Welcome to the 12th edition of our weekly selection of writing competitions and opportunities.
How would you like to be published in a magazine that has previously published original fiction by the likes of Thomas Hardy and F Scott Fitzgerald? You would? Then have a look at the first one below for details.
If you missed the last edition of our digest, you can view it here.
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Opportunity type – Short story competition.
Theme – Spring.
Word count – Up to 3,000 words.
Organiser/publisher – Harper’s Bazaar magazine.
Reward – “The winning entry will appear in the May 2014 issue. Its author will be able to choose a first-edition book from Asprey’s Fine and Rare Books Department to the value of £3,000 and enjoy a week-long retreat at Eilean Shona House, on the 2,000-acre private island off the west coast of Scotland where JM Barrie wrote his screenplay for Peter Pan”.
Eligibility – not specified.
Deadline – December 13, 2013.
Link for info – Harper’s Bazaar.
Notes – Harper’s Bazaar magazine dates back to 1867.
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Opportunity type – Literary agency seeking new clients.
Theme – Currently accepting clients for juvenile fiction (children and YA), and adult non-fiction.
Word count – Not specified.
Organiser/publisher – Heacock Hill Literary Agency LLC.
Reward – Not specified.
Eligibility – Not specified (they are based in Burbank, California).
Deadline – Ongoing.
Link for info – Heacock Hill.
Notes – They say that they generally respond to queries within a week.
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Opportunity type – Short fiction contest.
Theme – Speculative fiction.
Word count – Up to 10,000 words.
Organiser/publisher – Albedo One magazine. The contest is called the Aeon Award.
Reward – First prize 1,000 euros, plus publication in magazine .
Eligibility – Open to international entries from all nationalities.
Deadline – November 30, 2013.
Link for info – Aeon Award 2013.
Notes – There is an entry fee of 7.50 euros. This is the eighth year of this contest.
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Opportunity type – Book publisher accepting unsolicited manuscripts.
Theme – Range of fiction and nonfiction, including memoirs/biographies.
Word count – Not specified.
Organiser/publisher – Book Guild Publishing Ltd.
Reward – Royalties, various percentages.
Eligibility – Not specified (they are based in Sussex, UK).
Deadline – Ongoing.
Link for info – Book Guild Publishing Ltd.
Notes – They offer four different publishing options: partnership publishing, conventional publishing, production only, and sponsored books.
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Good luck everyone!
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