www.worklifegroup.com/contests/career-transition-stories/ Tell the story of a person who has been through career transition. It could be from school to the workforce, position to position, or from career to career. Capture their victories, failures and emotions, and distill their lessons to assist others who might seek to learn from their experience. Your story should be fresh, original, insightful, and engaging. Here are just a few themes to...

The Prairie Schooner Book Prize Series welcomes manuscripts in poetry and fiction from all living writers, including non-US citizens, writing in English. Both unpublished and published writers are welcome to submit manuscripts. Writers may enter both contests. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but we ask that you notify us immediately if your manuscript is accepted for publication somewhere else. Winners will receive $3000 and publication...

Win a Holiday in Greece with your Short Story. We are looking for SHORT STORIES on any subject up to 3000 words Closing date: March 1st, 2010 Entry fee: £5 / €6 / $7.50 1st and 2nd Prize One week holiday in a sea-view apartment, or a free place at a Writing Seminar by the sea in Greece. Many other prizes. www.limnisa.com / info@limnisa.com

Beauty does not last forever. You have until midnight on Sunday, November 15th (U.S.A. Eastern Time) to send in your short-story entry to the Beauty Contest. If you still haven’t visited and voted on the contest entries, we need your vote! Votes for the Reader’s Choice Award will be accepted until midnight on Friday, Nov. 21st. Winners announced on Sunday, Nov. 22nd. Look for our next contest announcement soon. Your story could be...

Deadline: 30th November International competition for short story writers successfully published in magazines and/or placed in competitions, but no book deal. Prizes: £150, £50; £25 x 4. All prizewinners get their story published to the InkTears Readership, along with an offer of publication of their own short story collection or as part of an InkTears anthology. Full results posted on website by February 28 Fee: £4.50. Length:1000-3000 words....

The deadline for the 15th open, annual Soul-Making Literary Competition is November 30, 2009. We are accepting entries in twelve categories: Short Story; Poetry; Flash Fiction; Prose Poetry; Memoir; Novel Excerpt; Intercultural Essay; Humor; Literary Nonfiction; Environmental Futures Writing; Young Adult Poetry; Young Adult Prose. Cash prizes in all categories. Competition is an arts outreach of Pen Women, Nob Hill, San Francisco Branch. For...