New Opportunities to Get On TV,Places to Party/ Network with the Stars, As Always Huge Prizes, Awards, Competitions
-- UPDATED-Welcome back. I am back with the latest and most fantastic competitions/awards/prizes
contests for artists, actors, graphic designers, chefs, fashion designers, musicians, writers, screenwriters,architects, filmmakers and all other creative professionals. I love writing on this blog; and all of you are the best.
I love your comments; please keep them coming. And I will be sending out replies or posting to your blogs as soon as I finish this post. I really appreciate your feedback; it helps me know which competitions/ prizes/ awards and contests are the most important to cover.
Also, I thank all of the people that posted other contests, competitions, awards, and prizes. If anybody else knows about any prizes, competitions, contests, awards, or auditions, please feel free to post them on this site or to email me about them : .
Okay, I am so excited to tell you about all of the opportunities that I found out about; so I will start to now:
-Opportunities to Get Cast- Because Your A Star; I Know That You Are- The Updated Viral Post-
I just found out about this opportunity that was posted on You Tube:
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Also, this is a way to get paid for the type of content a lot of people post to You Tube:
-Opportunities to Get Cast on A TV Program or A Movie- Because You're A Star; I Know That You Are-
The following are some of the best casting and other acting sites that I have found:
- Please visit NBC.
com's casting page to find out how to become a participant on a NBC show. On this page, it is possible to apply to get on shows such as:
'AMERICA'S GOT TALENT':"Simon Cowell (America Idol) wants you! If you think YOU are the next, big star who can sing, dance, juggle, or whatever, apply now.
Click (on the site)...
for Open Call info and audition instructions"
'STARTOMORROW':"In A Network First, NBC Famed Music Exec Tommy Mottola Are Launching A New Online Competition Series That Let's Fans Decide The Winner!
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 7
Does your garage band rock the local scene? .
.. Musicians and performers alike are encouraged to submit their performance tapes to Star Tomorrow.
.."
'DEAL OR NO DEAL'
'LAST COMIC STANDING'
'THE APPRENTICE'
*All quotes are excerpts from NBC.
com's website*
- According to this site, "The USA World Showcase is an opportunity for UnSigned Artists to CONPETE, be on National TV, and experience the memories of a lifetime." This competition will offer $50,000 to the winner. "The July, 2006 USA World Showcase at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas will also offer a $5o,ooo cash drawing broadcast on National TV.
.. Contestants are- NOW- being selected for the next Competition being held Sat.
JULY 1, 2006 at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas to be broadcast on Network across the USA including Cable TV, Satellite TV and the Internet. Hurry- contestants are now being selected to compete in this showcase. Applicants are now open to Men, Women and Children 3 years (old) and older.
Signers (Artists/ Celebrity Impersonators) Dancers - Dancers (Partners)- Models - Comedians- Actors." Please visit this site to apply online or to find out more about this competition.
- Information about the Talent Rock Summer Fest Competition can be seen on this site.
At this event, there will be more than $100,000 worth of prizes, and over 100 industry pros (model, acting, dance record execs., agents reps. from around the world).
Here are some quotes from the site:
"Event televised to OVER 30 Million People"
"Go to Concerts, Meet Celebs, Network with Industry Reps, Make Friends ...
(at this event)"
"No experience (is ) Necessary"
This competition offers actors, singers, dancers, comedians and models the opportunity to win the prizes.
Please go to this site to find their online application. Complete and submit the application to be eligible to conduct a phone interview and receive more information.
-On this site for the USA "2006 Show Us Your Character Contest", the following information is given:
"At USA Networks, characters are welcome. And now, USA has created a community where characters from across the country can come together . You are invited to become a member and upload your videos, photos, and profiles.
You can share your hidden talent, a celebrity impersonation, or a revealing glimpse into your life". The Grand Prize winner will be:
- "featured on the silver screen in the AMC, Cinemark and Regal Entertainment Group Theatre's FirstLook Movie Pre-Show
- (in a)commercial on USA Network
- (given) an exclusive online series featuring your character
- (given) a MAC G5 Quadcore Desktop with a 30' HD screen
- (given)a Sony HVR Professional HD Camcorder"
)
- Please go to this site for ABC-TV's reality show casting.
-Visit this link to find Walt Disney Co.'s auditions.
- This site has an impressive list of auditions.
- The Actors' Life National Auditions Database is an incredible resource.
- This site has some very good auditions.
-Here is Planet Shark's Casting Board.
- Go to this site to find out about auditions in all 50 states and Canada.
-( formerly )
-This site lists an incredible amount of auditions casting calls for animators, musicians, dancers, models, actors, and reality t.
v.participants
- Find out about auditions in theatre, radio, television,and film if you register on this site.
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-This portion of this site features many casting calls (for instance, MTV is now casting).
- Theatre auditions/casting and employment opportunites.
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- Here is a good site to find out about the audition schedule of reality t.v.
shows. (Click on to the Application News- in the upper right corner- to get to the auditions listings section of the site.)
-This Fox TV website does feature casting calls for all of its own shows; but it also features casting calls for most of the other networks as well.
That's really wild, but true. (When I looked, I saw calls for National Lampoon Field Day Productions, PBS [for winemakers], ABC [looking for families with a dream], MTV, A E, the Life Network, NBC, TLC, HGTV, CMT, ABC [American Inventor], and more.)
-On this site for CBS, there is information about how to apply for Survivor, Big Brother, and the Amazing Race.
- This site bills itself as: "the largest free on-line database (with) more auditions and castings than all other sites combined".
(or try:)
-This is Amy Hoerler's exhaustive listing of acting links
-Here is the site for the Performing Arts Artists Worldwide
-Visit this site to see AWOL's Hundreds of Great Acting Links
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- Please visit this amazing resource.
-This site has many casting notices.
-The best part of this site is ironically the section for t.v. show auditions.
- There are some great links on this site.
-This is the site for the Vancouver Actors Guide ( it is important to remember that a lot of acting opportunities have opened up in Canada because they offer more incentives to fimmakers {including subsidies} than other locations {Hollywood is pretty freaked out about this}.
-Here is the site for Actors' Resource Canada -which is moving to- -
- Please go to this site to find out about more casting calls and auditions in Canada.
-Here is the site for Hollywood Actors' Network(obviously, most of the opportunities are still in Hollywood- Arnold has a commission to see how they can stay competitive with Canada-)
-Please visit this site for LA Actors Online
-Click on this link to visit Actorsite; LA. This site is incredibly comprehensive; it features listings of tv shows that are now casting, pilots that are now in production, and free casting notices. Actors can even obtain a free website from the Actorsite.
