Subscribe to the WinningWriters.com RSS feed. Get frequent updates on literary contest news, useful resources and interesting publishers. http://www.winningwriters.com Launched in 2010, QBF publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and artwork by students at the Five Colleges in Western Massachusetts: Smith, Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and U Mass Amherst. Editors say, "We seek to bridge the barriers between the colleges and to promote our generation's voice by providing students with space for writing, discussion, and a collaborative intellectual experience." http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST 5632 Deadline March 30 (must be received by this date), formerly March 31. Neutral free contest for published books of literary or artistic merit that are evocative of Toronto. C$15,000 will be awarded in all. Each shortlisted author (usually 4-6) receives C$1,000 and the winning author is awarded the remainder. There are no separate categories: novels, short story collections, books of poetry, biographies, histories, social studies, books about sports, children's books, photographic collections, etc. are judged together. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST 5630 Deadline March 1 (must be received by this date), formerly March 31. Neutral free contest for African-American poets offers $500 and publication for a poetry manuscript, 60-90 pages. Authors who have already had books published by Lotus Press are not eligible. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST 5629 Deadline March 15 (must be received by this date), formerly March 31. Recommended free contest offers a prize of $500 for essays, 600-800 words, by Canadian or US high school students in 11th or 12th grade. 2012 theme is "a work of fiction, poem or play that has influenced you. Discuss the work and explain how it affected you. No song lyrics." Enter online only. Sponsored by The Writer magazine and Gotham Writers' Workshop. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST 5626 Deadline March 1, formerly March 31. Recommended free poetry contest for Connecticut high school students, formerly known as the Young Poets Competition. Four to six winners will be published in a special-edition chapbook. Winners must be available to read their poems during the "Night of Fresh Voices" in June at the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival at the Hill-Stead Museum. Send 1-5 pages of unpublished poetry and completed entry form by mail or email. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST 5625 Deadline March 16, formerly March 25. Neutral free contest offers prizes of $100, $50 and $25 in each of four age categories: children who live or attend school in Evanston, IL (grades K-5 and 6-8), and Chicago-area high school students and adults. Send 2 copies of 1-5 unpublished poems by mail or email. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST 4706 Deadline March 23, formerly March 25. Neutral free contest for unpublished poems offers prizes up to $100 in each of four age categories: middle school, high school, adult (ages 20-60), and senior (61+). To receive cash prizes, winners must have their poem read (in person or via video) at a poetry reading even in Evans, GA in April. Videos of the readings will be posted on the contest website. Send 2 poems, any length. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST 5623 Deadline March 16 (must be received by this date), formerly March 18. Neutral free contest for short fiction by middle and high school students offers prizes up to $250 in each age category: grades 6-8, 9-10, and 11-12. Send one story, 4-8 1.5 spaced pages by email. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST 5622 Deadline March 23 (must be received by this date, do not enter before February 6), formerly March 25. Recommended free contest offers prizes up to $10,000 for published authors of poetry, fiction or creative nonfiction books, who were born in Indiana or have lived there for at least five years. Finalists must attend award ceremony to win and winners must work with their local library to promote related literary programs. Nomination forms may be submitted by mail or online. Finalists will be asked to send copies of their published books. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST 5616 The Scrapper Poet is the blog of Karen J. Weyant, an award-winning writer and teacher with a special interest in working-class literature. Her chapbook 'Wearing Heels in the Rust Belt' was a contest winner from Main Street Rag. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST 5615 This multi-author blog shares opportunities and advice for writing genre and commercial fiction. Online workshops are also available. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST 5613 Fantasy novelist Danielle Ackley-McPhail's blog shares practical advice about structuring a story, marketing your work, and polishing your prose. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST 5612 Submit online or by mail. March 31 deadline. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST 5611 OpenMicVoices.com is a multimedia social networking site for poets of all skill levels. Your free profile page can include photos, audio, video, and text, and it can be linked to your profiles on other social networks such as Facebook and LinkedIn. The site also holds monthly contests with cash prizes. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST 5609 Deadline March 2 (must be received by this date). Recommended free contest awards prizes of $5,000 for unpublished creative writing (fiction or nonfiction) and artwork. (The artwork deadline is June 1.) Open to US residents aged 14+. Enter online. This contest is inspired by two classic, bestselling creativity programs: 'The Artist's Way' by Julia Cameron and 'Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain' by Betty Edwards. Prose entries should be 10 double-spaced pages maximum, and may be stand-alone stories or personal essays, or excerpts from longer works. Sponsored by Tarcher/Penguin, the self-help imprint of the Penguin publishing conglomerate. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST 5608