Submissions are now open for the Dark Idol 2009-2010 contest. Dark Idol is an elimination contest where ONE winner will walk away with the grand prize – an EDITOR to provide them with a personal critique and full edit of one manuscript of their choosing. Entrants can submit their original work of 500 words or less on a theme of their choice. All entries must be submitted to darkidolcontest@gmail.com 12:00 a.m. EST Friday october 23rd,...

There is no entry fee; there are prizes for first place ($100), second place ($30), and third place ($15). Our purpose is to encourage and reward young authors in a creative pursuit often overlooked in high school academic settings. Our rules and guidelines can be found on our website at www.pricklypearcontest.com and we can be contacted with any questions at pricklypearcontest@gmail.com. The deadline for submissions is November 1.

The International Fish Short Story Prize 2009 is now open with Ronan Bennett as the judge. The ten best stories will be published in the annual Fish Anthology 2010. The prize was started in 1994 to get new writers published in book format. So far we have published over 300 writers from all over the world. Overall winners have come from the USA more than any other country, and include Molly McCloskey, Marc Phillips, Kathy Hughes, Karl Iagnemma,...

The idea for Borealis – Northern Notes sprung out of an abiding love affair with Nordic/Northern literature, and a passionate interest in creative translation. Although a large portion of the journal will be dedicated to the promotion of new and exciting translations from the Nordic languages into English, we also seek to encourage creative writing connected to or touched by the Northern realms. For our inaugural issue we invite creative...

www.cra.sh Crash is an online literary journal celebrating the spontaneous, amorphous, and surreal. Embracing spontaneity, we consider a variety of genres from across the literary spectrum. Honoring amorphism, we support liberation of literature from boundaries imposed by traditional forms. Finally, Crash brings a diversity of enjoyable styles together, creating a surrealistic effect unique to each issue. Crash Issue #1 reading period:...