This literary contest is named after the inspirational Cleopatra VII of Egypt, who was an author of works about cosmetics, pharmacology and weights & measures. Established and sponsored by author Stephanie Dray, the competition is aimed at discovering and mentoring aspiring young female writers. In particular, the award seeks to foster new voices with an appreciation for women’s history. Prizes Teen Category Winner:  Choice of $100 cash or...

Judges include Booker short listed author Clare Morrall, poet Jeff Phelps, children’s authors Ann Evans and Simon Cheshire, and former Birmingham Poet Laureate and non-fiction writer, Chris Morgan. 1st Prize £800 (approx 1,270 US $, 963 € ) The winning book will also be read by a top literary agent from MBA 2nd prize £150 (approx 240 US $, 180 €) 3rd prize £50 (approx 80 US $, 60 €) Closing date: March 31, 2011 We are now accepting...

Prose and Poetry Prizes 2010 from The New Writer magazine Closing date 30 November Established in 1997, one of the major annual international competitions for short stories, novellas, single poems, poetry collections, essays and articles;  offers cash prizes as well as publication for the prize-winning writers in The New Writer magazine. Back copies of previous annual “Collections” are available at the TNW website:...

The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who loves expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful art of poetry or writing a short story that is worth telling everyone! And to all who have the ability to dream… Write a poem or short story for a chance to win cash prizes. All works must be original. http://www.dreamquestone.com Guidelines: Write a poem, thirty lines or fewer on any subject, style, or...

The Center for Literary Publishing at Colorado State University is accepting submissions for the 2011 Colorado Prize for Poetry from October 1 through January 14, 2011. This year’s final judge is Cole Swensen. The prize is given annually for an outstanding book-length collection of poems. The winner will be awarded a $1,500 honorarium and his or her book will be published by the Center. Anyone may submit (with the exception of friends and...

Submit a poem in the Southern Gothic genre of literature.  Think about William Faulkner, Flannery O’Conner, Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, Harper Lee, Anne Rice, Katherine Anne Porter.  And then forget about them and go for it.  It doesn’t have to have anything to do with our record – but it could.  There’s a little info on what we’re up to HERE and you can also check out some stuff on the BLOG if you’re so inclined. Everyone who enters...