WRITING CONTESTS From FUNDS FOR WRITERS Ezine

COMPETITIONS

ST MARTIN'S MINOTAUR BEST FIRST CRIME NOVEL CONTEST
http://www.minotaurbooks.com/competitions.html
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NO ENTRY FEE
Mystery Writers of America is pleased and excited to announce its partnership with St. Martin's Minotaur in sponsoring the St. Martin's Minotaur/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Competition. This contest provides a previously unpublished writer an opportunity to launch his or her career with a major mystery imprint, St. Martin’s Minotaur. The winner will receive a one-book, $10,000 contract. The competition was announced in April during the Edgar Award festivities by Andrew Martin, Vice President and Publisher of St. Martin's Minotaur. Entries are now being accepted through December 15, 2007. The winner will be recognized at the 2008 Edgar Awards banquet. Deadline November 30, 2007.

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FAMILY CIRCLE FICTION CONTEST
http://www.familycircle.com
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Contest begins March 1, 2007 and ends August 31, 2007. Submit an original, fiction short story of no more than 2,500 words,typed on 8 1/2 x 11 paper. Include your name, address, daytime telephone number and e-mail address (optional) on each page and send to: Family Circle Fiction Story Contest, c/o Family Circle Magazine, 375 Lexington Avenue, Ninth Floor, New York, NY 10017. Entries must be original, unpublished and may not have won any prize or award. LIMIT: Up to two entries from an individual will be accepted, but each entry must be a unique short story. Amateur writers who are legal residents of the 50 United States, and the District of Columbia, 21 years of age or older are eligible to enter. One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive a grand prize package including $750, a gift certificate to a mediabistro.com course of his or her choice retail value (“RV”) $610, a one year mediabistro.com AvantGuild membership RV $49 and possible publication in Family Circle magazine. Total RV of grand prize package is $1,409. Gift certificate subject to issuer restrictions. Two (2) runners-up will each receive a runners-up prize package including $250, a one year mediabistro.com AvantGuild membership RV $49, and stories may appear on familycircle.com. Total RV of runners-up prize package is $299. One (1) prize per household.

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TOO WRITE CONTEST
http://www.toowrite.com
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NO ENTRY FEE
Budding writers are being offered the chance to win £1,000 in an online short story competition. True or fictional stories of up to 1,500 words can be sent into www.toowrite.com and all entries will be published. Visitors to the site can vote for their favourite stories and the most popular will reach a shortlist from which the winner of a cheque for £1,000 will be chosen. The actual winner is selected from the shortlist based on the quality of the writing. The deadline for entries is September 20 but vote voting can continue until October 4.