The contest is open for entries from November 9, 2010 to January 31, 2011. Guest judge Steve Almond (http://www.stevenalmond.com/) will award the first prize of $100, the second prize of $50, and the third prize a signed copy of Mark Budman’s novel “My Life at First Try” (http://markbudman.net/) and publication in Vestal Review. Entry fee is $4. Results will be announced at Vestal Review website http://vestalreview.net on or about March...

 The FBFT Sports Writing Competition 2011 is open to anyone aged 18 years or older.  Entries may be up to 1000 words in length and must be related to sport in some way. The three winning articles will receive the cash prizes as detailed and will be published on the website. We are particularly interested in sports writing that is original, exciting or somehow out of the ordinary.  Prizes: First place, £50; Second place, £30; Third place, £20...

Help Creative Writing Institute celebrate its second year! Here’s your opportunity to strut your stuff. Rules:Short Story Writing Contest, any genre (Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Drama, Children, Adult) Must be 1,000 – 1,500 words NO READING FEE – NO ENTRY FEE All rights to the story remain the property of the author Entries must be G-rated Contest ends November 20, 2010 Mail entries to: deborahowen@cwinst.com Put ‘WRITING CONTEST’...

First Prize: $300 and publication Second Prize: $150 and publication Third and Fourth Prize: publication Turtle Trails and Tales is holding its very first writing competition. Writers of any age are strongly encouraged to participate. Winning entries will be published on the front page of TurtleTrailsandTales.com, as well as in the Winter issue. There is a $15 entry fee per submission. Submit by PayPal, or by mail to: Turtle Trails and Tales,...

Southington Journal is having a contest for publication and awards.   The title of the journal is “100 Memories,” but the type of memory is up to you!   $20 entry fee for up to three poems (rhyming, sonnet, haiku, concrete, or free verse – 30 lines maximum), short stories (1,000 words maximum), flash fiction (500 words maximum), humor, personal essay, or memoir (1,000 words maximum).  Entry fee includes one mailed copy of the journal.  Works...

2011 KORE PRESS SHORT FICTION AWARD Judge: Antonya Nelson EXTENDED Deadline: November 30, 2010 A prize of $1,000 plus chapbook publication by Kore Press will be given for a short story written in English. This competition is open to any woman writing in English, regardless of nationality. How to Submit Submit your manuscript and $15 entry fee on-line here: http://korepress.org/submissions Comment box should include: daytime and evening...