Blueline seeks poems and stories about the Adirondacks and regions similar in geography and spirit, focusing on nature’s shaping influence. We also welcome short essays or creative nonfictions that interpret the literature or culture of the region, including New York State, New England, and eastern Canada. Submission period July through November. Decisions mid-February. Payment in copies. Send no previously published works and no simultaneous...

Colonnade Writing Contest: Open to short stories 10,000 word limit fiction only $12 to enter quarterly winners receive $100 and are eligible for the $500 grand prize of Colonnade Story Of The Year. Deadline is September 30, 2011. Next quarterly deadline: December 31, 2011 Details for submission and electronic submission guidelines can be found at:...

Autumn Short Story Competiton Story: Open Theme/Genre, 3000 words max Prizes: £100, £50 & £25 plus firstwriter.com voucher Fee: £5 per story Eligibility: Open to new and published authors, see website for full details Closing Date: 30th September Website: www.meridian-writing.co.uk

INKTEARS SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2011 Now open for entries – winner’s prize increased this year to £1,000 Deadline: 30 November 2011 Type: Short story (UK + International) Prizes: £1,000, £100, £25 x 4, plus all prize-winners get their story published to the InkTears Readers and consideration for a short story collection/anthology publication.   Full results will be announced by 30 March 2012. Fee: £4.50.   Length:1000-3000 words, any theme...

Tales & Mousterpieces Anthology Submit your non-fiction writing pieces less than 1,500 words. Subject should either be about “Italy” or about “a mouse”.This is in honor of the blog,  Mousterpieces (http://mousterpieces.blogspot.com/p/submitto.html) .Humor is preferred, but essays can be serious, quirky, humorous or somewhere in between. Include a brief bio, because best essays will be featured on the blog.Anthology...

Two Publishing Pros to Offer Fiction Writing Bootcamps throughout Southern California Two literary insiders have teamed up to help budding authors craft novels that will catch the eye of an agent and publisher. Shelly Lowenkopf and Toni Lopopolo began the bootcamps with small groups this past spring in the Santa Barbara/Ventura area. Now they are expanding to a larger area of Southern California, bringing their accumulated knowledge as...

Name the Squirrel Contest – http://www.leafguard.com/name-the-squirrel-contest.php Our LeafGuard Squirrel needs a name and we could use your child’s help to come up with one. Your child could win up to a $1,500 head start toward their college tuition. We are asking children 8 – 13 years old, to tell us what our squirrel’s name should be and to tell us why they have picked that name. Essays should be 150 words or less and...