Esquire Writing Contest

Mental Health for Writers has a great post on an Esquire writing contest. You can win $2500 for your fiction story. And no entry fee. The deadline is August 1, 2009.

Writing Contest Wants Boomer Women's Favorite Concert Memories

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The National Association of Baby Boomer Women and the website http://www.boomerwomenspeak.com/ are sponsoring a "Favorite Concert Memories" essay contest. No entry fee.

From the press release: "The winner of the Favorite Concert Memories contest will receive $100 and a free membership (or free renewal of their membership) in the National Association of Baby Boomer Women.

Additionally, the winning story will be appear in the “Our Voices” section at http://www.boomerwomenspeak.com/, an affiliate Web site of the NABBW. Baby Boomer women can submit their Favorite Concert Memories to contest@nabbw.com with FAVORITE CONCERT MEMORIES in the subject line. . . .Contestants should include their name, email address and a short bio at the top of the attached Word document entry – and not in the body of the email."

• They want the entry sent in a word document as an attachment.


• Length: up to 500 words


• Deadline: April 15, 2008

America Essay Contest - The Case for God

America, The National Catholic Weekly has an essay contest focusing on the theme, "The Case for God." No entry fee.

From the website:
"The winning manuscript will approach that topic or the various issues surrounding it with creativity, precise argumentation and literary flair. Essays should be written with a general audience in mind, but can be from any perspective, including personal, professional, academic, apologetic or devotional."

• Length: Entries should be unpublished works up to 2,500 words


• Prize: $3,000


• Deadline: June 16, 2008

"Return to Luna" Writing Contest - No entry fee

SFScope has a post about a new short story contest sponsored by Hadley Rille Books and the National Space Society (NSS) called "Return to Luna." They want science fiction stories that capture the pioneering spirit of a moon base. Stories should be set in the near future 50-150 years. Check their submission guidelines for more details.

Entry deadline: June 15, 2008
Length: 2000-6000 words
Prize: Winning stories will be published in an anthology

And remember this great advice about entering writing contests from the Novel and Short Story Writer's Market blog.