2014 South American Short Story Contest Our annual short story contest is open for submissions.  We are looking for the best possible short stories from writers located in any country on any topic.Winning prize is $100 USD and publication in Southern Pacific Review.   Deadline is 30 March 2014. Submit entries to werowe@walkerrowe.com. There is no reading fee. Visit the website for details:...

Arizona Mystery Writers Third Annual Story Contest Deadline is June 1, 2014 $10 entry Prizes: 1st=$200, 2d=$100, 3d=$75 Mystery, suspense, or thriller, 2500 words max. Blind judging. Contest rules and entry form on the website: http://www.arizonamysterywriters.com/?page_id=1449 Past winners on the website. We are an independent, nonprofit club supporting mystery writing in Arizona. Contest is open to all. Contact:...

Ginosko Flash Fiction Contest:   $250 Award, $5 entry fee, deadline March 1, 2014. Submit up to 2 pieces, 800 words maximum each piece. Final Judges:  Maggie Heaps, Michael Hettich, Gary Lundy, E M Schorb, Larissa Shmailo, Andrena Zawinski, Andrei Guruianu, Robert Paul Cesaretti. Awarded work will be published in Ginosko Literary Journal, http://GinoskoLiteraryJournal.com/ Guidelines and Eligibility: The Ginosko Flash Fiction Award is for an...

Attention! The January 16, 2014 deadline is near. Yes, there is still time to submit  your wonderful poems and/or short stories in this competition. Enter today for a chance to win cash prize totaling, 1275.00! The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who loves expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful art of poetry or writing a story that is worth telling everyone! Welcome to all having the ability...

SENTINEL ANNUAL POETRY COMPETITION 2013 CLOSING DATE: 30 NOVEMBER 2013 Now in its 4th year, this competition is for original, previously unpublished poems in English Language, on any subject, in any style, up to 60 lines long. Poets of all nationalities, age or gender, living in any part of the world are eligible to enter. Judge: ROGER ELKIN – author of Marking Time Prizes: £500 (First), £250 (Second), £125 (Third), £25 x 5 (High...

Yoga Scholarship Competition 1st Annual Tribe Scholarship Writing Competition Win a scholarship on a forthcoming Tribe Yoga Teacher Training or 500 Euros cash prize! SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION DEADLINE EXTENSION YOU HAVE MORE TIME TO WRITE YOUR STORY RELAUNCH OF COMPETITION IN JANUARY 2014 Competition ends 31st March 2014. POST NOTE: after cancelling the scholarship competition due to very few entries some people wrote in to tell us they were...

Serendipity Literary Agency in conjunction with Sourcebooks Inc. is hosting their fifth annual  YOUNG ADULT DISCOVERY COMPETITION No query? No pitch? No problem! Have a young adult novel—or a YA novel idea—tucked away for a rainy day? Are you putting off pitching your idea simply because you’re not sure how to pitch an agent? No problem! All you have to do is submit the first 250 words of your novel and you can win exposure to editors and a...