Saturday, March 31, 2012

Warner Press

Warner Press is "the publishing house for the Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)." They publish a variety of religious material, including boxed greeting cards (no individual card lines). They want positive, inspiring copy about four lines long. Their submission deadline is listed as July 31st for everyday card verse (Oct 1st for Christmas cards) and they accept email submissions as well as mailed submissions. Payment was previously noted to be $35 on acceptance, but the guidelines now state that it varies.

(Thanks to Lynda Lee Schab for listing this market on her On the Write Track site.)

Friday, March 16, 2012

New Ephemera contest

Ephemera has launched another caption contest.  The details and the photo can be found on Ephemera's Dry Heaves blog.  As with the previous contests, submit your entries as comments on the contest page, and the chosen winner will receive $50.  The deadline this time around is April 3rd.

Slogan Slingers lowers minimum prize amount

Slogan Slingers is a website where businesses can go to find new slogans.  You can sign up as a writer for free, and if your slogan is picked by the business, you win the prize amount for that contest (minus a small fee).  The previous minimum prize amount was $200, which is a good amount for writers but was discouraging some businesses from utilizing the site.  But the site administrators recently lowered the minimum amount to $50.

Hopefully the lower minimum will attract more contests for writers.  There are currently two contests going on -- one for $100 and one for $150.

Friday, March 9, 2012

Avanti

Avanti is a greeting card publisher (check out their different lines under the "Seriously Funny Cards" link on their web site) that works with a roster of freelance writers.  They are currently not taking any new writers, but you can still send them some samples to be considered if an opening pops up.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Amber Lotus

Amber Lotus publishes greeting cards as well as other materials.  They don't accept card ideas or verse submissions, but they are open to graphical submissions (photography and artwork).  They only read from April to June, but you can submit any time.

March Hallmark Contest

This month's Hallmark contest is titled "A Very Tacky Christmas."  The company wants card submissions with a photograph showing a "less-than-picture-perfect" holiday.  You can enter up to three times, and the winners will be awarded $250 (with the chance to earn more).  The contest deadline is March 25th.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Pizzaadz T-Shirt Slogan Contest

Pizzaadz is currently running a slogan contest to come up with the text that will be printed on the back of their T-shirts.  There is no limit to the number of entries, and submissions can be made by email.  The prize is a "$100 Gift Prize," as well as one free shirt with your slogan on it.  The deadline for submissions is March 21st.

Monday, March 5, 2012

The Great British Card Company

The Great British Card Company (which appears to have taken over Paper House) is a greeting card publisher that is accepting "illustrative, photographic, humour, and editorial submissions."  Their guidelines don't give much information -- including pay rate -- but they do say that they reply to all submissions within two months.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Mom's Party Rental slogan contest

This contest will be closing quickly (as soon as they find a winning entry, which the sponsor thinks will be about 2 days) so if you want to enter, enter soon.  The prize for the winning slogan is $15.  The company name is Mom's Party Rental, and you must be a member of the DigitalPoint.com forums to enter.  (Registration is free.)

Niagara Falls library slogan contest

Resident library card holders of the city of Niagara Falls can win a Kindle Fire in the library's slogan contest.  The library needs a slogan "that captures what the library has to offer."  The slogan should be 10 words or less, and entry forms can be picked up from the library.  The contest deadline is March 31st.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Decatur, GA slogan contest

The city of Decatur, Georgia is hosting a slogan contest to come up with the best "buy local" slogan.  There is no cash prize for this contest, but the winner will get a gift card to an area restaurant, as well as two free shirts with the winning slogan printed on them.  The deadline for slogan submissions is March 16th.

Friday, March 2, 2012

Blue Mountain Arts Poetry Card Contest

Blue Mountain Arts is sponsoring another Poetry Card Contest.  The greeting card company wants poetry (rhyming or non-rhyming) that reflects "real emotions and feelings" and they'll pay $300, $150, and $50 for the three best poems. You can submit as many poems as you want, as long as they're in by the June 30th deadline.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Cruise line slogan contest

Prizes.org is a website that hosts all sorts of different contests.  One of the current contests is a slogan contest for a cruise line.  The company wants a short slogan (7 words or less) that encapsulates the essence of this cruise line.  You can read all of the details, as well as other entries that have already been submitted, on the contest page.  The prize for the chosen slogan is $100.  The deadline for submitting is March 14th, and you can enter as many slogans as you want.

1st Class Firearms slogan contest

If anyone lives in the Zion, IL area (or will be passing through there) 1st Class Firearms is holding a slogan contest to find a new slogan for the business.  Slogans must be submitted in person by March 3rd, and the chosen winner will receive a $50 gift certificate to the store.