University of Hertfordshire's Playwriting Competition
Submitted by: Susie Barr
www.go.herts.ac.uk/writingaward
Young writers (14-19) based in the East of England are invited to submit 15-minute plays by 18th July 2008. The top twenty playwrights will be invited to attend a development day at the University of Hertfordshire where they will receive valuable experience working with these professional theatre practitioners; learning how a play develops from a script towards a production and negotiating changes to their scripts with group members. Four winners will have their scripts produced by a professional director, dramaturg and actors and performed before a live audience at The Weston Auditorium, University of Hertfordshire on Friday 28th November, 2008.
The overall winner of the University of Hertfordshire Writing Award 2008 will be able to apply for a three year scholarship to the University of Hertfordshire. The prize is for a full time undergraduate degree in any subject. The winner must apply for and be accepted into the University in the agreed year of study.
Please visit our website for more information www.go.herts.ac.uk/writingaward
Call for Section Editor and Submissions
Submitted by: Sherry D. Ramsey
Scriptorium Scribbles
The Scriptorium is currently seeking a section editor to look after our Young Writer's department, Scriptorium Scribbles. The position would require about an hour's work each month. This is a volunteer position.
We're also looking for articles suitable for this department. This is a popular section of our webzine and a great way to promote your website, books or resources to the next generation of writers.
Submissions and inquiries may be made to: Sherry Ramsey, Editor/Publisher, at sherry@thescriptorium.net
International Youth Writing Contest
Submitted by: Sarah Immenschuh
IFPRI-2020WritingContest@cgiar.org
“I do not pretend to hold the solution to eradicating hunger in my young hands…But, as an individual, I am confident in my ability to make a difference.” - Ashley Eberhart, winner, IFPRI youth writing contest
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is pleased to announce that the results are in from its third international youth writing contest on poverty and hunger alleviation.
A booklet featuring the winning and other selected entries is now available. You may access the booklet on our website: http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/books/oc56.asp
For a hard copy of the booklet, please write to:
Sarah Immenschuh
IFPRI
2033 K Street NW
Washington DC 20007
IFPRI-2020WritingContest@cgiar.org
Free Fall Call for Submissions
Submitted by: Jimmetta Carpenter
Editor, Free Fall
http://www.freefalllit.com
Free Fall is looking for writers to make submissions of poetry and
short stories of all genres as well as articles on various topics,
personal essays, and reviews of books on or about writing. Free
Fall is a non-paying market and your only compensation for your
published work will be the promotion and exposure of your work and
you as a writer. The target readers for Free Fall are writers,
readers, editors, and agents and our goal is to be a stepping stone
for those beginner writers who are still on the back burner and to
get your writing out there to be seen.
Free Fall is now entering its second year and is expanding to
include more work and cover more areas of people's artistic
abilities. If you are interested in joining the world of Free Fall
and submitting your work to us then please feel free to e-mail your
submissions and/or inquiries to freefall_lbp@yahoo.com We look
forward to hearing from you and wish you the best in all of your
writing ventures.
Perpetual Writer's Contest"Life for Change" seeks stories for a new type of contest. People write
their story, others vote for it, and the author of the story with the
most votes wins a payout.
Right now payouts are $100 US, but the site aims to award over $12,000
per month.
http://www.lifeforchange.com/life
JMWW
Submitted by: Jen Michalski
JMWW: A Quarterly Journal of Writing seeks submissions of fiction,
poetry, essays, nonfiction, and art for upcoming issues. Please see the
guidelines posted at our web site, http://JMWW.150m.com
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