www.swgsite.org/contests.html JIM STONE MEMORIAL AWARD Each of the following three categories will have a $100 first place prize winner and two honorable mentions. All winners will receive a certificate. There is a $2 fee for each entry. See Guidelines Section for full details. Poetry can use any subject and any form limited to one single spaced page Fiction can use any subject limited to 1,500 words Non-Fiction can use any subject limited to...

Writers are challenged to create stories 1,000 words or less and accumulate points based on their placement in each round of the competition. Every writer that registers will compete in at least 2 challenges, and writers can compete in as many as 4 challenges based on their placement in each round. Feedback from the judges will be provided for every story submitted and a special peer review forum will be created where writers can comment on...

Short Short Contest – $500 Prize – June 30th deadline Poetry Awards – $1000/$300/$200 Prizes – July 15th deadline Essay Awards – $1000/$300/$200 Prizes – Sept. 15th deadline See www.literal-latte.com/contests for details.

Starting July 1, 2009 and ending at midnight, July 31, 2009, I will be holding a writing contest on my blog, Diamondsandtoads.com. The contest will require writers to retell “Sleeping Beauty” in 1,000 words or less. Entries that are too early, too late or too long will be automatically disqualified. The prize will be a one-of-a-kind box that will feature the fairy tale as a theme. It’s value will be about $50.00 It will be...

Guidelines at www.folioalley.com/winners We will have our first-ever writing contest during 2009. The subject of the contest is “Alley Cats and Alley Rats”. The contest will be judged by the entire membership of folioalley. Winner to be announced on December 15, 2009. You will find the rules for this contest listed below.