Competitions and Writing Opportunities Round Up #19

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Competitions and Writing Opportunities Round Up #19

January 9, 2012 by Donna Newton

This weeks competitions that have caught my eye:

WritersType
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   31st December 2012
Fees: $10 for one entry.
Prizes:   $250 for first place. Reader comments, publication on our site.
Details:   Deadline: last day of each month. Sponsors three annual contests in the categories of First Chapter, Flash Fiction, and Short Story. In each category, the monthly winner receives $25, comments from our readers, and publication on our site. Each month, the top two submissions in each category advance to the annual competition. Annual Prize: a total of $250, reader comments, and publication on our site.
Country:   United States
Website:   http://www.writerstype.com

Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction
Category:   Fiction
Closes: 15th February 2012
Fees:   $27 for one entry.
Prizes: $2,000 for first place. Also publication.
Details:   For a collection of short stories, novella, or short novel 150-250 pages long, by a US citizen.
Contact:   The Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction, Sarabande Books, Inc., PO Box 4456, Louisville KY 40204
Country:   United States
Website:   http://www.sarabandebooks.org/?page_id=1105

2012 RESILIENCE Contest
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   20th May 2012
Fees:   $0 for one entry.
Prizes:   $0 for first place. Winners are published and possibly featured on our website
Details:   For fictional stories about either getting through, bouncing back from, and/or growing from adversity. Stories may be of any type of adversity. Please specify type of adversity and whether story is fictional or nonfiction when submitting. Multiple submissions allowed. Stories may be anywhere from 50-3000 words. New writers welcome. Please see website for categories. Entrants must read all site guidelines prior to entering.
Country:   United States
Email:   editor@watchmebounce.com
Website:   http://www.WatchMeBounce

Fylde Brighter Writers Circle Prize 2012
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   28th April 2012
Fees:   £5 for one entry. 3 Stories for £10.
Prizes:   £200 for first place. Trophy for the Winner.
Details:   Short Stories First Prize : £200 (and a trophy!). Second Prize : £50.Runners Up: £25 x 3. Stories can have a maximum of 2,500 words.
Contact:   12 Ramsey Close Lytham St Annes Lancashire FY8 2RH
Country:   United Kingdom
Email:   brighter_writers@btinternet.com
Website:   http://www.brighterwriters.org.uk

Fantasy/Medieval Short Stories
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   25th January 2012
Fees:   $0 for one entry.
Prizes:   $20 for first place. Publication in our magazine for first place and runner up.
Details:   We are looking for short stories with a strong fantasy or medieval feel. Exciting and heroic is great, but a well structured story with quality grammar is essential. 6000 words or less that will make a reader ask for more.
Country:   United States
Email:   Adam@tavernsvault.com
Website:   http://www.tavernsvault.com

Orwell Prize 2012
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   19th January 2012
Fees:   £0 for one entry.
Prizes:   £0 for first place.
Details:   Prize for political writing published in 2011. UK only.
Country:   United Kingdom
Website:   http://theorwellprize.co.uk

Oxford Editors Short Story Prize
Category:   Fiction
Closes:   17th January 2012
Fees:   £3 for one entry.
Prizes:   £150 for first place. Also website and ebook publication.
Details:   For short stories up to 4,000 words.
Contact:   The Oxford Editors, Suite 103, 266 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7DL
Country:   United Kingdom
Email:   info@theoxfordeditors.co.uk
Website:   http://www.theoxfordeditors.co.uk/?page_id=271

ROMANCE WRITERS OF AMERICA:

The 2012 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense for Published Authors
Sponsor: Kiss of Death Chapter RWA
Fee: $25.00
Deadline: March 15, 2012
Entry: 2011 copyrighted mystery or romantic suspense.
FMI, www.rwamysterysuspense.org or email: Brooke Wills at daphnecontest@gmail.com.

SCRIPT WRITING OPPORTUNITIES Via INKTIP:

Nabu Films – Supernatural Horror Samples
We are looking for completed feature-length supernatural horror scripts from Los Angeles area writers as samples for a possible writer-for-hire opportunity. We would like a writer from Los Angeles who is good at writing dialogue while building suspense. Please include a resume with your pitch. If your pitch interests us, we will request the complete script for further consideration. Again, we are only open to writers living in the Los Angeles area at this time. Please confirm that you are living in Los Angeles in your personal message space provided.