- This is the site for L.A. Casting
-Here is Craig's List LA (casting)
-This link will take you directly to the Actorsite casting notices.
-Evidently, this is an entirely different site from the other Yahoo group site.
- Here is the site for Casting New York
- Please refer to this site for other NY casting calls.
- Click on this link to find out about casting in Las Vegas.
- A site for actors/martial artists
On the next post I will profile other locations and opportunities for extras.
-How to Party /or Network with Hollywood Movers and Shakers-
According to Skip Press, the accomplished screenwriter,:
"certain activities that are open to the public will allow you to mix with Hollywood movers and shakers..
.
- The main organization that just about everyone in Hollywood wants to belong to is the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. By simply surfing to and clicking on Events you'll find a place to sign up to be automatically notified via email of current events, public programs, and events of the Academy Foundation that include 'film-related exhibitions, screenings, lectures and seminars, and the Student Academy Awards, among other activities.
' Who could you meet at such events? Just about anyone. Remember, most movie stars, directors, and producers are film fans, too.
- Similarly, by...
(clicking on this site) and clicking on Events, you can sign up for email updates on activities at the Academy of Television Arts Sciences in North Hollywood. These events include 'behind-the-scenes evenings with the most popular and acclaimed shows currently on the air, as well as workshops and seminars on employment, career, ad social issues,and conferences on emerging technologies and information systems.' .
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- (If you are a writer, screenwriter, or just want to network with other screenwriters) The organization most screenwriters aspire to join is the Writers Guild of America, west.
..They put on events like the 'Writers on Writing' seminar series.
.. The series showcases an outstanding motion picture or television writer each month discussing how their careers have developed, their approach to their craft, and so forth, with each interview followed by a question-and-answer period.
Most of these events are open to the public...
For more information see the Web site...
or call (323)782-4692.
- There are public venues unique to Hollywood that support and celebrate the business and offer people an opportunity to meet like-minded people, successful or pre-successful. ( Press lists Arc Light as an example of this kind of venue.
)...
-In general, the main 'bible' of happenings in Los Angeles is published every week in ...
(this) free newspaper...
- Lastly, since any club is only as successful as its ability to attract and keep patrons, it hires producers to get the public to their venues...
(Here is one that Mr. Press likes ):
MACAfrica
Event Producer
P.O.
Box 18784
Encino, CA 91416
Phone: (818) 342-2171
Fax:(818)342-2789
Email:macafrica@earthlink.net"
(The web site is more helpful if you email her and find out how to register. That way you can search all of the events.
)
I strongly recommend Skip Press's book,: "The Ultimate Writer's Guide to Hollywood", which I used as a source for the networking portion of this post. If you are a screenwriter (or aspire to be one) or even a filmmaker, do yourself a favor and get this book. Personally, I have this bad habit of highlighting things that I find important in books.
I ended up highlighting most of this man's book. That's how good I thought his book was. Also, his web site can be found at:
Screenwriting Competitions And Awards-
- Here is the site for the American Screenwriting Competition.
In this exciting competition, there will be over $50,000 in cash and prizes that will be awarded. The Grand Prize will be over $12,000. Everyone who enters the competition gets 10 free copies from Digital Express ( ).
The main goal of the competition is to uncover the best unproduced screenplays and to work with most gifted writers who craft them. The extended deadline is on May 1,2006. Go to the site to find an entry form that you can either print out or submit online.
- Please check this link out if you are interested in finding out about The 2006 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards. On this site, the following information is given:
"The PAGE Awards were established by an alliance of Hollywood producers, agents, and development executives. Our goal : to discover the most exciting new screenplays by up-and-coming writers from across the country and around the world.
..
It's a Catch 22.
While producers and agents continually complain that they can't find good material, talented writers who live outside Los Angeles and have no 'connections' within the industry find it virtually impossible to penetrate the barriers of the Hollywood system. Our objective is to bridge that gap - giving new screenwriters the opportunity to get their scripts into the hands of industry professionals- and also serving as a much-needed resource for Hollywood producers, agents, and development execs who are searching for quality material.
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..(W)e encourage writers to submit scripts of every genre, and we present awards in nine different categories.
Not only do our winning writers receive over $25,000 in cash and prizes, but most importantly, all contestants have the opportunity to get their scripts read by Hollywood professionals who are currently in search of new talent."
To learn more about the prizes, visit: . To find the official rules, go to: .
Hurry, the deadline is on May1, 2006. (Don't worry, most of the other competition deadlines are not this soon.)
-Clicking on this link will take you to the site for the 2006 Script P.
I.M.P.
Screenwriting Competition. (The acronym is an abbreviation of Pipeline Into Motion Pictures.) In this competition, there will be $10,000 total cash and $8,000 in screenwriting prizes.
Also, anyone who enters the competition will receive 10 free script copies (a $50 value from Digital Express). Here are some details quoted from this site:
"The ..
. Competition is an international competition open to all original, English-written feature film screenplays that have yet to be produced, optioned or sold..
. Over 20 companies have already requested the winner. (Here is the).
..kind of exposure.
.. te winners (will) receive(:)
On August 3rd, 2006, Script Pimp will announce the 4 Grand Prize winners of the competition at the 2006 Script Pimp Awards ceremony in Hollywood, CA.
This private engagement will gather hundreds of film industry professionals. If you still have questions, go to the site; or contact: Chadwick Clough , (phone) (310)401-1155. If you are planning on entering this competition, please hurry; the deadline is on May 1, 2006.
-Go to this site to learn about the 2006 Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards. The first prize= $15,000; the second prize= $7,500; the third prize= $4,ooo; and the honorable mention= $2,000. The objective of this award is to encourage excellence in screenwriting.
The submission deadline is on 5/31/2006. A brief explanation of the rules is available on : This is a short exerpt from that site:
"All full time students at any University of California campus are eligible. All submissions must be the original writing of the contestant(s).
The following are not eligible: adaptations; works submitted, in any form, to this competition in previous years; works commercially produced or under contract for commercial production; works based on existing or continuing series, films or properties."
