Cinnamon Press Writing  Awards Cinnamon Press competitions have been offering new and established writers excellent publication opportunities for the last seven years. Several authors who have won the competition have gone on to win other prestigious prizes or been short listed for major awards. From autumn 2012 we are re-launching the writing awards to make them even more accessible to a greater number of writers. The competitions in three...

Polygraph (n.) 1. a machine designed to detect and record changes in biological characteristics 2. an author who can write on a variety of different subjects The Polygraph Tests is a residency program committed to enriching the process of theatre development by pairing selected playwrights with collaborators eager to guide and inspire the scripts’ evolution. We are looking for dangerous stories that expose and examine the ways in which desire...

Short Story Contest 1st Place – £100 Newly established Scottish publisher is currently looking for talented writers. First prize is £100. All shortlisted entries will be collected and published in a collection. Space permitting, authors may also be featured in a short Q&A next to their story. Contest is not limited to UK. International entries are welcome. Short Story The theme for the story is “Fall” (in all meanings of the word)....

 “RIOT – MELLAKKA” Submit your work to be featured on the HESA inprint blog with a chance to be published in our monthly magazine. We are looking for creative people with a vision and voice to share their opinions, work and stories not for a pay check but for the love of creating. This months issue theme is “RIOT – MELLAKKA ” if you feel like your work could be put in to this category we would love for you to...

The TSA Contest – Submit an experimental-fiction piece about the TSA.  Ideas:  When writing, think internal documents, from the mundane manuals and forms to blacked-out communiqués, signs, warnings, carbon copies. Literary forms we have accepted in the past include: comics, users manuals, PSAs, iPhone screenshots, Classified Ads, Book reviews, personal letters, press releases, employment applications etc. Deadline: November 5th 2012...

Are you a budding writer? Fancy putting your skills to the test in our short story competition? By entering our competition you have the chance to get your book printed in hard copy. This prize is perfect for any author who would like to get their work published.   The winner will receive 10 copies so they can share their winning story with family and friends.  The runner-up will receive £50 worth of Amazon vouchers. The theme for the...

GeminiMAGAZINE The new issue of Gemini Magazine is now online and our third annual Poetry Open competition is open. This issue features debut fiction by IT engineer Jack King about a Yuppie junkie on a downward spiral, as well as poetry, memoir and more fiction. Grand prize for the Poetry Open is $1,000. Second and third place receive $100/$50 and there will be three honorable mentions. Deadline: January 2, 2013 All six finalists will be...