Soul Shelter First-Person Essay Contest

Win a generous cash prize for your writing--and get a shot at publication- -in the Soul Shelter First-Person Essay Award.

Submit your best 400-1,500 word first-person essay on the subject of balancing fortune and fulfillment for a chance to win a grand prize of U.S. $1,000 and publication on the Soul Shelter blog. Cash prizes totaling an additional $1,000 will be awarded to seven runners-up.

Every entry will be considered for publication online. There are no entry fees, and with all submissions made online, you won't even have to pay for postage.

Interested? Visit Soul Shelter to review contest rules, read the FAQ, and upload your entry by July 1, 2008.

Here's how to get started:
1. Review the Award Rules at http://www.SoulShel ter.org/
2. Write your entry (400-1,500 words in length).
3. Upload your entry using the form at SoulShelter. org

The Soul Shelter First-Person Essay Award will be judged by a team of published authors. This is not a vanity press, hence no entry fees--and no future solicitations for payments of any kind. Contact information provided by entrants will not be used in any way except to notify award winners, nor will it be shared with any third parties for any reason whatsoever.

Please do not contact the Soul Shelter authors regarding the contest; the Award is sponsored by Ideogram, LLC, an independent marketing resources firm in Portland, OR. Read the FAQ thoroughly before submitting your entry. Good luck! Ideogram LLC 4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd. No. 322 Portland, OR 97214 USA

Contest

I received this information today, and I thought it might be of interest to some writers reading this blog.

NEW ANGEL HORSES WITH A MISSION TRUE STORY CONTEST

The Power of Story to Change Hearts and Minds about the Treatment of Horses

The pros and cons of horse racing are being hotly debated because of Eight Belles' tragic death after this year's Kentucky Derby. Allen and Linda Anderson, authors of a popular anthology series that includes Angel Horses: Divine Messengers of Hope (New World Library,2006), are looking for true stories about equines that inspire rather than outrage animal lovers.

Their Angel Animals Network (www.angelanimals.net) is sponsoring the 2008 Angel Horse Contest to find the most thought-provoking horse stories and consider them for publication in their book, Angel Horses with a Mission (New World Library, Fall 2009). There are cash prizes and no entry fee. Complete contest rules and a downloadable entry form are at www.angelanimals.net/awards.html or write with SASE to 2008 Angel Horses Contest, POB 26354, Minneapolis, MN 55426.

Allen Anderson says, "By showing how the immense spirit, heart,and intelligence of horses enables them to fulfill a higher purpose, we hope the power of true stories will persuade people to challenge brutality and the practice of treating horses as disposable possessions. "

The Andersons suggest considering the following questions and entering the contest by writing about profound experiences: "Has a horse performed an act of compassion, protection, healing, or heroic courage? Have you had a miraculous or mystical experience with a horse? Did a horse lead you to finding your purpose in life? Do you know a horse who has taken on the mission of giving service?"

Good luck!

Access, Acclaim, Achievement Screenwriting Contest

The Access, Acclaim, Achievement Contest, sponsored by Creativescreenwriting is awarding over $22,700 in prizes!

Click here for the complete prize list.

These are the contest's rules and guidelines.

Good luck!

Family Circle's 2008 Fiction Contest

Family Circle's annual fiction contest begins on March 1st.

Please visit their website for official rules: http://www.parents.com/parents/story.jsp;jsessionid=UYUVASFOPGVHJQFIBQNSBHQ?page=8&storyid=/templatedata/fc/story/data/1201811338481.xml.

Participants may submit two pieces of fiction each.

Good luck!

Wisconsin Regional Writers Association

The Wisconsin Regional Writers Association is currently holding two conctests: the Florence Lindemann Humor Contest and the Al P. Nelson Feature Article Contest.

Each contest's deadline is March 15th.

You may find the rules for each contest at: http://www.wrwa.net/.

Good luck!

Logical-Lust - Romance and Erotica Market

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Society of Southwestern Authors Writing Contest

Someone who is part of the organization that does this contest every year sent this along to me.

Society of Southwestern Authors Writing Contest deadline: May 31, 2008.

Poetry – 40 lines max
ShortStory – 2500 words max
Personal Essay/Memoirs - 2500words max
Short Stories for Children Ages 6- 12 –1500 words max.

Cash awards each category: First -$300; Second -150, Third - $75.00, Honorable Mention -$25.00. Winning entries published in The Story Teller.Entry fee: $10.00 per entry.

Entry forms/requirementsavailable online: http://www.ssa-az.org/.
Or send SASE to SSAWriting Contest, Entry Forms Dept. PO Box 35484,Tucson, AZ 85740

Short Story Contest

Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest:
This year is the 16th annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest.
Short stories or prose up to 5,000 words may be entered into this contest with an entrance fee of $12 per submission.

Deadline for Submissions: March 31, 2008

Winners will be announced on July 15, 2008.

For all the details about this contest, please visit: http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/tomstory/ts_guidelines.php.

Common Ties

Common Ties is currently looking for stories about crime. These stories can be about you as a victim or as the criminal. They can also be about someone you know. The deadline for posting your story is Tuesday March 20, 2007 and the site will announce their favorites on that Friday. The winners are paid between $100-200 usually; however, payment can go as high as $1,000.

Please visit their site for more information.

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