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CONTESTS
AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
Disclaimer: Although I try to find contests, conferences, workshops, and other events that are legit and beneficial to writers, I can't guarantee anything. I always try to include a URL or other contact information so you can check them out and make your own decisions
THE OBSIDIAN PRIZE FOR NONFICTION
February 12, 2012
Judged by William Kittredge
$1,000 prize and publication in the High Desert Journal
5,000 word max.
$15 entry fee
Only unpublished work accepted
For writers working in or inspired by the West, Big Sky or big city. Send us your best work.
Submissions are only accepted via SubmishMash.
BLIND JUDGING. DO NOT PUT CONTACT INFORMATION ON MANUSCRIPT
PLEASE.
Given biennially for an essay set in or making reference to the West.
http://www.highdesertjournal.com/obsidian-prize/
VERMONT STUDIO CENTER FELLOWSHIPS
February 15, 2012
VSC offers fellowships to writers each year. The upcoming deadline to apply is February 15.
Vermont Studio Center Fellowships:
Sixteen awards open to all artists and writers, based entirely on merit.
Craig H. Neilsen Foundation Fellowships
Four fellowships for visual artists and writers with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). Each award includes a $500 stipend for travel and expenses during the residency and, if necessary, a stipend for room, board, and travel for a personal care assistant.
Educational Foundation of America Fellowships
Three merit-based fellowships available to emerging and mid-career artists and writers of color from the United States.
Zoland Poetry Fellowships
Two awards open to writers of original English-language poetry and poetry translators.
Kay Evans Award
One fellowship, open to all poets, based on merit.
http://www.vermontstudiocenter.org/fellowships/
For information on applying:
http://www.vermontstudiocenter.org/apply/
NAUTILUS BOOK AWARDS
September 1, 2011 - January 15, 2010
The Nautilus Awards recognizes Books and Audio Books that promote spiritual growth, conscious living & positive social change, while at the same time they stimulate the "imagination" and offer the reader "new possibilities" for a better life and a better world.
Now accepting entries in 36 categories, including audio books and 6 categories for children and teens.
Gold and Silver awards are also given to print, audio books and e-books of exceptional merit that make a literary and heartfelt contribution to the fields of high-level wellness, green values, responsible leadership, as well as to the worlds of art, creativity and inspiration.
Books & Audio-Books in English that are copyrighted or published in 2010 and 2011 will be eligible.to enter the 2012 Nautilus Awards
All books must have an ISBN number.
We will need four (4) copies of each book or audio-book for each category you enter.
If you enter the SAME title in additional categories, please send three (3) additional books for each additional category entered.
Early entry discount: $155 for 1st category of each title.
Added Discount price for each additional category for the same title is $135/per title after the initial entry fee.
http://www.nautilusbookawards.com/
2012 PNWA LITERARY CONTEST
February 17, 2012
The 2012 PNWA Literary Contest presents an opportunity for writers to showcase their unpublished work.
Contest Categories:
1. Mainstream
2. Historical
3. Romance (electronic only)
4. Mystery/Thriller
5. Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
6. Young Adult/Middle Grade
7. Nonfiction/Memoir/How-To
8. Screenwriting
9. Poetry
10. Short Story
11. Children's Picture/Chapter Book
12. Adult Short Topics (Article/Essay/Short Memoir)
Award Winners will be announced at the PNWA Summer Conference July 19 - 22, 2012.
First Place: $700 and the Zola Award
Second Place: $300
http://www.pnwa.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=13
2012 HELEN MCCLOY/MWA SCHOLARSHIP FOR MYSTERY WRITING
February 29, 2012, 2010
The Helen McCloy/MWA Scholarship for Mystery Writing seeks to nurture talent in mystery writing—in fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, and screenwriting.
The scholarship is open to U.S. citizens or permanent residents only.
The scholarship shall be used to offset tuition and fees for writing workshops, writing seminars, or university/ college-level writing programs taking place in the U.S. in summer, fall or winter of 2012 or early spring 2013.
Applicants must select a specific writing class/workshop/seminar to which scholarship funds would be applied.
Check site for a list of what is required to be submitted in order to apply.
MWA will present two scholarships for up to $500 each.
Scholarship checks are issued in late Spring and are made out jointly to scholarship winners and their chosen educational institutions.
http://mysterywriters.org/?q=AwardsPrograms-McCloy
2012 PAGE INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITING AWARDS
March 31, 2011
Each year, we award prizes in these ten categories:
FEATURE FILM SCRIPTS (80-120 pages)
ACTION/ADVENTURE:"
All types of action scripts, war stories, westerns, and adventure tales
COMEDY:
Light and dark comedies, romantic comedies, farces, spoofs, satires
DRAMA:
All types of dramatic stories, dramedies, romances, and tragedies
FAMILY FILM:
Live-action and animated children’s tales, fantasies, movies for all ages
HISTORICAL FILM:
Scripts based on true historical characters and events, biopics, docudramas
SCIENCE FICTION:
Stories about time and space travel, extraterrestrials, post-apocalyptic and alien worlds
THRILLER/HORROR:
Murder mysteries, crime stories, psychological thrillers, ghost tales, monster movies
SHORT FILM SCRIPTS (under 40 pages)
SHORT FILM:
Live-action and animated short film scripts of all genres
ORIGINAL TV PILOTS (25-70 pages)
TV DRAMA PILOT:
Pilot episodes for original one-hour drama series
TV SITCOM PILOT:
Pilot episodes for original half-hour comedy series
Our Judges will once again present a total of 31 Awards this year, including our huge $25,000 Grand Prize, plus Gold, Silver and Bronze Prizes in ten different genre categories. All told, this year’s winning writers will receive over $50,000 in Cash and Prizes!
Most importantly, in conjunction with our co-sponsors InkTip, SellaScript, TVWritersVault and TVFilmRights, we will actively publicize and promote your winning script, giving you a shot at the ultimate prize – the chance to
become a working screenwriter.
EARLY ENTRY DEADLINE: January 15th $39
REGULAR ENTRY DEADLINE: March 1st $49
LATE ENTRY DEADLINE: March 31st $59
http://pageawards.com/the-contest/how-to-enter/
TONY HILLERMAN PRIZE
June 1, 2012
Co-sponsored by St. Martin's Press, the Tony Hillerman Prize is awarded annually for the best first mystery set in the Southwest.
Manuscripts are sent to anonymous judges—among them librarians, publishers, writers, readers and bookstore owners.
The Tony Hillerman Prize competition is open to any professional or non-professional writer who has never been the author of a published mystery.
Murder or another serious crime or crimes must be at the heart of the story, with the emphasis on the solution rather than the details of the crime.
All manuscripts submitted must be original works of book length (no less than 220 typewritten pages or approximately 60,000 words) written in the English language by the contestants.
The prize winner is awarded a contract with St. Martin's Press for publication of the novel and $10,000.
http://www.wordharvest.com/contest.php
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