Competitions...

SC FICTION PROJECT
http://www.state.sc.us/arts//fictionproject/guidelines.htm
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NO ENTRY FEE
This annual writing competition, sponsored by The Post and
Courier and the South Carolina Arts Commission, calls for
previously unpublished short stories of 2,500 words or less.
The stories do not need to be Southern, nor do they need to
be set in South Carolina, although such stories are acceptable
for consideration. Up to 12 short stories will be selected for
publication; each writer whose work is selected will receive
$500 from The Post and Courier, which purchases first
publication rights. Stories will also be published
electronically by putting them on both The Post and Courier’s
website and the Arts Commission’s web site. Must be 18 and a
legal resident of SC. Deadline January 15, 2006.

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FOREWARD MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR
http://www.forewordmagazine.com/awards/
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$60 ENTRY FEE
ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award was established
to bring increased attention from librarians and booksellers
to the literary achievements of independent publishers and
their authors. A jury of librarians, booksellers and
reviewers are selected to judge the categories for entry,
and they select winners and finalists based on editorial
excellence and professional production as well as the
originality of the narrative and the value the book adds to
its genre. Deadline January 15, 2006.

First, second, and third place winners will be awarded in
each category. A $1,500 cash prize will also be awarded to
Best Fiction and Best Nonfiction as determined by the
editors of ForeWord Magazine.

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KENNESAW REVIEW CONTEST
http://www.kennesawreview.org/donruss.htm
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$15 ENTRY FEE (3-5 poems)
Kennesaw Review proudly announces its 2006 Don Russ
Poetry Prize of $500 for the single best poem submitted
to the competition. $500 prize for one winning poem, to
be published in Spring 2006 of KR. Deadline February 28,
2006.