CARMEL COAST PUBLISHING ENTERPRISES
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SHORT STORY CONTEST



Win $1,000, A Publishing Deal, and More!




Sponsored by:

Carmel Coast Publishing Enterprises®

The Professional Black Writer™

The Black Poets Circle™

Wealthy Sistas® Media Group


Submission Deadline: August 20, 2010

First Prize: The Winner will receive $1000 cash, a Publishing Deal with Carmel Coast Publishing Enterprises, and an engraved plaque, commemorating the achievement.

Complete Guidelines:

1) Submit up to five (5) unpublished stories, no more than fifty (50) pages total.

2) Any writer composing in English is eligible.

3) The name of the author should not be on the text of the story itself.

4) Simultaneous submissions are not permitted.

5) There is a $20 entry fee for each submission ($25 for international submissions).

6) Each entrant will receive a free PBW pen and a one-paragraph critique of his/her work.

7) The Winner will be announced no later than Friday, September 24, 2010.

All stories submitted to the contest will be considered for publication--with the author’s consent--by Carmel Coast Publishing Enterprises as part of a book compilation.

Submit Your Entry Here

Winning stories for publication must be received by CCPE within one (1) year after acceptance of the award. The Publishing Package includes the following:

1) Your Book Published in 60 Days*

2) 20 Free Copies of Your Book

3) One Free ISBN

4) Your Book Available at Barnes and Noble.com, Amazon.com, Ingram Booksellers, and Baker and Taylor

5) Your Book Available to more than 30,000 wholesalers, retailers and booksellers in more than 100 countries

6) Marketing Consultation

7) Free membership in The Professional Black Writer social network

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*Terms
1- For book publication, author must provide all content to include edited text and book cover to required specifications

2- Author retains all rights to book