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The Thurber House is inviting authors to apply for the 2014 Children's Writer-in-Residence, and the Robert Benchley Society is accepting entries for its annual Humor Award.
The Thurber House Residency in Children's Literature offers talented writers a month-long retreat in the furnished third-floor apartment of Thurber House in Columbus, Ohio. Besides having time to focus on his/her own writing project, each resident spends up to ten hours per week teaching children the joys of writing in both a community-based agency and as part of the Thurber House Summer Writing Camp for children.
Deadline for application is Nov. 1. Click here for more details.
Aug. 30 is the deadline for entering the 2013 competition for the Robert Benchley Society Humor Award. Not more than 500 words, $13 entry fee. For details, click here.
Do you have a piece for Chicken Soup for the Soul: Miracles Happen 101 Inspirational Stories about Hope, Answered Prayers, and Divine Intervention?
Share your heartwarming, humorous and powerfully moving nonfiction stories and poems by Aug. 15. Pieces should not exceed 1,200 words. Authors selected will receive $200 and 10 free copies of the book. To submit your story, click here.
How do you play the dating game? The editors of a new anthology, Not My Mother's Book…On Dating, are accepting real-life stories of between 500 and 2,500 words. You will receive one copy of the book a small percent of the royalties. Deadline is Oct. 1. Click here for more details.
The 2013 Halloween Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual program honoring the best books of the season. The event is part of the annual Aliens to Zombies Convention.
The Halloween Book Festival will consider works in science fiction, horror, general fiction, non-fiction, biography/autobiography, young adult, fantasy, audio/spoken word, photography/art, comics, 'zines, unconventional romance, wild card (anything goes!), alternative future, time travel and fan fiction. Winners in the competition will be able to sell their books at the A to Z Convention, which focuses on monsters and the post-apocalyptic world in pop culture.
Entry fee is $50. The grand prize is $500 and a flight to the awards ceremony in Hollywood. Deadline is Oct. 1. Click here for an entry form.