Starting May 1st 2012  We are having a contest! To kick things off right, Ukritic.com is rewarding the memeber who submits the best review before May 15, 2012. Every review submitted will be a contender in the contest. Shortly after we’ll announce the winner on our home page and send them a thousand big ones. Contest Terms: $1,000 USD to the member who impresses us with what we consider to be the most compelling and engaging review,...

The Island Institute, Sitka, AK Deadline: April 15th, annually The Island Institute’s Writers’ Residencies provide opportunities for four writers to each spend a month in Sitka, Alaska, pursuing their own work while getting to know this unique island community in the forested coastal mountains of Southeast Alaska. Residents’ time is largely their own, but each person is expected to take part in five community activities. Two...

Type of material: One person plays Frequency: Annual Remuneration: $500 cash prize, and possible production and performance of the winning play Guidelines (summary): Play can have been produced and performed anywhere but Los Angeles, 2 play submission limit, 10 minute minimum and 95 minute maximum. See the full guidelines for more details. Submission Procedure: Application, summary, script, and resume; materials will not be returned Submission...

To help celebrate the official relaunch of Abandoned Towers we are holding a writing contest!  Please read the whole page for complete details. Theme: The theme for the first Abandoned Towers writing contest is: The concept of “abandoned towers” must be incorporated into the piece, as a phrase, allusion, metaphor, physical tower… however you choose. Genres: Short Story: any genre is acceptable for the contest Poetry: any form is acceptable for...

Scribophile.com is pleased to announce the Mad as a Hare writing contest. This fee-free contest has a $50 first prize and a $25 second prize, and is for fiction or non-fiction of 2500 words or fewer.   Entries must be about personified animals in some way, shape, or form.   Beyond that, there are no limits! Entry is free! Contest deadline March 31, 2012.   This contest is hosted by Scribophile–a friendly, knowledgeable, and intensive...

My name is Laura and I’m working on getting the Just One Book Project off the ground. We are looking for writers and I would like to know how I could get our project featured on your website. There is no fee for submission and we are looking for writers from the LGBT community and its supporters. For all the info check out our website or facebook page. For more info, visit: justonebookproject.com...

Step right up! We want to see mysteries, anomalies, and clashing energies. Bring your giant rats, conjoined twins, Fiji mermaids, and bearded ladies. We invite any writing that complicates issues of performance and identity. Real and unreal. Exposed and concealed. Submit: March 5th – May 31st Fee: $15 per entry Prize: $1000 + publication in Midway Journal for a winning poem (or group of poems), story, or essay. Judges: Ana Božičević and...