H.O.W. Journal is hosting its first short story contest to be judged by acclaimed author Susan Minot. Guidelines: • The contest is open to all writers and all themes • The word limit is 12,000. • We do consider unpublished novel excerpts if they feel like complete stories. • It’s fine to submit more than one story. • Please note that all submissions should be clearly typed manuscripts, double-spaced on 8 1⁄2 x 11 inch white paper, one...

Open January 15–May 1. Entry fee: $30 for adult literary fiction, $20 children’s fiction. Adult fiction: literary novels, novellas, and short-story collections, minimum 22,000 words. Children’s fiction: middle-grade and YA novels, minimum length 20,000 words. No picture books. First prize: Publication contract offer with advance, plus finalist awards, for one book in each category. Finalists: $150 plus manuscript critique by finalist...

Literary Mama Creative Nonfiction Department seeks: * creative nonfiction for Special Theme issues below * We prefer previously unpublished work. We will consider reprints, however, if you have the rights and the work is not currently available online. * Authors retain rights. Please credit us if your work is republished. * Standard response time from 3-12 weeks. Our reading periods vary; please check the specific guidelines for the department...

Prizes: Short story: £100, £50. 1st chapter of a novel: £75, £25. All Winners and Runners-up will be published in the Unbound Press Journal and will each receive a free copy of the journal. Entry fee: £5. Payment via Paypal. There are two categories: short stories, and first chapter of an unpublished novel, both up to 3000 words. Email entries only. Details: www.unboundpress.co.uk Closing date: 30 Apr 2010

http://www.creativenonfiction.org/thejournal/submittocnf.htm#programoff CONTEST: MFA Program-Off postmark deadline: January 28, 2010 Win a reading at the 2010 AWP Conference in Denver, publication in the summer 2010 issue of CNF, and bragging rights for your program! Judge: Barbara Lounsberry co-author (with Gay Talese) of Writing Creative Nonfiction: The Literature of Reality Guidelines: * Contest is open to any student currently enrolled in...