Please contact the sponsor ( or visit either of the aforementioned web sites) for the complete eligibility rules: 2006 Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards; School of Theater, Film and Television , UCLA; 103 East Melnitz - Box 951622; Los Angeles, CA 90095-1622 (phone):(312)206-8424
(email):
-Please visit this site to find out about the AAA Screenplay Contest(sponsored by the excellent magazine, "Creative Screenwriting" ). To quote the web site, "the AAA Contest is looking for the best and most talented writers from around the world.
If you have written a great screen play, please allow us to bring this to the attention of the industry. " Furthermore, it is stated that:"Everyone who submits a screeplay to the June 2006 contest wins 10 free copies of your screenplay from ScriptCopier.com -a $50value-.
.. ( ) discounts from Script Shark, Fimtracker, and Coverage Ink.
"
This bi-annual screenplay competition will award over $7,000 in total for all of the prizes; and the Grand Prize winner $5,000 and agency / production company consideration. The prize package also includes a FilmTracker InfoSource Database subscription for 1 year (a $720 value), Story Notes from John Rainey Consulting, Movie Magic Screenwriting software, Blockbuster story-development software, free coverage from Coverage Ink and Script Shark. The package also includes : free admission to Screenwriting Expo 5 , subscription to Creative Screenwriting magazine, the Studio Report directory, a free class at Writers University, gift certificates for the Writers Store.
2 runners-up will receive $1,000 apiece plus agency/production company consideration. They will also send log-lines and synopses for the top 10 scripts to more than 350 agents, managers, and development executives who have requested them. Submit your best work in any genre.
The winner of the AAA contest will be profiled in Creative Screenwriting magazine and the names of the top 10 finalists will be published in CS Weekly their screenplays will also be publicized in press releases and ads placed in industry publications. The entries must be postmarked by June 01, 2006 to be eligible. Please visit their site for further details on the contest.
- Here is the link to the Writers on the Storm Screenplay Competition. There are now $10,000 in prizes in this competition. If you want to enter, please hurry; the final deadline will be on May 6, 2006.
- Please visit this web site to learn about the 13th Annual Austin Film Festival Screenplay and Teleplay Competitions. All writers who are not currently making a living as a writer in Television or Film are eligible to enter this competition. There will be one winner of the awards per category.
In the Adult/Family category, there will be a $5,000 cash prize; reinbursement of hotel and roundtrip airfare (up to $500 each, excluding frequent flyer miles); an AFF bronze typewriter award; and a producers badge to the screenwriters conference. There will also be an opportunity to be considered for production by Burnt Orange Productions ( ). In order to be considered for production by Burnt Orange Productions, it is necessary to be entered in the Adult/Family or Comedy Category.
In the Comedy category, there will be a $5,000 cash prize; and the rest of the prizes that are also in the Adult/Family category. To be eligible for either prize, contest entrants must be registered in the respective category. In the Sci-Fi category, there will be a $2,500 cash prize, and the rest of the prize package is similiar to the non-cash prize packages of the last 2 categories.
In the Sitcom and Drama Teleplay category, there will be a $1,000 cash prize, and the rest of the prize is similiar to the non-cash prize packages of the other prizes. Also, there will be a Burnt Orange Award; this award will include: $2,500 in cash , a reimbursement of hotel/roundtrip airfare(up to $500 each, excluding frequent flyer miles) and the opportunity to have the script produced by Burnt Orange. Finally, there will be a $1,000 Honorable Mention prize.
Please visit their website for a review of all competition rules. The submission deadline is May 15, 2006.
- Here is the site for the Open Door Screenwriting Contest presented by Smart Entertainment.
The first place prize will include: $3,000 cash, consideration for representation from Smart Entertainment, screenwriting software provided by Final Draft , a$200 gift certificate from The Writers Store, a gift certificate to any Action/Cut Filmmaking Seminar (a$350 value),a 2 year membership to Script P.I.M.
P. Writer's Database, a copy of Dr. Format Answers Your Questions.
There will also be second and third place prizes. The website has the full details. If you have any questions at all, please contact Dr.
Format (David Trottier) at : or (phone) (800)264-4900. The deadline will occur on June 1, 2006.
- Go to this site to find out about The Walt Disney Studios/ABC Entertainment Writing Fellowship Program (there is also information about scholarships, casting projects, and more on this site).
The program is seeking up to 11 writers to work full-time developing their craft at the Walt Disney Studios and ABC Entertainment. All writers are eligible to apply for the program. The program is seeking to discover and employ creative writers of culturally and ethnically diverse backgrounds.
According to the Done Deal website,
"the fellows will each be provided a salary of $50,000 for a one-year period tentatively scheduled to begin in January 2007."
The submission dealine will be on June 23, 2006.
- I learned about the last competition and the fellowship program from this comprehensive list of screenwriting competitions.
This site is a tremendous resource.
- This link leads to the Final Draft's Big Break 7th Annual International Screenwriting Contest site. In this contest, there will be $20,00 in cash and prizes awarded.
The sponsors prefer digital scripts ( go to : to submit your entry online). However, they will accept hard-copy(paper) entry forms and hard-copy scripts. Mail hard-copy scripts to: Final Draft Inc.
; 26707 West Agoura Road, Suite 205; Calabasas, CA. 91302. Please visit the site to find out more; or contact Liz Alani, the Contest Director: .
Submissions that do not follow the guidelines that are listed on the Final Draft website will be disqualified. The standard deadline is on June 1, 2006; and the extended deadline is on June 15, 2006.
- This is the web site for the 2006 Script Shark Insider Screenwriting Competition.
This competition will award $15,000 in cash and prizes. Every contest entrant will receive a free 6 month Spec Market posting (a $29.99 value).
Please visit the site for the official rules. Go to: to register. The early deadline will be on May1, 2006; the 2nd deadline will be June 1,2006; the final deadline will be June 30,2006.
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- This is the site for the 6th Annual Film Makers International Screenwriting Awards 2006. The first prize is $4,000 cash. The second prize is $1,000.
The third prize is $500. The fourth Prize is $250 cash. The fifth prize is $100 cash.
The top 5 will each get to pitch ( 5 pitches of 5 minutes per pitch) their winning scripts (at the Screenwriting Expo) to Hollywood Producers, Development Executives and Agents looking for and accepting scripts written by unproduced/unrepresented writers. 5 runners-up get 5 minutes to pitch their winning scripts (at the Screenwriting Expo) to Hollywood Producers and Agents looking for and accepting scripts written by unproduces/unrepresented writers. The top 10 will win a free admission pass to The Screenwriting Expo+.
