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Organization	Submit By	Requirements
	2003
Scribendi Editorial Services	September 15	Fiction up to 3000 words. $10 entry fee. First prize of $5000, second and third prizes of $500 and $50.
Preservation Foundation	September 30	General or travel nonfiction, 1500 to 5000 words. First prize of $100.
Bellwether Prize	October 1	Unpublished novel supporting social change, at least 80,000 words long. $25 entry fee. First prize of $25,000 and publication.
Boston Review	October 1	Short story. $20 entry fee. Grand prize of $1000.
Rosebud	October 1	Short, imaginative fiction up to 3500 words. $10 entry fee. Grand prize of $1000 and publication.
Zoetrope	October 1	Fiction up to 5000 words. $15 entry fee. First prize of $1000, second and third prizes of $500 and $250.
Indiana Review	October 6	Fiction up to 35 pages. $15 entry fee. Grand prize of $1000 and publication.
Missouri Review	October 15	Prose up to 25 pages or poetry up to 10 pages. $15 fee per entry. First prize of $2000 in each category.
Writers' Journal	October 20	Fiction up to 1500 words, beginning with He approached slowly.... $3 entry fee. Winners will be published.
Dana Awards	October 31	Short fiction up to 10,000 words, group of five poems, first 50 pages of novel, or portfolio. Entry fees enumerated on site. First prize of $3000 in portfolio category, $1000 for each other category.
Kalliope	November 1	Less than 50 lines of poetry by a woman. Entry fees of $4 per poem or three poems for $10. Grand prize of $1000.
The Writers' Union of Canada	November 3	Short prose, 2500 words or less. Entrants must be Canadian. $25 entry fee. Prize of $2500. (Both figures Canadian currency.)
Fish Publishing	November 30	Fiction up to 5000 words. $12 entry fee. Grand prize of $1200 and publication.
Ohio State University Press	November 30	Short story or novella collection, 150-300 typed pages. $20 entry fee. Grand prize of $1500 and publication.
Writers' Journal	December 20	Fiction up to 1500 words, beginning with Oh, by the way.... $3 entry fee. Winners will be published.
Whim's Place	December 30	Flash fiction up to 500 words. Entry fee of $5. Submit using entry form. First prize of $250, second and third prizes of $200 and $100, eight honorable mentions of $50 each.
Birmingham-Southern College Writing Today	December 30	Fiction, up to 5000. $10 entry fee. Prizes up to $5000, website vague on amounts.
Birmingham-Southern College Writing Today	December 30	Poetry, up to 50 lines. $10 entry fee. Prizes up to $5000, website vague on amounts.
Whim's Place	December 30	Flash fiction up to 500 words. Entry fee of $5. Submit using entry form. First prize of $250, second and third prizes of $200 and $100, eight honorable mentions of $50 each.
The Adirondack Review	December 31	Previously unpublished short story. $8 entry fee. First prize of $500, honorable mentions of $50.
Short Publications	December 31	Short fiction up to 5000 words by unpublished writer. $15 entry fee. First prize of $300 and publication, second and third prizes of $150 and $50 with publication.
Writers of the Future	December 31	Less than 17,000 words of SF/F/H (with fantastic elements). First prize of $1000, second and third prizes of $750 and $500.
	2004
ByLine Magazine	January 5	Free verse, any length. $3 entry fee. First prize of $40, second and third prizes of $25 and $15.
Broken Umbrella Press, Anubis Award	January 15	A horror novel. Entry fee of $25 for online entries. Grand prize of $500 and publication.
ByLine Magazine	January 15	Personal essay, up to 1200 words. $5 entry fee. First prize of $50, second and third prizes of $30 and $20.
Glimmer Train Press	January 15	Fiction, any length. $15 entry fee. Enter at form on website. First prize of $2000 and publication; second and third prizes of $1000 and $600.
Literal Latte	January 15	Fiction, up to 6000 words. $10 entry fee. First prize of $1000, second and third prizes of $300 and $200.
Writers' Journal	January 30	Fiction up to 2000 words. $5 entry fee. First prize of $50, second and third prizes of $25 and $15.
Iowa Review	January 31	Up to 25 pages of prose or 10 pages of poetry. $15 entry fee. Grand prize of $1000 in each category.
New Millennium Writings Awards	January 31	Prose up to 6000 words, or up to three poems. $17 entry fee per item. Use entry form on website. Grand prize of $1000 in each category.
Carve Magazine	February 1	Short fiction up to 8500 words. $15 entry fee. Grand prize of $1000.
