This weeks competitions that have caught my eye:
FICTION: Via First Writer
Fantasy Writing Contest
Category: Fiction
Closes: 30th June 2012
Fees: £0 for one entry.
Prizes: $500 for first place.
Details: Completely free to enter and is looking for stories, of up to 8000 words, within any fantasy sub-genre. This could be traditional fantasy, epic fantasy, urban fantasy, steam-punk, and so on. More importantly though, winners will feature within an anthology alongside some of the Fantasy genres finest authors.
Country: United Kingdom
Email: Marc@Fantasy-Faction.com
Website: http://www.fantasywritingcontest.com
Remosa Publishing
Category: Fiction
Closes: 29th February 2012
Fees: £0 for one entry.
Prizes: £0 for first place. Remosa monthly writing competition.
Details: Monthly writing competition, winners will be published on our website for a period of 30 days. There will be a small trophy for the first prize winner. Send us your synopsis and 3 chapters advising which genre your writing is in one of the following genres : romance, paranormal romance, sci-fi/fantasy, mysteries, thrillers, romantics and general fiction. Entries to be made by email or post and additionally all entrants will be considered for publication.
Contact: Remosa Publishing, 5 Joseph Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1JX
Country: United Kingdom
Email: competitions.Remosa@gmx.com
Website: http://Remosa.co.uk
DIAGRAM Innovative Fiction Contest
Category: Fiction
Closes: 30th March 2012
Fees: $15 for one entry.
Prizes: $1,000 for first place. Also publication.
Details: For unpublished stories up to 10,000 words.
Contact: DIAGRAM Innovative Fiction Contest, c/o Ander Monson, Dept. of English, P.O. Box 210067, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0067
Country: United States
Email: nmp@thediagram.com
Website: http://thediagram.com/contest.html
Rose and Crown Christian Romance
Category: Fiction
Closes: 31st March 2012
Fees: £18 for one entry.
Prizes: £200 for first place. Publication.
Details: For your chance to see your story in print we are now accepting Christian Romance submissions for their Writing Competition for 2012. 1st prize is £200, 2nd is £100. 1st, 2nd and 3rd Winners will be guaranteed a publishing contract, as will all the best, publishable novels! For further information visit website and remember – submissions must be in by 31st March. Good luck!
Country: United Kingdom
Website: http://sunpenny.com
Sunpenny Ltd. Christian Short Story
Category: Fiction
Closes: 31st March 2012
Fees: £4 for one entry.
Prizes: £150 for first place. Published Anthology
Details: For your chance to see your story in print we are now accepting submissions for their Open Short Storry competition. We are seeking the new and the talented. Winning manuscripts will bepublished and the author will receive cash and book prizes. For further information visit website and remember – submissions must be in by 31st March. Good luck!
Country: United Kingdom
Website: http://sunpenny.com
Frome Festival Short Story Competition 2
Category: Fiction
Closes: 31st May 2012
Fees: £5 for one entry. £40 for in depth critique.
Prizes: £300 for first place. Second prize, £150, 3rd prize £75 plus extra prizes for local entrants.
Details: For stories on any theme: 1,000 to 2,200 words. Judges: crime writer and novelist. Winning stories read by top London literary agent. Entry fee: £5 per story.
Contact: Cheques payable to: Frome Festival Short Story Competition. No entry form required. Post entries to: FROME FESTIVAL SHORT STORY COMPETITION, c/o Frome Library, Justice Lane, FROME, Somerset BA11 1BE
Country: United Kingdom
Email: clinkelmstreet@aol.com
Website: http://www.fromefestival.co.uk
Limnisa / Bluethumbnail Competition
Category: Fiction
Closes: 15th March 2012
Fees: £6 for one entry. Discount for members.
Prizes: £0 for first place. One week Writing Holiday in Greece.
Details: Short Stories of max. 3000 words on any subject. Open to writers world wide. First prize a one week, full board holiday by the sea in Greece. Runners up get 50% discount. We are looking for stories that surprise and move us!
Country: United Kingdom
Email: entries@limnisa.com
Website: http://www.bluethumbnail.com/Author/competitionpage.html
The Word Hut Short Story Competition
Category: Fiction
Closes: 18th March 2012
Fees: £4.00 for one entry.
Prizes: £50.00 for first place.
Details: Maximum length is 1000 words and the story can be on any theme or in any genre. Please submit in a clear font as an email attachment. Payment is via PayPal. Full details on our website.
Country: United Kingdom
Email: info@thewordhut.com
Website: http://www.thewordhut.com
Writers’ Village Best Story Award
Category: Fiction
Closes: 31st March 2012
Fees: £10 for one entry.
Prizes: £400 for first place. Every entry, win or lose, gains a free expert critique.
