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Sydney Taylor Book Award Celebrates Honorees with Blog Tours

by Erika Dreifus on
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From the Association of Jewish Libraries blog: “The Sydney Taylor Book Award will be celebrating and showcasing its 2010 gold and silver medalists and special Notable Book for All Ages with a Blog Tour, February 1-5, 2010! (A blog tour is like a virtual book tour. Instead of going to a library or bookstore to see an author speak, you go to a website on or after the advertised date to read an author’s interview.)” For details on books and participating blogs, click here.

Writing Contests from Moment Magazine

by Erika Dreifus on
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FOUR contests to tell you about:

New: Moment Magazine Memoir Contest: “Everyone has a story. Moment wants to hear yours. To celebrate the rich and diverse narratives of its readers, Moment is holding a memoir writing contest. We are looking for short personal essays/memoirs (no more than 3,500 words) about you or your family that have some kind of Jewish connection or content. Moment will review all submissions and award one first place award and two honorable mentions to works of outstanding writing.”
Deadline: December 31, 2010.
Reading fee: $35 (pretty steep, in my view–I’m not sure I’ve seen many fees this high for a single-piece [vs. book-length] competition, and although this fee is more than twice the price of entering the fiction contest [see below] the first prize is only half as lucrative, but Moment didn’t ask for my input when they came up with the rules).
Prizes: First prize includes $500, plus possible publication; two honorable mentions of $150 apiece.

And three annual contests to remember:

You Can Change the World Essay Contest: social action writing contest for high school students in grades 9-12.
Deadline: February 15, 2010.
No entry fee.
First prize: $500.

Publish-A-Kid(book review contest): open to anyone ages 9-13.
Deadline: February 15, 2010.
No entry fee.

Moment-Karma Short Fiction Contest: for “outstanding works of unpublished short fiction with Jewish content.”
Deadline: December 31, 2010.
Reading fee: $15.
Prizes: $1,000/$500/$250, plus possible publication. “Winners may be invited to an awards ceremony. If so, the contest covers a round trip flight or train fare and one night hotel, if necessary. All travel arrangements are to be made by Moment.”