The First Line	February 1	300- to 3000-word story beginning with the line, There were five of them, which was two more than I'd been expecting. A copy and $5 payment if published. Include two- or three-sentence biography with submission.
Author Mania	February 14	Short fiction up to 5000 words. $20 entry fee. First prize of $2000, second and third prizes of $1000 and $300, seven honorable mentions of $100.
ByLine Magazine	February 20	Short article, up to 1500 words. $5 entry fee. First prize of $40, second and third prizes of $25 and $15.
Writers' Journal	February 20	Fiction up to 1500 words, beginning with The phone was still dead.... $3 entry fee. Winners will be published.
Association of Writers and Writing Programs	February 28	Book-length collection of poetry, short stories, or essays, or a novel. Contest opens January 1. $20 entry fee. Grand prize of $4000 for poetry, $2000 for each prose category.
New Century Writer	February 28	Fiction up to 10,000 words. $10 entry fee. First prize of $1500, second and third prizes of $750 and $500, seven honorable mentions of $100.
Hemispheres Magazine	March 1	Parody of either Hemingway or Faulkner, up to 500 words. Grand prize in each category is a trip, to Memphis for Faulkner or Italy for Hemingway.
SpecFicWorld.com	March 15	SF/F/Horror up to 10,000 words. $6 entry fee. First prize of $150 and publication, second, third, and fourth prizes of $100, $50, and $25 and publication.
ByLine Magazine	March 20	Character sketch, up to 500 words. $4 entry fee. First prize of $40, second and third prizes of $25 and $15.
Whim's Place	March 30	Flash fiction up to 500 words. Entry fee of $5. Submit using entry form. First prize of $250, second and third prizes of $200 and $100, eight honorable mentions of $50 each.
Glimmer Train Press	March 31	Fiction, up to 12000 words. $12 entry fee. Enter at form on website. First prize of $1200 and publication; second and third prizes of $500 and $300.
BOMB Magazine	April 1	Fiction up to 20 double-spaced pages. $20 entry fee. Grand prize of $1000 and publication.
WinningWriters.com	April 1	Seriously bad poetry. No entry fee. First prize of $817.70, second and third prizes of $132 and $57.95.
ByLine Magazine	April 5	Flash fiction, up to 1000 words. $5 entry fee. First prize of $60, second and third prizes of $30 and $20.
Bulwer-Lytton	April 15	A really, really bad first sentence. Check out previous entries for sheer entertainment value.
Writers' Journal	April 20	Fiction up to 1500 words, beginning with The game was over, and.... $3 entry fee. Winners will be published.
ByLine Magazine	April 30	General poetry, up to 2000 words. $3 entry fee. First prize of $60, second and third prizes of $30 and $15.
Donard Publishing	April 30	Fiction up to 20,000 words. Contest limited to 100 submissions total. $15 entry fee. Grand prize of £2000.
Nimrod International Journal of Prose and Poetry	April 30	Fiction up to 7500 words or poetry: one long poem or 3-10 shorter poems. $20 entry fee. First prize in each category of $2000 and publication, second prize of $1000 and publication.
The Purple Pen	April 30	500- to 1500-word story beginning with, Hank waited impatiently in the drizzling rain for his taxi to arrive; he carefully gripped his battered old suitcase, protective of its secrets... $15 entry fee. First prize of $5000, 5 honorable mentions of $100.
Writecorner Press	April 30	Fiction up to 3000 words. $15 entry fee. First prize of $1100, editor's choice award of $100.
The First Line	May 1	300- to 3000-word story beginning with the line, "Why are you always so cynical?" A copy and $5 payment if published. Include two- or three-sentence biography with submission.
Word Smitten	May 1	Flash fiction, up to 500 words. $10 entry fee. Grand prize of $150 and publication.
ByLine Magazine	May 5	New-talent short fiction, up to 5000 words. $5 entry fee. First prize of $50, subsequent prizes of $35, $25, and $15.
ByLine Magazine	May 20	Personal memoir, up to 1000 words. $5 entry fee. First prize of $60, second and third prizes of $30 and $20.
Writers' Journal	May 30	Fiction up to 2000 words. $7 entry fee. First prize of $300, second and third prizes of $100 and $50.
WinningWriters.com	May 31	Poetry on theme of war, up to 500 lines. $10 entry fee. First prize of $1000 and publication, second and third prizes of $500 and $250 and publication, ten honorable mentions of $50 each.
Boston Review	June 1	Poetry, up to 10 pages. $15 entry fee. Grand prize of $1000 and publication.
ByLine Magazine	June 5	Short fiction, up to 2000 words. $5 entry fee. First prize of $70, second and third prizes of $35 and $20.
