The Kenneth Patchen Award is back!   Geneva, IL—January 1, 2011—The Kenneth Patchen Award is back!  After a hiatus, the Kenneth Patchen Award for writing is being revived.  In the 1990s, The Kenneth Patchen Prize for Literature was a much-coveted prize administered by Pig Iron Press of Youngstown, Ohio, in honor of famous experimental fiction author, proletarian poet, and Ohio native Kenneth Patchen.  Beginning in 2011, the Award will be...

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The 5th annual NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge is now open for registration! This fun writing challenge is open to writers around the world. Here are the details:   ● There are two rounds of competition. ● 1st Round (February 4-12, 2011):  Writers are placed randomly in heats.  Each heat is assigned a genre and a subject.  Some examples of past genre and subject combinations are: Comedy / Hunting, Fantasy / Steps, Horror / A family reunion,...

Call for writing and art for Status Hat’s monthly artszine ( http://www.statushat.org)! We are seeking works for these themes, for publication in April, May and June of 2011:  TOOLS; NATURE; and MUSEUMS. 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. Deadline for all submissions:  Feb. 17, 2011. Complete...

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...

HOBOKEN, NJ (12/14/10) —  There are countless tips for children’s authors at the beginning of their careers, as well as those looking to grow a career that has recently taken off.  These tips all center around the importance of exposure for the authors work.  In the past this important exposure has relied on the author investing in marketing, but there are new avenues for exposure that do not cost anything such as online publication with...

The competition is open-themed and run on a quarterly basis. The closing dates are 31 March, 30 June, 30 September, 31 December. If you miss a closing date you will be entered into the following quarter’s competition. Stories received now are for inclusion in the competition closing on 31 March 2011. Entry fee is £5 for the first story, £3 for additional stories. Critiques are available for £5 per story. First Prize is £250. Second Prize...