Opportunities

Talking Writing is an online monthly literary magazine that supports writers and those interested in literature by encouraging creative discussion of the writing process.

Writer’s Digest Short Story Contest deadline is December 1, 2010

Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards Competition deadline is December 15, 2010

Writer’s Digest Popular Fiction Awards Deadline: November 2, 2010. The Grand Prize Winner will receive a trip to the Writer’s Digest Conference in New York City, $2,500 cash, $100 worth of Writer’s Digest Books and the 2011 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market.

Winners of the Book of the Year Awards will be revealed at the American Library Association conference and written up in ForeWord Reviews. Also, award finalists will be featured on the Web site, in the weekly e-newsletter, and on the Facebook page.

Nominations for the 23rd annual Minnesota Book Awards are open through Friday, December 10, 2010. To be eligible, a book must be written by a Minnesota resident, published this calendar year, and fit within one of eight book categories.

The awards for the 2010 DIY Book Festival will be held February 25, 2011, as part of the tenth annual DIY Convention: Do It Yourself in Film, Music & Books. The competition honors independent book authors and publishers.

Axiom Business Book Awards 2011 – Books for our economic recovery www.AxiomAwards.com or to learn more contact Jim Barnes, Awards Director, at jimb@bookpublishing.com 1.800.644.0133 x1011.

2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards Now Open – 15th Annual Awards World’s Largest Book Awards contest, for indies only 69 National Categories – 22 Regional Categories

Living Now Book Awards 2011 – Early-bird entry deadline is August 28. Visit the Living Now Awards online: http://www.livingnowawards.com