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Added: 05-May-2008

The 14th CEEMAN Annual Case Writing Competition reported by FreelanceWriting.com
International recognition, publication and cash award for the best cases The competition calls for cases related to the overall conference theme, “Management Education for the Realities of the Emerging Markets" ... (more)
Added: 05-May-2008 ~ Category: Writing

Added: 29-April-2008

Favorite Grandparent Memory Writing Contest reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The National Association of Baby Boomer Women and Boomerwomenspeak.com, have joined forces with GRAND Magazine to offer to a first-ever Favorite Grandparent Memory writing contest ... (more)
Added: 29-April-2008 ~ Category: Writing

Added: 21-April-2008

Dancing Poetry Festival Seeking Poetry Entries reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The quest for the latest in poetic invention, the passion of poetry from national and international poets on diverse subjects of interest, and motivating new and creative poetic dances are the continuing heritage of the annual Dancing Poetry Festival's search for poetry ... (more)
Added: 21-April-2008 ~ Category: Poetry

Added: 21-April-2008

Gale Celebrates National Library Week with Books and Authors Songwriting Competition reported by FreelanceWriting.com
Gale announces a YouTube video contest in which songwriters will perform love songs to their favorite book or author. The winning entrant will split a $5,000 Grand Prize with a library of his or her choice ... (more)
Added: 21-April-2008 ~ Category: Writing

Added: 21-April-2008

ABC CANADA Now Accepting Journalists' Submissions for Gzowski Award reported by FreelanceWriting.com
CANADA Literacy Foundation has announced a call to all Canadian journalists for submissions to the Peter Gzowski Literacy Award of Merit ... (more)
Added: 21-April-2008 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 21-April-2008

2008 CLL Writers Award Seeking Entries reported by FreelanceWriting.com
Applicants have until 16 July to submit proposals to the 2008 CLL Writers’ Award; there will be two prizes of $35,000 awarded this year ... (more)
Added: 21-April-2008 ~ Category: Writing

Added: 14-April-2008

'The Letters You Keep' Second Annual Contest reported by FreelanceWriting.com
Launched to coincide with National Card and Letter Writing Month, the Crane contest is again asking people to share a letter that they've saved and to explain why it's important to them. ne winner will receive $500 in Crane stationery ... (more)
Added: 14-April-2008 ~ Category: Writing

Added: 14-April-2008

Canadian New Media Awards Call for Applications reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The CNMA promote and celebrate excellence within the digital interactive industry by recognizing the accomplishments and outstanding contributions made by Canadians working in this sector ... (more)
Added: 14-April-2008 ~ Category: Media

Added: 14-April-2008

iRise Announces $20,000 Video Contest reported by FreelanceWriting.com
iRise®, the world’s leading visualization solutions company, has launched the “iRise Visualize the Prize” video contest, with a grand prize of $15,000 ... (more)
Added: 14-April-2008 ~ Category: Video

Added: 14-April-2008

IDEAL WAY Ontario Poetry Contest Exclusively for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities reported by FreelanceWriting.com
IDEAL-WAY and its founder, ROBERT PIO HAJJAR, born with Down syndrome, are inviting the Ontario community to participate in a contest to recognize poets among persons with intellectual disabilities ... (more)
Added: 14-April-2008 ~ Category: Poetry

Added: 14-April-2008

5th Annual Call For Entry for the HBO/NYILFF Short Film Competition reported by FreelanceWriting.com
One winner will be chosen from among applicants to receive $15,000 in funding from HBO to produce and direct a short film based on an original script entry ... (more)
Added: 14-April-2008 ~ Category: Screenwriting

Added: 07-April-2008

Thoughts.com Holds Its 1st Writing Contest reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The free blog community, Thoughts.com, has unveiled their first writing contest, the winner of which will be awarded a free 3 day, 2 night vacation for two ... (more)
Added: 07-April-2008 ~ Category: Writing

Added: 07-April-2008

Boost Your Business Editorial Contest reported by FreelanceWriting.com
Entrants submit a 500-word write-up about their small business, including a description of the business model, current capitalization and theoretical plan for investing the prize ... (more)
Added: 07-April-2008 ~ Category: Business

Added: 07-April-2008

International Journalism Competition Seeking Entries reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The German Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and Future" is announcing its 2008 Journalism Prize ... (more)
Added: 07-April-2008 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 07-April-2008

Artists Embassy Seeking Entries for Poetry Festival reported by FreelanceWriting.com
Artists Embassy is searching for poetry on any subject suitable for a general audience. Over $1,000 in prize money will be awarded ... (more)
Added: 07-April-2008 ~ Category: Poetry

