updated 2010
Delacorte Press Contest for a First Young Adult Novel
Delacorte Books for Young Readers (Random House)
accepting “book-length manuscript with a contemporary
setting…for readers ages 12 to 18”
entries must be postmarked after October 1, 2010
but no later than December 31, 2010
details @ http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/writingcontests/
SoftCopy Publishing
seeks fiction up to 5000 words
theme: The first time…
deadline October 1, 2010
details @ http://www.softcopypublishing.com/submissions.html
Peculiar Pages
Monstors & Mormons Anthology
accepting themed fiction, poetry, plays & monologues,
illustration & photography, and graphic art
deadline October 1, 2010
details @ http://b10mediaworx.com/peculiarpages/
(scroll down right side margin)
Birdsong Micropress Winter 2010 Poetry + Prose Contest
accepting entries of poetry and prose
Deadline: October 1, 2010
details @ http://birdsongmag.com/contest/
Easy One Day Makeover Contest
accepting stories & room photos
theme: your most creative idea on how to complete…
deadline October 3, 2010
details @ http://www.ivillage.com/sweeps/0,,h8l1m9lw,00.html
MINI Space SIGHT & SOUNDS Competition
accepting submissions of visual art
theme: choose a song that moves you and create visual art
deadline Oct 4, 2010
details @ http://www.minispace.com/en_us/background/
Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me Radio Show Contest
Name That Crime: ‘Son, You Got A Cabbage On Your Head’ Edition
no deadline mentioned
“Make Education Great” Contest
seeks your plan to make education great
deadline Oct 11, 2010
details @ https://www.makeeducationgreat.com/timeincdigital/makeeducationgreat/index.jsp
Glamour’s “BEST OF YOU” Contest
accepting essay submissions up to 100 words
theme: how the “Best of You” (or someone you know) makes a difference
deadline Oct 11, 2010
details @ http://www.glamalert.com/1008/includes/promos/section1-promo7-form.cfm
Hint Fiction Writing Contest
seeks submissions of stories 25 words or less
deadline October 11, 2010.
details @ http://www.writingclasses.com/ContestPages/hintfiction.php
Pinay sa Seattle
Seeking submissions of “form of dance, film, photography, poetry, narratives, song, visual art and all other mediums of creativity.”
Accepting for theme “Creation Story based on myths and legends of different cultures, family history, dreams, past lives, and anything else you consider part of your identity.”
Deadline October 13, 2010
Details @ http://pinaynews.wordpress.com/2010/09/02/4-year-anniversary-call-for-submissions/
WIN A RED CARPET MAKEOVER CONTEST
accepting essays of 100 words
theme: why you need a red carpet makeover
deadline Oct 13, 2010
details @ http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sweepstakes/14507
(this link is for no purchase entry)
GARNIER INSIDER CONTEST
accepting essays of 100 words or less
theme: why you deserve to be a Garnier Insider…
deadline Oct 13, 2010
details @ http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sweepstakes/14506
(this link is for no purchase entry)
Dressage Today Photo Caption Contest
accepting caption for featured horse photo
deadline Oct 14, 2010
details @ http://www.equisearch.com/dressagetoday/captioncontest/
Cowboys and Indians Magazine’s 6th Annual
“Take Your Best Shot” Contest
Entries must be e-mailed by October 14, 2010
details @ http://www.cowboysindians.com/art-entertainment/art-galleries/2009-05/photo-contest.jsp
Nestlé “PASS ON YOUR TRADITIONS” Contest
accepting stories 500 characters or less
theme: passing on cooking traditions…
deadline Oct 15, 2010
details @ http://www.cocinandocon-nestle.com/Public/Heritage-Sweepstakes.aspx
In A Fashion Minute Contest
accepting one-minute video
theme: interpret best style moment of the season
deadline Oct. 15, 2010
details @ http://fashiononfilm.wmag.com/
American Song Writer Contest
sponsored by American Songwriter, Guild Guitars
seeks list: 10 Top Records You Can’t Live Without
deadline Oct 15, 2010
details @ http://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/09/enter-to-win-a-guild-gad-50e/
TODAY’s Show Choir Showdown
calling all existing show choir groups up to 20 members strong
performers must be thirteen (13) years of age or older
accepting applications, essays, and videos
deadline October 15, 2010
details @ http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39416992/ns/today-kathie_lee_and_hoda/
CALL FOR RESEARCH PAPERS ON ANITA DESAI: A Study through Different Perspectives
Submissions accepted through October 15, 2010
Details @ http://arvindnawale.blogspot.com/2010/08/call-4papers-on-anita-desais-fiction.html
CALL FOR PAPERS: Comparative Studies of Indian and Chinese Philosophy and Religion
Accepting essay proposals
Deadline mid October
2010 – 2011 SEVEN-CIFA Essay Competition
“seeking essays on enterprise solutions to poverty from around the globe that are faith-based, faith-inspired, or interfaith efforts.”