Ten finalists will win a free one-year subscription to Scr(i)pt Magazine. There will be consideration for representation to the top 50. The late deadline is on June 30, 2006.
-Please visit this site to learn about the 10th Annual International Screenplay Competition. The American Screenwriters Association and Gotham Writers' Workshop are sponsoring this competition that is offering more than $30,000 in cash, prizes and exceptional Hollywood exposure for winners. They will promote the winners in an ad in the Hollywood Reporter, an international press release, direct mailings to studio and production companies, and the presentation of awards at an industry event.
Each finalist and quarterfinalist will get a professional script analysis and the winner receives a script development trip to Hollywood. The entry deadline will be on October 31, 2006; and the late entry deadline will be on November 30, 2006.
-On this site, there is information about the Spec Scriptacular Competition.
In this competition, there will be $8,000 in prizes. There are sitcom, action/drama and pilot/MOW/Special categories in this contest. All entries are due byJune 1, 2006.
-And Tv Writer.com is also running this next competition-:
-This is the other competition on Larry Brody's TVWriter.com.
It is the 12th Annual People's Pilot Competition. There will be $8,000 in prizes for this competition. All entries are due by June 1, 2006.
Please go this site to learn more. This site also has terrific advice about writing for television.
(and their other link: -this link is helpful if you don't have an agent.
-)
-This site (from Kevin Spacey) is a way to gain feedback and exposure for your script.
- According to the breakingin.net site, this site has the most comprehensive listing of Screenwriting Competitions.
After relying on many of their listings myself, I have to agree with them. This site even has report cards on each of the competitions.
- Use this site to find out (instantly) which stories and scripts have sold, who sold them, and who bought them.
The site also has a huge list of competitions; and much more.
- This is another great site that lists everything about scripts that are sold.
-This site provides great lists of active independent producers, as well as important advice for screenwriters, and extraordinary links.
- Much like the last site, this site will help screenwriters find active independent producers for their scripts. This site also features competitions, a contact list, and much more.
- This extensive listing of events (that is provided by Production Hub-the search engine for production-) is indispensible for screenwriters (especially those interested in finding out about prizes, competitions,awards, and prizes).
Additionally, there are events listed that are pertinent to filmmakers.
In Skip Press's phenomenal book, The Ultimate Screenwriter's Guide to Hollywood, he gives one other piece of advice that I would like to use as a segue to my next section. He advises his readers to branch out into filmmaking, rather than just becoming screenwriters.
He cites several reasons to consider doing this:
1." Have you been frustrated in trying to sell a screenplay? Getting yourself on the talent radar screen of Hollywood might ultimately mean making your own movie.
The majority of the finalists at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004 were films made by people who had seen their scripts repeatedly turned down in the Hollywood development process. The director of the festival made a point of this when first talking with the press about the chosen few. In our digital age, movies don't have to be expensive.
"
And he backs this last claim up by directing his readers to free and inexpensive tools (especially software) that can be used in fimmaking. I think that fimmakers ( in addition to screenwriters) can learn almost everything they need to know by reading this book.
2.
"As a screenwriter, you need to focus on your own strengths and hew to them vigorously. Every producer's assistant , when pressed for what the producer is really looking for, will say, 'An original voice'. But guess what?
They get more excited watching movies than they do reading scripts"
3."Your original voice,..
. is a pristine domain where no one may trespass. If you are certain of it, if you display clarity and distinctive style, that voice can transform people's lives.
Most screen(plays)...
are rewritten. If you make a movie from your script, though, you can preserve your voice."
4.
He cites examples of how films were put on sites such as and got millions of people to watch them. He tells his readers that this will really grab the attention of Hollywood.
5.
"What if you shot a truly great screenplay from a script you wrote, and sent someone an email with a Web site link for watching it? Put yourself in an executive's shoes. Which would you rather do, read a few pages, or see actors on a screen?
"
6."It became clear to me that people who make movies (as opposed to writers) get most of Hollywood's attention."
7.
"If you're only a screenwriter, you can make a nice living. Until you become a filmmaker, however, you won't fully understand how movies work..
. then there's editing, which teaches story flow in a way that no sceenwriting class can match..
. You don't learn editing by reading about it. You have to do it to see how scenes cut together or don't.
Believe me, your screenwriting will change. You can lie to yourself about your screenplay, but not what you see on film."
He goes on to give other reasons; however, based on these exerpts that are included here, I hope that I have convinced screenwriters to atleast consider the following competitions:
-Here is the opportunity of a life time sponsored by FX.
Here are the details that are posted on this site for their "Sunny, Funny, Money $50,000 Competition":
"Your comedy could be on FX.1.Submit your short 2.
Watch and vote 3.Tune-in see who gets $50,000. Got a great idea for a comedy?
Then FX wants to see it. Whether it's stand-up or a sitcom, or just a funny bit..
. Make it in 5 minutes or less and you could get a $50,000 production budget to turn it into your very own pilot. Once your pilot is made you'll have the chance to pitch it to FX and Premiere it right here on My Space.
Submit by June 12th. On June 19th we will reveal out 20 semi-finalists on this page. You and everyone you know can check out the videos and vote for your favorite.
The comedy that gets the $50k will be revealed during the souble-episode Premiere of it's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, June 29th at 10p on FX."
- This site has information about the Action/Cut Short Film Competition. According to the site,
"there will be over 125 industry prizes valued at $50,000 in Hollywood career access meetings, cash, and sponsored industry prizes, including the coveted Panavision Prize Awards.
The annual call for entries will go until June 1, 2006."
-Here is the web site for the Project.Tv's Student Film Contest.
The following details about the competition can be found ont the site:
"Will you become America's favorite short film producer and win $25,000 in the process? ( 1st prize=$25,000; 2nd prize= $10,000; and 3rd place=$5,000.) Simply submit 3 short film episodes of less than 3 minutes each and if your film gets the most votes in the final round, you win!
...
Contest is open only to legal residents of the 50 U.S. States and the District of Columbia who are atleast 18 years old and are students enrolled in a nationally accredited degree program at a college or university within the U.
S."
The full set of rules is available on this site.
-This the site of the Angelus Student Film Festival.
At this event, there will be a $10,000 grand prize. There is also an "Award for Outstanding Documentary"; and it has a cash award of $3,000 plus industry gifts and certificates. The winner of this category is also eligible for the top prize- The Patrick Peyton Excellence in Filmmaking Awards, this is the $10,000 grand prize.
