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Creative Writing ContestsCreative writing contests with big cash prizes like the ones below can provide a real step up for writers. My own career was jumpstarted by a contest, after I submitted a sample of my unpublished novel to the Chapters/Robertson Davies contest for unpublished novelists. I’ll never forget the thrill of excitement I felt when they contacted me and said that I was one of six hundred writers invited to submit the entire novel. I decided right then that if my novel went any further in the contest, I’d use that honour to find an agent, and I began my research. When the shortlist of five novels was announced, and mine was on the list, I contacted the agent I had chosen, and she signed me and had a publisher interested within two weeks. I was giddy with excitement. If I won the contest, I’d be published with McClelland and Stewart and receive an advance on royalties. If I went no further than the shortlist, I’d be published with HarperCollins and receive a larger advance on royalties. I never won the contest, but I won a career all the same. So seek out creative writing contests and send your best work, as winning means publication and often payment. I'll include creative writing contests and their deadlines here as I become aware of them, so send in your entries, and good luck! Current FICTION Writing ContestsAUGUST Creative Writing Contests
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31st August 2010, Free Phrase Writing Competition $200 (AUD)
* The competition is open to all writers for free. OCTOBER 15, 2010 - SEVEN Fund Essay Competition: Faith-Based Enterprise Solutions to Poverty $5000 prize. The SEVEN Fund (SEVEN) is pleased to announce its 2010-11 Essay Competition in partnership with the Washington DC-based Center For Interfaith ...
JULY 18TH 2010 100 Words OR Fewer Writing Contest
SHORT FICTION CONTEST $500 First Prize
OCTOBER 25, 2010 Funniest pregnancy story wins Free Cord Blood banking or $1000 cash!
Send us your funniest pregnancy story!
DECEMBER 31st, 2010 Canadian Tales Of The Fantastic Short Story Competition
Writers of short fiction are encouraged to enter the 2010 Canadian Tales of the Fantastic Short Story Competition. Return from the Creative Writing Contests page to the Home page |
Nominee 2008 IMPAC Dublin International Literary Award Praise for Madame Zee Precise and elegant, with a measured tone that beautifully balances the often bizarre subject matter. ~ Montreal Gazette
Winner 2001 Commonwealth Prize for best first book Canada/Carribbean region Praise for Burning Ground ... lyrical, sensual and erotic, written with a confidence often lacking in first books. ~ Toronto Star |
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