You should've gotten this in your e-mail, but if not:
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The Young Writers Society Newsletter
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September 2010
http://www.YoungWritersSociety.com
In This Issue:
- 9 Contests
- Several Writing Opportunities
- Open Mic Radio Show Announcement
Enjoy!
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Contests
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Contest #1: KSP Short Fiction Awards
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Deadline: September 19th, 2010
Open To: Australians, Under 20
Top Prize: $75
http://www.kspf.iinet.net.au/activities ... mpetitions
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Contest #2: Sentinel Literary Quarterly Short Story Competition
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Deadline: September 30th, 2010
Open To: All nationalities, all ages
Top Prize: £150.00, publication
Short Stories may be on any subject or style and MUST NOT have been previously published, posted to a website or blog. Stories posted to members-only writing groups for workshop purposes as part of the creative process are not deemed to have been previously published.
http://www.sentinelpoetry.org.uk/slq/3. ... -2010.html
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Contest #3: Sentinel Literary Quarterly Poetry Competition
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Deadline: September 30th, 2010
Open To: All nationalities, all ages
Top Prize: £150.00, publication
Poems may be on any subject, any style and MUST NOT have been previously published, posted to a website or blog. Poems posted to members-only writing groups for workshop purposes as part of the creative process are not deemed to have been previously published.
http://www.sentinelpoetry.org.uk/slq/3. ... -2010.html
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Contest #4: Essay Contest
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Deadline: October 19th, 2010
Open To: Americans, Grades 3 to 12
Top Prize: $50 savings bond
The purpose of our essay contest is to bring recognition to student writers. Winners share thousands in cash and prizes. In addition to the winning entries, other entries of high merit are accepted to be published in our hard-bound anthology. With the publication being regionally based, students are competing against their peers in both age and location.
http://www.poeticpower.com/essay.php
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Contest #5: First Freedom Video and Essay Contest
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Deadline: November 15th, 2010
Open To: Americans, Grades 9 to 12
Top Prize: $2,500
The First Freedom Student Competition is a first-semester national essay and video contest. It offers high-school students an opportunity to compete for $2,500 awards as they examine the history and current-day relevance of religious freedom, and then, by written essay or video production, present their evaluation. The competition is open to students in the United States and U.S. territories, and to American schools and American home-schooled students worldwide.
http://www.firstfreedom.org/education/students.html
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Contest #6: Sefton Writing Competition
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Deadline: October 22, 2010
Open To: United Kingdom, All Ages
Top Prize: £250
The theme is "IF". Poetry first prize £250. Four runners up of £50 each. Other writing pays first prize £250. Four runners up of £50 each. Writing by young people pays first prize of £50 and five runners up of £10 each. Poems limited to 40 lines. Other writing is considered short texts, stories, essays, dialogues, mini-dramas, monologues, none of which can exceed 500 words. Age limit for young people category is 14. Young people's work must be illustrated as well.
http://www.seftonarts.co.uk/uploads/fil ... 20form.pdf
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Contest #7: Children's Story
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This is open to only those in the UK & Ireland, and only those 18 or under.
Send an original and unpublished writing in 1000 words or less using one
of five provided writing prompts.
Prizes are awarded by age category, with the top prize in each category
being £150. The deadline is October 31, 2010.
For more information:
http://www.chapteronepromotions.com/kid ... tition.htm
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Contest #8: Young Voices of America Speak Their Muse 2010
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Deadline: November 30, 2010
Open To: Americans, Grades PreK to 12
Top Prize: $250, across age categories
http://www.youngvoicesfoundation.org/po ... lines.html
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Contest #9: Canadian Tales of the Fantastic
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Deadline: December 31, 2010
Open To: All Nationalities, All Ages
Top Prize: $500
For writers of short fiction. To be considered, a story must have two things. First, it must contain an element of the Fantastic; second, it must be identifiably Canadian.
http://www.redtuquebooks.ca/RTevents/Sh ... tition.pdf
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Writing Opportunities
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Beyond Centauri
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Beyond Centauri is a quarterly magazine of science fiction and fantasy for younger readers--for the next generation [ages 10 and up]. Beyond Centauri publishes short stories, poetry, art/illustrations, and articles [including book and movie reviews] in the following genres: science fiction, fantasy, and eww-gross [bugs, slimy things, creepy campfire tales]. Our writers include adults and younger writers.
http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/beyondguide.htm
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Claremont Review
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The editors of The Claremont Review are looking to publish first class poetry, short stories and short plays by young adult writers (aged 13-19) anywhere in the English speaking world. We publish anything from traditional to post modern, but with a preference for works that reveal something of the human condition.
http://www.theclaremontreview.ca/
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Steam Punk Anthology
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We are looking for Steam Punk fiction, which is a sub genre of SF where
there is an alternate history with alternate sources of power. It is often
set in Victorian times. However other alternate times and power sources are
welcomed as well.
Will pay at 1¢/word + copies at cost + profits shared equally at the end of
the year. Deadline is October 25, 2010.
For more information:
http://darkwineandstars.blogspot.com/20 ... -paid.html
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Stone Soup
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Stone Soup is made up of stories, poems, book reviews, and art by young people through age 13. Although all the writing we publish is in English, we accept work from all over the world.
http://www.stonesoup.com/stone-soup-con ... guideline/
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Young Adult Literature Review
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Small literary magazine that publishes stories and poems almost exclusively
by young adults younger than 18. If accepted, they pay a small amount ($5
to $10).
For more information:
http://www.yaliteraturereview.com/literary.html
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YWS Open-Mic
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On September 12 at 10pm GMT (that's 11pm in London and 6pm in New York City),
the Young Writers Society will have an open-mic radio show. During this
time, you can share a poem you wrote or a poem you just really like, a
piece of flash fiction, a song, etc. If you'd like to participate, just
reply to this newsletter with your idea. Remember, this is open-mic so
anything goes as long as it's clean!
For more information:
topic68950.html
“I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works.” -
Oscar Wilde
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