Writing Contests
and Other Places to Submit Your Work
Please Note: If a competition remains on this page after the deadline, it's because the site offers ongoing competitions. Just click on the link and then go to the home page to find them.
Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest
Welcome to the 14th annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest. Submit published or unpublished work. $4,000 in prizes.
Deadline, September 30, 2016.We will award the Tom Howard Prize of $1,500 for a poem in any style or genre, and the Margaret Reid Prize of $1,500 for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style. Ten Honorable Mentions will receive $100 each (any style). The top 12 entries will be published online. Length limit: 250 lines per poem. No restrictions on age or country. The results will be announced on April 15, 2017. Fee: $10 per poem.
https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/tom-howard-margaret-reid-poetry-contest
Welcome to the 14th annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest. Submit published or unpublished work. $4,000 in prizes.
Deadline, September 30, 2016.We will award the Tom Howard Prize of $1,500 for a poem in any style or genre, and the Margaret Reid Prize of $1,500 for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style. Ten Honorable Mentions will receive $100 each (any style). The top 12 entries will be published online. Length limit: 250 lines per poem. No restrictions on age or country. The results will be announced on April 15, 2017. Fee: $10 per poem.
https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/tom-howard-margaret-reid-poetry-contest
ARIZONA WOMEN'S THEATRE COMPANY
PANDORA FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS - SEASON 9
Call for scripts!
Once again the annual Pandora Festival: Secrets Revealed will be presenting new works by Arizona women playwrights! This is our 9th year and the search for scripts is ongoing....until the cutoff of July 15, 2016 *postmarked.
All scripts are juried; all scripts selected will be produced at the John Paul Theatre at Phoenix College on November 3,4,5 ad 6, 2016.
See our website: www.azwtc.org for the required details on play submissions.
Types of submissions are 10 minute, 1 Act and Full lengths...each playwright may only submit 2 plays. There is no submission fee!
Join the fun and submit your works---prominent directors and actors are excited to perform your creations.
Our name reflects our mission: We are dedicated to our community, to theater as an instrument of understanding and women's voices, and to one another.
Our GOAL is to get your works read, selected for presentation and ultimately produced. Send us your works as a 1st step!
PANDORA FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS - SEASON 9
Call for scripts!
Once again the annual Pandora Festival: Secrets Revealed will be presenting new works by Arizona women playwrights! This is our 9th year and the search for scripts is ongoing....until the cutoff of July 15, 2016 *postmarked.
All scripts are juried; all scripts selected will be produced at the John Paul Theatre at Phoenix College on November 3,4,5 ad 6, 2016.
See our website: www.azwtc.org for the required details on play submissions.
Types of submissions are 10 minute, 1 Act and Full lengths...each playwright may only submit 2 plays. There is no submission fee!
Join the fun and submit your works---prominent directors and actors are excited to perform your creations.
Our name reflects our mission: We are dedicated to our community, to theater as an instrument of understanding and women's voices, and to one another.
Our GOAL is to get your works read, selected for presentation and ultimately produced. Send us your works as a 1st step!
A New Publishing Program from Amazon
We believe authors thrive with options. In addition to Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Amazon is pleased to offer Kindle Scout, a reader-powered publishing program for new, never-before-published books. Jump-start your book and potentially earn a publishing contract from Kindle Press--in 45 days or less.
Kindle Scout helps you connect with readers prior to publication. If your book is selected for publication by Kindle Press through the Kindle Scout platform, readers who nominated the book will receive an early, free copy and be invited to leave reviews. If your book is not selected, readers will have the option to be notified when you independently publish through KDP.
Kindle Scout welcomes submissions for English-language books in the following genres: Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Science Fiction & Fantasy, and Literature & Fiction. Action & Adventure, Contemporary Fiction, and Historical Fiction will be accepted within the Literature & Fiction category. Any adult age 18 or older with a valid U.S. bank account and a U.S. Social Security number or tax identification number is eligible. Check out the Kindle Scout Eligibility & Content Guidelines for more information.
If chosen for publication, you receive:
Kind regards,
The Kindle Direct Publishing Team
We believe authors thrive with options. In addition to Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Amazon is pleased to offer Kindle Scout, a reader-powered publishing program for new, never-before-published books. Jump-start your book and potentially earn a publishing contract from Kindle Press--in 45 days or less.
Kindle Scout helps you connect with readers prior to publication. If your book is selected for publication by Kindle Press through the Kindle Scout platform, readers who nominated the book will receive an early, free copy and be invited to leave reviews. If your book is not selected, readers will have the option to be notified when you independently publish through KDP.
Kindle Scout welcomes submissions for English-language books in the following genres: Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Science Fiction & Fantasy, and Literature & Fiction. Action & Adventure, Contemporary Fiction, and Historical Fiction will be accepted within the Literature & Fiction category. Any adult age 18 or older with a valid U.S. bank account and a U.S. Social Security number or tax identification number is eligible. Check out the Kindle Scout Eligibility & Content Guidelines for more information.
If chosen for publication, you receive:
- Guaranteed advance & competitive royalties: A $1,500 advance and 50% eBook royalty rate.
- Focused formats: Kindle Press acquires worldwide publication rights for eBook and audio formats in all languages. You retain all other rights, including print.
- 5-year renewable terms: If your book doesn't earn $25,000 in royalties during the initial 5-year contract term, and any 5-year renewal term after that, you can choose to stop publishing with us.
- Easy reversions: After two years, rights in any format or language that remain unpublished, or all rights for any book that earns less than $500 in total royalties in the preceding 12-month period, can be reverted upon request--no questions asked.
- Early downloads & reviews: One week prior to release date, everyone who nominated your book will receive a free, early copy to help build momentum and customer reviews.
- Amazon marketing: Your book will be enrolled into Kindle Unlimited, the Kindle Owners' Lending Library, and will be eligible for targeted email campaigns and promotions.
Kind regards,
The Kindle Direct Publishing Team