Added: 31-March-2008

Cat Writers Contest Offers $12,000 in Prize Money reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The international Cat Writers' Association (CWA) is now accepting entries for its 15th annual Communications Contest with more than $12,000 in prize money in its kitty ... (more)
Added: 31-March-2008 ~ Category: Writing

Added: 31-March-2008

Borders Launches New Dream Rewards Contest for Children reported by FreelanceWriting.com
Borders Rewards members with children who are 6 - 11 years old will be eligible for a chance to create a brand new fairy for inclusion in an upcoming Disney Fairies book ... (more)
Added: 31-March-2008 ~ Category: Writing

Added: 31-March-2008

50th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards Extended Call for Entries reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The Los Angeles Press Club (LAPC) is having their 50th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards on June 21st at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel ... (more)
Added: 31-March-2008 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 31-March-2008

The Guardian International Development Journalism Competition reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The Guardian, in partnership with eight UK-based international non-government organisations (NGOs), wants to find exciting new voices in journalism ... (more)
Added: 31-March-2008 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 24-March-2008

Seeds for Success: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs Grant Program reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The new program, called "Seeds for Success: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs," will award three women entrepreneurs with business grants including cash, mentorship, and technical services valued at more than $25,000 each ... (more)
Added: 24-March-2008 ~ Category: Writing

Added: 24-March-2008

EarthDrive for Earth Day Contest reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The contest calls for imaginative entries from grade school, high school and college students to submit personal stories on what they do and how they plan to help enhance and support the environment ... (more)
Added: 24-March-2008 ~ Category: Writing

Added: 17-March-2008

Raving Dove Announces $1,000 Nonfiction Essay Award reported by FreelanceWriting.com
Raving Dove, a nonprofit, anti-war, online literary journal, is now accepting submissions for its first annual Evolve Beyond Violence Nonfiction Essay Award ... (more)
Added: 17-March-2008 ~ Category: Writing

Added: 10-March-2008

Pond Publishing Seeks Entries for its First Annual Writing Contest reported by FreelanceWriting.com
Writers with a finished manuscript, but no money to publish have a 1 in 250 chance to see their work in print - for free ... (more)
Added: 10-March-2008 ~ Category: Book Writing

Added: 10-March-2008

Iota Publishing Seeks Entries for 2nd Annual Novel Writing Contest reported by FreelanceWriting.com
Iota seeks published and unpublished authors who have completed manuscripts in the thriller, mystery, suspense, or sci-fi genres. The winner will receive a $1000 prize ... (more)
Added: 10-March-2008 ~ Category: Book Writing

Added: 03-March-2008

BookHabit.com Seeks Entries for Bookhabit’s Unpublished Competition reported by FreelanceWriting.com
Authors fed up with publishers’ rejection slips, and readers hunting for new material will welcome the launch of online publisher Bookhabit.com – especially writers, who have a chance to win US$5,000 ... (more)
Added: 03-March-2008 ~ Category: Book Writing

Added: 03-March-2008

Last Call for 2007 Africana Homestead Literary Contest Entries reported by FreelanceWriting.com
AHLP invites adults, youth, and children to send their best work to highlight the black experience in the U.S. by March 31, 2008 ... (more)
Added: 03-March-2008 ~ Category: Writing

Added: 03-March-2008

Joan Lowery Nixon Award Extends Deadline reported by FreelanceWriting.com
Mystery Writers of America's youth literacy program will extend the deadline for the Joan Lowery Nixon Award mystery writing contest to March 31, 2008 ... (more)
Added: 03-March-2008 ~ Category: Writing

Added: 03-March-2008

New York Book Festival Seeks Entries reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The 2008 New York Book Festival will hold its annual awards program celebrating books that deserve greater recognition from the world’s publishing capital at the famed Algonquin Hotel, one of the literary landmarks of Manhattan ... (more)
Added: 03-March-2008 ~ Category: Book Writing

Added: 25-February-2008

Contest for Life-altering Stories Seeking Entries reported by FreelanceWriting.com
KIWI Publishing is collecting Thin Thread stories, offering $1,000 to the winner of its winter writing contest, with a deadline for submission of July 1st, 2008 ... (more)
Added: 25-February-2008 ~ Category: Writing

Added: 18-February-2008

Reel Dreams Film Competition reported by FreelanceWriting.com
Now underway, Regent University's Reel Dreams Film Competition is designed to empower aspiring film artists to use their talents and abilities to bring creative films to the entertainment industry ... (more)
Added: 18-February-2008 ~ Category: Screenwriting

