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Nonstop Press asking for cover design help

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June 4, 2011

Nonstop Press' forthcoming real/fantastic anthology Why New Yorkers Smoke needs a new cover, and the publishers are asking for help in choosing...

David Logan and Michael Logan share first Terry Pratchett Anywhere but Here, Anywhen but Now First Novel Prize

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June 3, 2011

Terry Pratchett has chosen joint winners for his first Anywhere but Here, Anywhen but Now First Novel Prize: Kenya's Michael Logan and Northern Ireland's David Logan...

2010 Writers and Illustrators of the Future prizes awarded

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May 19, 2011

The 27th Writers of the Future and 22nd Illustrators of the Future grand prize winners were named: Richard P.L. Johnson and Irvin Rodriguez...

Dark Quest Books giving away five books

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May 11, 2011

Dark Quest Books is giving away their five most recent releases, via Good Reads...

Deadline extended to enter Roswell International Sci-Fi Film Festival

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May 6, 2011

The deadline to enter both films and screenplays in the Roswell International Sci-Fi Film Festival has been extended to 20 May...

Abaddon Books says The hunt is on for knights in shining armour!

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April 27, 2011

Celebrating the release of Abaddon Books' new The Knights of Albion series, Abaddon Books is offering entrants a chance to be a knight for a day...

Make a trailer for Robopocalypse, fast

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April 12, 2011

Heralding the coming of our robot overlords is a book-trailer contest to publicize Robopocalypse...

Honoring Derryl Murphy's novel and mathematician John Napier with a contest

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April 8, 2011

Honoring the 394th anniversary of the death of mathematician John Napier, and the current publication of Derryl Murphy's Napier's Bones, ChiZine Publications is running contest, offering books for math...

Shortlist announced for first Terry Pratchett Anywhere but Here, Anywhen but Now First Novel Prize

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April 1, 2011

The shortlist for the first Terry Pratchett Anywhere but Here, Anywhen but Now First Novel Prize has been announced by Transworld Publishers, which will offer the winner a £20,000 advance...

Nancy Fulda wins Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest

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March 17, 2011

The fifth annual Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest winner is "That Undiscovered Country" by former Baen's Universe assistant editor Nancy Fulda...

ChiZine's contest to stock the transdimensional Lost Pages

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February 22, 2011

To celebrate the launch of Claude Lalumiere's The Door to Lost Pages, ChiZine Publications is running a contest asking readers to submit synopses of fictional books...

PS Publishing updates, and winners of their October give-aways

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January 26, 2011

Peter Crowther tells customers that shipping to the US has been delayed by external forces, but is returning to normal; names the winners of the massive October give-aways; and lists upcoming releases...

Penguin/Amazon/CreateSpace's Breathrough Novel Award now taking entries

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January 25, 2011

The fourth annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award competition is now open. Deadline is 6 February...

Albedo One's International Aeon Award 2011 Contest

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January 12, 2011

Irish sf magazine Albedo One's International Aeon Award writing contest begins once again with the new year...

Fantastic Fiction at KGB Online Raffle is a Success

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November 8, 2010

The raffle in support of New York City's Fantastic Fiction at KGB Readings Series was a huge success, and will fund the series for two more years...

16th Annual GSHW Short Story Contest Winner

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November 8, 2010

The winners of the 16th Annual Garden State Horror Writers Short Story Contest have been announced...

Certys and GlobalWriters' surreal short story competition

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October 22, 2010

Using social networking site GlobalWriters, Gary Shove of Certys is sponsoring a short story competition, offering £100 for stories up to 2,000 words long. Deadline is 31 December...

Fresh Blood contest winner announced; publication is scheduled

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October 22, 2010

Aaron Dries won the Fresh Blood horror writing contest with his novel House of Sighs, which contest co-sponsor ChiZine will publish in a limited edition hardcover format in February...

Illustrate Radical Publishing's new Abattoir for a chance to win

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October 20, 2010

Radical Publishing is asking aspiring artists to illustrate a scene from their new horror comic, Abattoir, for a chance to be featured in an upcoming issue of the comic, and then in the trade paperback collection...

Fantastic Fiction at KGB Online Raffle

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October 14, 2010

New York City's monthly Fantastic Fiction at KGB Reading Series is running a raffle with all proceeds going to support the continuing free readings...

Renovation announces Hugo base design competition

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October 6, 2010

Once again, WorldCon is asking artists to design the base for the Hugo Award, this time for 2011. Bases must reflect the theme of New Frontiers, or the region of Reno...

HarperCollins giving away five boxed 60th anniversary Narnia editions

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October 5, 2010

HarperCollins is publishing a special boxed edition to celebrate the 60th anniversary of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and giving away five copies...

Bloomsbury Teens/Low Red Moon FB fans contest

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September 30, 2010

Celebrating the launch of Ivy Devlin's Low Red Moon, publisher Bloomsbury Teens is running a "get us Facebook fans" contest for the length of one lunar cycle. Prizes include a moon necklace and bracelet...

Clockwork Phoenix 3 giveaway

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September 28, 2010