Literal Latte	June 7	Short fiction, up to 2000 words. $10 entry fee. Grand prize of $500.
Whim's Place	June 30	Flash fiction up to 500 words. Entry fee of $5. Submit using entry form. First prize of $250, second and third prizes of $200 and $100, eight honorable mentions of $50 each.
Writers of the Future	June 30	Less than 17,000 words of SF/F/H (with fantastic elements). First prize of $1000, second and third prizes of $750 and $500.
Word Smitten	July 1	Short story, exactly 1010 words (excluding title). $15 entry fee. Grand prize of $1010 and publication.
ByLine Magazine	July 5	Short fiction, up to 5000 words. $5 entry fee. First prize of $70, second and third prizes of $35 and $20.
Literal Latte	July 19	Poetry, up to 2000 words. $10 entry fee. First prize of $1000, second and third prizes of $300 and $200.
Glimmer Train Press	July 31	Short fiction, up to 2000 words. $10 entry fee. Enter at form on website. First prize of $1200 and publication; second and third prizes of $500 and $300.
New Century Writer	July 31	Novel or novella excerpt, 60 pages at most. $30 entry fee. First prize of $1500, second and third prizes of $750 and $500, seven honorable mentions of $100.
New Century Writer	July 31	Poetry, up to 100 lines per poem. $3 entry fee. First prize of $300, second and third prizes of $150 and $75, seven honorable mentions of $25.
The First Line	August 1	300- to 3000-word story beginning with the line, I was born Rosa Carlotta Silvana Grisanti, but in the mid-Eighties, I legally changed my name to Eve. A copy and $5 payment if published. Include two- or three-sentence biography with submission.
ByLine Magazine	August 20	Creative nonfiction, up to 2000 words. $5 entry fee. First prize of $40, second and third prizes of $25 and $15.
University of North Texas Press Katherine Ann Porter Prize	August 29	Fiction collection between 100 and 200 pages. $20 entry fee. Grand prize of $1000 and publication, second and third prizes of $25 and $15.
Moxie Films	August 31	Screenplay, 75-130 pages. $40 entry fee (Less if you enter early, more if you enter late). Must be accompanied by forms available from website. First prize of $3000, second and third prizes of $1000 and $500, seven honorable mentions of $200 each. All winners will be considered for production.
Moxie Films	August 31	Stageplay, up to three acts. $40 entry fee (Less if you enter early, more if you enter late). Must be accompanied by forms available from website. First prize of $2000, second and third prizes of $500 and $250, seven honorable mentions of $100 each. All winners will be considered for production.
Literal Latte	September 20	Essay, up to 6000 words. $10 entry fee. First prize of $1000, second and third prizes of $300 and $200.
ByLine Magazine	September 30	Poetry, formal structure. $3 entry fee. First prize of $40, second and third prizes of $25 and $15.
Glimmer Train Press	September 30	Fiction, up to 12,000 words. $12 entry fee. Enter at form on website. First prize of $1200 and publication; second and third prizes of $500 and $300.
Writers of the Future	September 30	Less than 17,000 words of SF/F/H (with fantastic elements). First prize of $1000, second and third prizes of $750 and $500.
Boston Review	October 1	Fiction up to 4000 words. $20 entry fee. Grand prize of $1000 and publication.
ByLine Magazine	October 5	Flash fiction under 1000 words. $5 entry fee. First prize of $50, second and third prizes of $30 and $15.
Science Fiction Writers of Earth	October 30	SF/F short story between 2000 and 7500 words. $5 entry fee. First prize of $200, second and third prizes of $100 and $50.
Writer Works	October 30	Travel-related prose up to 6000 words. $5 entry fee. First prize of $300, second and third prizes of $200 and $100.
The New Writer	October 31	Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry of varying lengths; many contests. £4-£10 entry fee. Enter using entry form on website. Prizes vary by category; highest is £300.
The First Line	November 1	300- to 3000-word story beginning with the line, The inside was dark. A copy and $5 payment if published. Include two- or three-sentence biography with submission.
ByLine Magazine	November 5	New-talent short story, up to 5000 words. $5 entry fee. First prize of $50, second and third prizes of $35 and $25.
University of North Texas Press Vassar Miller Prize	November 15	Poetry collection between 50 and 80 pages. $20 entry fee. Grand prize of $1000 and publication, second and third prizes of $25 and $15.
ByLine Magazine	November 20	Personal experience essay, up to 2000 words. $5 entry fee. First prize of $45, second and third prizes of $25 and $15.

Here is a good list of other screenwriting contests. Here is a contest list with a majority of romance contest listings.

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