Writing Contests for Travel Bloggers, Poets and Fiction Authors

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Travelling for Fun Contest
No entry fee! Would you like to share your travel experiences from a fantastic (or not so fantastic) trip or vacation you are currently on or took in the past? Do you live in a popular (or not so popular) travel destination and would like to share what makes your town or city special with other travelers? Contest Winners will be selected in 3 categories. At the end of the contest, Cruise Trust staff will determine the winners of the CruiseTrust Vacations’ Traveling for Fun, Adventure and Relaxation Blogs Contest.
First Place Winner in the category “Best Travel Blog” – $500.
First Place Winner in the category “My Favorite Trip or Vacation” – $250.
First Place Winner in the category “My Hometown / Destination Business is a Great Travel Destination Because…” will receive $250.
Deadline August 31, 2012. Contest is open to any individual age 18 or older as of March 2, 2012 who is a legal resident of the United States or over the age of majority and a legal resident of Canada.
http://trendytraveler.com/travel-planner/traveling-fun-adventure-relaxation-blog-contest-rules

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2012 Anderno Self-published Book Award
Fiction or non-fiction. Win $500 cash, announcement on the Anderbo web site and publication of a book-excerpt on anderbo.com. Initial judging will be based on the first 40 pages (ONLY) of the self-published book. Finalists in this contest will be required to supply the entire book at a later date.
Deadline October 15, 2012. $ 20 Entry Fee.
http://www.anderbo.com/anderbo1/anderselfpubbookaward2012.html

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The 2012 Hazel Hilles Short Fiction Prize
1st Prize $500
2nd Prize $100
3rd Prize $100
The contest is open to anyone writing in English. Stories can be in any genre and address any theme.Length: No minimum. Maximum 5,000 words. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older, no geographical restrictions. All entries must be previously unpublished. Authors retain all copyright to their work. However, Be-a-Better-Writer.com will have first publication rights to the winning stories, which will be published in Page 47 online anthology. Deadline: September 18, 2012. $6 Entry Fee
http://www.be-a-better-writer.com/creative-writing-contest.html

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As always: Read the conditions for every contest carefully before you submit!

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