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This year is your last chance to enter a Glimmer Train fiction contest. There are two competitions for flash fiction and short stories currently open with prizes of up to $3,000 as well as publication. The deadline for both is 28th February: glimmertrainpressinc.submittable.com/submit ... See MoreSee Less

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We'll be accepting stories through May 15, 2019. and publishing our final issue in October of 2019! (See full details.) We happily anticipate reading like mad over the year ahead! We know how much goes into writing a story you care about. Glimmer Train tries to set the bar for treating writers wit...

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*for the bargain fee of $16 or $21

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‪“Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing.” - E.L. Doctorow www.literarylightbox.com ... See MoreSee Less

‪“Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing.” - E.L. Doctorow http://www.literarylightbox.com

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True you do start with a blank screen. But you also usually have some idea of what you’ll be writing in that first chapter.

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‪The Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition judges are looking for original stories children will love. First prize is a publishing contract, a £10,000 advance and literary agent representation. It’s open internationally until 28th February: www.chickenhousebooks.com/submissions/ ... See MoreSee Less

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Rich Rose submit your moon book!

Charlotte Rea-Patel

link's not working for me?

This works if you go to site online. 😁

Not working for me. 😁

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Omnidawn’s First/Second Book Poetry Contest will award the winner $3,000. It's open to a wide range of styles and approaches of original poetry from anywhere in the world. The deadline is 25th February: omnidawn.com/contest/poetry-contests.htm ... See MoreSee Less

5 Omnidawn Poetry Contests-Omnidawn Poetry Contests-1st/2nd Book Jan-Feb 2019; Single Poem Broadside Mar-Apr 2019; Poetry Chapbook May-Jun 2019; Lake Merritt Identity Revealed Jul-Aug 2019; Open (Book) Sep-Oct 2019

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5 Omnidawn Poetry Contests-1st/2nd Book Jan-Feb 2019; Single Poem Broadside Mar-Apr 2019; Poetry Chapbook May-Jun 2019; Lake Merritt Identity Revealed Jul-Aug 2019;' Open (Book) Sep-Oct 2019

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‪The William Van Dyke Short Story Prize, run by not-for-profit ‬Ruminate Magazine, is offering a top prize of $1,500 and publication. Enter stories of up to 5,500 words by 18th February: www.ruminatemagazine.com/pages/short-story-prize ... See MoreSee Less

Short Story Prize

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Ruminate holds an annual short story contest and awards a $1500 cash prize and publication in the magazine to a writer of short fiction.

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Rich Rose one day left to enter this one!

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‪“I love to write. I have always loved writing. That was my first love.” - Carol Burnett www.literarylightbox.com ... See MoreSee Less

‪“I love to write. I have always loved writing. That was my first love.” - Carol Burnett http://www.literarylightbox.com

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Emily Hennings

I loved writing at school - almost as much as reading. I went to university to study English. Reading the great writers made me feel I was presumptuous to want to write, so I stopped - except for keeping a journal. Happily, I did a correspondence Journalism course at 35 and started to write again as a freelance writer. I wrote magazine short stories and feature articles for newspapers and magazines. I knew, then that I was meant to be a writer. After 15 years as a freelance writer, I penned my first novel. Novels are what I now write. I’m busy with my fourth. I understand that there is a place for the contemporary novels I write. We can’t all aspire to write a classic or a Man Booker prizewinner. I wish I’d understood that at university. However, I am so grateful that I took up my pen again in my 30s. I hope I am spared to write at least five more novels.

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Any day is a great day to show an author some love. And Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse. Here are five ideas to make an author feel special today: www.literarylightbox.com/show-authors-love/ ... See MoreSee Less

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Any day is a great day to show an author some love. And Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse. Here are five ideas to make an author feel special today: http://www.literarylightbox.com/show-authors-love/

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“Words get easier the moment you stop fearing them.” - Tahereh Mafi www.literarylightbox.com ... See MoreSee Less

“Words get easier the moment you stop fearing them.” - Tahereh Mafi http://www.literarylightbox.com

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The prestigious, Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award has an amazing prize of £30,000. It’s open until 15th February to writers worldwide who have been published in the UK or Ireland. Entry is free: www.shortstoryaward.co.uk/awards/2019/ ... See MoreSee Less

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“Publishing a book is like stuffing a note into a bottle and hurling it into the sea...You never know who your readers might be.” -Margaret Atwood www.literarylightbox.com ... See MoreSee Less

“Publishing a book is like stuffing a note into a bottle and hurling it into the sea...You never know who your readers might be.” -Margaret Atwood http://www.literarylightbox.com

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I'm a gay man, so if u need feedback I'm here. I'm a writer myself too. This writer Margaret Atwood, wrote The Handmaid's Tale.

