Fellowships Awards: Applications Must Be Received Ry: FEBRUARY 15, 2011 VSC awards a number of fellowships for 4-week residencies throughout the year. In addition to VSC Awards, a variety of special fellowships are also available for full or partial funding as well as specific international fellowships with deadlines on April 1st. To apply for a fellowship, please use our brochure or download an application. To apply for a special fellowship...

Writing Contest Details: Deadline: February 13th, 2011, midnight. Prize: E-book Ravena & The Resurrected by Tami Jackson. ($9.99 value) Specifics: Write a short story (250-600 words), any style, about vampires! The contest will be judged for: – spelling and grammar – engaging writing – solid ending – imagery/language – excessive use of clichés All entries must be submitted by Sunday, February 13th, at midnight....

With Guest Judge Jennifer Egan Enter the 2011 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Contest for a chance to win $1000 and have your work read at a Selected Shorts performance and recorded for possible broadcast as part of the Selected Shorts acclaimed public radio series. The winning submission will be selected by Jennifer Egan, a National Book Award finalist and author of such acclaimed works as A Visit from the Goon Squad and The Keep. Story...

$2,250 in cash awards!  Living Lights Publishing wants to inspire young Christians to take up the pen and write from the heart.  The purpose of this writing contest is first and foremost to glorify the Almighty and, secondly, to create a culture of quality writing, reflecting a Biblical world view. THEME:   In today’s world, we see economic hardship and other troubles all around us, whether in Europe, North America, or the developing...

The Splinter Generation, a literary journal for and about people born between 1973 and 1993, has begun its next reading period and is now accepting submissions for creative nonfiction, fiction and poetry. We are looking for the most powerful work you have—work that makes us look at ourselves in a new way and work that challenges, or confirms in some subversive way, the stereotypes that paint our generation as lazy or stupid or narcissistic or...

DO YOU HAVE A DATING HORROR STORY, PAST OR PRESENT? Writing Contest!  The best stories will be published on www.datesouttahell.com, with a first prize of six months subscription to Match.com! Rules: You must be the only author of your Manuscript. Any Manuscript submitted as an Entry written by two or more authors will not be eligible. Your Manuscript must be your original creation, fictional, and in the English language You may submit more than...

MONTANA PRIZE IN CREATIVE NONFICTION Open Dec. 1 – Feb. 28, the Montana Prize in Fiction seeks to highlight work that showcases an authentic voice, a boldness of form, and a rejection of functional fixedness. The winner, chosen by judge Thalia Field, will be featured in CutBank 75 and receive $500. All pieces will be considered for print publication. We look forward to reading your work! CONTEST GUIDELINES: The $17 contest entry fee...