www.youtube.com/shapeofabox Shape of a Box, YouTube’s First Literary Magazine will be open for submissions during the month of October 2009 for our 2nd year of publishing our video literary magazine. Our detailed guidelines are available at shapeofabox.wordpress.com/guidelines We are seeking: poetry, fiction, non-fiction, stage/screen, graphic/comic work, cover art, reviews, interviews all under 5 minutes and/or 1000 words. If you have...

Versal wants your poetry, prose, and art for its eighth issue due out in May 2010. Internationally acclaimed literary annual published in Amsterdam, bringing together the world’s urgent, involved & unexpected. See website for guidelines and to submit: versal.wordsinhere.com. Inquiries (only) can be directed to: versal@wordsinhere.com. Deadline: January 15, 2010.

ThirteenForHalloween.com is holding a Halloween short story contest open to writers of all ages living in the continental United States and Canada. Prizes * All entrants that follow these written guidelines will have their short story displayed in the “Stories” section of ThirteenforHalloween.com and will receive a free music download from M Ryan Taylor’s Halloween album, “Thirteen for Halloween.” * 1 winner will be...

Competition gives incentives for self-improvement. When it’s won, it allows one a great sense of fulfillment as well. In order to encourage healthy competition among all qualified writers out there, we host a writing contest here at EduBook.com. The purpose of our writing contest is not only to encourage competition among writers, but also to let all the talents out there get to know and network with each other through our contest. So although...

Wag’s Revue invites you to enter its second round of biannual contests in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Submissions of electronic writing are also encouraged in any of the above genres. First prize in each category receives $500 and publication in Wag’s Revue, and all submissions are considered for publication. The contest deadline is November 30, and winners will be announced December 21. There is no limit to the number of entries...