So true. I stated that my target market for my first novel was: mature professional women. I had wonderful feedback from gay men, some twenty-somethings and a handful of octogenarians!

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2 weeks ago

The free-to-enter Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook Short Story Competition is open until 13th February. The winner will receive a place on an Arvon Clockhouse writing retreat as well as publication online: www.writersandartists.co.uk/competitions ... See MoreSee Less

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Do you write short stories, flash fiction, poetry or books? Here’s a list of February's best competitions and opportunities open to writers around the world: www.literarylightbox.com/writing-feb-2019/ ... See MoreSee Less

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‪The Bristol Short Story Prize is open for entries from published and unpublished writers internationally. Submit your entry by 1st May for an opportunity to win the top prize of £1,000: www.bristolprize.co.uk ... See MoreSee Less

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“When you’re a writer....people always ask you...”Where do you get your ideas?”...You don’t get ideas. Ideas get you.” - Connie Willis www.literarylightbox.com ... See MoreSee Less

“When you’re a writer....people always ask you...”Where do you get your ideas?”...You don’t get ideas. Ideas get you.” - Connie Willis http://www.literarylightbox.com

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I think this is so true! Suddenly I’m captured by a ‘what if . ..?’ Question, and a book is born!

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The Berlin Writing Prize is open. Writers around the world can submit up to 3,000 words of fiction or nonfiction on the theme of “The Circus” by 30th June. The top prize includes a one-month residency in Berlin’s Circus Hotel and more. www.thereaderberlin.com/writingprize2019/ ... See MoreSee Less

Berlin Writing Prize 2019 | The Reader Berlin

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The 2019 Berlin Writing Prize is now open for submissions! Until the closing date of June 30, 2019, we invite entries on the theme "The Circus" from both published and unpublished writers resident anywhere in the world. Up for grabs is a one-month residency in a luxury apartment in one of the world'...

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Love these posts. Thank you. Keep 'em coming.

Richard Doades what you think?

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‪“If you can't quit, you're a writer.” - R.A. Salvatore www.literarylightbox.com ... See MoreSee Less

‪“If you cant quit, youre a writer.” - R.A. Salvatore http://www.literarylightbox.com

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That's why I continue writing my journal books and stories until the Lord tells me to stop

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‪Win a stay at Brownber Hall in Yorkshire in the Harper's Bazaar UK 2019 short story competition. Submit up to 2,500 words on the theme of ‘Liberty’, the title of a story by Vita Sackville-West published in a 1930s issue, by midnight on 15th March: www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/culture-news/a36157/harpers-bazaar-short-story-competition/ ‬ ... See MoreSee Less

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‪“Write...as if you’ll never be read. That way you’ll be sure to tell the truth.” - Lori Lansens www.literarylightbox.com ... See MoreSee Less

‪“Write...as if you’ll never be read. That way you’ll be sure to tell the truth.” - Lori Lansens http://www.literarylightbox.com

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Think I’ve forgotten how to write like this. I now always write with my target audience in mind🙃

The likelihood is that you'll never be read anyway, so this direction isn't particularly hard to follow.

That's me. 😁

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‪“The main thing is to write for the joy of it.” - Seamus Heaney www.literarylightbox.com ... See MoreSee Less

‪“The main thing is to write for the joy of it.” - Seamus Heaney http://www.literarylightbox.com

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Rob Harrison

Sometimes it feel like hard work but sometimes it just flows. That is joyful!

Brilliant poet and a wise man.

Evan Rieth

That's what I do when write my journal books and stories

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‪HURRY! There are some great competitions for writers of poetry, short stories, memoirs and creative nonfiction closing over the coming days. Most are open worldwide. www.literarylightbox.com/writing-jan-2019/ ... See MoreSee Less

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