A Few Contests

For those of you who haven't heard yet, Jason Duke is sponsoring a writing contest with money for the prize! You have one month to write a 2000 to 3500 word crime story and post it on your blog or one of the many zines that are willing to post for you. The stories will be judged by some stellar people in the business. First prize is $100 and second is $50. You can find all the details here http://bloodyknucklescallusedfingertips.blogspot.com/2010/04/attention-writers-jason-duke-wants-you.html

You have until Monday, the 17 to sign up for Chad Rohrbacher flash contest. Prizes are a copy of The Deputy by Victor Gischler or copies of his comic book series. To enter you have to write a crime or superhero story of 1500 words or less and post it by April 26. There will be a poll set up for voting and the winner will be announced on May 3. You can find all the details at http://rohrbacher.wordpress.com/2010/04/14/free-gischler

And from Paul Brazill we have a contest for residents of the UK or Ireland who are over 16 and have never been professionally published. Its the Perfectly Formed Short Story Competition They're looking for short stories of 2000 words or less in any genre and the prizes are books and a creative writing class. You can check out the details at http://www.wbqonline.com/feature.do?featureid=505 I couldn't find any mention of an entry fee so I'm assuming this is a free to enter contest.