Added: 18-February-2008

Women in Communications-Detroit Calls for Vanguard, Diamond Nominations reported by FreelanceWriting.com
Women in Communications (WIC) of Detroit is accepting nominations for its top awards celebrating excellence in the communications field -- its annual Vanguard and Diamond awards ... (more)
Added: 18-February-2008 ~ Category: Writing

Added: 18-February-2008

NAMIC Seeking Entries for Writing Workshop reported by FreelanceWriting.com
A total of fifteen (15) writers of color will be selected to take part in the intense day and a half workshop designed to give participants the opportunity to hone their craft and learn the essentials of creating, packaging and selling a script ... (more)
Added: 18-February-2008 ~ Category: Writing

Added: 18-February-2008

Media Fellowship on Immigration Available reported by FreelanceWriting.com
Vanderbilt University encourages active journalists to apply to attend its 2008 media fellowship, Immigration: Nation's Bedrock or Burden? ... (more)
Added: 18-February-2008 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 11-February-2008

Calls for Entries in the 2008 International Wheel Awards reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The Detroit Press Club Foundation announced today updated rules and entry details for the prestigious International Wheel Awards, honoring excellence in automotive journalism ... (more)
Added: 11-February-2008 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 11-February-2008

Scholarship Program for College Students reported by FreelanceWriting.com
An essay-based scholarship program was created today on TheOuterPost.Com, providing two lucky college students with an opportunity to win $5,000.00 toward their tuition expenses ... (more)
Added: 11-February-2008 ~ Category: Academic

Added: 11-February-2008

Call for Nominations for the Dean Collins Educational Scholarship reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The Dean Collins Educational Scholarship is awarded annually to one high school or college educator nominated by his/her student(s) to provide the recipient an opportunity to attend NAPP’s annual convention – Photoshop® World Conference & Expo ... (more)
Added: 11-February-2008 ~ Category: Academic

Added: 04-February-2008

Journalism Award for Excellence in Women's Health Reporting reported by FreelanceWriting.com
This award, consisting of a $1,000 cash prize per print and broadcast category, recognizes journalists who have excelled in communicating information on reproductive health issues to the public ... (more)
Added: 04-February-2008 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 04-February-2008

Canadian Journalism Fellowships Now Accepting Applications reported by FreelanceWriting.com
Massey College and University of Toronto are now accepting applications for Canadian Journalism Fellowships for the academic year starting September 2008 ... (more)
Added: 04-February-2008 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 04-February-2008

Call for Submissions to the David N. Schramm Science Journalism Award reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The purpose of the Schramm Award is to recognize and stimulate distinguished writing on high-energy astrophysics to improve the general public's understanding in and appreciation of this exciting field of research ... (more)
Added: 04-February-2008 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 27-January-2008

IABC/Detroit 2008 Renaissance Awards reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The International Association of Business Communicators Detroit Chapter (IABC/Detroit) is now accepting entries for the 2008 Renaissance Awards competition presented by General Motors ... (more)
Added: 27-January-2008 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 21-January-2008

2008 Golden Quill Call For Entries reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania is calling for submissions to its 44th annual Golden Quill Awards, the annual competition that recognizes professional excellence in written, photographic and broadcast journalism in Western Pennsylvania ... (more)
Added: 21-January-2008 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 21-January-2008

Nominations for 2007 Journalist of the Year Awards reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The Atlanta Press Club is seeking nominations for our 2007 Journalist of the Year Awards. These awards are the most prestigious the Atlanta Press Club presents each year ... (more)
Added: 21-January-2008 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 21-January-2008

SPJ's Annual Student Mark of Excellence Awards reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The deadline for the Society of Professional Journalists' Mark of Excellence Awards is Wednesday, Jan. 23. Annually, the Society recognizes the best in student journalism in 39 categories, including print, radio, television and online ... (more)
Added: 21-January-2008 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 21-January-2008

Award for Excellence in Health-Care Reporting reported by FreelanceWriting.com
Just a few weeks are left to enter the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario's (RNAO) Award for Excellence in Health-Care Reporting. Stories will be judged on content, writing, analysis, creativity and human interest/community impact ... (more)
Added: 21-January-2008 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 21-January-2008

SABEW Best In Business Journalism Contest reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers' (SABEW) 14th annual Best in Business contest is now underway. This year's competition offers two major changes: a new division for online business news as well as new categories for business magazines ... (more)
Added: 21-January-2008 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 21-January-2008

Applications for Business Journalism Scholarships reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism will nationally award eight scholarships of $4,000 each for the 2008-2009 academic year ... (more)
Added: 21-January-2008 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 14-January-2008

