$500 Short Story Contest --  http://welcome-to-my-town.com/ Write a short story on why you love your home town. Free entry.

24-hour Short Story Contest - http://writersweekly.com/misc/contest.php

AAAS Science Journalism Awards Co mpetition - http://www.aaas.org/aboutaaas/awards/sja/index.shtml Prizes awarded to reporters for excellence in science writing in each of the following 6 categories: large newspaper (over 100,000 daily circulation), small newspaper (under 100,000 circulation), magazine, radio, television, and online. Online entries can come from a variety of digital sources: newspaper, radio, television, and online-only sites. Online entry form must
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Annual Essay Contest on Ayn Rand’s Novel Atlas Shrugged   Essay   Annual - http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=education_contests_atlas

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