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Aeon Award finalists announced
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Albedo One has announced the six finalists in their Aeon Award contest. Ian Watson will choose the winner from among these six...

Dark Recesses's "Deja Vu Horror Story Contest"
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Dark Recesses Press is sponsoring its "Déjà Vu Horror Story Contest." They're looking for short horror stories that fit the theme of "Lycanthrope." The winner gets paid...

Norilana Books Logo Design Contest
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Norilana Books is celebrating its first anniversary with the launch of a new imprint, Leda, and the launch of a contest to design the logo for the imprint...

Joss Whedon's Dinner for Charity Raises Big Bucks
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Joss Whedon hosted five winning bidders at a dinner at San Diego ComicCon. The five each bid up to $11,000 to benefit the charity Equality Now...

An Evening with J.K. Rowling Contest Opens Today
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Scholastic is accepting entries, starting today, for 1000 pairs of tickets to "An Evening with J.K. Rowling" at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Entries are due...

NYC Horror Film Festival Accepting Entries
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The 6th Annual New York City horror Film Festival will be held later this year. The deadline for filmmakers to enter their short or feature films is 1 September. For more details...

Heinlein Centennial Writing Contest Winners Anthology
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The six winners of the Robert A. Heinlein Centennial Convention Writing Contest are currently available in a pdf anthology for a very limited time. To read the stories...

Third Annual Science Fiction Short Film Festival
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The Science Fiction Museum and the Seattle International Film Festival Group are co-sponsoring a competition for short science fiction films. Entry deadline is...

SFPA's Second Science Fiction Poetry Contest
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The Science Fiction Poetry Association is sponsoring its Second Annual Poetry Contest, and is looking for submissions of science fiction (or fantasy or horror) sonnets. Cash prizes include...

Catherynne M. Valente wins Milliion Writers Award
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Catherynne M. Valente's "Urchins, While Swimming" won the 2007 Million Writers Award sponsored by storySouth. The story was published in Clarkesworld Magazine...

Dinner with Joss Whedon available in charity auction
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Dinner with Joss Whedon during the San Diego Comic Con is the prize for five deep-pocketed donors who win the auction on Ebay. There are also items up for auction for fans who can't be in San Diego...

Harry Potter Necrology Contest
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SFScope is running its first contest, a Harry Potter Necrology Contest. In the description, there are minor spoilers about the series of books (news that author J.K. Rowling has already released). The deadline is fast approaching, so read the rules to see how you can enter...

J.K. Rowling Open Book Tour to Bring Harry Potter Author to US
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J.K. Rowling will visit three US cities in October, doing three reading/talk events for schoolchildren, and a fourth for any Harry Potter fan who wins a sweepstakes sponsored by Scholastic...

Wheel of Time Calendar Art Contest
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Robert Jordan and Tor Books are sponsoring a Wheel of Time calendar art contest. Winners will receive copies and thanks, while proceeds from calendar sales will benefit the Mayo Clinic, where...

Write a Poem; Win a Harry Potter Bookshelf
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AbeBooks.com is giving away a unique Harry Potter Bookshelf to the entrant of the best poem they receive before...

Orbit's Fall Line-Up and Free Book Give-away
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Grand Central's new sf imprint, Orbit, has announced its Fall line-up, and also a contest to give away a book a month...

Albedo 1's Aeon Award update
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The deadline for submissions for the second Aeon Award is the end of June. The short-list thus far has been posted on Albedo 1's web site. The winner will receive €1000. Entry fees...

Ask a Question - Win a Scalzi Book
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Two different booksellers are running contests giving away copies of John Scalzi's brand new The Last Colony. Entry requirements are...

Win a Trip to the Nebulas
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AbeBooks.com and SFWA are co-sponsoring a contest to send two people to this year's Nebula Awards banquet and ceremony. Entrants must answer a question...

Albedo 1 to pay for all stories
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Irish magazine Albedo 1 is increasing its pay rate. They're also running a writing contest.
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