FISH FLASH FICTION CONTEST 2012 Judge: Michael Collins. Micheal Collins is the judge of the 2012 Contest. He is the acclaimed author of eight books, including novels and short stories which have been translated into seventeen languages. His work has garnered numerous awards, including Irish Novel of the Year along with being shortlisted for both The Man Booker Prize and Impac Prize. His novel, The Secret Life of E. Robert Pendleton won Breakout...

FISH SHORT STORY CONTEST 2011/12 Judge: David Mitchell David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas, number9dream, Ghostwritten, Black Swan Green and The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, will be judging the 2011/12 prize. “If any readers have doubted that David Mitchell is phenomenally talented and capable of vaulting wonders on the page, they have been heretofore silent. Mitchell is almost universally acknowledged as the real deal. His...

The Fiddlehead presents its 21st annual literary contest: Deadline: Postmarked by December 1, 2011. The Fiddlehead, Atlantic Canada’s International Literary Journal, is holding its 21st annual contest. There are two contest categories, poetry and short fiction. In poetry the prizes are $1500 (Canadian) Ralph Gustafson Prize for Best Poem and $500 (Canadian) each for the 2 Honourable Mentions and in short fiction the prizes are $1500 (Canadian)...

I thought your readers might be interested in a writing contest hosted by publishing legend, Avery Cardoza. Winners can win a cash prize and will be published by Cardoza Publishing in a special Las Vegas-themed anthology. Founder of the world’s largest gambling publishing house, Avery Cardoza’s life reads like a Hollywood movie script: banned from every casino in Vegas for card counting, Avery built a publishing empire on how to beat the...

StoryFeedback.com Short Story Competition Previously unpublished stories in any genre and on any theme of up to 5000 words required, from anywhere in the world, as entries can be uploaded on our website. Prizes: £100, £50, £25 plus publication online. Entry fee: £3, plus an extra £3 for a tick-sheet critique, or an extra £12 for a tick-sheet critique and proof edit. Deadline: 30th November 2011 RULES 1. UK residents can enter the contest either...

FlashStories.net Short Story Competition Previously unpublished stories in any genre and on any theme of up to 500 words required, from anywhere in the world, as entries can be uploaded on our website. Prizes: £500, £250, £100 plus publication online. Entry fee: £5, plus an extra £3 for a tick-sheet critique. Two stories for £7, three or more stories for £3 each. Deadlines: 30th Novemeber 2011, 30th April 2012.   RULES:  1. UK residents...