three with April deadlines: Event Nonfiction Contest is offered annually for the best previously unpublished creative nonfiction (up to 5,000 words). Judges either award three $500 prizes or two $750 prizes, plus publication. Deadline: April 15. Jack Dyer Fiction Prize is offered annually for previously unpublished short fiction (up to 6,000 words). Top prize is $2,000 and publication in Crab Orchard Review. Deadline: April 21. The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry offers a $2,000 top prize and $1,000 runner-up prize. Poets submit 3-10 pages of previously unpublished poetry. Deadline: April 30. Bonus contest! Writers Digest Self-Published Book Awards has an early bird registration deadline of April 1. The grand prize for this competition is $3,000, a trip to New York City, promotion in Writers Digest magazine, and so much more. Plus, there are several additional prizes, including nine first place awards (in separate categories) of $1,000 and much more. (NOTE: If youre unable to access the listing, it means you either need to log in or sign up for WritersMarket first.) WritersMarket lists more than 8,000 publishing opportunities, including listings for contests, magazines, book publishers, literary agents, conferences, and more. Log in or sign up today to start submitting your work.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 16:49:17 +0000
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