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Emerald Writing Workshops
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   28th February 2012
Fees:   £1.80 for one entry. £5 for three entries (maximum).
Prizes:   £65 for first place. £20 second; £15 third; three runners-up win a book of short stories.
Details:   Maximum 500 words excluding title set on a train. Postal entries only. Open to anyone in the world of any age.
Contact:   Eddie Walsh, 4 Abbott Street, Long Eaton, Nottingham NG10 1DF
Country: United Kingdom
Email: edwardjohnwalsh@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.emeraldwritingworkshops.co.uk

Crazyhorse Fiction Prize
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   15th January 2012
Fees:   $16 for one entry.
Prizes:   $2,000 for first place. Also magazine publication.
Details:   For short stories up to 25 pages.
Contact:   Fiction Prize, Crazyhorse, Department of English, College of Charleston, 66 George Street, Charleston SC 29424
Country:   United States
Website:   http://www.crazyhorsejournal.org/page.php?id=108

ITF short story competition!
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   14th February 2012
Fees:   £0 for one entry. This competition is free to all!
Prizes:   £0 for first place. The winner gets a tree planted in a name of their choice and the top three stories get ITF goody bags!
Details:   The competition is open to published and unpublished authors writing in any genre anywhere in the world. Stories must be original and not have been previously published. Maximum of 1,500 words. Theme: Simply Trees and Forests. You can submit more than one entry if you wish. Send entries as an attachment to your email. Email title: Short Story Comp. Inc: Story title, name, address, phone number, brief biography.
Country:   United Kingdom
Email:   info@internationaltreefoundation.org
Website:   http://www.internationaltreefoundation.org/competitions

West Country Writers’ Association Comp.
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   12th December 2011
Fees:   £5 for one entry.
Prizes:   £50 for first place.
Details:   For short stories up to 1,200 words which include the name Jane Austen at least once.
Contact:   Diney Costeloe, Glebe House, Shipham, Winscombe, Somerset, BS25 1TW
Country:   United Kingdom
Website:   http://www.westcountrywriters.com/events.html

PRISM international Short Fiction Comp.
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   27th January 2012
Fees:   $28 for one entry. $7 each additional story.
Prizes:   $2,000 for first place. $200 x 2.
Details:   For unpublished stories up to 25 double-spaced pages.
Contact:   PRISM international, Short Fiction Contest, University of British Columbia, Buchanan E462, 1866 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1
Country:   Canada
Website:   http://prismmagazine.ca/contests

Kingdoms of Desire
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   15th December 2011
Fees:   £0 for one entry.
Prizes:   $50 for first place. Anthology publication and one-off payment of $50-$70.
Details:   For fantasy stories with an erotic element between 3,000 and 6,000 words.
Country:   United Kingdom
Email:   submissions@mitziszereto.com
Website:   http://mitziszereto.com/blog/writers-call-for-short-story-submissions

The One Week Fiction Writing Challenge
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   14th January 2012
Fees:   £5 for one entry. Free to CC Premier1 Members.
Prizes:   £200 for first place. 2nd Prize £150.00 3rd Prize:£100.00 4th Prize:   £75.00 5th Prize: Course 6th Prize: Membership.
Details:   On the 14th January an email will be sent to all participants detailing the writing challenge. The competition will be challenging in terms of creativity, but is not a serious word count challenge. Competitor numbers are restricted for this competition so it maximises the chance of winning for those who enter.
Contact:   Creative1 Publishing, 15 Rue Canigounenc, Ceret 66400
Country:   France
Email:   info@creative-competitor.co.uk
Website:   http://creativecompetitor.com/competitions/writingcompweeklychallenge/

Hayward Gallery: Short Story Competition
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   18th December 2011
Fees:   £0 for one entry.
Prizes:   £0 for first place. Winner is published on website and wins signed catalogue and playing cards.
Details:   Inviting members of the public to create 300 word short pieces of fiction, inspired by Condo’s portraits. The best stories will be published on the blog, with the overall winner receiving a limited edition playing cards, signed catalogue and other prizes. Entries should be submitted by email.
Country:   United Kingdom
Email:   competitions@southbankcentre.co.uk
Website:   http://thehayward.southbankcentre.co.uk

