2013 writing contests

Today’s professional practice as an artist demands well-rounded, independent, imaginative entrepreneurs, ones with the resourcefulness to draw on a range of media, technologies and genres.” Only full-time undergraduates in United States and Canadian universities and colleges are eligible.

Writing contests are a fun way to evolve your writing skills — and, yes, cash prizes are a nice bonus. But remember, the emphasis is on fun. If cash is your primary goal, you should focus your time and energy on landing freelance writing jobs.

Donated by William Young Boyd II.” Novelists who have been published in the year prior to the contest. Young adult and adult novels only. TBD (previous year’s deadline was December 1, 2020) $5,000 and a 24k gold-framed citation of achievement. Writers who have published a novel of war-related fiction.

Short story writers (word count up to 5,000 words) of either fiction or nonfiction who are excited about entering a writing competition for cash and exposure. “Since its early days, science fiction has played a unique role in human civilization. It removes the limits of what “is” and shows us a boundless vista of what “might be.”