International literary salon Naked Girls Reading (www.nakedgirlsreading.com) is looking for exceptional, “gut level” writing in the areas of Short Fiction, Poetry, Criticism and Erotica.  In November 2010, an array of famous Naked Girls will read finalists in every category and give away the Naked Girls Reading LITERARY HONORS in Chicago at a very special event. This HONORS includes a reader funded cash prize of at least $500 and...

Closing date 31st October 2010 http://freespace.virgin.net/nicola.taylor/unboundpress.htm Flash fiction Prizes: 1st Prize: £30 + publication in Unbound Press Journal + free copy 2nd Prize: £15 + publication in Unbound Press Journal + free copy Runners-up: publication in Unbound Press Journal + free copy Length: up to 400 words Entry fee: £3 Poetry Prizes: 1st Prize: £30 + publication in Unbound Press Journal + free copy 2nd Prize: £15 +...

$10,000 in Prizes $25 Early Bird Entry $15 Each Additional Entry The All Genres Writing Competition hosts writing contests for the following categories: Children’s Books (No Word Limit) Young Adult (No Word Limit) Poetry (No Word Limit) Romance (No Word Limit) Screenplays (120 pages) Fiction (No Word Limit) Non-Fiction (No Word Limit) We also offer a junior writing contest in all genres for writers 12-18 years of age. All Genres Writing Contest...

 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...

 Open to submissions from July 1, 2010 until September 30, 2010. Free-verse, non-rhyming poetry with surrealistic edge is preferred. The entry fee for the competition is $10.00.  Please send $10.00 via paypal to medullapublishing (AT) gmail (DOT) com prior to send your chapbook submission, then send your submission to the same eMail address.  Send manuscripts between fifteen and twenty poems with one poem per page. Include a title page, bio...

Everyone has a story. We want yours. We are looking for true stories that astound, enchant, enlighten and startle us. We want to be swept up and away, pulled from our moorings, left shaken and inspired. We want to think, wonder, imagine, believe. Do you have a story that is especially meaningful to you, something hilarious or harrowing that touched you deeply, changed your heart, your soul, your way of seeing the world? It can be the story of...