Free Short Story Writing Contest “Family Stories”

Maybe not every family does have its secrets, but they sure do have their stories! Fiction or nonfiction, we want to read yours. The short stories could be about your family in the past, your family in the future, an imaginary family, a family of ducks or a family of your friends.

Enter your short story about families in BookRix’s free writing contest “Family Stories” now. The story must relate to families in some way. Tell us your story and share it with other readers to win cash and fame. In addition to the cash prize, the contest winner will receive free proofreading and editing services (of up to 3,000 words), courtesy of Elite Editing.

Timeline:
Community Voting – December 21, 2009 to February 23, 2010
Jury Voting– February 24, 2010 to March 15, 2010

Sitting this one out? You can still help your fellow BookRixers by reading their contest books and voting for your favorite stories. Our readers choose the top ten stories, which will then be reviewed by our independent jury. You also could win prizes for voting — when you vote, you enter into a raffle to win Amazon vouchers worth $20.

Only 1000 entries will be accepted. Enter early and save! Out of close to three hundred “contest sites,” WriteMovies is one of only a handful that has produced movies from winning projects. “The List”, was written by WriteMovies winner Marcus Folmar. In addition, former winner Jon Rosten has parlayed his success in the contest into getting his project,” Valley of Angels” produced last Dec. Hundreds of others have had their scripts optioned and bought and have found representation. Several novels have also been published and plays produced. Production companies, studios and agencies contact us all the time about our winners! The founder of the company discovered Andrew Niccol who wrote & produced “The Truman Show” amongst others. We succeed when you succeed.

For published and aspiring writers alike – enter the Writers’ & Artists’ 2010 short story competition and you could win:

• a cash prize of £500
• a place on an Arvon Foundation residential writing course worth at least £575*
• publication of your story on the Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook website

Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook and the Arvon Foundation have both helped numerous successful authors and artists on the way to their big-break. Now it could be your turn. We’re offering you the chance to win £500, plus a place on an Arvon writing course worth up to £575 and to have your work published on the web!

All you have to do is write a short story (for adults) of no more than 2,000 words, on the theme of ‘Unity or Union’ and email it to competition@acblack.com with ‘WAYB10 competition’ as the subject line.

You no longer have an excuse to put off writing that novel that’s been knocking around in the back of your head. No more “Oh, I work, I can’t find the time.” Or, “Oh, the kids — I’m too busy.” Or whatever excuse hipsters use. One Labor Day weekend is all you need.

That’s the premise of the 3-Day Novel Contest. For 31 years, the Vancouver-based challenge has provided an outlet for any writer, would-be or otherwise, to pound the keys and get it done. Entrants have from 12:01 a.m. Saturday until 11:59 p.m. Monday to start and finish their magnum opus. Bonus: The contest winner works with an editor and gets the novel published by 3-Day Books, which organizes the contest.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 14 /PRNewswire/ — With nine out of the top ten grossing movies of all time being speculative fiction–science fiction and fantasy–its no wonder that Hollywood’s future is seen to reside with the writers of science fiction and fantasy, or more specifically the winners of the Writers of the Future Contest according to Dave Wolverton, screenwriter, NYT bestselling author and Writers of the Future Contest judge.

The 7th SFWP Literary Awards Program is offering $3750 in cash awards this year and the opportunity to be considered for representation by the Irene Goodman Agency. The 2009 Program will run from January 1st, 2009 through July 15th, 2009. The grand prize is $1,750, with two runner-up prizes of $1,000 each. Winners will be featured on our online literary journal.

Deadline for entries is July 15th, 2009. Entry fee is $25 ($20 for students).