MONTHLY/RECURRING COMPETITIONS:
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The competitions below are offered monthly unless otherwise noted;
all require electronic submissions.
FANSTORY.COM
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PRIZES: $100 and other prizes
DETAILS: Various monthly fiction, nonfiction and poetry contests;
for some, you must become a member of the site.
WEBSITE: http://www.fanstory.com/contests.jsp
THE NEXT BIG WRITER
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PRIZES: $100, $50, $25, plus review and membership
DETAILS: Must be a member. Competitions throughout the year,
including novels and flash fiction.
WEBSITE: http://www.thenextbigwriter.com/competition/index.html
SCRIBOPHILE WRITING CONTESTS
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Bimonthly/Quarterly
PRIZES: $50 to $100 Amazon gift certificates
DETAILS: Short stories, flash fiction, poetry, on themes posted on
website.
WEBSITE: http://www.scribophile.com/contests/
WHIDBEY MFA STUDENT COMMUNITY AT NILA
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PRIZES: $50
DETAILS: Submit fiction, creative nonfiction, prose poetry, and
writing for children/young adults to 1,000 words. The first story
that "knocks the judges' socks off" each month is declared the
winner.
WEBSITE:
http://whidbeystudents.com/student-choice-contest/student-choice-contest-rules/
WRITER'S DIGEST YOUR STORY COMPETITION
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Bimonthly
PRIZES: $100 in WD books
DETAILS: We'll provide a short, open-ended prompt. In turn, you'll
submit a short story of 750 words or fewer based on that prompt.
You can be funny, poignant, witty, etc.; it is, after all, your
story.
WEBSITE: http://www.writersdigest.com/your-story-competition
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