Northern Colorado Writers is hosting its 4th annual contest series, beginning with Short Fiction. You do not need to be a member of NCW or in Colorado to enter. Prizes are 1st: $1,000; 2nd: $250; 3rd: $100. W inners and honorable mentions of this and the other two contests in the series (Creative Nonfiction & Poetry) will be published in and receive a free copy of the winners’ anthology, POOLED INK. Entry fee is $20. Final judge for...

The Writers’ Workshop 15th Annual Writers’ Retreat will be held May 15-18, 2014 at Folly Beach, SC. It is open to a small group of beginning or experienced writers, and is an ideal place to relax, write and review participant’s work. Daily sessions in fiction, creative non-fiction and memoirs will be led by The Writers’ Workshop instructors. Participants stay at a beach house across from the ocean. The all-inclusive rate (except for meals) is...

The Casserole is an art + lit journal based out of the University of Toronto.  We are now seeking submission for our spring issue, as well as online publication to our website. We are looking for content that expresses the human experience and identity. We publish art, fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, personal essays, rants, tweets, and interview. To see our work: www.thecasserole.ca  For info on submitting: ...

Young Adult Romance Writers of America (YARWA) is proud to announce the Rosemary Contest for Unpublished Young Adult and New Adult manuscripts, in all genres. New Adult YA Contemporary YA Historical YA Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal YA Fusion (Any YA novel that doesn’t fit into one of the above categories.) *Romantic Elements in the novel are NOT required to enter this contest and RWA Membership is NOT required to enter. All...

Fee: NoneDue Date: March 15th, 2014Winner Announced: Last week of March 2014We are once again offering a FREE 6-MONTH FELLOWSHIP to theOffice. theOffice is a quiet, communal workspace in Brentwood, CA. Our members get free coffee & tea, wifi, Aeron chairs and peace of mind, all in the company of likeminded writers.The fellowship works like this:You send us a sample of your best piece of writing along with why you want this. We select one...

Do you wish there was a place you could go for writing inspiration and practice? Where you could hang out with other writers? Without needing to make a long-term commitment or spend a lot of money? Gotham Write-Ins are that place. Here’s what happens. The teacher gives an interesting writing prompt. Everyone writes for a while. Then, those who want to read aloud their work. You take a break and socialize. Then you go through the process...

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 in The Journey Prize, Pushcart Prize and Best Canadian Stories anthologies. EVENT MAGAZINE’S ANNUAL NON-FICTION CONTEST Writers are invited to submit manuscripts exploring the creative non-fiction form. Deadline:...