1) www.ladderwriters.com – Ladder Writers is running a collaborative contest with an artist at the Bank Street Arts Centre in Sheffield. Write a poem or short piece of prose of no more than 50 words on the theme ‘women and war’. All the best entries will be rturned into audio recordings and used in an exhibition and the overall winner win received £30! You receive points for entering and winning, allowing you to climb the...

The Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival is currently accepting previously unpublished poetry and short story manuscripts for its 2010 Poetry & Short Story Contest. The contest is open to any living writer writing in English anywhere in the world. Entries will be juried by accomplished writers and poets. Two jurors will be selected. One juror is chosen to evaluate the poetry entries and a second juror is selected to jury the short...

Iron Horse Literary Review is hosting a collection competition judged by Mark Richard. Richard is the author of two novels, Fishboy and When Truth Gives Out, and two award-winning short story collections, Charity and The Ice at the Bottom of the World. His short stories have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s, Esquire, GQ, The Paris Review, The Oxford American, Shenandoah, and The Quarterly. The winning collection will be published in 2010 as...

Due to a lengthy LSU server error over the weekend, many of you were unable to download those last-minute entry forms for the Creative Nonfiction Contest, so we’ve decided to extend the deadline another week. New Deadline: December 7th Prize: $150 and publication in New Delta Review. Finalists will be considered for publication. $10 submission fee includes option to purchase discounted two-issue subscription to NDR for an additional $10....

Calling all aspiring writers: Do you have a dog-centric story to share? Modern Dog magazine wants to hear it! Submit your creative nonfiction story, whether heartwarming, dramatic, humourous, or simply a happily-ever-after “tail”. We’ll share the winning entries with the world: winning stories will be published in the upcoming Summer 2010 edition of Modern Dog magazine. In 800 words or less, tell us your dog-centric story!...

Pitch Xomba A Story Contest Have you always dreamed of being a fiction writer? Have you been writing fiction book after fiction book hoping to someday get published? Give us a synopsis of your book and we may be able to help make your dreams come true! The Xomba team will pick four of the best written and most captivating synopsis’ to win! Is fiction your forte? Prove it and let Xomba guide you on the path to success! Contest Rules: Ends:...