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Abilene
Writers Guild
P.O. Box 2562
Abilene TX 79604-2562
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Rhymed Poetry (up to 50 lines);
Unrhymed Poetry (up to 50 lines); Children's Stories for Ages 3-10
(1,000 words maximum); Articles of General Interest (1,500 words
maximum); Compositions of Inspiration (1,500 words maximum);
Memoir/Composition of Nostalgia (1,500 words maximum); Fiction for
Adults (1,500 words maximum); Adventure/Science
Fiction/Mystery/Fantasy/Horror Novels (no more than 10 pages of 1st
chapter and a 1-page synopsis of book); Mainstream/Romance/Western/Other
Novel (no more than 10 pages of 1st chapter and a 1-page synopsis of
book). All rights remain with the writer. Deadlines and entry fees vary
based on type of material submitted. See website for details.
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SHERWOOD ANDERSON FOUNDATION FICTION AWARD |
April 1 |
$20 |
$1,000 |
Sherwood Anderson Foundation
3501 Highway 54 W.
Studio C
Chapel Hill NC 27516 |
Annual award given to best short
story or chapter from a novel. Entrants are required to have
published one book of fiction (either a novel or SS collection)
AND have published stories in multiple literary and/or
commercial magazines. |
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Association
of Writers & Writing Programs
Carty House, Mail Stop 1E3
George Mason University
Fairfax VA 22030 |
Categories: poetry (Donald Hall
Poetry Prize), short fiction, novel, and creative nonfiction.
Guidelines for SASE and on website. Open to any writer. In
addition to cash prize, winning manuscript is published by one
of the member publishing houses |
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| BEST
PRIVATE EYE NOVEL CONTEST |
August 1 |
None |
$10,000 |
Private
Eye Writers of America and St. Martin's Press
175 Fifth Ave.
New York NY 11215 |
Unpublished book-length private eye
story. Prize acts as advance against royalties and book will be
published by St. Martin's Press. |
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The
Canadian Children's Book Centre
40 Orchard View Blvd.
Suite 101
Toronto ON M4R 1B9
Canada |
Annual award for a previously
published work of historical fiction targeted at young people
and written by a Canadian Author. |
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The
Boston Globe, Horn Book, Inc.
56 Roland St.
Suite 200
Boston MA 02129 |
Annual award for literature for
children and young adults (published June 1, 2003-May 31, 2004).
Categories: picture book, fiction and poetry, nonfiction. Judges
may also name several honor books in each category. Books must
be published in the United States. |
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Commonwealth Club
595 Market
St.
San Francisco CA 94105 |
Annual awards for books published
by California writers. Must have been resident of California at
the time of publication. Categories include fiction, nonfiction,
poetry, first work of fiction, juvenile and works about
California. |
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The
Commonwealth Foundation
c/o Booktrust
Book House
45 E. Hill
Wandsworth London SW18 2QZ
United Kingdom |
£10,000 goes to the best fiction
book published in the Commonwealth of Nations, £3,000 goes to
the best first book published and £1,000 awards are giving to
each of the eight regional winners. The Commonwealth includes
Africa, Caribbean and Canada, Eurasia, and Southeast Asia and
South Pacific. |
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Writers'
League of Texas
1501 W. Fifth St., Suite E-2
Austin TX 78703 |
Annual award give to books in three
categories by Writers' League of Texas members. Categories are
fiction, nonfiction and literary. |
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Delacorte
Press Books for Young Readers, Random House, Inc.
1745 Broadway
New York NY 10019 |
Contemporary or historical fiction
novel suitable for 8-12 year old children. In addition to the
prize, the winning author will receive a $7,500 advance against
royalties and a publishing contract. |
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The Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society
624 Pirate's Alley
New Orleans LA 70116-3254 |
Novel: $7,500; novella: $2,500;
novel-in-progress: $2,000; short story: $1,500; personal essay:
$1,000; individual poem: $750; high school: $750 for student and
$250 for sponsoring teacher.entry fee: Novel--$35; novella--$30;
novel-in-progress--$30; short story, personal essay, and
individual poem--$25; high school short story--$10 (paid by
school). |
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Fish
Publishing
Durrus
Bantry, Co. Cork
Ireland |
Open to any writer with a
completed, but unpublished novel. Prize money acts as an advance
against royalties in a publishing contract. |
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Creative
Writing Program, Binghamton University-State University of New
York
P.O. Box 6000
Binghamton NY 13902-6000 |
While a thousand bucks ain't bad,
this is one case where the prestige is worth a lot more than the
money. This is one of the most coveted awards in fiction. See
their website for eligibility requirements. |
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Canada
Council for the Arts
350 Albert St.
P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8
Canada |
Two awards given. One for the best
Canadian fiction in the English language and one for the best
Canadian fiction in the French language. See the Council's site
for numerous other awards handed out each year. |
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Writing
Today Conference
Birmingham-Southern College
Box 549003
Birmingham AL 35254 |
Annual award for previously
unpublished novels or short stories. $5,000 in annual prizes for
poetry and short fiction ($2,500 national and $2,500 state
level; 1st Place: $600; 2nd Place: $400; 3rd Place: $250), plus
$5,000 for an unpublished novel. Deadlines are September 30
(novels), December 31 (short stories and poetry) |
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PEN
New England,
P.O. Box 400725
North Cambridge MA 02140 |
Annual award for best debut novel
or collection of short stories by an American author. |
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| THE
JULIA WARD HOWE/BOSTON AUTHORS AWARD |
Jan. 1 |
None |
$500 |
The
Boston Authors Club
79 Moore Rd.
Wayland MA 01778 |
Annual award for a fiction book and
a non-fiction book published by any author who lives within a
100-mile radius of Boston, or lived in that region in a previous
life. |
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Christopher
Isherwood Foundation
Box 650
Montrose AL 36559 |
Annual award to an author who has
published a novel. Sometimes gives multiple awards in one year. |
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| JESSE
H. JONES AWARD |
Jan. 3 |
None |
$6,000 |
3700
Mockingbird Lane
Dallas TX 75205 |
Another of those Texas awards for
best novel published in the previous calendar year. You either
must be a Texas resident, have lived for two consecutive years
in a previous lifetime or be writing about Texas. |
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Wilkes
University
English Department, Kirby Hall
Wilkes-Barre PA 18766 |
Annual award for an unpublished
novel, novella or short story collection that exemplifies the
style of James Jones. Author may not have previously published a
book-length work of fiction. |
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