Details: All entrants, winners or not, gain a helpful critique of their story – a feature thought to be unique among low-fee writing contests. Winners will be awarded the title: Winner, the Writers’ Village Best Writing spring 2012 Award, and see their work showcased online. Any genre of prose fiction may be submitted up to 3000 words, except playscripts and poetry. Entries are welcomed world-wide.
Contact: The Old School House, Leighton Buzzard, Beds LU7 9DP, UK
Country: United Kingdom
Website: http://www.writers-village.org
Happily Cognating Reader’s Choice Award
Category: Fiction
Closes: 1st May 2012
Fees: $0 for one entry.
Prizes: $30 for first place. Two paid runners-up.
Details: The first contest run by a literary journal that is a brand new, one-man-show, but aspires to become noteworthy. We’re seeking submissions to our Summer (and inaugural) issue. Our goal is to find undiscovered writers (to give first bylines) and fiction that creates conversation and brings people closer together.
Country: Germany
Email: STCrowley1@gmail.com
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/happilycognating/submissions
MORE FICTION
2012 Yeovil Literary Prize
Visit www.yeovilprize.co.uk for full details of the prizes on offer and how to post your entry. The competition closes on 31st May – don’t leave it till the last moment!
Our short list judges this year are Sophie Hannah (novel), Sue Freestone (short stories) and Louis de Bernieres (poetry), and all of us at the Yeovil Prize are looking forward to reading your work.
SCRIPTS Via InkTip
Nexus Entertainment – Seeking Scripts About Hannibal of Carthage
We are looking for completed feature-length scripts dealing with the life and times of Hannibal, the military tactician from Carthage. Please note we submitted this lead one year ago, and at this point in time are only looking for scripts which have been written since then, or which have not yet been pitched to us.
Budget has yet to be determined. WGA and non-WGA writers may submit. Our credits include “American Dream” and the upcoming “Dysfunctional Friends,” among others.
To submit to this lead, please go to: http://www.inktippro.com/leads/ Enter your email address. Copy/Paste this code: t92fnkax84
NOTE: Please only submit your work if it fits what the lead is looking for exactly. If you aren’t sure if your script fits, please ask InkTip first.
Cosmotoons Inc. – Seeking Scripts with Science Education
We are looking for completed scripts or extended treatments with a science-based educational core, i.e. something in the vein of “What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?” or “Cosmic Quantum Ray”(Animated TV series on HUB). We are not looking for submissions in the vein of Star Trek or some other sci-fi story. Please only submit if you are familiar with the above two titles. We are open to features, series, documentaries or animated projects, as long as they have a clear scientific theme and preferably based on existing book, comics, game or a toy.
Budget has yet to be determined. WGA and non-WGA writers may submit. Our credits include “Rift.”
To submit to this lead, please go to: http://www.inktippro.com/leads/ Enter your email address. Copy/Paste this code: rhjq0u9br4
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.
Softcelluoid Films – Seeking High Concept Thriller Scripts
We are looking for completed feature-length high concept thriller scripts, i.e. stories in the vein of “Looper,” “Memento,” or “The Divide.” Please note that, if you can’t pitch your script in a single sentence, it isn’t high concept.
Budget will not exceed $2 million. WGA and non-WGA writers may submit. Our credits include the multiple award winning film “Intelligence,” and we are repped by a major studio management company.To submit to this lead, please go to: http://www.inktippro.com/leads/ Enter your email address. Copy/Paste this code: 9gyn7zsu26
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.
ROMANCE WRITERS OF AMERICA Via RWA
2012 Magic Moment Contest
Sponsor: Heart and Scroll RWA
Fee: $25 for RWA members or $30 for non-members
Deadline: April 1, 2012
Top prize: $100 and certificate
Entry: Send us any ten pages of your manuscript where the hero and heroine first meet, and we’ll give you the benefit of three detailed critiques. Note: Magic Moment has gone paperless! All entrants have the option of submitting paper or electronic entries!
Judges: 1st round: experienced published and unpublished authors.
Final judge: Pamela Harty of the Knight Agency
FMI, visit www.heartandscroll.com or e-mail laurie@authorlaurielarsen.com.
2012 Query Quandary Contest
Sponsor: New Hampshire RWA
Deadline: April 1, 2012
Eligibility: Open to published and unpublished authors.
Entry: query + optional 1-pg. synopsis
FMI, http://www.nhrwa.com.
SCRIPT WRITING OPPORTUNITIES Via ISA:
LOOKING FOR SHORT FILM IDEAS
I need an idea for a short film (>30min), a finished script is preferable. Needs to be minimal cast, little dialogue. . . and I’m a sucker for tragedies. To give you a flavour of my style, this is my latest short: http://youtu.be/J9MCdpRUSI4. I can be contacted at info@ydpictures.com. Thank you for your consideration!