Furthermore, there is also an "Outstanding Animation Award" that has a cash award of $2,000 plus industry gifts and certificates. The winner in this category is also eligible to win the grand prize. This is how this competition distinguishes itself from other competitions:
"We aren't looking for run-of-the mill Hollywood fare.
We are looking for films that 'respect the dignity of the human person.' Films that communicate values such as love, equality, dignity, hope, respect for human life, spirituality,triumph of the human spirit and diversity in the human community.".
..
"The Angelus Awards are open to college-level (graduate and undergraduate) students that have produced films, videos, documentaries and animations between June 2004 and July 2006 while the filmmaker attended a recognized educational or film school.
"
Submit as many films as you want; however a separate entry fee must be included for each entry. And their preference is that each film is on its own separate tape or dvd.
To find out more, please visit their site; or contact the Angelus Awards at: (800)874-0999.
In Los Angeles, call (323)874-6633. Email: or to reach the director email: . Their mailing address is: 7201 Sunset Blvd.
; Hollywood, CA 90046.
- This is the MTR(Museum of Television Radio) Doc Fest site for their Documentary Pitch Fest Workshop. The following explanation of the event can be found on their site:
"In this pitch workshop/competition .
.., a panel of television executives and producers will discuss the process of developing a documentary and will hear and evaluate the pitches from documentary filmmakers who are hoping to sell either a nonfiction concept or a documentary work-in-progress.
..
Based on the criteria of persuasiveness, originality, and viability, the panel will select one finalist as the winner of a $5,000 grant to be used toward the finalist's completion of the documentary pitched at the workshop.
"
The workshop will take place at The Museum of Television Radio in October, 2006. The deadline to enter is on August 15, 2006. Please go to the site to view the full details, including the entry form and a list of the other material that must be submitted before August 15, 2006.
- On this site, there are an enormous amount of competitions listed. This is an incredible resource to find out about competitions, classes, networking events, much much more.
-"IFP Minnesota in partnership with the McKnight Foundation awards $25,000 fellowships to 2 Minnesota filmmakers annually.
These fellowships recognize Minnesota artists for talent working with film/video as demonstrated by 2 examples of completed, original works in any of the genres and formats of narrative, documentary, experimental, or animation in feature or short lengths. The program is intended to support mid-career artists by providing financial assistance, professional encouragement and industry recognition."
Please refer back to their web site for information about the criteria that the judges use in deciding who to award the fellowship to.
-Click on this link to learn about the First Post Viral Competition. On this site, there is an explanation of this exciting competition:
"Are you an aspiring filmmaker or animator looking for a break?.
.. We are challenging readers to create an internet viral based on the theme 'The First Post'.
It can be a film or an animation but it must be no longer than 60 seconds. The first place is ..
. 5,000 (pounds); second and third place winners will receive 2,500 (pounds) and 500(pounds) respectively..
. The winning virals will be placed on a number of online entertainment websites.
The First Post Viral Competition is open to amateurs and professionals alike and will be judged primarily on the idea rather than the quality of the execution- so don't worry if your equipment doesn't extend beyond a mobile phone video-.
We're looking for style, humor, and a healthy dose of irreverance...
All entries must be submitted in DVD format. The competition closes on May 25, 2006. Winners will be announced on June 1, 2006.
Please go to: to read the terms and conditions.
"The NATPE Student Video Film Production Award contest rewards the best short student productions with cash!
First Prize:
- $3,000 and a complimentary registration to NATPE 2007 for YOU
- $3,000 for YOUR SCHOOL
- A NATPE Faculty Fellowship for YOUR INSTRUCTOR
- $1,000 and a complimentary registration to NATPE 2007 for YOU
- $1,000 for YOUR SCHOOL
" To get any other questions answered, email :
- This is the site of the 48 Hour Film Project. The name of this contest probably helps people guess that the concept behind this project revolves around making a film in 48 hours. The range of prizes and recognition that are provided are as follows:
Exposure-
- The 48HFP have produced DVDs of the winning films; and they have taken the top films to televisions.
They have sold films to television.
- This year, as they finalize their sponsors and prizes, they expect to have a winner's package that will include distribution.
- Past grand prizes have included the Panasonic HVX200 HD Camera and hardware and software from Avid.
- On this link, the following information about the ABC Talent Development Scholarship Program is available:
"ABC will provide grants/scholarships to selected individuals to discover and support new writing, filmmaking and directing talent. These funds will be distibuted in the form of scholarships and grants to help finance creative efforts. Selected participants will be paired with a mentor.
The program concludes with a 3-day workshop in Los Angeles at ABC Entertainment and Disney Studios. ABC plans to award the grants/scholarships through participating high schools, colleges/universities, civic/social service, professional organizations, educational governing boards, etc.
Individuals, through their sponsoring organizations will receive a grant of $20,000 to help finance the development of their project.
The sponsoring organizations with winning submissions will each receive a $10,000 grant to further develop their creative programs."
-This is the site for the Encounters International Short Film Festival. At this festival, there will be several different awards, such as:
- the animate!
Artist Award- - "This new award of 2,000(pounds) is offered by our animate! Jury for the film making the most significant contribution to refreshing, expanding and redefining animation, through innovative content and distinctive forms, tools and processes."
- The UK Film Council Audience Award- "This award celebrates the film voted best of the festival by the audience.
Films in the main competition programs can compete for the cash prize if 500(pounds)."
- The South West Screen Audience Award- "South West Screen plays a key role in fostering local talent, developing creative individuals and building creative businesses. This award celebrates the audience's favorite film from the South West region by offering a cash prize of 1,000(pounds) plus mentoring from a South West industry professional.
Films produced in Bristol, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Devon, Dorset and Cornwall which are screening in the South West Showcase or Best of British programs are eligible"
- The BBC New Film Makers Award- - "Announced at the Encounters festival, the BBC New Film Maker Award offers new film makers a cash prize of 5,000 (pounds). All short listed films are screened on BBC Three. The search is run by BBC New Talent.
- Best of British Award- This cash prize of 1,000(pounds) is offered to the film judged to be the best in all areas of production, direction and story in the British, South West and Late Lounge programs.
- The DepicT! Award- -"DepicT!
is the unique Encounters competition that challenges fimmakers to tell a story in a maximum of 90 seconds." The animation award is a 2,000(pound) cash prize and a 1-year membership to LOVEFILM.com.
The live action award is a 2,000(pound) cash prize and a 1-year membership to LOVEFiLM.com. " Shortlisted film makers .
