Seen and Done

Another list of writing competitions I might enter, with deadlines in October.

• Letter Review want up to 5,000 words and offer a share of a prize pot of $1,000. It’s free to enter, which you must do by 1 October. I’ve linked to their Submittable page because that’s where most of the details seem to be.
• The Jeffrey E. Smith award from the Missouri Review has a maximum word count of 8,500, an entry fee of $25 and a top prize of $5,000: the deadline is again 1 October.
• With the same deadline, Zoetrope want stories up to 5,000 words: entry is $30 and first prize is $1,000.
• The American Literary Review will take up to 8,000 words: an entry fee of $15 brings you the chance of a $1,000 prize. One more with a 1 October deadline.
• Galley Beggar Press want stories up to 6,000 words: an £11.00 entry and you might win a more generous £2,500. Enter by 13 October.
• The annual Calvino Prize looks for up to 25 pages of prose in the style of Italo Calvino. It’s $25 to enter with a prize of $2,000 and the deadline is 15 October.
• With the same deadline, the Caledonia Novel Award requires your first twenty pages plus a synopsis. Entry costs £28 and the top prize is £1,500.
• The Raven, from Pulp Literature, seeks stories up to 2,500 words: $35 entry, $300 prize and again the cut-off is 15 October.
• Last one with that deadline, Marlowe and Christie want the first 3,000 words of your novel. It costs £24 to enter and the top prize is £1,100.
• Our favourite competition from Greece is back. Eyelands is looking for a full-length novel up to a massive 250,000 words. Entry is $35, with a deadline of 20 October. If you win, your work will be translated into Greek and published, and you will receive a specially commissioned ceramic and enjoy a five-day stay in Athens.
• The Bedford competition has a limit of 3,000 words, an entry fee of £8.50 (reduced from £9 last year!) and a prize of £1,500. The deadline is 31 October.
• Last but not least, Southport Writer’s Circle want up to 2,000 words by 31 October, entry just £3, prize just £200

If you get somewhere with any of the contests above, do let me know!