Fleeting Magazine – The Best Short Writing in the World Fleeting has teamed up with Stack Magazines to find the best short stories and poetry in the world. We’re looking for short stories of up to 1500 words and poetry of up to 40 lines. As ever, we seek writing that is daring, witty, erudite, lucid and infectious. The winner will be treated to a year’s subscription to Stack Magazines, a personalised monthly selection of the best...

Here at the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival we are excited to announce that we are now accepting entries for our One-Act Play and Fiction Contests. One-Act Play Contest We are accepting original one-act plays of any theme that run no longer than one hour in length. Deadline:  November 1, 2011 Grand Prize: $1,500 Staged reading at the 26th annual Festival (March 21-25, 2012) Full production in 2013 VIP All-Access Festival pass...

The Ventura County Writers Club (VCWC) announced its 12th Annual Short Story Contest closes September 30, 2011. The contest draws entries from around the country as well as internationally. The Ventura County Star newspaper will publish the first place winning entry in a January 2012 Sunday edition. The paper will publish first, second, and third winning entries in their online edition. The top three winners will receive a cash prize: first...

Colonnade Writing Contest: Open to short stories 10,000 word limit fiction only $12 to enter quarterly winners receive $100 and are eligible for the $500 grand prize of Colonnade Story Of The Year. Deadline is September 30, 2011. Next quarterly deadline: December 31, 2011 Details for submission and electronic submission guidelines can be found at:...

Autumn Short Story Competiton Story: Open Theme/Genre, 3000 words max Prizes: £100, £50 & £25 plus firstwriter.com voucher Fee: £5 per story Eligibility: Open to new and published authors, see website for full details Closing Date: 30th September Website: www.meridian-writing.co.uk

INKTEARS SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2011 Now open for entries – winner’s prize increased this year to £1,000 Deadline: 30 November 2011 Type: Short story (UK + International) Prizes: £1,000, £100, £25 x 4, plus all prize-winners get their story published to the InkTears Readers and consideration for a short story collection/anthology publication.   Full results will be announced by 30 March 2012. Fee: £4.50.   Length:1000-3000 words, any theme...