.. (will) receive worldwide online exposure through the DepicT!
web site, LOVEFiLM.com, and www.dshed.
net."
.. Successful entrants will be notified of their inclusion in the festival by August 1st, 2006.
" For further details, please visit any of the aforementioned web sites.
profiles in his book. I also plan on covering the issue of protecting intellectual property for all creative professionals in subsequent posts.
} Send all scripts to: 2006 Slamdance Screenplay Competition; 5634 Melrose Ave.; Los Angeles, CA. 90038 .
If you have questions: (phone:) (323)466-1786; (fax:)(323)466-1784; (email:) . -This is the link for the 11th Annual Slamdance Screenplay Competition. In this competition, the first place winner will receive $7,000, Writer's Boot Camp certificates, Final Draft screenwriting software, a subscription to Script whole Magazine, staged readings in Los Angeles, New York and Park City, Festival Passes for the Slamdance Film Festival (January 18-27, 2007), and eligibility for membership in the Writers Guild of America's Independent Writers Caucus; and there are many other prizes for other winners.
The sponsors of the SlamDance competition want entrants to protect their work. To register work with the Writers Guild of America, west , visit or call (323)782-4500. Registering screenplays at the Guild secures work at a intellectual property registration service.
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- Please go to this link for the first Ocean Planet Film Festival held by the Mystic Aquarium Institute for Exploration. There will be prizes for the top 2 films selected by the jury and for the top film selected as the audience favorite. The top prize is $1,000 and the 2nd place prize is $500.
The mission of the film festival is stated very succinctly in this short exerpt from the site:
"This one-of-a-kind event will celebrate the mission of the Aquarium, to inspire people everywhere to care about and protect our oceans by exploring and sharing their biological, ecological, and cultural treasures, all through film...
The weekend festival will showcase student, amateur, and curated films featuring aquatic, conservation, and natural history themes." Please go to their web site to read their guidelines and rules. Submissions must be received by May 31, 2006 to be eligible for the competition.
- According to this site for the Charlotte Film Festival,
"The ...
(f)estival is committed to rewarding independent moviemakers everywhere whom, despite their challenges and restrictions, are able to produce movies rich with stories that not only entertain but also touch us on a deeply human level.
Our criteria for selecting films for competition is based on the quality, judged in the following order: (1.)representation of original ideas (2.
)importance and relevance of the subject matter(3.)creative use of the medium as an art (4.)strength of the story and acting (5.
)innovative use of the available technology
This year, we are looking to flavor part of our program with movies whose stories are centered around the office."
In this competition, there will be $4,400 in prizes. To view the rest of the details, go to .
The late deadline is May 15, 2006; and the extended deadline is June 15, 2006.
-This is the site for the Roy W. Film Grants.
In the guideline section, this eloquent mission statement appears:
"Our budget ceiling is $500,000, we only fund docs and features under this amount. We want films that are unique and make a contribution to society. We fund compelling stories about little known subjects, historical films and films that touch hearts.
We like films that expose and bring information to light, we like films on little known people when there is a good story. We are story-tellers and that is the main criteria for entering and winning our grants, stories that can change and stories that can heal and enrich our lives."(To learn about the history of the grants, please go to : ; The story behind the inception of this grant is very meaningful.
) The deadline for the NY Grant is on 5/30/06. The deadline for the L.A.
Film Grant is on on 6/30/06. The deadline for the L.A.
Video Grant is on 6/30/06. Their web site has more information on it.
- Please visit this site to learn about the Eastman Scholarship Program 2006.
In this program, students can submit their film to win up to $12,000. (There are also faculty scholarships that are available.) The deadline for this scholarship is on June 1, 2006.
-Here is the link for The New Vision Awards. These awards are from New Screen Television (which is: "the world's first television service dedicated to the world of emerging established independent film video"). The New Vision Awards will total $20,000 in prizes.
The network is really dedicated to helping out fimmakers. Therefore, they want the filmmakers who win to retain all rights to their own work. Please direct all questions to: .
The applications for the Student Award must be postmarked nyMay19, 2006 to be eligible. The deadline for the Fine Art Award is on June 15, 2006. The deadline for the Documentaries is on June 22, 2006.
The deadline for the Narrative Award is on July 19, 2006. Applications are available online.
-On July 11-13, 2006 The Film Maker Program will take place at the Venetian Hotel Casino in Las Vegas.
I hope that the following explanation of this event will help my readers understand why I included this listing:
"Developed by the Video Software Dealers Association, the Filmmaker Program bridges the gap between independent filmmakers and distribution...
(This event) gives Filmmakers access to thousands of industry leaders from distributors to studio execs to retailers...
The Filmmaker Seminars gather the leaders (and) members of the video industry to inform and educate you on what it takes to get your (film) distributed . The Showcases allow buyers and retailers to view your film or trailer in its entirety. At the Filmmaker Marketplace, filmmakers have an opportunity to meet and network with retailers, acquisition executives and distributors directly.
All of them are looking for new films. This is your chance to speak directly to them."
This site will include all of the rest of the details about this event.
- This amazing site lists competitions, sources of fellowships/grants/scholarhips, contests, and much more for all of the creative professions. Filmmakers in particular, will find an incredible amount of listings that are geared towards them. It is necessary to scroll down for a long time to find the film listings.
- This is the site for The University Film and Video Association. There is a comprehensive list of competitions on this site.
- On this site, there is an exhaustive listing of competitions, contests and other filmmaking events.
This site is also a great resource for finding forums, film festivals listings, classifieds (geared towards filmmakers),sweepstakes, and much more.
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-Here is a link for the 14th Annual Self-Published Book Awards from Writer's Digest. It is co-sponsored by Book Market Works, LLC.
This is the only competition exclusively for self-published books. In this competition, there will be more than $15,000 in prizes. The extended deadline to enter the competition is on Thursday, June 01, 2006.
There is more information about the competition on the site.
- Please visit this web site to learn about the 75th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. To celebrate their milestone year they are giving away more than $30,000 in cash and prizes.
In this competition, there are 10 categories: *Inspirational Writing (Spiritual/Religious) *Memoirs/Personal Essay *Magazine Feature Article *Genre Short Story (Mystery , Romance, etc.) *Mainstream/Literary Short Story *Rhyming Poetry *Non-rhyming Poetry *Stage Play *Television/Movie Script (submission by mail only) *Children's/Young Adult Fiction . The entry deadline is Monday, May 15, 2006.