Budget is irrelevant. Non-WGA writers only may submit.
Our credits include “Atrocious.”
To submit to this lead, please go to: http://www.inktippro.com/leads/
Enter your email address.
Copy/Paste this code: 6jt055ct2v
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.

Arc Pictures – Canadian Family Friendly Drama
We are looking for completed feature-length family drama scripts by Canadian writers. Submissions should have a positive or upbeat ending, i.e. something in the vein of “About a Boy,” “Sunshine Cleaning,” “Dear Frankie,” “Big Night,” “Big Fish,” “Cinema Paradiso” or “’Café de Flore.”

Budget will not exceed $5 million. WGC and non-WGC writers may submit. Please note that, due to tax and financing reasons, we are only open to submissions from Canadian citizens or landed immigrants at this point in time.

Our credits include “Closing the Ring,” and the upcoming “A Big Life,” which will be made from a script we discovered on InkTip.
To submit to this lead, please go to: http://www.inktippro.com/leads/
Enter your email address.
Copy/Paste this code: 98nvuzeq8a
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.

SCRIPT WRITING OPPORTUNITIES Via ISA:

Seeking Brilliant Screenplay to bring into pre-production
We are looking for for a brilliant feature film screenplay to bring into pre-production. Something with award winning potential (something beautiful, heartfelt, with meaning) or something commercial that has something special and different about it. Script must be low budget compatible! We DO NOT want and horror or period films Please get in contact with us at farmhouse-media@gmx.co.uk with the synopsis of the film you have in mind. If we like the sound of the synopsis we will ask for some more info and then eventually ask to read the script. Thank you.

Seeking screenplay writer with story
I am film producer, director and I am looking for a good story for a low budget feature film. I am looking for a writer as soon as possible as I want to start the production soon. Kindly send me your synopsis, if possible registered ones to supriya.lingayat@yahoo.co.uk.

Sreenwriter/Host to interview I.S.A. teleconference guests
The I.S.A. is looking for a screenwriter with hosting or teleconference experience to interview the guests for the upcoming I.S.A. sponsored teleconferences. You don’t have to have a ton of experience but you have to be engaging, inquisitive and fun to listen to. We want an active screenwriter because we want someone who will be interested in asking the questions other screenwriters will want to hear.
We do up to 4 teleconferences a month, usually for an hour and a half on Saturdays. Occasionally some calls are scheduled during the week, so you need to be flexible. This is currently a non-paid position but could turn into a paid position as the demand for our teleconferences grow.
If you’re serious about your craft, this is GREAT opportunity! You’ll get to ask the questions you want to ask to the people you will most want to ask them to. We’ve interviewed some of the top lecturers in the industry, including Robert McKee, Chris Soth, etc.
Please send a short email telling us about you, your experience and why you’re perfect for this job to: NetworkISA@gmail.com

Seeking fellow screenwriter for collaboration
I am looking for a fellow screenwriter who would be interested in collaborating with me on a idea/story I have for a feature film. We would collaborate on the screenplay together and bring it to someone/film company to bring it to life. If you are a screenwriter looking to write for a new feature film or a writter that would like to dabble with in the art of screenplay here is your chance. This a very original, very unique idea/story that will be a very fun experience to write and a nice addition to add to your resume. I gurantee you this is something you have not done before or will ever do in the future. It is a horror/comedy film with a B movie flaire. I want to collaborate with somebody who I know will be willing to work with me on crafting this story and not planning to place it on a shelf. We are working on the screenplay together. I am not just giving you my work so it is your problem. I want to work with someone who work with me on this and we do everything possible to have it made. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask me. Please contact me at abandonsinner@aol.com for further details. Serious writers apply!

Seeking scripts for low budget production in 2012
Ambitious production company is taking submissions of scripts to be produced on a low budget in 2012. We are interested only in following genres: thrillers, crime, adventure, action, horrors, family and comedy films. No sci-fi or period pieces. No docs, webseries, pilots. Email is contact@manager4actors.com. Please send only logline, 1 page synopsis and character breakdown. Don’t send the script, we will request it. Thank you.

Seeking brilliant screenplay to bring into pre-production
We are looking for for a brilliant feature film screenplay to bring into pre-production. Something with award winning potential (something beautiful, heartfelt, with meaning) or something commercial that has something special and different about it. Script must be low budget compatible! We DO NOT want and horror or period films Please get in contact with us at farmhouse-media@gmx.co.uk with the synopsis of the film you have in mind. If we like the sound of the synopsis we will ask for some more info and then eventually ask to read the script. Thank you.

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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