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Springtime Writers
If judged entertaining and well-written, publishes short stories or excerpts on-line. No entry fees or royalties.
http://springtimewriters.com/s-publ.htm
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WritersWeekly 24-Hour Short Story Contest
Ongoing quarterly contests require entrants to submit a short story within 24 hours of the topic's notification. $5 entry fee. Cash prizes total $750 for first, second and third places.
http://www.writersweekly.com/misc/contest.html
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Fish Publishing
Provides information on the international annual short story contest which every year offers a significant cash prize and publishes an anthology of the winning stories.
http://www.fishpublishing.com
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$5000 Literati Short Story Competition
A short story contest for original, unpublished manuscripts of less than 3,000 words, offering significant cash, publication and publishing prizes. Closes September 15, 2004. Entry fee: $10.
http://www.scribendi.com/contest.htm
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Zoetrope: Literary Short Fiction Contest
All entries must be unpublished; no longer than 5,000 words; postmarked by October 1; accompanied by a $15 entry fee per story. 1st Prize: $1,000. 2nd Prize: $500. 3rd Prize: $250.
http://www.all-story.com/contests.cgi
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Word Smitten Flash Fiction Competition
Word Smitten offers a Flash Fiction Contest of 500 words or less. Prize: $150. Contest re-opens: February, 2004. Deadline: May 1.
http://www.wordsmitten.com/storycove2r.html
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Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition
An annual contest for original, unpublished stories up to 3,000 words in length, open to writers who have not yet achieved major market success. Cash prizes total $2,000. Entry fee: $10. Deadline mid-May.
http://www.shortstorycompetition.com
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Toasted Cheese Fiction Contests
Toasted Cheese Literary Journal currently offers three short story contests on given themes, each year. No entry fees. Modest prizes. Deadlines vary.
http://www.toasted-cheese.com/contest.htm
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Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine Contest
Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine seeks short stories in the mystery genre of 5,000 words or less. Prizes total $450 cash plus free subscriptions and possible publication. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: October 31.
http://www.fmam.biz
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Mixed: Stories About Being Biracial or Multiracial in America
The stories must not exceed 8,000 words and must speak either directly or indirectly about what it is to be biracial or multiracial in the United States. Prize money will be awarded to the winner ($500) and each author published in an Anthology ($200). D
http://www.mixedstories.com
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