Ojai Fall Writing Workshops
Friday, November 11 through Sunday, November 13, the Fall Writing Workshops in Ojai, California, include “Adapting Books, Short Stories and Articles Into Films,” “Memoir: Tell Your Story,” “Power of Poetry,”…
Opportunities
Event listings and opportunities of interest to writers, publishers, artists and illustrators
The Writer Personal Essay Contest
The Writer personal essay contest: They’re looking for an original, unpublished viewpoint about a particular topic or an experience. Essays should be 1,000-1,200 words; the deadline is November 30, 2011.…
Beverly Hills Book Awards
The 1st Annual Beverly Hills Book Awards™ is now accepting submissions for the 2012 contest year. We welcome entries from independent authors and publishers for books released 2009, 2010, 2011…
Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award
Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award honors books produced by small publishers each year for outstanding contribution to Christian life. This year, nominations are being accepted in twelve…
California Book Contest
California Book Contest—Grand-prize winner gets a one-hour consultation with book-marketing expert Brian Jud and either a Nook or Kindle reader; other prizes include an eight-week book-promotion course with book-marketing expert…
Youth Correspondent Contest
Become a youth correspondent on your high school campus for Kings River Life Magazine. Contest winner gets to be on staff for one year. To enter, write a 500-word article…
Screenplay Contest
Screenplay contest—deadlines for the screenplay festival! This contest guarantees that all submissions get full feedback from the industry. Winners get their script read using professional actors at the monthly screenplay…
Untreed Reads Call for Short Stories
Untreed Reads announces an open call for short stories for our holiday season. Please note the following: The holidays we are interested in are Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and New…
National Indie Excellence Awards
The 6th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards® announces a call for submissions. NIEA recognizes excellence in independent and self-published books, a category that accounts for a rapidly growing segment of…
California Fiction Writers Book Challenge
In an effort to promote the work of California novelists, LuckyCinda Publishing is sponsoring a book contest for self-published and independently published fiction. All entrants of the First Annual California…