Some good writing competitions to consider

As an addition to my previous post, I thought it might be helpful to suggest a few writing competitions that you can take a look at. Most of these are listed on the Poets & Writers website, www.pw.org. I have just listed those competitions that are not limited to writers from a certain location or background, and that are interested in fiction, rather than poetry and theatre. I have also concentrated on competitions that are good for unpublished writers, rather than those that judge published works, such as prizes for the best novel published this year. 

The Boulevard Short Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers: www.richardburgin.net/boulevard.htm

This offers a prize of $1,500 and publication in Boulevard for the best short story by an unpublished writer. 

Crazyhorse Poetry and Fiction Prizes:

www.crazyhorse.cofc.edu

A prize of $2,000 is offered for the best poem or short story entered. 

Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown - Seven-Month Fellowships:

www.fawc.org

This prize gives 10 writers the chance to live for seven months at the Fine Arts Center in Provincetown MA. 

Fish Publishing Short Story Prize:

www.fishpublishing.org

A prize of 2,500 euros for the best short story. You are also invited to the West Cork Literary Festival in July 2009.

Glimmer Train Press

www.glimmertrain.org

They offer a number of competitions each year for short stories and fiction. There are different categories for published and unpublished writers.

This is just a selection of the competitions that are out there that give you a few deadlines to work towards as well as a chance to make something of a name for yourself. I'm going to look through the contest rules for most of these competitions and try to get a few entries together of the next couple of months. Who knows?