“ADVENTURES IN HOSTELLING” WRITING CONTEST SEEKS SHORT PERSONAL STORIES Prizes include round-trip international airfare and Flip Video cameras Deadline to enter: July 15, 2008 The “Adventures in Hostelling” Writing Contest seeks very short (150-250 words) stories recounting a personal experience that either took place at a hostel or was made possible through a hostel stay. Organized in honor of the 50th anniversary of...

William Joseph K Publications is currently seeking writing submissions for Volume 1 Issue 1 plans for release date this fall – no current deadline for submissions http://episodesofthenorm.vpweb.com/

Parlor Submission Guidelines We are currently reading for Issue 5 – Summer 2008. The reading period will be open until August 15, 2008. All submissions must be previously unpublished works of poetry, prose, and drama. Please review the appropriate section below for specific submission requirements. Author may submit a maximum of five (5) works per submission period in any combination of the following: – up to five (5) works of poetry...

$200 prizes for poetry, fiction and nonfiction Three prizes of $200 each and publication in New Southerner will be awarded for works of poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction. * 5,000 word limit for prose * 50 line limit for poetry * Entry Fee: $10 per entry * Multiple entries accepted * Postmark deadline: October 1, 2008 Final judges will include: Nonfiction — Kathryn Eastburn (author of A Sacred Feast and Simon Says) Poetry — Erin Keane...

mnartists.org seeks new short-short fiction for the summer round of this literary competition and publication series for Minnesota writers. Submission deadline is June 30, 2008. CALL FOR MINNESOTA WRITERS The deadline for submissions for the second round in this short fiction contest is JUNE 30, 2008. mnartists.org is launching miniStories, a quarterly short-short fiction competition coordinated by Electric Arc Radio’s Geoff Herbach...