The late entry deadline is Thursday, June 1, 2006. Log onto the site for the contest rules and the entry form.
- Here is the site for the Next Big Writer Awards.
On June 7, 2006, the author of the top ranked novel on the site will receive $5,000, a free lifetime membership to the site, and the right to promote the book and the author as recipients of the NextBigWriter Award. The authors of the top 3 ranked short stories and poems will receive paid publishing contracts. Writing members are automatically eligible for all awards; please refer to the site to find out how to enroll as a member.
Furthermore, the competition rules and regulations can be seen at: .
-Please visit this site to find information about the Bard Fiction Prize. Click on: to find out that:
"The prize, established in 2001 by Bard College to encourage and support promising young fiction writers, consists of a $30,000 cash award and appointment as writer in residence at the College for one semester.
" (This last link is also a great place to learn about what criteria the judges used to select last year's winner.)
To be eligible for the prize, entrants must be American citizens under 40 years old at the time of application. To apply, candidates should :
"write a cover letter explaining the project they plan to work in while at the Bard College and submit a C.
V. (curriculum vitae) , along with three copies of the published book they feel best represents their work. No manuscripts will be accepted.
Applications for the 2007 prize must be received by July 15, 2006."
Please contact: (email:) or (call:) (845)758-7087 for further information about the prize.
-This site has information about the Association of Writers Writing Programs (AWP) Award Series.
The AWP sponsors an annual competition for the publication of excellent new book-length works. According to the information posted on the site:
"The competition is open to all authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residence. The Donald Hall Prize for Poetry is an award of $4,000 and publication for the best book-length manuscript of poetry.
This poetry is open to published and unpublished poets alike. This year, we introduce the Grace Paley Prize in Short Fiction, which awards the winner $4,000 and publication..
.Winners in the novel and creative nonfiction receive a $2,000 cash honorarium from AWP and publication by a participating press."
Manuscript format guidelines are listed on the site.
Also, eligibility requirements are available there. Manuscripts must be postmarked between January 1, 2007 and February 28, 2007. All manuscripts and correspondence should be sent to:
AWP Award Series in (genre entered); The Association of Writers Writing Programs; Carty House, Mall Stop 1E3; George Mason University; Fairfax, VA 22030-4444 .
- Please visit this site to find out about the David St.John Thomas Charitable Trust. On the site, the following summary of the competition is given:
"'We proudly present the largest.
.. programme (British spelling) of writing competitions in the English-speaking world, prizes and awards totalling 20,000(pounds)- 30,000 (pounds).
' The competitions are the annual ghost story and annual love story...
and open poetry competitions...
Publication of winning entries is guaranteed, usually in Writers' News/Writing Magazine...
P.O. Box 6055, Nairn IV12 4yB, Scotland, United Kingdom email: .
This contact information helps if people need to make inquires about the next competition; however, the call for entry has not occured yet. When it does the following site will be a fantastic resource: -
- This outstanding site is also multidisciplinary. But writers will find incredible opportunites on this site, such as:
- On this site, there are guidelines and applications for the 2006 Emerging Playwright Awards.
The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation and the William and the Flora Hewlett Foundation have started a special round of $50,000 grants for the production of major new contemporary plays by young California playwrights. If there are any questions, please contact the foundation: (email) ; (phone) (415) 391-0911; (fax) (415) 391-4587. Please visit either site to find out more.
- This is the site for the Net Poetry Contest. There will be $7,800 in prizes in this contest. Click on the link to find out more.
- Please click on this site to view the details about the Kingsley Tufts and Poetry Award and the Kate Tufts Discovery Award. In 2007, the purse for this award will be $100,000. Here is a brief history and summary of the prize from this URL:
This award was"(e)stablished in 1992 by Kate Tufts to honor her late husband, poet and writer Kingsley Tufts.
The Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award is presented annually for a work by an emerging poet, one who is past the very beginning but has not yet reached the acknowledged pinnacle of his career."
was "(e)stablished in 1993, the Kate Tufts Discovery Award is presented annually for a first book by a poet of genuine promise. In 2007, the purse for this award will be $10,000.
"
The work submitted must be a book published between September 15, 2005 and September 15, 2006 . In the case of the DiscoveryAward, the work submitted must be a first book published within the same time frame. The deadline to submit for the 2007 prizes in on September 15, 2006.
Five copies of a book must be submitted. There are other submission requirements given on the site. Send completed entry form to or direct inquires to:
Poetic Gallery for the Kingsly Tufts Poetry Awards; Claremont Graduate University; 160 E.
Tenth Street, Harper East B7; Claremont, California 91711-6165 -or (call:)- (909) 621-8974
"The Griffin Poetry Prize, valued at C$100,000, is awarded annually in two categories - international and Canadian. Each prize is worth C$50,000..
. In each category, the prize is for the best collection of poetry in English published during the preceding year. One prize goes to a living Canadian poet or translator, the other to a living poet or translator from any country, which may include Canada.
"
On the site, different rules for translations can be found. Information about the judges and trustees can also be seen on the site. Here is some of the items that are listed under the Eligibility Criteria heading:
"a.
Submissions must come from publishers, who may enter an unlimited number of titles.
b.To be eligible for the International prize, a book of poetry must be a first-edition collection(i.
e.not previously published in any other country), written in English or translated into English, by a poet/translator from any part of the world..
.
c.To be eligible for the Canadian prize, a book of poetry must be a first-edition collection (i.
e. not previously published in any country), written in English or translated into English by a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident in Canada.
d.
Books must have been published in English during the calendar year preceding the year of the award...
."
There are other criteria that are used in determining eligibility that are listed on the site. Futhermore, there is a Conditions of the Prize Heading which specifies the terms that the publisher must agree to follow.
That can be viewed on the site. Submissions postmarked after December 31 of each year will not be eligible. Each submission must include an Entry Form (which is available on the site) along with any available press material,including a current biography and photograph of the author and/or translator.
4 copies of each book must be submitted to:
Mrs. Ruth Smith; Manager; The Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry; 6610 Edwards Boulevard; Mississauga, Ontario L5t 2V6; Canada ("Enquiries should be directed to" this address as well, or contact:( telephone #:) (905) 565-5993 / (fax:) (905) 564-3645/ (email:) for more information.
-Here is the link for the League of American Poets' Online Poetry Contest.