Million Stories Project
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   27th January 2012
Fees:  £24 for one entry. Enables entry into all 5 competitons.
Prizes:   £0 for first place. Writing holiday to Spain.
Details:   Write between 400 and 1000 words in this creative life writing competition. Every day people like you and I do amazing things. They may not be the things that make the national news, but in your communities they matter and you are changing lives. Your story is your legacy. Sit comfortably, pick up pen, open notebook, relax, write, meld into short story, enter…
Country:   United Kingdom
Website:   http://millionstoriesproject.com

ROMANCE WRITERS OF AMERICA:

Merritt Contest
Sponsor: San Antonio Romance Authors
Fee: $25–35.00
Deadline: February 14, 2012
Eligibility: Unpublished or published but not PAN-eligible.
Entry: 25 pages total, including synopsis; electronic only.
Judges: published, unpublished and/or PRO.
Categories and Final Judges:
Contemporary—Deb Werksman, Sourcebooks
Historical—Tessa Woodward, Avon
Paranormal—[TBA]
Romantic Suspense—Patience Bloom, Harlequin
Women’s Fiction (has separate scoresheet)—Kate Seaver, Berkley
Top Prize: certificate, plaque and subscription to chapter newsletter.
FMI, e-mail saramerritt.coord@gmail.com or visit www.sararwa.net.

SCRIPTS:

LIFF – London Independent Film Festival
Submissions are now open for the 2012 LIFF Screenplay Competition
The London Independent Film Festival is proud to host the UK’s top screenplay competition. Enter now and get your writing discovered.
Website:   http://www.londonindependent.org/screenplay.htm

SCRIPT WRITING OPPORTUNITIES Via ISA:

FEATURE LENGTH GLORIA STEINEM BIOPIC
We are looking for completed feature-length biopic scripts about the feminist leader Gloria Steinem. Budget is open. WGA and non-WGA writers may submit.
 
Our credits include “Trust” with Clive Owen, the upcoming “Playing the Field” with Gerard Butler and “Lovelace” with Amanda Seyfried.
To submit to this lead, please go to http://www.inktippro.com/leads/ and enter your email address (you will be signing up for InkTip’s ffree email newsletter) and enter this code: 8agek3gv08. Thank you.

QUIRKY, OFFBEAT FEATURE SCRIPTS WANTED
We are looking for completed feature-length quirky, offbeat scripts in the vein of “Being John Malkovich,” “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” or other Charlie Kaufman or Coen Brothers style scripts. We are looking to take advantage of specific locations, so we are not open to scripts set in international locations or period pieces. Also, we are NOT open to scripts about screenwriting/Hollywood (like “Adaptation”) or stories that are too stagnant in energy or “slice of life” scripts. We prefer the offbeat worlds of the above scripts over the flood of indie festival films about a single dysfunctional family. We are not open to road trip stories. Budget will not exceed $300,000. WG and Non-WG writers may submit.
 
We are a non-profit film center in Miami that provides resources for directors and for-profit feature films. Our credits include “Historias de la urbe.” We recently optioned a script through InkTip.
To submit to this lead, please go to http://www.inktippro.com/leads/ and enter your email address (you will be signing up for InkTip’s free email newsletter) and enter this code: ve6j9s2p9b. Thank you.

CONTAINED CRIME THRILLERS 
We are looking for completed feature-length crime thriller scripts where the story takes place in just one location, like an office building, a house, or a school. Budget will not exceed $1 million. WGA and non-WGA writers may submit. Our credits include “XRMNTR.”
To submit to this lead, please go to http://www.inktippro.com/leads/ and enter your email address (you will be signing up for InkTip’s free email newsletter) and enter the code: vvb9g5f112. Thank you.

