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I like to list a lot of writing contests around here.  This isn’t for a specific contest with an upcoming deadline.  Rather, here is a site that has ongoing contests listed all the time.  Take a look and see what you can find to suit you.

Let’s not forget that Writer’s Digest always has lots of contests.  There are three assignments for contests in August (one for kids), and that always means lots of fun.

Writer’s Journal has loads of great writing contests.  There are categories for fiction, short stories, horror or ghost stories, romance, travel, photos, and of course, poetry.  So, for genre writers, this is a great spot to get involved.

The firstwriter.com website has lots of resources for writers.  You can find there a database of literary agents, or another database of magazines where you can seek to have your work published.

I’ve found a valuable resource, if you are always on the lookout for ongoing writing contests. (I am.)

There are tons of opportunities listed there, and all of the links have some ongoing contests. It’s a great way for writers to get into the game. There is stuff there for poets, fiction writers, and essayists. And, I even came across a link for drawings and other competitions in which the prize is homeschool materials. I’ve sent that link to my favorite homeschooler.

 

 

Once Written has some upcoming writing contests that may be of interest to you:

2007 Winter Poetry Contest
Details from the website

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Prizes

      First Prize: $500 and publication
      Runner Up: $100 and publication

Deadline

      March 31, 2007

Reading Fee

      Daily Writing Sparks Subscribers: $10
      General Public: $15

Word/Line/Page Limit

      No Word/Page Limit

Notification

      May 1, 2007

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Spring Fiction Contest: Deadline April 30

In the Midnight Hour Halloween Fiction Deadline August 31

Love to Know has regular contests going on at their site. You can choose the sort of writing you like to do, and the topic on which you like to write, and submit it to the site. It will be entered into a contest, and visitors in the site get a say in how well it does.

If you would like to join the contests there, just click the link above and take a look.

Literal Latte has a number of ongoing writing contests, including a poetry contest. There’s a list of deadlines below. Submission guidelines can be found at the link above.

Deadlines

Short shorts - June 7 ($500 prize)
Poetry - July 15 ($1000, $300, $200 prizes)
Essay - September 20 ($1000, $300, $200 prizes)
Food Verse (poems about food) - January 15 ($500 prize)
Fiction - January 15 ($1000, $300, $200 prizes)

All entries are considered for publication. Mark your calendar and make your plans to submit.

Have you ever submitted to Byline Magazine’s poetry contests? They’ve got them running throughout the year, with different contests having closing dates each month.

Coming up before the end of this month: Nature Poems. In March: New-Talent Poetry, Rhymed Poetry, and Character Sketches and “Fillers” (prose).

If you’d like to have a closer look at Byline, and perhaps even submit to their contests, the link is