CONTEST: Anger & Revenge postmark deadline March 16, 2011 For an upcoming issue, Creative Nonfiction is seeking new essays about anger and revenge, true tales of frustration and retribution, long-buried memories of outrage and reprisal–or the absence of either. We’re looking for stories that explore the lost art of the thoughtful diatribe, illustrate the beauty of the lyrical barb, invent elaborate secret plots, and generally...

Cash prize: $500 for the winner Two $100 prizes will be awarded to runners-up 10 additional finalists will be listed on our website All entries will be considered for publication  Featuring Guest Judge: Ray McManus http://www.raymcmanuspoetry.com/ Entering the contest You may submit groups of 3-5 poems along with a $10 entry fee per submission. Make sure to include your name, contact information, and title only on a separate cover letter....

Burner Magazine Issue 04: The Revolutionaries Issue Call for Submissions, deadline April 20, 2011 http://www.burnermag.com/index.html Burner is that girl. She’s witty, pretty, and doesn’t dumb herself down. By day, she’s a kindergarten teacher and by night, dances gogo. Inspired by fellow revolutionaries from John Lennon to Virginia Woolf, she’s a muse and amusing, compelling and never complacent. The Burner girl gets...

The L Magazine has issued a call for entries to the seventh annual Literary Upstart, The Search for Pocket Fiction competition. Writers are encouraged to submit their previously unpublished short fiction (a maximum of 1,500 words). Semi-finalists, fifteen in total, will be invited to participate in one of three readings in Williamsburg, in front of a live, lively audience, and a panel of judges comprised of members of the local...

We want your menupoems! Alimentum invites you to submit menupoems now through March 15, 2011. Selected menupoems will be posted in a special online menupoems Celebration for National Poetry Month, April 2011! Send to menupoems@alimentumjournal.com: -3 poem limit -12 line limit per poem -pasted into email; no attachments please. What’s a menupoem? See our 2010 menupoems broadside and 2010 videos from our Youtube channel. Our general...

WriterAdvice, www.writeradvice.com, is searching for flash fiction, memoir, and creative non-fiction that grabs, surprises, and mesmerizes readers in fewer than 750 words. If you have a story or memoir with a strong theme, sharp images, and a solid structure, please submit it to Writer Advice’s Sixth Annual Flash Prose Contest. DEADLINE: April 15, 2011 JUDGES: Former prizewinners, Stephen Bakalyar, Mary Rudy, Denise Turner, and Francine Garson...

The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who loves arranging words into the beautiful art of poetry or writing a short story that is worth telling everyone! And to all who have the ability to dream… Write a poem or short story for a chance to win cash prizes. All works must be original. http://www.dreamquestone.com Guidelines: Write a poem, thirty lines or fewer on any subject, style, or form, typed or neatly hand...