Welcome to the 38th Edition of our weekly writing competitions and opportunities digest. If you missed the last edition, you can see it here.
This week we take you on a journey from erotic romance to the future of humanity, and from the ultra-short story to one that tingles the spine. Curious? Read on…
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Opportunity type – Publisher looking for erotic romance.
Theme – See website for guidelines on what they do and don’t want.
Word count – 15,000 to 40,000 words for novellas, 40,000 to 85,000 for full length.
Organiser/publisher – Amira Press.
Reward – 40% of cover price on e-book sales from their site, 30% of cover price from 3rd party sites, 8.5% of cover price on print book sales.
Eligibility – Not specified.
Deadline – Ongoing.
Link for info – Amira Press submissions.
Notes – Submissions need to include a promotional plan.
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Opportunity type – Essay contest.
Theme – How should humanity steer the future?
Word count – Maximum 9 pages or 25,000 characters.
Organiser/publisher – FQXi Community.
Reward – First Prize (top ranked essay): US$10,000. Second Prize (ranks 2-3): US$5000 each. Third Prize (ranks 4-8): US$2000 each. Fourth Prize (ranks 9-18): US$1000 each. Judging Panel Discretionary Prize (at its discretion, the panel can decide to award up to 2 special commendation prizes for non-professional and/or non-academic entrants): US$1000.
Eligibility – Any.
Deadline – April 18, 2014.
Link for info – Humanity essay contest.
Notes – The essays need to be “Accessible to a diverse, well-educated but non-specialist audience”. See link for full guidelines.
