The 2014 Golden Quill Awards Short Story/Memoir – 1,000 word maximum; Poetry – 40 line maximum Entries must include the words ‘Déjà vu’ and depict the theme. Entry Fee: $15 per entry, multiple entries are allowed in both categories Prizes: $750 – First Prize, $400 – Second Prize, for each category, plus Honorable Mentions Deadline: June 30th, 2014 ALL WRITERS ARE WELCOME! Visit our website for more contest details at:  www.slonightwriters.org...

Rhys Davies Short Story Competition 2014 has been revamped for 2014 with the inclusion of a brand new Under 21 Prize, and an increased total prize fund of £5,000 now on offer. Literature Wales is delighted to announce that the 2014 competition will be judged by Cynan Jones and Deborah Kay Davies with Gee Williams acting as Filter Judge. The winner of the first prize will receive an impressive £2,000. The second prize winner will receive £800,...

Hermeneutic Chaos Literary Journal has embarked on its maiden voyage and we are extremely excited to anticipate all that this adventure will entail. The journal will publish its inaugural issue composed of beautifully handcrafted semantic mindscapes in May, and is accepting submissions for the same. We want poetry and prose that evade the limitations of genre and celebrate the commotion of the liminal space.Writings which provoke secluded...

You have a little more than three weeks to enter this year’s Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. The best story will receive $1,000, the best essay will receive $1,000, and we’ll award ten Honorable Mention prizes of $100 each. The winning entries will be published on our website. Submit entries by April 30. Arthur Powers is the judge of this year’s contest. We are pleased to...

The Thomas Morton Memorial Prize in Literary Excellence is awarded to the single best submission in the respective categories of poetry and fiction. The prize is open for submissions each year from January 1st to September 30th through our online submissions manager. The judges for this year’s prize are Margaret Atwood (for poetry) and Zsuzsi Gartner (for fiction). In addition to publication in Issue 27: Fall 2014, each winning author receives...

Poetic Republic Short Story Prize 2014 | Closing Date: 15th April 2014 First Prize £2,000. Best Commentator prizes 2x £250. Anonymous peer review online short story competition judged by the entrants themselves. The event culminates with a collaborative eBook publication featuring the best short stories as chosen by the participants. For Short Stories from 500 to 3,000 words. Entry fee:  £12 per story; one entry per person. Enter online at: ...