A Gothic Story Competition for Young Writers, Inspired by the forthcoming Focus Features film Jane Eyre Vintage Books announces an exciting opportunity for teen writers and fans of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel—The Jane Eyre Gothic Story Competition! Students are invited to write their own gothic story (combining elements of romance and horror) and the author of the best story will win a trip for two to England! For inspiration, contestants...

Call for writing and art for Status Hat’s monthly artszine http://www.statushat.org! We are seeking works for these three themes, for publication in July, August and September of 2011: GAMES & PUZZLES; THE TRAVEL ISSUE; IMAGE. Writers, we accept:  Poetry (up to 3 poems), Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction & Articles (1000 words max). Artists – send us a link to where we can view your work online first. Call opens Feb. 18, 2011...

The 33rd Nimrod Literary Awards The Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction & The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry Sponsored by Nimrod International Journal Founded by Ruth G. Hardman FIRST PLACE: $2,000 and publication SECOND PLACE: $1,000 and publication Contest Rules Contest Begins: January 1, 2011 Postmark Deadline: April 30, 2011 Poetry: 3-10 pages of poetry (one long poem or several short poems). Fiction: 7,500 words maximum. No...

EVENT, a literary journal showcasing fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, reviews and notes on writing by new and established writers from Canada and around the world, is currently in its fourth decade of publication.  EVENT is one of Canada’s most prestigious literary journals, and a strong supporter of literary non-fiction. Stories first published in EVENT have won numerous National and Western Magazine Awards, and have been featured...

The Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction was established in 2004 in memory of Liza Nelligan, a writer, editor, and friend of many in Colorado State University’s English Department, where she received her master’s degree in literature in 1992. By giving an award to the author of an outstanding short story each year, we hope to honor Nelligan’s life, her passion for writing, and her love of fiction. The Nelligan Prize is offered annually. The winner...

2011 Anderbo Creative Nonfiction Prize For an unpublished up-to-1500-word Creative Nonfiction Piece Winner receives: $500 cash Publication on anderbo.com Judged by Elizabeth Wurtzel 2011 Contest Assistant: Emma Stockman Guidelines: –The creative nonfiction piece should be typed on 8 1/2 x 11 paper with the writer’s name and contact information on the upper right cornerof the first page, and the writer’s name on every page –Entries...

Our competition is called The Challenge of Three and is open to all writers in English, regardless of nationality. http://www.gritlit.ca/pages/2011-writing-competition gritLIT, Hamilton’s literary festival, seeks three outstanding works of short fiction and three suites of poems. We want to be impressed, thrilled, and entertained. (Your immortality will come later.) Six Cash Prizes to be won! We will publish the winning entries in a...