AVARI PRESS YOUNG ADULT FANTASY FICTION CONTEST
http://www.avaripress.com/contest.htm
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$5 ENTRY FEE
A $200 cash prize, an advance, and a book contract will be awarded to the author with the best original, unpublished submission of a Young Adult Fantasy novel. Both new and established authors are encouraged to enter the contest.
Deadline March 31, 2006.
SWEETHEART ROMANCE NOVEL CONTEST
http://tinyurl.com/ouxll
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$10 ENTRY FEE
Sweetheart Romances, an imprint of Clean Books, Inc, invites writers of romance novels. The prize is $1,000 for the best publishable manuscript submitted. All manuscripts will be considered for publication on sweetheartromances.com.
Deadline May 1, 2006.
UPC SCIENCE FICTION AWARD
http://www.upc.edu/english/sciencefiction/Rules.html
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NO ENTRY FEE
The jury will award a first Prize of €6,000, and if it sees fit a special mention of €1,500. A further mention of €1,500 may also be awarded for the best narrative presented by a member of UPC. Any unpublished narrative work which comes within the science fiction genre may take part in the competition. The works presented may be written in Catalan, Spanish, English or French. They must be approximately of 70 to 115 pages (between 150,000 and 240,000 characters), typewritten and Double-spaced, and two copies must be submitted.
Deadline September 15, 2006.