SEEKING WRITER FOR AD FILM
We require creative assistance for generating ideas and concepts for an ad film. We are looking for someone who can deliver the best idea and theme for the film. Experience in ad film industry, specifically in creative writing part, is required. Pay is contingent. Send emails to shiveshmishra@lycos.com with questions and/or your expression of interest.
SEEKING SCREENWRITER FOR DOC/REALITY TV FORMAT
We are looking for a screen writer for a documentary/reality TV format, which is centered around a transformational skiing experience. It needs to be someone who has experience in writing for reality TV shows with a pinch of documentary added. Please send examples of previous work with your resume to jan@skiguru.tv. For the successful candidate we offer a financial upside once we get the production financed.
NYFA PRODUCER SEEKS SCREENPLAY
New York Film Academy Producer is looking for screenwriter for script which is 90pg to 110pgs. All genres accepted. Please send your log-line and synopsis to me at jnyfa1@gmail.com. I hope to meet a great partner for the project. Thank you.
COMEDY WRITER NEEDED FOR COLLABORATION ON HIGH-CONCEPT SPEC.
I’m looking to collaborate with a skilled and experienced comedy writer on a high-concept feature spec. that a number of legit. Hollywood prodco.’s, including Benderspink, are eagerly waiting to read. I have the rough outline and the characters but trying to hit all the right beats in the step outline in terms of theme, pacing, motivation, plausibility and goals, is making my head spin. I need help with this one! This is a truly saleable idea and we need to hit it out of the park. I’m offering co-writer’s credit and 50/50 on whatever money this script might make either through an option and/or a sale (obviously I can’t promise anything). WGA-registered, produced comedy feature writers or writers who have won or placed extremely well in the comedy category of a LARGE contest only, please. Respond to countdrake@hotmail.com. Thank you.
STUDENT SEEKS SCRIPTS FOR THESIS SHOOT
I am a student and I am looking for some scripts to do my thesis. If you are interested my e-mail adress is antonella.rig@gmail.com. Thank you.
LOOKING FOR WRITERS TO CREATE NEW FANTASY SAGA
Looking for writers to join a team to create and produce a new fantasy saga. Please send examples of synopsis and treatments of works in the fantasy genre only as well as CV to us at aa@ab-product.com. Please note the following: We are looking for a writer in the London area only; We are looking for a writer with 3 years previoous experience writing; We are looking for a writer with previous feature film experience. Our budget for the writer will be £300-£500 depending on experience. This is not a full time position. The writer will be required to come in 1 a week to show and discuss progress. Thanks and good luck.
SITCOM SEEKING STORY WRITERS
We are looking for story writers for the second series of Nigerian sitcom ‘Meet The Adebanjos’ (www.meettheadebanjos.com.) This is not a full-time role, but will require you to be flexible with your time; you will become part of a writing team, working together to create and develop episode ideas. Therefore you must be open to discussing ideas within a group environment and offering opinions during the development process. Due to time constraints, you will need to be hard-working and dedicated – we need somebody who can deliver quickly. We are asking all applicants to submit a 1 page treatment for a future episode of Meet The Adebanjos, as well as the opening scene in script format. The deadline for all applicants is Sunday 5th February and successful writers will be called for interview the following week. We are especially looking for writers who can mimic the comedic style of the first series (so it may be beneficial to watch a couple of episodes first) and can bring the characters to life. Most importantly, you will need to have a strong grasp of the sitcom format and be able to write COMEDY. This is what we will be looking for in all applications. Please reply to Jessica@meettheadebanjos.com.
EVERETT FILMMAKERS GROUP SEEKING SHORT SCRIPTS
The Everett Filmmakers Group is looking for a few good 5-10 minute scripts to produce in the coming months. Our experienced filmmakers will work with your script to produce a short feature. These not-for-profit films may be submitted to festivals. Subject matter is flexible, but writer must have full rights to the script; copyrigths of others must be respected. To submit your script for review and consideration — or for additional information– send email to larrygmcconnell@yahoo.com.
SCRIPTS SOUGHT AT FILMMAKERFORUM.ORG
Please check our hosted forum for producers seeking scripts at http://www.filmmakerforum.org/scripts/. Thank you.
LA BASED PRODUCER SEEKS COMPLETED SCREENPLAYS W/ UP TO $4M BUDGET
PraterPix is currently seeking script packages that contain completed budgets (up to $4m USD). Scripts must be high concept and have international appeal. All genres welcome. Please send log-lines only at this time. Address your messages to PraterPix@gmail.com. WGA rates apply. Thank you.
Please remember to check out legitimacy of all contests before you enter, and to copyright all your work.
Good luck and let me know how you get on.
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