West Jefferson, NC – Ashe County’s On the Same Page Literary Festival, now in its seventh year, is opening the Festival’s annual writing competition. In association with the 2014 Festival, which will take place September 16-20 in Ashe County, NC, the Page Crafter’s Prize recognizes writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry with cash awards. Winning writers will have the opportunity to read their work during the On the Same Page Literary...

A $800 cash prize can be won for a debut novel in the Writers’ Village International Novel award, Deadline: 30th June 2014 Novels that have previously been self-published are also eligible. The winning author will be assessed by international literary agency A. M. Heath for possible representation. The top eight contestants will receive personal feedback on their novels by the judge, novelist Michelle Spring, Royal Literary Fellow at...

$24 ENTRY FEE. The 2014 Emerging Writer’s Contest is open to writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry who have yet to publish a book. The winner in each genre will be awarded $1,000. We define an “emerging writer” as someone who has yet to publish a book, including chapbooks, eBooks, and self-published works, in any of the content genres: creative nonfiction, poetry, or fiction. Deadline May 15, 2014. Fiction and nonfiction...

$20 ENTRY FEE.  Northern Colorado Writers is hosting its 4th annual Personal Essay/ Creative Nonfiction writing contest, open to everyone. 1st: $1,000; 2nd: $250; 3rd: $100. Winners and honorable mentions of this and the other two contests in the series (Poetry coming up next) will be published in and receive a free copy of the winners’ anthology, POOLED INK. Maximum 5,000 words. Deadline June 30, 2014. Visit the website: ...

NO ENTRY FEE. Have you ever met an everyday, ordinary guru who helped you break a myth that held you back, sparked insight, or helped you see the world a little differently? If so, tell us your story by entering the Ordinary Guru Contest. You can submit a short story, essay, memoir, photo essay, cartoon, graphic novel or poem. First Prize: $5,000. Second Prize: $2,500. Third Prize: $1,500. Open only to legal residents of the 50 United States...

PALETTES & QUILLS BIENNIAL POETRY CHAPBOOK COMPETITION $20 ENTRY FEE. $200 cash award plus 50 copies of the published book. Additional copies will be available at an author’s discount. All finalists will receive one free copy of the published book. Deadline September 30, 2014. Visit the website:  http://www.palettesnquills.com/palettes__quills_2nd_biennial_p.htm  

Tallenge, which is a global talent platform. It has ongoing short story and poetry contest where writers amateurs and professionals from all over the world are invited to upload their works in any language. TALLENGE WRITING CONTEST – the winner receives $100 prize money The deadline for the contest is 11:59 PM GMT on 20-May-2014. The winner will be announced on 23-May-2014 You may enter as many times as you wish, provided that each...