CONTESTS and CALLS

Deadline: April 15, 2004
HarperCollins Middle Readers’ Book contest
Open to U.S. writers over the age of 21 who have not been published.
Must be a fictional story, setting, and characters suitable for readers 8 -12 years old, between 100 - 300 pages in length.

The winner will receive a book contract for a hardcover edition, a $7,500 advance and a $1,500 cash award.
Details: www.harperchildrens.com/writingcontest/

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Deadline: April 15, 2004
Scholastic Education call for submissions
NOTE: Canadians and Canadian landed immigrants only
Seeking original stories and non-fiction texts for use in a school reading program for children in grades one to three (ages six to eight). The non-fiction and early reader fiction minimum word count is 500. Pays flat fee $600 - $2,000
Details: http://www.scholastic.ca/education/manuscripts.html

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Deadline: April 20, 2004
Call for Submissions
The Rocking Chair Reader
$50 accepted story; $250 lead story

500-1,000 words Americana stories: true, upbeat, and positive, set in small town America (particularly between 1900-1955)
Email submissions preferred rockingchairreader@adamsmedia.com
Details: http://www.adamsmedia.com/rocking.html

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Deadline: April 30, 2004
3rd Killie Writing Competition
No fee.
Competition is open to anyone, children and adult writers, and entries may be in any literary style although the subject this year is confined to fiction.
£300 top prize, plus Writer of the Year prize of £1,000
Details: http://www.killie.co.uk/killie200.htm

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Deadline May 1, 2004
Call for submissions
NOTE: writers must be 18 or under
Any topic, 100-1000 words
$10 payment for one time rights
http://www.somewhereinamerica.net/page12.html

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Deadline May 31, 2004
Wee Ones Fiction Writing Contest for Adults and Children
No fee
Adults: $50 prize
Children: $20 prize
Adults: Write a mystery for children ages 6-10. Maximum word count, 750 words. Must be original and unpublished.
Children ages 6-10: Write a story. It can be about anything you’d like. But here’s the catch: it can’t be longer than 300 words.
Details: http://www.weeonesmag.com/contest.html

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No deadline given
Chocolate for Women and Teens call for submissions
$100
Seeking true, short stories written in first person which fall under the broad categories of finding love, overcoming an obstacle, family and pets, following our intuition, divine guidance, and learning to laugh at ourselves.
Details: http://www.chocolateforwomen.com/sendastory.htm