THE 2011 JOY HARJO POETRY PRIZE and RICK DEMARINIS SHORT FICTION PRIZE $1,250  First-Place Prize in both genres and $250  Second-Place Prize, Plus Publication ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JUDGES: Alison Hawthorne Deming: POETRY Luis Alberto Urrea: FICITON ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GENERAL GUIDELINES: Contest Deadline Extended to October 1Oth. Send up to 3 poems (100 line limit/one poem per page) or a short...

Finally–the September issue of Gemini Magazine is here! I hope you’ll agree the wait was worth it. Even the titles are intriguing: – “Identity Theft” (poem by Diana Raab) – “Authority Figure” (flash fiction by Tony Wayne Brown) – “Nothin to Lose” (poem by Chinedu Jonathan) – “Discarded” (short story by Dina Greenberg) – “Before AIDS Was a Word”...

(Ventura, CA – September 27, 2011) The Ventura County Book & Author Fair has announced speakers and sessions for its first four seminars to be held November 5th at the Pleasant Valley Community Park Auditorium in Camarillo, CA.  Speakers are top literary professionals from Ventura, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties. The Fair is produced by the Pacific Institute for Professional Writing, a CA nonprofit, and co-sponsored by the...

The Araca Group, a Broadway theatrical producing company, is once again seeking “The Best Play” from playwrights in post-collegiate universities and professional study programs.  The style, subject and length of the submissions are entirely up to you.  However, this year, we are opening the contest up to emerging writers nationwide. The selected playwright will have the opportunity for his/her play to be performed in a free and public reading...

7th Annual ACCENTI Writing Contest Contest Rules  Topic The topic is open. Any type of entry that meets the submission criteria below is eligible. Multiple entries welcome.  Submission Criteria • The contest is open to prose works. • Entries can be fiction, non-fiction or creative non-fiction. • Entries must be previously unpublished and not under consideration by any other publication. • Entries must be original and not a translation of a...

Are you good at creative writing? Can you think of a thousand ways to describe a bedside table? ENTER NOW… In our latest competition, we give you the chance to win a piece of oak furniture from our signature ranges up to the value of £500*. We are looking for creative reviews of our furniture, something to spice up our own descriptions. Follow these easy steps to win.. Step 1) Pick an item you like (this can be any item) Step 2) Write a...

Here you can find details on how to enter The Sitcom Mission 2012. Make sure you read all the pages in this section – for example, you won’t stand a chance of winning unless you stick to the guidelines. Early Bird Entry Fee: £10 (Entries received before 00.00 GMT on January 25, 2012) Final Deadline Fee: £15 (Entries received between 00.00 GMT on January 25, 2012 and 23.59 on January 31, 2012) This is the first year we have...