Our ghost story writing contest and fundraiser for the Dr. Eugene Clark Library in Lockhart, Texas, has entered its fourth year this 2012. We offer nice cash prizes and trophies for ghost story entries of 5,000 words or less for an entry fee of $20.00 that goes in its entirety to the Friends of the Dr. Eugene Clark Library. First place prize is $1000.00 and a trophy. Second place prize is $500.00 and a ribbon. Third place prize is $250.00 and a...

DELENGUA MICRO STORIES CONTEST WIN A FREE SPANISH COURSE OF 2, 3 OR 4 WEEKS The Spanish school Escuela Delengua in Granada, Spain, celebrates its 15th anniversary (1997-2012). For this reason, and also for celebrating the first anniversary of the UNESCO’s declaration of flamenco culture being part of the intangible heritage of humanity, we would like to announce a micro stories contest. Our Spanish school is situated at the foot of the...

2012 COLUMBIA: A JOURNAL OF LITERATURE AND ART WRITING CONTEST NOW OPEN $500 prizes in each genre: fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Plus publication in our landmark 50th issue. [JUDGES] Fiction: Dinaw Mengestu How to Read the Air The New Yorker “20 Under 40” 2010 Nonfiction: Anne Fadiman The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down National Book Critics Circle Award 1997 Poetry: Eileen Myles Inferno: a poet’s novel Lambda Literary Award 2010...

FISH POETRY PRIZE 2012 Judge: Billy Collins (Poet Laureate USA 2001-2003). The ten best poems will be published in the 2012 Fish Anthology. 1st Prize €1,000. 2nd Prize – a week at Anam Cara Writers & Artists Retreat in West Cork’s Beara Peninsula. Word limit 200. Closes 30 March 2012. Results announced 30 April 2012. Entry €14. Critique €30 FISH FLASH FICTION PRIZE 2012 Judge: Micheal Collins writer and extreme athlete. Fish...

The Prestigious Claymore Award What You Win? Over $1,500 in prizes, plus possible book advance and book publication, plus possible agent representation What Manuscripts Will be Considered? Enter the first 50 pages of your unpublished crime literature manuscript in the contest. Judges will consider any subgenre of mystery or thriller, including political thriller, cozy, legal, police procedural, private eye, romantic suspense, paranormal...

Win A Key West Residency – Robert Frost Poetry Contest TSKW was honored to take over the prestigious literary tradition founded by the Heritage House Museum over 18 years ago, and continues a long tradition of the contest, which honors Robert Frost and encourages the creation of new poetry and haiku. TSKW will begin accepting contest entries by email and mail between January 1 and March 15, 2012. PRIZES FOR EACH CATEGORY: (POETRY AND HAIKU) 1st...

The 3rd Annual Sorrento Wave Short Story Contest RULES: 1. Read and follow all the rules! We don’t want to have to disqualify any stories. 2. All stories must use the following opening line: “In that surreal moment when the car skidded off the road, my father’s warning echoed in my ears” This can be a complete sentence, or you can add to it, but your story must start with the opening line provided. 3. Each entry must be accompanied by a $5...