Deadline: Saturday, May 31, 2014 Entry Fees: $15 per entry March 2 through May 31, 2014 Prizes: First Place: $1,000 (USD); publication, along with the finalist judge’s comments, in The Writer magazine; a creative writing workshop offered in New York City or online by Gotham Writers Workshop ($445 value); and a one-year subscription to The Writer magazine. Second Place: $500 (USD); publication on The Writer website (WriterMag.com);...

Deadline:Thursday, May 15, 2014 Entry Fees $15 entry fee Prizes The winner will be awarded $300 and published in an upcoming issue of Nowhere. The top 10 stories will be announced on the website and published on nowheremag.com . Description Award-winning literary travel magazine, Nowhere, is teaming up with Outside Magazine Executive Editor Sam Moulton for the first Nowhere Spring Travel Writing Contest. We are looking for young, old, novice...

Bastion Science Fiction Magazine, which released its first issue this month, is currently accepting submissions for a limited time for the June 2014 issue. (Submissions for the May 2014 issue have already been filled.) R. Leigh Hennig, editor-in-chief, is reviewing electrifying works of the weird and eccentric, mainly short sci-fi stories, 1K to 5K words. He will consider other fiction genres, such as horror, crime and thriller, provided that...

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SHAKESPEARE’S SISTER GRANT – http://aroomofherownfoundation.org/awards/shakespeares-sister/ — The Shakespeare’s Sister Fellowship provides a unique opportunity for a female playwright to be supported by three extraordinary institutions over the course of a year while she writes and develops a new play. In addition to a cash prize of $10,000, the playwright will receive residencies at three geographically distinct...

— NO ENTRY FEE. Entries must be 15,000 to 20,000 words in length, Submitted by May 31, 2014. Each entry must be an original unpublished work of fiction that conforms to the tradition of the Nero Wolfe series. The mystery should be “traditional” in flavor. The crime must be solved using the deductive abilities of the sleuth. No coincidences. The detective could be a professional or amateur. The setting could be NYC or Boston or...

— NO ENTRY FEE. Deadline May 1, 2014. Minimum of 30,000 words. Must be in English. One Grand Prize winner will receive Hay House Insights contract and $5,000 advance. First Place winner will receive FREE Discover publishing package with Balboa Press, video press release and distribution upon publication, Hay House Radio Interview. Second Place winner will receive FREE Connect publishing package with Balboa Press. Visit the website: ...