SIMON451: NOVEL-WRITING CONTEST FOR STUDENTS
Simon451,
an imprint of Simon & Schuster, is pleased to announce a writing
contest for students. Submissions must fall in one of the following
categories: science fiction, fantasy, horror,
supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian or dystopian fiction,
apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic fiction, or alternate history in
literature. Full-length novels only; novellas and
short stories will not be considered.
The
contest is open to legal residents of the United States who are at
least eighteen years of age and are currently enrolled in college at the
undergraduate or graduate
level, and who possess a student ID card valid as of February 2014. The
submission period runs from February 1, 2014 – March 15, 2014, during which entrants are asked to provide a 250-word synopsis and the first fifty pages
of their novel via the online entry form at
https://simon451.submittable.com/submit, in accordance with the full contest guidelines. Complete contest rules and guidelines can be found here:
http://bit.ly/451rules.
SOUTHEAST REVIEW CONTESTS
Florida State University's nationally renowned literary journal, The
Southeast Review, is now accepting submissions for 2014 contests in three categories:
1. Narrative Nonfiction Contest--judged by Mark Winegardner (1 piece, up to 6,000 words)
2. Gearhart Poetry Contest--judged by Barbara Hamby (up to 3 poems, 10 pages total)
3. World's Best Short-Short Story Contest--judged by Robert Olen Butler (3 shorts, up to 500 words each)
One winner will be chosen and awarded $500. Additionally, the winning entry and finalists will be published in Issue 33.1, spring 2015. This year's submission deadline is March 15, 2014, and you can either send your submission and $16 entry fee via snail mail to:
The Southeast Review
Department of English
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306
Or, you can submit electronically by following via Submittable: https://southeastreview.
Please note that all entries must be original and previously unpublished. For more information about contest guidelines visit http://southeastreview.org/
1. Narrative Nonfiction Contest--judged by Mark Winegardner (1 piece, up to 6,000 words)
2. Gearhart Poetry Contest--judged by Barbara Hamby (up to 3 poems, 10 pages total)
3. World's Best Short-Short Story Contest--judged by Robert Olen Butler (3 shorts, up to 500 words each)
One winner will be chosen and awarded $500. Additionally, the winning entry and finalists will be published in Issue 33.1, spring 2015. This year's submission deadline is March 15, 2014, and you can either send your submission and $16 entry fee via snail mail to:
The Southeast Review
Department of English
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306
Or, you can submit electronically by following via Submittable: https://southeastreview.
Please note that all entries must be original and previously unpublished. For more information about contest guidelines visit http://southeastreview.org/
TRIO HOUSE PRESS POETRY BOOK AWARDS
Trio House Press gives two awards annually: the Trio Award for First or Second Book for emerging poets, and the Louise Bogan Award for Artistic Merit and Excellence for a book of poems contributing in an innovative and distinct way to American poetry. The Louise Bogan Award for
Artistic Merit and Excellence is open to all poets, regardless of publication history.
Each award winner receives $1000 and twenty copies of his or her book. Additionally, each winner must serve as a Collective Member of Trio House Press for twenty-four months after publication in order to assist with the press and bringing more Trio books into print.
The reading period for both awards is November 1st through April 30th.
Manuscripts must be between 48-70 pages, written in English by a poet residing within the U.S.
Translations are not eligible for publication.
Payment of $25 is required for all submissions during our award submissions period.
For complete guidelines and to submit, visit http://www.triohousepress.org/
GULF COAST PRIZES
The annual Gulf Coast Prizes award $6,000 in total prize money to poets, essayists, and fiction
writers. This year's judges are Andrea Barrett (Fiction), John D'Agata
(Nonfiction), and Rachel Zucker (Poetry).
The contests award publication and $1500 each to the best poem, essay,
and short story, as well as $250 to two honorable mentions in each
genre. The winners will appear in Gulf Coast 27.1, due out in Fall 2014,
and all entries will be considered for paid publication on our website
as Online Exclusives
The entry fee includes a year-long subscription to Gulf Coast. The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2014
