It’s a big year at the Tennessee Williams/ New Orleans Literary Festival as we get ready to celebrate our 25th anniversary and the 100th birthday of Tennessee Williams. We’re excited to announce our first ever poetry contest in addition to our 2011 fiction and one-act play contests. 2011 Fiction Contest Judge: Robert Olen Butler Grand Prize $1500 Domestic airfare (up to $500) and French Quarter accommodations to attend the 2011...

We’re excited to announce that this current contest is being generously sponsored by Leah’s Homemade Cookies.  In addition to cash prizes, Leah’s Homemade Cookies will be awarding one dozen gourmet cookies to the first and second place winners!  The winners will select the flavor of their choice, and Leah will ship them to their doorstep.  Visit Leah’s website to give a gourmet gift or treat youself:...

Still: The Journal: The first annual Still Writing Contests in Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction Contest entries should follow our normal submission guidelines, which state that “we want to feature writing that exemplifies the Mountain South or that is written by an author with an established connection to the region.” Rules: Submitted entries must be unpublished. Simultaneous entries are accepted as long as you let us know if your submissions...

The Strange Circle Magazine is a new publication that will showcase the best new dark fiction and poetry from around the world. We are currently looking for submissions, and to encourage entries, there is a prize of £50 on offer! All runners-up will receive a firstwriter.com voucher worth $15 / £10 / €15, allowing them to take out a free subscription to firstwriter.com, providing access to details of hundreds of publishers, literary agents,...

Berkeley Branch Writing Contests The annual Write On! Story Contest, formerly The WestSide Story Contest, is open to all genres of literary fiction. The contest is in its sixth year. It is now hosted by the Berkeley Branch of the California Writers’ Club. Founded in the early 1900s by Jack London, the CWC is the third oldest professional writers club in the country GRAND PRIZE: $250.00 2nd Prize: $100.00 3rd Prize: $50.00 Judge: Marilyn...

Competitions Page – Free to enter and cash prize competitions for writing stories, blog entries and poems. Tell Us About Your Writing Experiences – Free to enter The Competition – Getting to know you. Do you have a story about your writing experiences? Here at Creative Edge we are looking for stories about the ups and downs of being a writer. It could be your first success story, how you found inspiration or how you faced your...