Calling all aspiring authors! Here’s your chance to get your work published, all you’ve got to do is compete in a deathmatch. A literary deathmatch, that is. Enter your short story (fiction) in Broken Pencil Magazine’s Indie Writers Deathmatch and have a chance to win lots of great prizes! Winner gets a prize pack of cash and awesome stuff worth $650! Plus publication in Spring 2012 issue of Broken Pencil Magazine. 3 Runners-up get $100 and...

South American Short Story Writing Contest We are looking for the best possible short stories. Winning prize is $100 USD and publication in gringolandiasantiago.com. Deadline: 30 March 2012. Candidates must have previous writing experience either in a print publication or on-line in a blog. We are also seeking interns and writers. Submit entries along with links to any work you have published to werowe@walkerrowe.com. There is no reading fee....

The Americans for Democratic Action Education Fund is hosting its second annual “What Would Martin Do?” essay contest, questioning what would Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. say to President Obama if he were alive today. This contest is part of our third annual “What Would Martin Do?” forum in which a group of speakers will discuss how Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. might address the policies and situations that are seen in the...

PartSelect.com is giving away $5,000 worth of new GE Appliances to one lucky blogger! That’s $5,000 you can slice and dice anyway you want*. Pick your color. Pick your style. Pick a new fridge and stove, or new washer and dryer set. You win, you choose. To enter, simply choose one of our official blogging topics below, write a post** and send it to contests@partselect.com. It’s that easy! Official Blogging Topics: Tell us about your worst DIY...

anderbo.com For up to six unpublished poems Winner receives: $500 cash Publication on anderbo.com Judged by Debora Greger 2011 Contest Assistant: Anderbo Poetry Editor Charity Burns Guidelines: –Each poem should be typed on 8 1/2″ x 11″ paper with the writer’s name in the upper-right corner of every page –Include a cover page with name, contact information and the titles of the poems submitted –Limit six poems per poet –Writer...

Dear Poets &Writers, The editor-in-chief will review poetry, fiction, and hybrid submissions of 1,000 words or less for the new Oblongata Contest from November 20, 2011 until January 22, 2012. The entry fee is $10.00 for each submission. First, second, and third place winners will be chosen for publication. Works will be published by February 1, 2012. FIRST PLACE WINNERS will receive the following: Payment based on 10% of the entry fees...

Crazyhorse literary journal is excited to announce the Crazyhorse Fiction Prize and the Lynda Hull Memorial Poetry Prize: $2000 each and publication of your poem or short story in Crazyhorse literary journal. Deadline to enter: January 15, 2012 Reading fee of $16 per entry includes one-year subscription. Full entry guidelines at http://www.crazyhorsejournal.org or Contact: crazyhorse@cofc.edu