A quick competition update! I saw this in the back of True Singapore Ghost Stories 20, which you can find at most local bookstores.
Angsana Books, an imprint of Flame of the Forest Publishing, is offering S$2,000/RM4,000 in cash and other prizes for short ghost stories.
Here’s what it says in the back of the book:
All you have [...]
The Youth Writers Awards Asia 2010 is a competion brought to you by Reader’s Digest Asia and the National Library Broad. This year’s theme is “Dare 2 Dream: Stories of Imagination, Passion and Sporting Excellence” because Singapore will be hosting the 2010 Youth Olympic Games.
Here’s some info from the ad, which you can find [...]
War of the Words is a scifi novel contest brought to you by SciFiNow, Play.com and publisher Tor UK. It’s organised by agencies in the UK, but it’s open to anyone from anywhere in the world.
Some details:
Participants need to send in three chapters and a synosis of your novel
Entries close 20 August, 17:30 GMT
By that date, [...]
The Budding Writers Project is back! One of the better-known children’s competitions, it features children’s books written for kids by kids.
Unfortunately, entry is only open to primary and secondary students through their schools. So any teachers or educators out there, listen up :D
Anyway, here are some of the rules:
Only one entry per student is allowed; students [...]
The Adelaide Review is having its first Annual Short Fiction Competition! The prizes include:
A case of South Australia’s best wines
The overall winner will be published in The Adelaide Review in October 2009
Up to five finalists will also be published on a bi-monthly basis in The Adelaide Review
What you need to know:
Submissions close Friday, [...]
The Golden Point Award, officially the SPH-NAC Golden Point Award, is open for submission. They actually started accepting submissions in March, but anyway.
Closing date for submissions is 29 May 2009, so there’s still a little over a month left to go.
What you need:
Complete official entry form (which you can find here)
4 printed copies of the manuscript
1 [...]