The Las Vegas Writers Conference
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Love is strange, love is beautiful, love is dangerous… So says Sam Hiyate, one of the editors of a new literary website called Don’t Talk to Me About Love. They hope that you will peruse the site and spread the word to fellow writers and friends about the debut contest, offering $1,000.00 each in fiction, non-fiction and poetry … Read more
Hero House is out of Charlotte, NC. and they are currently accepting submissions now through the end of February and would love to let everyone at the Henderson Writers Group know about this opportunity! Hero House Publishing is a relatively small publishing house. Because of this, they’re able to offer our authors more creative control, a higher percentage, … Read more
The Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Contest is upon us once more. This year there is added incentive: Now, if you can wow them with fewer than 1,500 words, you score a free webinar in addition to the chance at the $3,000 and the trip to their New York conference. All you have to do is enter the … Read more
The Idaho Writer’s Guild announces they are now accepting submissions to their annual writing contest; in only three categories this year: Short Story (3500 word max), Novel (first ten pages), and Non-fiction (1500 word max). Entries can be submitted now through the first of March. Final deadline March 5, 2016. But wait…there’s more! Each entry will … Read more
Dear Henderson Writers’ Group, By way of introduction, I write on behalf of Fabula Press (www.fabulapress.com) which is a small publishing house catering to the literary fiction market. Twice a year, we run themed and non-themed short story contests on the web, and publish the top entries in the form of an anthology (both in print … Read more
The deadline is approaching for the Writer’s Digest Short-Short Story contest. You have until December 14, 2015 to enter. Give it your best shot. You’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain: a chance at $3,000, a trip to the NY WD conference, and national exposure! So, spruce up that short story, keep it … Read more
The Helen Stewart Poetry Award is open to Clark County residents only. Find more information at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPNLS1MCMpI
Writer’s Digest is again giving you a chance to win some money. Submit your short-short story of 1500 words (or less) for the chance to win. Just look at the lovely list of things you could get: $3,000 in cash Their short story title published in Writer’s Digest magazine’s July/August 2016 issue A paid trip … Read more
GNU Call for Submissions. “All Genres are Created Equal” is the motto of the GNU, a new annual online literary journal run by the MFA program at National University. In addition to the standard “literary” fare (poetry, literary fiction, creative nonfiction), the GNU gladly accepts genre writing of all kinds: science fiction, mystery, noir, short plays, children’s literature, YA … Read more
This is your reminder about Spooky Story Night. It will be held Friday, Oct. 23, 6pm, at Darrah’s home. Cost is $10 per person and benefits the HWG. Remember, this is YOUR group and it needs your support. The fun of the evening will be the Spooky Story Contest. Submit a piece of Flash Fiction, … Read more
The Henderson Library District is hosting a creative writing and artwork contest. They will accept prose – fiction and non-fiction – and poetry. Making this contest unique: artwork is also a category. It would be great to have our group make a showing. I’ve attached the submission guidelines (in PDF). Henderson Library Contest Brochure
Too Short His legs too weak to walk, he looked toward the window through clouded eyes. He searched for the round glow that had shown him so much over the years, once he’d grown tall enough to see it. Now there was only a dark pane of glass reflecting the small, blinking red and green … Read more