Contests
Deadline: 5th of every month
Writers' Forum Ongoing Short Story Competition
Prizes range from a minimum 1st prize £300, 2nd prize £150 and 3rd prize £100 with an annual trophy and a cheque for £1,000 for the best story of the year. The competition is open to all nationalities but entries must be in English.
Deadline: 15th of every month
Writers' Forum Ongoing Poetry Competition
Poets are invited to enter their unpublished poems for a competition to be held in each issue of Writers' Forum. There will be a first prize of £100 and three runner-up prizes all published in the magazine.
Deadline: March 10, 2010
Next Generation Indie Book Awards
Self-published authors can enter in one or more of the sixty categories in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Entries must be written in English and have a 2009 or 2010 copyright. Winners recieve a cash prize, national exposure and possible representation by a leading literary agent.
Deadline: March 20, 2010
IPPY Book Awards
The 2010 IPPU Book Awards are accepting entries for books with 2009 and 2010 copyrights or release dates. Categories include 67 subject national awards and regional awards for 8 U.S. and 2 Canadian regions.
Deadline: March 31, 2010
National Indie Excellence Awards
The Indie Excellence Book Awards have issued a call for entries for the 2010 award competition. Entry is open to self-published books with publication dates from 2007 to 2010. Entrants must pay a fee of $65 and submit one copy of the book per category.
Deadline: April 30, 2010
Young Voices Foundation Awards
The Young Voices Foundation Awards is accepting youth, young adult and parenting books for their 2010 contest. Entry is open for books with publication dates from 2008 to 2010. The foundation is an educational charity dedicated to inspiring, mentoring and inspiring young writers.
Deadline: July 25, 2010
GLCA 41st Annual New Writers Awards
The Great Lakes Colleges Association (GLCA) is accepting entries into the 41st Annual New Writers Award. The award is open to authors who have published their first poetry book, first book of fiction or first book of creative nonfiction. The winning author will be invited to tour the GLCA member colleges.