deadline October 15, 2010
details @ http://www.sevenfund.org/faith-and-development/
“Petlizer Prize” for Poetry! Contest
accepting strictly pet-related poetry for Round One
deadline October 15, 2010
Liz Claiborne 7 Days of Style Contest
accepting essays up to 100 words & photo submissions
theme: why you are in need of a fashion makeover
deadline Oct 20, 2010
details @ http://www.lizclaibornecontest.com/form.php
Jif Moms Voice their Choice Contest
accepting essay 250 words or less
theme: How do you make the best choices for your family?
deadline Oct. 22, 2010
details @ http://promotions.jif.com/momsvoicetheirchoice/
The Tulane Review
poetry, prose, and artwork
for Winter 2010 Issue
deadline October 22, 2010
details @ http://www.tulane.edu/~litsoc/treview.html
Mussels Hungry for Love Contest
submit an essay theme: “Why I am Hungry for Love”
deadline October 28, 2010
details @ http://www.discovermussels.com/contest
The Times/Chicken House Children’s Annual Fiction Competition
“The prize is the offer of a worldwide publishing contract with Chicken House with a royalty advance of £10,000.”
deadline October 29, 2010
details @ http://www.doublecluck.com/submissions
WORD*PLAY Short Script Competition
sponsored by IN THE MOMENT Films (Minnesota)
seeks screenplays and theatre scripts
reading August 4 – October 30, 2010
details @ facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=149149658428387&ref=mf
Dead Robots’ Society’s 3rd Annual Writing Contest
seeks short stories in any genre up to 4,000 words
deadline 11:59:59 pm Oct 31, 2010 (“not one second past…”)
details @ http://deadrobotssociety.com/2009/09/29/3rd-annual-writing-contest/
10th Anniversary Competition for Post-Graduate Students of Creative Writing
sponsored by Chicken House Publishing
seeks “full length manuscript for Fiction 7-10, no more than 40,000 words.
[or] Full length manuscript for Fiction 10+, no more than 80,000 words”
deadline October 31, 2010
details @ http://www.doublecluck.com/submissions
Cutting Block Press
accepting horror fiction for Tattered Souls 2
deadline is October 31 2010
details @ http://www.cuttingblock.net/submissions.html#tattered
Bards and Sages Contest
(I don’t usually include contests w/ fees, however
this one makes a donation in lieu of entry fee to Doctors without Borders…)
open to horror, science fiction, and fantasy genres
enter as many stories as you want with one donation
deadline is October 31, 2010
http://www.bardsandsages.com/2010contest
52 Perfect Days 3rd Annual Travel Writing Contest
seeks essays about experiences at National Parks, Monuments, etc.
Theme “Inside every National Park are spectacular treasures
that should be explored by everyone.”
deadline 10/31/10
details @ http://www.52perfectdays.com/2010-travel-writing-contest
updated 2009
Fourth Annual Apex Halloween Short Story Contest
“Urban myths with an alien origin”
HURRY deadline is October 15 2009
Small compensation, details @ http://bit.ly/186nQ7