SEEKING WRITER/ACTORS
CultCamp Studios is a Delhi based media startup. We created India’s first web-series – Company Bahadur – http://companybahadur.com/. We are looking for intelligent, high IQ, smart & funny young men & women who can write as well as act. At CultCamp you will be scriptwriting for & acting in comedy sketches for YouTube; writing scripts, developing characters & voice acting for an animated show (possibly for TV); coming up with ideas for internet videos/shows; and being an active part of production.
As a writer+actor you are expected to be widely knowledgeable about popular culture. You should apply if your idea of a perfect job is watching & discussing Youtube videos and TV shows, thinking up characters & stories and indulging in improv comedy sessions. Email us @ cultcrew@cultcamp.com marked to the attention of Pratik Arora. Thank you.

SEEKING EXPERIENCED SCREENWRITER
Seeking experienced screenwriter who has written screenplays that have already been produced. Need someone who can help polish work I have written. I need someone who can write action, comedy, drama, horror, and short films. Screenwriter must send me their credits and works they have done. Must give me a list of producers you have worked with. This is not a paying job. But if we can get my work made I will split the profits 50/50. Contact me, BJ Anderson, at ladsonb190@bellsouth.net. Thank you.

SCREENWRITER / SCRIPT DOCTOR WANTED
NEW YORK: I need a professional screenwriter / script doctor for screenplay I already have. Candidate must be able to rewrite the screenplay on Final Draft, help strenghten the plot, and get the script ready for productions. Please email me at anothercountry74@gmail.com

HORSE RACING SCREENPLAY WANTED
Onward Films is seeking to option and produce a screenplay about horse racing, preferably (not required) about the Triple Crown. Financier is lined up for the right project. Please inquire with us at inquiries@onwardmotionpictures.com. Price paid TBD upon interest. Please do not submit any other projects. Thank you.

COMEDY SCRIPTS WANTED FEATURING THREE MALE LEADS
KDI Films is looking for completed feature-length ensemble comedy scripts featuring three male lead characters between 25 and 30 years of age.  Can be off-beat, in the vein of “The Hangover,” “Pulp Fiction,” or even in something like “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.”  Be advised we are not open to reading any scripts unless they meet those specific criteria. Budget is open. WGA and non-WGA writers may submit. Our credits include “Welcome to the Neighborhood.”
Note: To submit go to InkTippro.com/leads and enter your email address (you will be signing up for InkTip’s newsletter) with this code: 0hye9um9vm. You will be submitting a logline and synopsis only. Thank you.

NASSSER ENTERTAINMENT GROUP – BOXING SCRIPTS
We are looking for a boxing movie in the vein of the Oscar-nominated classic “The Champ” or more recently something like “The Fighter” or “Million Dollar Baby.” Budget is open. WGA and non-WGA writers may submit.
 
Our company Nasser Entertainment/NGN Productions is producing the film “For a Good Time Call” w/Seth Rogen & Justin Long and “Fortune” directed by Clark Johnson w/Rose McGowan, Kim Basinger, Heather Graham & Catherine O’Hara. In addition we’ve produced several films written by writers discovered on InkTip, such as “Knockout” w/Steve Austin.
To submit to this lead please go to http://www.inktippro.com/leads/. Enter your email address (you will be signing up for InkTip’s free newsletter) and enter this code: fr2d030m3h
 
NOTE: Please only submit your work if it fits what the lead is looking for exactly. If you aren’t sure if your script fits, please ask InkTip first.

GTMG – CONTEMPORARY ESPIONAGE
We are looking for completed feature-length espionage scripts. Stories can be set anywhere, but they must be contemporary, we are not open to cold war period pieces. Budget will not exceed $5 million. Only non-WGA writers may submit. Our credits include “Death and Cremation” and the upcoming “The Employer.”
To submit to this lead, please go to: http://www.inktippro.com/leads/. Enter your email address (you will be signing up for InkTip’s free newsletter) and enter this code: 7dxy6btc72..
 
NOTE: Please only submit your work if it fits what the lead is looking for exactly. If you aren’t sure if your script fits, please ask InkTip first.

Please remember to check out legitimacy of all contests before you enter and to copyright all work.

Good luck and let me know how you get on.

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