Jerry Jazz Musician New Short Fiction Contest (Plus Other Competitions)

13 May 2010
Jerry Jazz Musician New Short Fiction Contest (Plus Other Competitions)
Jerry Jazz Musician New Short Fiction Contest

A prize of $100 will be awarded for the winning story. In addition to the story being published on Jerry Jazz Musician, the author's acceptance of the prize money gives Jerry Jazz Musician the right to include the story in an anthology that will appear in book or magazine form. No entry fee is required. One story entry only. Submission deadline for the next contest is May 31, 2010. Publishing date will be July 1, 2010. Please submit your story by May 31, 2010 via Word or Adobe attachment to jm@jerryjazz.com. Please be sure to include your name, address and phone number with your submission. Please include "Short Fiction Contest Submission" in the subject heading of the email. (More information HERE.)

Perfectly Formed Short Story Competition

Books Quarterly is proud to announce the launch of the inaugural Waterstone’s Books Quarterly short story competition, Perfectly Formed: the search for the best unpublished writer in the country who can create a story that is small but... perfectly formed. Entrants must be over 18 and residents of the UK or Ireland. To be eligible, entries must be a maximum of 2,000 words long and received only by e-mail on or before the closing date of 1 July 2010 11:59pm GMT. (More information HERE.)

The Let's Get Ekphrastic! Contest

Ekphrasis is a poem describing or meditating on an existing work of art: a painting, a sculpture, a building, and so on. It can range from being a graphic description to an abstract reflection and everything in between. Winner gets $50 Amazon.com gift card. Entries must be received by May 31, 2010, and winners will be announced by June 14, 2010. (More information HERE.)

The Life Poetic iPoem Contest

Winner gets free tuition in the September Poetry for the People online class with Sage Cohen (non-transferable), and signed copies of three books by Sage Cohen: WRITING THE LIFE POETIC: An Invitation to Read and Write Poetry, THE PRODUCTIVE WRITER: Tips & Tools for Writing More, Stressing Less and Creating Success, and LIKE THE HEART, THE WORLD poetry collection. Deadline is July 4th. (More information HERE.)
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