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TrophyBear. •• Edited. It jived with the final judge. I’ve been on both sides of this coin. I was an editor for a mid-size university press prize for a few years. We received over a hundred submissions, twenty or so deemed strong enough for consideration by the final judge. Any one of them could have won.
- Are The Sponsors on The Up-And-Up?
- Have You Read The Rules Carefully?
- Is The Entry Fee Reasonable?
- Who's Doing The Judging?
- Have You Protected Your Rights?
- Do You Suspect A Scam?
- Does Your Work Shout, "Pick Me! Pick me!"?
- What Do You Really Win: Prizes, Publication, Publicity?
Look for contests sponsored by nonprofit literary groups, established publications, reputable publishing houses, colleges, and universities. Some small presses run contests simply to find books to publish. While this can be legitimate, be wary of any that have said in past years that they didn't find anything publishable—yet they kept the entry mon...
Make sure the contest rules state the following: deadlines, eligibility, format, fees, prizes, circumstances in which prizes will or won't be awarded, judging, and what rights, if any, you're granting. Some competitions are for already published works, while others specify only unpublished writings. Is the deadline when entries must be postmarked o...
Most contests charge fees, usually ranging from $5 to $25. For one thing, it's time-consuming to administer a contest, but sponsors may also want to make a profit. No harm in that, but you must consider what you're potentially getting in exchange for what you're giving. It's not unheard of to see something like an entry fee of $25 for a prize of $3...
Judges should be published writers, past contest winners, editors at publishing houses, or representatives from known literary organizations. Sometimes sponsors won't release the judges' names, however, for privacy concerns. At a minimum, try to find out if the judges are professors at prestigious universities, authors published with recognized hou...
Don't ever agree to give up the copyright to your work to enter a contest. For some competitions, if you win, you may have to license some of the rights—one-time publication rights, for example. But don't sign all your rights away. I can't emphasize enough to read the fine print of the contest rules. Check if they're doing a sneaky rights-grab. For...
In general, be wary of submitting to contests where your work is published only online (unless it's a well-known website) or published only in an anthology that winners have to pay to receive. You may initially be excited to receive a letter saying your work has been selected to be included in a book, only to find you must buy a copy—preferably mul...
It's easy for judges to discard the bad and the mediocre. Then they have their stack of "good." Once you're in the good pile, how do you make it to the top? Just as you should read back issues of magazines you hope to write for, try to read previous winners' work. Most contests list previous winners online. This way, you'll know what the contest or...
Money is always welcome. But there are also prizes of publication (which, again, can be a mixed blessing, depending on whether you're allowed to negotiate the contract), or having the opportunity to meet with agents or editors who can help your career. Prizes might also be products, like books or magazine subscriptions, or services such as publicit...
Discover the finest writing contests of 2024 for fiction and non-fiction authors — including short story competitions, essay writing competitions, poetry contests, and many more. Updated weekly, these contests are vetted by Reedsy to weed out the scammers and time-wasters.
Sep 11, 2023 · 1. The Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Prize: There will be five winners, one from each region (Africa, Asia, Canada and Europe, Caribbean, Pacific). The overall winner will receive £5,000 and the remaining four regional winners £2,500. Entry fee: Free. Submission Opening: September 1, 2024.
Meet the winners of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2024! With a record-breaking 34,939 entries from all Commonwealth regions, we are delighted to announce the winners and runners-up of The... Elizabeth van der Valk.
Discover the finest writing contests of 2024 for fiction and non-fiction authors — including short story competitions, essay writing competitions, poetry contests, and many more. Updated weekly, these contests are vetted by Reedsy to weed out the scammers and time-wasters.
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Jun 1, 2020 · If you’ve published a book in the last year, I strongly suggest that you or your agent/publisher send it to award contests for published books. Additional recognition is key to indie book...
