Contest For Writers, Poets and Others! Enter! Enter! Enter!

Here are some great contest to enter!

First Annual Poetry Contest
Contest is open to all poets. Entries must be previously unpublished, and must not have been chosen as a winner, finalist or honorable mention in another contest
Start Date: 6/30/09
End Date: 7/18/09
Prize: Up to $3300 in cash prizes
narrativemagazine.com/poetry
info@narrativemagazine.com
Entry Fee: $20
Finalist will be announced by Sep 15 2009
Must submitt online at the website


American Book Review Innovative Fiction Contest

Contest is open to any writer of english who is a citizen of the U.S and who has not previously been published with fiction collection 2. Submissions may include a collection of short stories, one or more novellas or a novel.
Start Date: 7/18/09
End Date: 8/15/09
Prize: $1000
Address: American Book Review School Of Arts and Sciences
3007 N. Ben Wilson
Victoria, TX 77901
Tele: (361) 570-4848
Entry Fee: $25
americanbookreview@uhv.edu
Submitt either two copies of the manuscript, or one hard copy and one word file of the manuscript on a labeled cd.
Submissions submitted by mail


New Esquire Fiction Writing Contest

This contest is open to all. The winning story will be published in a future issue of the magazine.
Start Date: 5/1/09
End Date: 8/1/09
Prize: $2500
Address: 300 west 57th st. 21st floor
New York, NY 10019
Entry Fee: N/A
Reg Link: esquiresubmissions.com
Your story cannot exceed 4000 words. You must write on these titles:
1. Twenty-ten; 2. An Insurrection; 3. Never, ever bring this up again
Must submitt electronically


International Mystery Writers Festival Contest

Dubbed the "Angie Awards" named after award winning star Angela Lansbury
Start Date: 6/24/09
End Date: 8/30/09
Entry Fee: N/A
Prize: $20,000 in prizes+Prestigeous Angie Award
Contact: Kimberly Johnson
www.newmysteries.org/submission
sales@newmysteries.org
Address: 101 Davies Street, Owensboro, KY 42302
Festival Dates: June 17-27 2010
Finalist will be notified Jan 2010 with national press coverage
Must mail in submission


Hackney Literary Awards

Open to writers nationwide. Presented each year by the Birmingham-Southern College.
Start Date: 6/27/09
End Date: 9/30/09
Prize: $5000 in prizes
Entry Fee: $10,$15,$25
Address: Hackney Literary Awards
Birmingham Southern College
P.O. Box 549066
Birmingham, AL 35254
www.bsc.edu/event/hackney
hackneyawards@bsu.edu
Must mail in submission


Bad Kitty Contest

Open to all writers published or unpublished
Start Date: 9/1/09
End Date: 11/1/09
Entry Fee: $15
Address: The Book Ladies, 541 Main St, Suite 101, Corona, CA 92880
www.ivrwa.org/contest07.html
badkittycontest@hotmail.com
Final manuscript should be between 15k and 16k. All genres accepted.
Jan 2010 finalist will be notified
Feb 1 2010 Full manuscript required
Mar 1 2010 Contest winner announced
Submissions submitted by mail


17th Annunal Boston Review Short Fiction Contest

All writers eligible, unless he or she is a current student, former student or close personal friend of a judge.
Start Date: 5/29/09
End Date: 10/1/09
Prize: $1500
Entry Fee: $20 US citizens
Entry Fee: $30 International submissions
Address: Short Story Contest
35 Medford St Suite 302
Somerville, MA 02143
Tele: 617-591-0505
Reg Link: www.bostonreview.net/submissions
Email: review@bostonreview.net
Stories must not exceed 4000 words, must be unpublished
Entrants will recieve a year subscription to the boston review begining summer 2010.
Winner will be announced May/June 2010 on the Boston Review website
Submissions submitted by mail