This free contest offers everyone the opportunity to submit their best poems for a chance to win the contest. There will be $10,000 in prizes. More details are available on the site.
- On this site, information about the International Library of Poetry's Poetry Contest is available. Each month they award a first prize of $1,000. An annual Grand Prize of $10,000 is also awarded in this contest.
This contest is open to all poets whether published or not, and regardless of experience. All poems must be 20 lines or fewer. The rest of the rules and guidelines are listed on the site.
- This site has information about the 2006 War Poetry Contest. In this contest, there will be $3,000 in prizes. On this site, there is the following description of the contest:
"Now in its 5th year, the contest seeks today's best poems on the theme of war.
" The deadline will occur on May 31, 2006.
- In addition to running the aforementioned contest, this site lists an incredible amount of other contests. To access this extensive list, it is necessary to sign up first (it's free).
This site is a tremendous resource for writers in every genre.
- Here is another exceptional list of writing competitions; however, this site is exclusively for poets. I found the next 4 competitions on this site:
- (This is ironically sponsored by the previous site; however, I found out about it from the Poetry Kit site.
) This is the spot to find out about the Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse. The site lists these details: "This contest has $3,500 in prizes. Winning entries will be published.
Please submit poems in traditional verse forms, such as sonnets and haiku. You may submit work that has been published or won prizes esewhere, as long as you own the anthology and online publication rights." The deadline for this contest is June 30,2006.
- This is the online destination to find out about the highly sought after Keats-Shelley Prize. Here is a brief description of the prize:
"The Keats-Shelley Prize was inaugurated in 1998 to reward excellence in writing on Romantic themes..
. There are 3,000 (pounds) of prizes, awarded in each category (poems -on themes chosen by the judges-; and essays on any aspect of the work of Keats or Shelley) to a winner and a runner-up. The winners have the additional bonus of being published in the Keats-Shelley Review.
"
The deadline to enter is on June 30, 2006. Further details can be gathered on either the site itself, or on the Poetry- Kit site.
-Please visit this site to learn about the Writers' Bureau Poetry Short Story Competition 2006.
This competition will award 4,000(pounds) in prize money to the winners. Poems of up to 40 lines are eligible. For details please click on this link: .
The deadline is on June 30, 2006.
- Visit this site to learn about the Chapter One Promotions Open Poetry Competition. There will be 1,750 (pounds) in prizes in this competition.
Only poems with a maximum length of 30 lines are eligible. The deadline is on June 1, 2006. Please refer to the site to get further details.
-Here is the site for the T.S. Eliot Prize.
This is the description of the prize that appears on the site:
"The T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry is an annual award for the best unpublished book-length collection of poetry in English, in honor of the native Missourian T.
S. Eliot's considerable intellectual and artistic legacy. The purpose of the T.
S. Eliot Prize is to publish and promote contemporary English-language poetry, regardless of a poet's nationality, reputation, stage in career, or publication history. Truman State University Press offers $2,000 and publication of the winning collection under its standard royalty contract.
All entrants will receive a copy of the winning book."
Please visit the site to find the submission of manuscript guidelines. Entries must be postmarked by October 31, 2006 to be considered for the next year's award.
Manuscripts should be unbound, placed in a manila file folder, and sent to:
T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry; Truman State University Press; 100 E.
Normal St.; Kirksville,MO 63501-4221 .
-Here is the link that leads to the Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest.
This contest will award $5,000 to the college student that writes the best essay on the topics listed on the site. There will also be (3) second place prizes of $1,000. Additionally, there are alot of other prizes.
Please go to the site to submit your essay online; or mail your essay with stapled cover sheet to: Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest, Dept. W; The Ayn Rand Institute; P.O.
Box 57044; Irvine, CA 92619-7044. If you wish to verify their receipt of the essay, paperclip a stamped, self-addressed postcard to the essay. They will send an email acknowledging the receipt of online entries.
To comment or ask questions about this contest, email: . The contest entry deadline is on September 15, 2006.
-This site has information about the Bridport Prize.
In this international creative writing competition for poetry and short stories, the prize money for 2006 totals 14,000(pounds). The closing date for entries which may either be sent by post or online is midnight (GMT) June 30, 2006. To obtain the full set of rules, or entry form , please log on to this site.
-Here is the website of the 2005-2006 Mustard Mystery Contest. Please look at the site to find out that:
"Chapter One of Murder at the Mustard Museum is complete..
. Contestants will write their best Chapter 2 and a summary of how the story turns out for the opportunity to win the Grand Prize of $5,000..
. The ..
.(c)ontest..
. is open to all writers and aspiring writers, with the exception of employees of the Mount Horeb Mustard Museum, sponsors of the Mustard Museum or of this contests..
. There is no entry fee..
. "
They have extended the deadline until May 31, 2006. There are more rules and regulations, so please visit the site to find out the details.
(No web site available) The Private Eye Writers of America St. Martin's Press are holding the Best Private Eye Novel Contest. There is an annual prize of an advance against royalties of $10,000, and a publication by St.
Martin's Minotaur. The contest is open to any professional or non-professional writer, regardless of nationality, who has never been the author of a published private eye novel and who is not under contract with a publisher for publication of a private eye novel. Information from prior contests is available at: .
According to the 2006The Writer's Market -Deluxe Edition-( a book that no serious writer should be without), the contest deadline is on July 1, 2006 for this year. For copies of the rules or to request an application form, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: PWA Contest/St.Martin's Press; Thomas Dunne Books; 175 5th Avenue; New York, NY 10010; or contact Toni Plummer (phone:)(212)674-5151 (fax:)(212)254-4553.
St. Martin's Minotaur also holds a St.Martin's Press/Malice Domestic Contest for the Best First Traditional Mystery Novel Contest.
This site gives the details from the previous contests: .
-Here is the link for the prestigious 26th Annual Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition. The competition:
"is dedicated to the craft of writing and awards $2,000 in cash prizes every year to top writers writers of short fiction.
Lorian Hemingway, the granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway, is the author of the critically-acclaimed novel, Walking into the River, and the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize nominee Walk on Water. "
To find a complete set of rules and guidelines, please visit: . Entries postmarked after May 15, 2006 will not be accepted.
-This is the site for the National (UK) Short Story Prize. The National Short Story Prize is funded by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) and supported by the BBC Radio 4 (who will broadcast the shortlisted stories) and Prospect Magazine (who will publish the winning entry. NESTA bills the prize as: 'the largest award for a single short story in the world'.
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