I thought your readers might be interested in a writing contest hosted by publishing legend, Avery Cardoza. Winners can win a cash prize and will be published by Cardoza Publishing in a special Las Vegas-themed anthology. Founder of the world’s largest gambling publishing house, Avery Cardoza’s life reads like a Hollywood movie script: banned from every casino in Vegas for card counting, Avery built a publishing empire on how to beat the...

StoryFeedback.com Short Story Competition Previously unpublished stories in any genre and on any theme of up to 5000 words required, from anywhere in the world, as entries can be uploaded on our website. Prizes: £100, £50, £25 plus publication online. Entry fee: £3, plus an extra £3 for a tick-sheet critique, or an extra £12 for a tick-sheet critique and proof edit. Deadline: 30th November 2011 RULES 1. UK residents can enter the contest either...

FlashStories.net Short Story Competition Previously unpublished stories in any genre and on any theme of up to 500 words required, from anywhere in the world, as entries can be uploaded on our website. Prizes: £500, £250, £100 plus publication online. Entry fee: £5, plus an extra £3 for a tick-sheet critique. Two stories for £7, three or more stories for £3 each. Deadlines: 30th Novemeber 2011, 30th April 2012.   RULES:  1. UK residents...

THE KEYBOARD OF MY HEART We are launching our second special poetry competition which is open to writers (Both students and adults) all over the world. The topic is “The Keyboard of my Heart” and all entries received and paid for will be available on the site. There will only be one prize and the winning writer will receive 80% of the entry fee received. The Minimum prize however will not be less than R 1000.00 The closing date for the...

As you may be aware, the number of unpaid family caregivers in North America is 50 million and growing every day. I’d like to introduce you and the readers of Creative Writing Contests to Caregiver Village, an online community designed exclusively for those who provide care for anyone with special needs. Caregiver Village members connect with friends, participate in book clubs with celebrity authors, journal, play mystery games, solve puzzles,...

We are seeking letters about the serendipity, magic, and divine design of being in love with your true love and soulmate for our book to be released in 2012 called: Miracles of True Love: Soulmate Love Letters Miracles of True Love: Soulmate Love Letters, is an inspiring gift book filled with expressions of love from the very soul of the authors about their soulmates. The book will be broken down into the following sections: Beloved...

Strictly Shakespeare Does Halloween! THE RULES of Submission:- 1.) Poetic Entries can be up to 40 lines long and in any poetic format.  Prose entries must be a minimum of 400 words and a maximum of 2000 words. 2.) Entrance fee – £2.50 for up to 3 entries to be paid on our fee page.  Please email if the name on the billing information is different to the name on the entry. 3.) Contestants must be aged 18 or over. 4.) There is a maximum...