Gimme a Grand

The Shya Scanlon 7-Line Story Contest is back, this time judged by Brian Evenson. The rules are simple: write a story that is seven lines (not necessarily sentences) or less within margins that are 8.5″ or less. Fiction, non-fiction, prose poetry or any other excellence is allowed. The winning story, along with a handful of finalists, will appear in Opium7 which will debut on Oct. 6.

The Deadline: August 15, 2008
The Reward: $1,000, and publication in Opium7.
The Cost: $10 for a single entry; $17.50 for two
How to Submit: Send your story to OpiumPrize@gmail.com (after you’ve paid)
The Odds: We can’t know until all entries are in, but we publish many stories from our contests (from our most recent contest: 10 appear in Opium6, over 30 on OpiumMagazine.com).

The 3-Day Novel Contest

In the spirit of learning how to pump out new work in record time, I’m going to do the ridiculously impossible, slit-your-wrist 3-day novel contest this year. Join me Wino Writers! It is from Aug. 30 – Sept. 1. By all accounts, this is a hellacious exercise (I read about it in Poets&Writers), but one that will force you to write. However, you can have an outline already prepared. The cost is $50 and the prizes are as follows:

Grand Prize: Publication (Awesome)
2nd Prize: $500 (Not bad)
3rd Prize: $100 (Could use it)
And a literary prize pack for each shortlisted entrant. (Intriguing)

To sign up, read the rules and get your registration in the mail by August 28.

Then we can all come back here and grip about our experiences.

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