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November 11, 2015 · 7:11 am

Writing tip Wednesday: “New Millennium Writings”

New Millennium Writings contests

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Details at: http://submit.newmillenniumwritings.org/

To apply online, follow these guidelines:

  • $1,000 Award plus publication for each category – $4,000 total awards.
  • November 15, 2015, Midnight (all U.S. time zones) – Fiction, Nonfiction, Short-Short Fiction, Poetry deadline.
  • Payment is $20 per submission and includes your free copy of the anthology.
  • Pay by credit card, debit card, or echeck with PayPal (following Upload).
  • We accept the following formats: Microsoft Word (.doc), Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf), and Plain Text (.txt). Please note that the Word format (.docx) is not accepted at this time, so if using Word, please save your file in the (.doc) format, also called Word 97-2003 Document under “Save As” options.
  • No restrictions as to style or subject matter. (except for Love Wins essays)
  • Multiple and simultaneous submissions are welcome.
  • Fiction pieces must be 6,000 words or less.
  • Nonfiction(all types welcome) pieces must be 6,000 words or less.
  • Short-Short Fiction must be 1,000 words or less.
  • Each Poetry entry may include three poems, up to five pages total. Poetry Honorable Mentions will be published.
  • Paypal provides contact information with each entry, so cover letters are not necessary. If you wish to include a cover letter, please include it on a separate page in your file. The NMW screening process is blind, so please be sure that no identifying information is displayed anywhere else in the file.
  • Entrant retains copyright of his/her Entry.
  • Mailing addresses outside the U.S./Canada may require additional postage fee to receive anthology.

Additional information: http://submit.newmillenniumwritings.org/

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November 5, 2014 · 7:05 am

Writing tip Wednesday: “New Millennium Writings”

New Millennium Writings contest

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Details at: http://newmillenniumwritings.com/awards.php

To apply online, follow these guidelines:

  1. No restrictions as to style, content, number of submissions, or nationality. Enter as often as you like.
  2. Send between now and November 17, 2014, Midnight, all U.S. time zones.
  3. Simultaneous & multiple submissions welcome. Previously published material welcome if under 5,000-circulation or if previously published online only.
  4. Each fiction or nonfiction piece is counted as a separate entry, and should total no more than 6,000 words except Short-Short Fiction (no more than 1,000 words).
  5. Each poetry entry may include up to three poems, not to exceed five pages total per entry. All poetry Honorable Mentions will be published.
  6. Save cover sheet or letter with the submission you’ll be uploading and send as one file. Should you forget to include such covers, however, it’s OK, as contact information is automatically forwarded to us when you pay online.
  7. Payment is $20 per submission in order to cover our many expenses and reserve your book. Payment will be by credit card or echeck through PayPal (See Rule 10).
  8. Each entry must be in a separate file (up to 3 poems in one file (See #6)). Many file formats are accepted.
  9. Enter file to upload:
  10. After clicking Upload, allow five seconds, then follow payment instructions to conclude your submission.

$4,000 offered in Literary Grants and Awards, Plus Publication
$1,000 for best Poem
$1,000 for best Fiction
$1,000 for best Nonfiction †
$1,000 for best Short-short Fiction
† Nonfiction includes humor, memoir, creative nonfiction, travel, opinion, essay, interview, features, investigative reporting, etc.

Details at: http://newmillenniumwritings.com/awards.php

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April 24, 2013 · 9:44 pm

Writing tip Wednesday: “New Millennium Writings”

New Millennium Writings

New Millennium Writings

New Millennium Writings is now accepting submissions for its Thirty-sixth Consecutive Awards for Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction. Writing competition winners will be published in NMW and on this website. Current contest deadline is midnight June. 17.

$4,000 offered in Literary Grants and Awards, Plus Publication
$1,000 for best Poem
$1,000 for best Fiction
$1,000 for best Nonfiction (Nonfiction includes humor, memoir, creative nonfiction, travel, opinion, essay, interview, features, investigative reporting, etc.)
$1,000 for best Short-short Fiction

Visit www.newmillenniumwritings.com for user-friendly guidelines and much more, or jump straight to www.writingawards.com and employ our simple submissions process.

To apply online, follow these guidelines

1. No restrictions as to style, content or number of submissions. Enter as often as you like.

2. Winners announced beginning in September. All contestants will receive our high-quality 2014 anthology.

3. Send between now and June 17, 2013, Midnight, all U.S. time zones.

4. Simultaneous & multiple submissions welcome. Previously published material welcome if under 5,000-circulation or if previously published online only.

5. Each fiction or nonfiction piece is counted as a separate entry, and should total no more than 6,000 words except Short-Short Fiction (no more than 1,000 words).

6. Each poetry entry may include up to three poems, not to exceed five pages total per entry. All poetry Honorable Mentions will be published.

7. Save cover sheet or letter with the submission you’ll be uploading and send as one file. Should you forget to include such covers, however, it’s OK, as contact information is automatically forwarded to us when you pay online.

8. Payment is $20 per submission in order to cover our many expenses and reserve your book. Payment will be by credit card or echeck through PayPal

9. Each entry must be in a separate file (up to 3 poems in one file (See #6)). Many file formats are accepted.

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