The second annual “Scare The Dickens Out of Us” ghost story contest offers $1000.00 first place, $500.00 second place and $250.00 third place prize money this year for a new, original unpublished ghost story up to 5000 words. Any genre is welcome. This literary contest is a fundraiser for the Friends of the Dr. Eugene Clark Library in Lockhart, Texas, the oldest continuously in use library in Texas. Entry fee is $20.00. The contest...

We always have a contest running! During each contest we provide a prompt (the beginning of a story, a theme, a picture, anything!) and entrants write a short story inspired by it. Entrants e-mail their submissions to us, and our judges select the best. The winner is awarded a cash prize, no strings attached. It’s free, and anyone can enter. So what are you waiting for? We’d love to read your story. Check out our current contest!...

Mad Hatters’ Review will consider submissions in FICTION or POETRY commencing on MARCH 1ST, 2010 (12 a.m. USA EST) and ending on June 30th (11:59 p.m.). First prize winners in both genres will receive $250 (each) plus publication of their entries in Issue 12. The winning works of 5 runners-up in each genre will also be published in Issue 12. All winning entries will be published in a print anthology called “Knock Our Hats Off: A Little Book of...

Bards and Sages Publishing announces the launch of its 7th annual charity speculative fiction writing competition. Each year, the publisher selects a different charity to support with its efforts. This year’s competition benefits Doctors Without Borders, an international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid around the world. The grand prize winner will win an Amazon Kindle ereader. The competition will...

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