Contests

Submissions Open for 2023 Nimrod Literary Awards

The Nimrod International Journal at the University of Tulsa is accepting poetry and fiction submissions for the 2023 Pablo Neruda Prize for. Poetry and the Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction. First prize for each is $2,000 and publication. Second prize is $1,000 and publication. Each entry must be accompanied by a $20 fee (additional

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Free Digital Download of Reedsy Fiction Magazine

The Reedsy Blog is now publishing a magazine called Prompted. The content will be winners of Reedsy’s weekly short story contest that requires writers to work against the clock to create new works of fiction based on weekly prompts. Examples from the first issue: A cardiac surgeon examining his own heart late in life A girl

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Opportunity for Southern LGBTQ Playwrights and Screenwriters

The Del Shores Foundation has announced its second Writers Search. Named for the author of Sordid Lives, the foundation supports efforts to connect Southern LGBTQ+ writers with opportunities to participate in the world of film, television, and theater. Materials sought are plays, feature films, short films, and web series scripts. Prizes will include  cash awards, grants

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Deadline Looming for Sunspot Contest

Sunspot Lit seeks fiction and nonfiction, including scripts and screenplays, from 29,001 to 49,000 words. Graphic novels should run between 51 and 100 pages.  This call closes Jan 31, 2023. Entry fees are charged. Submit online with Submittable or Duotrope. More about ongoing Sunspot literary contests here.

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2022 Austin Film Festival Need Readers for Script Competition

Voracious readers who are well versed in screenwriting and have a keen sense for story analysis are needed to evaluate submissions to the twenty-ninth annual Austin Film Festival Script Competition. The Festival will be held October 27-November 3 in Austin, Texas. For complete information, visit the site. Volunteers who wish to help with the script

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Opportunities for Screenwriters—2022 Austen Film Festival

With writers as the focus, the Austin Film Festival began in 1993 and is still going strong. This year’s dates are October 27—November 3, 2022. All details are available on the AFF site. One of the many features of the festival is a screenwriting competition. The first deadline for the 2022 Script Competition passed on

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Contest for Self-published Authors

Submissions are being accepted until June 30, 2022 for entries in the North Street Book Prize competition sponsored by Winning Writers. For an entry fee of $70 per book, self-published authors may submit in the following categories: Mainstream/Literary Fiction Genre Fiction (romance, mystery, fantasy, etc.) Creative Nonfiction and Memoir Poetry Children’s PictureBook Graphic Novel and

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Conferences

Still Time to Submit Screenplays for 2022 AFF

The early submission deadline has passed, but there is still time for screenwriters and filmmakers to submit scripts for the 2022 Austin Film Festival competitions. Two submission deadlines remain. Late Deadline: June 24 Extended Deadline: July 8  AFF is accredited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, making all Jury Award-winning Narrative Short,

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