2/18/06: COMPETITIONS

PARIAH PUBLISHING CONTEST
http://www.pariahpublishing.com/contest.htm
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$15 ENTRY FEE
Your subject matter may be anything (except children's fiction)
as long as it is a short story written in the fictional mode.
The story may be a previously published or unpublished work as
long as it is under 6,000 words. You may submit only one short
story per contest. You may submit your manuscript online or by
mail, as long as it is either electronically submitted or
postmarked by the last day of the month. Deadline April 30, 2006.
$1,500 grand prize.

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PJ O'CONNOR RADIO DRAMA AWARDS
http://www.rte.ie/radio1/drama/
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NO ENTRY FEE NOTED
RTÉ radio is accepting entries to the 25th P.J. O’Connor Radio
Drama Awards. Entries are currently being accepted in two
categories: the traditional 30-minute play and a 15-minute
category. In the half-hour category, the 2006 competition offers
prizes of €3,000 for the overall winner with €2,000 and €1,000
for the second and third prize-winning plays. The winner of the
15-minute category will receive €1,500. As well as the prize
money, the winners will receive the professional production of
their play and the chance to take part in a writers’ workshop.

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SMART WRITERS WRITE IT NOW! COMPETITION
http://www.smartwriterspro.com
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$15 ENTRY FEE / $10 ADDITIONAL ENTRIES
Enter the 2006 Smart Writers Write It Now! Competition and
Attend C. Hope Clark’s Teleseminar on The Shy Writer and
FundsforWriters at SmartWritersPro.com, February 28 at 9am
Pacific Time/ Noon Eastern. These teleseminars are being offered
as a bonus to everyone who enters the 2006 SmartWriters Write It
Now! Competition for children’s writers before February 28.
There’s $1,495.80 in cash and prizes in addition to the
teleseminars and other bonuses. Deadline: March 15, 2006.
Enter online and polish your entry right up until we lock them
down for judging! Go to the website right now and reserve your
spot and take advantage of these great teleseminars. Other
upcoming guests include Wizards of the Coast Editor Nina Hess,
ALA Notable Author Marilyn Singer, Scott O’Dell Award Winner
Alexandria LaFaye, and SmartWriters Editor Roxyanne Young.