Gutsy Great Novelist Page One Prize
The Gutsy Great Novelist Page One Prize is awarded for an outstanding opening page of an unpublished novel. First prize is $1,000; 2nd is $500; and 3rd is $250. The…
Opportunities
Event listings and opportunities of interest to writers, publishers, artists and illustrators
The Elegant Literature Award for New Writers
Elegant Literature is one of the largest awards open to unpublished writers, and the only one closed to professionals. They are the first magazine to pay pro rates and accept…
West Coast Christian Writers Conference
West Coast Christian Writers Conference, October 18-20, 2023, Brentwood, California, is an online conference, with keynote sessions, workshops, coaching groups, and appointments for writers at all levels.
California Crime Writers Conference
The California Crime Writers Conference comes back in-person on June 10-11, 2023 at the Hilton Los Angeles (Culver City). Since 2009, this premier conference offers panels and workshops on craft…
Squatchcon
March 30 – April 2, 2023 Squatchcon is a comic, cosplay, gaming, and fan culture event with a uniquely Olympic Peninsula twist. Part comic and cosplay convention, part local arts…
March Writers Conferences
March 4, 2023 Bay To Ocean Writers Conference at Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, Maryland March 4 -5, 2023 Tucson Festival of Books, Tucson, Arizona, University of Arizona Campus plans an…
Creatures, Crimes & Creativity Con
You’ll want to meet Jackie Sherbow, Managing Editor, Alfred Hitchcock’s & Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazines at next year’s Creatures, Crimes & Creativity Con in Columbia, Maryland, September 8-10. Readers and…
Murderous March 2023
March 10 & 11, 2023 Guest of Honor: New York Times Bestselling Author Deborah Crombie Hosted by The Upper Hudson Chapter of Sisters in Crime, The Mavens of Mayhem SCHEDULE…
The Clay Reynolds Novella Prize
The Clay Reynolds Novella Prize highlights one book a year that excels in the novella format. First prize: $500, a standard royalty contract, and 20 copies of the published book.…
7 DAY STORY WRITING CHALLENGES
NO ENTRY FEE. Ongoing contests. Each challenge runs for exactly 7 days. Before a new challenge begins, all those who have registered will be randomly divided into 12 GROUPS. Each…