NAREE Journalism Competition Offers $10,000 in Cash Awards reported by FreelanceWriting.com
Categories and cash awards for the National Association of Real Estate Editors' newly expanded 58th Annual Journalism Awards Competition have increased by more than a third ... (more)
Added: 14-January-2008 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 14-January-2008

Bards and Sages Writing Competition Seeking Entries reported by FreelanceWriting.com
Now in its 5th year, the Bards and Sages Writing Competition welcomes writers from around the world to try their hand at writing award-winning speculative fiction ... (more)
Added: 14-January-2008 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 14-January-2008

Immigration Stories in U.S. Media to Compete for $10,000 Award reported by FreelanceWriting.com
Recently added, the new category extends the opportunity for any reporter or writer working in any newspaper in the U.S. to compete for a $10,000 prize ... (more)
Added: 14-January-2008 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 14-January-2008

Call for Applications for BC Journalists reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The Jack Webster Foundation has issued today its Call for applications for BC journalists seeking professional development opportunities ... (more)
Added: 14-January-2008 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 14-January-2008

2008 Golden Quill Call for Entries reported by FreelanceWriting.com
An annual competition that recognizes professional excellence in written, photographic and broadcast journalism in Western Pennsylvania ... (more)
Added: 14-January-2008 ~ Category: Writing

Added: 07-January-2008

Winning Writers Accepting Entries for Five Poetry and Story Contests reported by FreelanceWriting.com
Winning Writers is now accepting entries for five poetry and story contests on its website. These contests will award over $24,000 in cash prizes ... (more)
Added: 07-January-2008 ~ Category: Creative Writing

Added: 24-December-2007

Best 2007 Coverage of the Black Experience reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is calling for entries for its annual Salute to Excellence National Media Awards competition ... (more)
Added: 24-December-2007 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 17-December-2007

58th Annual Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The directors of the Southeast's oldest journalism awards program are pleased to announce that entries are now being accepted for the 58th annual Green Eyeshade Awards ... (more)
Added: 17-December-2007 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 03-December-2007

The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Scholarships reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism will award eight scholarships of $4,000 to college juniors or graduate students for their following academic year ... (more)
Added: 03-December-2007 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 03-December-2007

AJAs Deadline Announced reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The Atlantic Journalism Awards has announced that the postmarked deadline for entering stories and images from the 2007 news year is Thursday, January 31, 2008 ... (more)
Added: 03-December-2007 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 03-December-2007

Annual Sigma Delta Chi Awards Competition reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The Society of Professional Journalists is pleased to announce that it is now accepting entries for the Sigma Delta Chi Awards, which honor excellence in professional journalism in 48 categories, covering print, radio, television, newsletters, photography, online and research ... (more)
Added: 03-December-2007 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 19-November-2007

67th Annual Peabody Awards Call for Entries reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The Peabody Awards, established in 1940 and administered by UGA's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, are the oldest honor in television and radio ... (more)
Added: 19-November-2007 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 19-November-2007

$100,000 College Tuition Contest reported by FreelanceWriting.com
Trugo, a new social networking site, today announced a $100,000 college tuition contest which will award ten winners up to $30,000 in tuition funds ... (more)
Added: 19-November-2007 ~ Category: Academic

Added: 19-November-2007

Teachers Encouraged to Apply for a Horace Mann Educator Scholarship reported by FreelanceWriting.com
In recognition of American Education Week, The Horace Mann Companies today encouraged K-12 educators across the nation to apply for a Horace Mann Educator Scholarship ... (more)
Added: 19-November-2007 ~ Category: Academic

Added: 12-November-2007

Annual Mark of Excellence Awards Competition reported by FreelanceWriting.com
The Society of Professional Journalists, the nation's largest journalism-advocacy organization, is now accepting entries for the collegiate Mark of Excellence Awards ... (more)
Added: 12-November-2007 ~ Category: Journalism

Added: 12-November-2007

$15,000 in Scholarship Funds Now Available reported by FreelanceWriting.com
First Command Educational Foundation (FCEF) has expanded its scholarship program with the availability of two new scholarships, the first in its 24-year history to be awarded solely through the Foundation ... (more)
Added: 12-November-2007 ~ Category: Academic

Added: 05-November-2007

College Scholarship to Reward Academic Excellence reported by FreelanceWriting.com
CollegeWeekLive.com Scholarship Program will award a $1500 academic scholarship to a student demonstrating excellence in writing ability, creativity and originality ... (more)
Added: 05-November-2007 ~ Category: Academic

Added: 05-November-2007

The Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence reported by FreelanceWriting.com
This award is designed to recognize and honor extraordinary science teachers at the K-12 level, who significantly impact their students through exemplary science teaching ... (more)
Added: 05-November-2007 ~ Category: Academic

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