Writers: New Calls for Entries. . .
I can't help it. It's just irresistible for me to ferret out these opportunities. Most of these deadlines aren't until May, and, unfortunately, all but one has a reading fee. Blech-y reading fees...
One Story Short Fiction Contest
Description: seeking literary fiction
Prize: $300 and publication in One Story. The winner will also get 10 complimentary copies.
Word length: between 3,000 and 8,000 words
Fee: $10
Deadline: May 1, 2002
Guidelines: Send entries to:
Short Story Contest
One Story
P. O. Box 1326
New York, NY 10156
(Enclose S.A.S.E. for winner list.) Visit www.one-story.com/index.php?page=contest for details.
9th Annual Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Description: film festival held in Austin, Texas, Oct. 10-17, 2002 with screenplay categories including Adult/Family and Comedy
Prizes: Winners in each category receive $5,000 cash; reimbursement of roundtrip airfare (up to $500); hotel compensation at the film festival (up to $500); and the AFF bronze typewriter award. All Finalists receive: one complimentary Producers Pass to the film festival and Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference. * The winners will also have their screenplays read in Los Angeles at a staged reading with professional actors.
Fee: $40
Deadline: all entries must be postmarked May 15, 2002
Guidelines: see www.austinfilmfestival.com for details.
Buddhist PEACE FELLOWSHIP
Description: Young Writers Award given for best essay from a Buddhist perspective
Prize: $500
Word length: 2000-4000 words
Fee: none
Deadline: May 18, 2002
Guidelines: Writer must be 30 years old or younger and not previously published in Turning Wheel. Visit www.bpf.org/twcurrent.html for details.
BIG CITY LIT CONTEST
Description: poetry, poetry chapbook, and fiction categories
Prize: Publication by Headwaters Press, NY, cash award, plus magazine-sponsored reading and awards presentation in New York.
Word length: chapbook (16-24 pages), fiction 6,000 words max
Fee: $5 (3 poems), $15 (chapbook), $20 (fiction)
Deadline: May 31, 2002
Guidelines: Visit www.nycbigcitylit.com/contents/ContestsBCL.html for details.