Unstuck Sponsors Micro-Lit Writing Contest
The new literary journal Unstuck is sponsoring a free micro-lit writing contest to promote its first issue. Submissions should focus on the theme of “Lovemarks.”
We’ve listed the unique submission guidelines below to help you format y...
C.S. Lewis Gets Official Twitter Account
HarperCollins has created the official C.S. Lewis Twitter account. The Twitter feed will include famous quotes, future opportunities and news about his books. As of this writing, the account counts 6,775 followers.
Currently, anybody who tweets about t...
John Green Reveals New Cover & Contest
In the video embedded above, novelist John Green unveiled the cover for The Fault in Our Stars. His publisher also announced a contest to create a new cover for his 2006 book, An Abundance of Katherines. Follow this link for more contest details.
The ...
NEA Launches ‘Blue Horse’ Charity Auction to Benefit Arts Education
The National Education Association (NEA) has teamed up with the NEA Foundation to host “The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse Charity Auction.”
The proceeds derived from the Internet auction will benefit the NEA Foundation’s “Art ...
Win $25,000 in Reader’s Digest Writing Contest
To celebrate the publication of Life…The Reader’s Digest Version: Great Advice, Simply Put, Reader’s Digest will host the “Your Life…” contest. The grand prize winner will receive $25,000, and ten runner-ups will wi...
Ernest Hemingway Photo Wins Paris Review Photoshop Contest
Jack Around has won the beach towel Photoshop contest at The Paris Review. The image embedded on the side showcases “Ernest Hemingway,” the winning photograph.
The winner edited six photos for the contest. The pictures feature highly proli...
Hint Fiction Contest Seeks One Minute Films
The new Hint Fiction Film contest will give aspiring filmmakers a chance to work with stories written by Ernest Hemingway, Edith Piaf or Eric Hsu.
On August 15, contestants will be assigned a short story from the book, Hint Fiction: An Anthology of S...
Melville House Hosts Ultimate Duel Book Trailer Contest
On August 12th, Melville House will release The Duel series. The series features five different books entitled The Duel, written by Giacomo Casanova, Anton Chekhov, Joseph Conrad, Heinrich Von Kleist and Aleksandr Kuprin.
To celebrate, the publisher w...
Sue Fondrie Has Written the Worst Sentence of 2011
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh assistant professor Sue Fondrie has written the worst sentence of 2011, winning the annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest with the world’s worst opening to an imaginary novel.
Here is the winning (?) sentence: “Ch...
The Paris Review Hosts Beach Towel Contest
Need a good beach towel? In a new Photoshop contest, you can win one from The Paris Review.
To enter the contest, use Photoshop or other image editing software to show your favorite writer with The Paris Review‘s new beach towel. Contributing edi...
