Filipino Freethinkers' June essay contest
Just write an essay on any of the following themes:
* political correctness
* science vs. superstition
* loneliness and isolation
You may write on a combination of themes (like Ms. Ozawa did) but there’s no bonus if you do. (Except if you manage to allude to bukake.)
Two awesome prizes will be given during our second July meetup:
1. Reader’s choice prize: awesome certificate and any Starbucks beverage.
2. Writer’s choice prize: awesome certificate and the privilege to choose any freethought-related book worth P1,000 (the winner doesn’t have to pay anything, unless they want to get something more expensive.) Although the winner doesn’t get to own it — the book is added to the FF library — they get two months to finish reading the book before having to lend it to someone else. The winner must also post a short review of the book on our blog.
Joining is easy:
1. Register for a contributor account.
2. Compose your post (500-800 words) and tag it with “writing contest.”
3. Submit your post before July 1. Submissions of nonregular contributors will be reviewed before publishing.
More information here.
Arabic Summer Reading Challenge
So why not an Arabic literature reading challenge? I asked a few critics, professors, booksellers, writers and translators which five books they would suggest one must read “before you die.” (You will note a few seem to have trouble with their math skills.)
To participate: Simply post at the bottom which ONE of these Arabic books (in translation or not) you will read this summer. If you prefer a more challenging challenge, read one each month. * I will select a reading-challenge winner on August 20, 2010** and will ship her (or him) a bundle of Arabic fiction new to English in 2010.
More information here.
Salty Ink’s Short Fiction Contest
- Submission Deadline: July 31st, 2010.
- Word Length: 300-3000 words.
- Stories can be previously published in a journal, or have won another competition, but they can not be published in an anthology or collection of shorts.
- Blind submission: submit a cover letter with your name, title of your short story, a brief bio, and contact information (email is sufficient). Do NOT write your name on the short story itself. DO write the title on the short story. (Author must be currently living in Atlantic Canada, or prove they are originally from here, to submit.)
- Submit one story only. Note: no physical copies of stories will be returned.
Three shortlisted stories will be published on Salty Ink. The winner receives 250$, and the story will be published in an exciting, pending publication.
More information here.
Young Fiction Writer of the Year (UK)
Stories must be between 500 and 1000 words long. Stories must be your own idea and work and previously unpublished, including on a website. If we publish your story we reserve the right to edit it for length and style. H Bauer Publishing will own the copyright of any stories published. We regret that stories will not be returned, so please keep a copy.
This competition is open to residents of the UK (including the Channel Islands), Eire or BFPOs, aged 8 to 18, except employees of H Bauer Publishing and their families, its printers and anyone connected with the competition.
The stories will be judged in three age categories: 8-11, 12-14 and 15-18. There will be one winner from each age group, 2 runners up plus 3 shortlisted finallists.
More information here.
Writing Contest–”Why I’m Proud of My Gay Parent(s)”
I’m eager to help other children of LGBT parents to articulate their feelings in social/political commentary. Feeling proud of your gay parent or parents? In honor of Pride Month, I invite you to write a paragraph on why, and you could win a copy of my memoir Gringa: A Contradictory Girlhood—a story about growing up white, straight, and boring in multicultural Los Angeles with my lesbian moms, a brother with Down syndrome, and a deep desire to be either gay or Mexican-American. I’ll give away a copy of Gringa to the person who best articulates, in one paragraph, “Why I’m Proud of My Gay Parent(s).” In addition, I’ll offer an hour of editing and publishing advice on up to five pages of your writing.
More information here.
Just write an essay on any of the following themes:
* political correctness
* science vs. superstition
* loneliness and isolation
You may write on a combination of themes (like Ms. Ozawa did) but there’s no bonus if you do. (Except if you manage to allude to bukake.)
Two awesome prizes will be given during our second July meetup:
1. Reader’s choice prize: awesome certificate and any Starbucks beverage.
2. Writer’s choice prize: awesome certificate and the privilege to choose any freethought-related book worth P1,000 (the winner doesn’t have to pay anything, unless they want to get something more expensive.) Although the winner doesn’t get to own it — the book is added to the FF library — they get two months to finish reading the book before having to lend it to someone else. The winner must also post a short review of the book on our blog.
Joining is easy:
1. Register for a contributor account.
2. Compose your post (500-800 words) and tag it with “writing contest.”
3. Submit your post before July 1. Submissions of nonregular contributors will be reviewed before publishing.
More information here.
Arabic Summer Reading Challenge
So why not an Arabic literature reading challenge? I asked a few critics, professors, booksellers, writers and translators which five books they would suggest one must read “before you die.” (You will note a few seem to have trouble with their math skills.)
To participate: Simply post at the bottom which ONE of these Arabic books (in translation or not) you will read this summer. If you prefer a more challenging challenge, read one each month. * I will select a reading-challenge winner on August 20, 2010** and will ship her (or him) a bundle of Arabic fiction new to English in 2010.
More information here.
Salty Ink’s Short Fiction Contest
- Submission Deadline: July 31st, 2010.
- Word Length: 300-3000 words.
- Stories can be previously published in a journal, or have won another competition, but they can not be published in an anthology or collection of shorts.
- Blind submission: submit a cover letter with your name, title of your short story, a brief bio, and contact information (email is sufficient). Do NOT write your name on the short story itself. DO write the title on the short story. (Author must be currently living in Atlantic Canada, or prove they are originally from here, to submit.)
- Submit one story only. Note: no physical copies of stories will be returned.
Three shortlisted stories will be published on Salty Ink. The winner receives 250$, and the story will be published in an exciting, pending publication.
More information here.
Young Fiction Writer of the Year (UK)
Stories must be between 500 and 1000 words long. Stories must be your own idea and work and previously unpublished, including on a website. If we publish your story we reserve the right to edit it for length and style. H Bauer Publishing will own the copyright of any stories published. We regret that stories will not be returned, so please keep a copy.
This competition is open to residents of the UK (including the Channel Islands), Eire or BFPOs, aged 8 to 18, except employees of H Bauer Publishing and their families, its printers and anyone connected with the competition.
The stories will be judged in three age categories: 8-11, 12-14 and 15-18. There will be one winner from each age group, 2 runners up plus 3 shortlisted finallists.
More information here.
Writing Contest–”Why I’m Proud of My Gay Parent(s)”
I’m eager to help other children of LGBT parents to articulate their feelings in social/political commentary. Feeling proud of your gay parent or parents? In honor of Pride Month, I invite you to write a paragraph on why, and you could win a copy of my memoir Gringa: A Contradictory Girlhood—a story about growing up white, straight, and boring in multicultural Los Angeles with my lesbian moms, a brother with Down syndrome, and a deep desire to be either gay or Mexican-American. I’ll give away a copy of Gringa to the person who best articulates, in one paragraph, “Why I’m Proud of My Gay Parent(s).” In addition, I’ll offer an hour of editing and publishing advice on up to five pages of your writing.
More information here.
