Smartish Pace, Erskine J. Poetry Prize Winning poet receives $200. Top three poets and all finalists (usually about 10) are published in Smartish Pace. All poems submitted for the prize will be considered for publication. Submit 3 poems along with a $5 entry fee. Additional poems may be submitted for $1 per poem. No more than 15 poems may be submitted (maximum submission: 15 poems = $5 + $12 = $17).  Deadline: August 15, 2010. Stephen Reichert...

Still: The Journal: The first annual Still Writing Contests in Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction Contest entries should follow our normal submission guidelines, which state that “we want to feature writing that exemplifies the Mountain South or that is written by an author with an established connection to the region.” Rules: Submitted entries must be unpublished. Simultaneous entries are accepted as long as you let us know if your submissions...

The Strange Circle Magazine is a new publication that will showcase the best new dark fiction and poetry from around the world. We are currently looking for submissions, and to encourage entries, there is a prize of £50 on offer! All runners-up will receive a firstwriter.com voucher worth $15 / £10 / €15, allowing them to take out a free subscription to firstwriter.com, providing access to details of hundreds of publishers, literary agents,...

Competitions Page – Free to enter and cash prize competitions for writing stories, blog entries and poems. Tell Us About Your Writing Experiences – Free to enter The Competition – Getting to know you. Do you have a story about your writing experiences? Here at Creative Edge we are looking for stories about the ups and downs of being a writer. It could be your first success story, how you found inspiration or how you faced your...

Birdsong Micropress Winter 2010 Poetry + Prose Contest [Deadline: 1 October 2010] BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — June 1, 2010. New York literary zine birdsong is now accepting submissions for our Winter 2010 Poetry + Prose Contest. A prize of $50, publication in birdsong #14, 10 complimentary copies of the zine (edition of 200, full color, screenprinted cover), and a featured spot in our Brooklyn reading series in mid-December will be awarded a single...

Do You Love Nature? short fiction, creative non-fiction, poetic prose, or poetry First Prize $500 Two Second Prizes of $100 each Entry fee $12 (US) Entries are now invited for the Earth Vision 2010 Nature Writing contest. The deadline for receipt of entries falls on October 15, 2010. The EV nature writing contest is held to support the cause of writing on the subject of nature and deep ecology. Any outstanding proceeds support the Earth Vision...