Step Right Up

This list is by no means comprehensive. It is based on 2010 deadlines. I encourage you to review the websites & guidelines prior to any submissions. Good luck & happy contesting.

Fiction
American Markets Newsletter Short Story Competition - $12 - 12/31
     All entries considered for worldwide syndication.
Dead of Winter - $0 - 12/21
     Amazon gift cards & publication in Toasted Cheese
Georgetown Review Prize - $10 - 11/15
     $1000 + publication, runners-up publication also
Glimmer Train's Short Story Award for New Writers - $15 - November
     1st: $1200 + publication + 20 copies, 1st/2nd runners-up: $500/$300 + possible publication
E.M. Koeppel Short Fiction Award - $15 - October 1 ~ April 30
     1st: $1100 $100/Editor's Choice website publication for winning entries

Non-Fiction
John Bullen Prize - $0 - 11/30
     $500 prize
Canadian Authors Assoc. Lela Common Award for Canadian History - $35 Can. - 12/15
     $2500 + silver medal
The Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing - ? - 11/5
     $25000 + $2500 to 4 finalists
Creative Nonfiction Prize - $5 - 11/30
     1st: $100, 2nd: $50, 3rd: $25
Linda Joy Myers Memoir Prize - $5 - 11/30
     1st: $100, 2nd: $50, 3rd: $25

Children's, YA, MG
Milkweed Prize for Children's Literature - $0 - Contact for Deadlines
     $10000 advance against royalties

Happy Writing,

Patti