Saints and Sinners Literary Festival Short Fiction Contest for unpublished short stories between 5,000 and 7,000 words with GLBT content on the broad theme “saints and sinners.” Judged by John Berendt, best-selling author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Prizes: $250, $50, plus publication in QueerMojo anthology, and reading at Festival (May 12-15, 2011). Entry fee: $15. Deadline: November 1, 2010. Info: www.sasfest.com.

Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival 2011 One-Act Play Contest. Grand Prize: $1,500, staged reading at the 2011 Festival, full production at 2012 Festival, VIP All-Access Festival pass ($1,000 value) for 2011 and 2012, publication in Bayou. Entry fee: $25. Deadline: November 1, 2010. Info: www.tennesseewilliams.net/contests

Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival 2011 Fiction Contest. Grand Prize: $1,500, domestic airfare (up to $500) and French Quarter accommodations to attend the 2011 Festival in New Orleans, VIP All-Access Festival Pass ($500 value), public reading at the 2011 Festival, publication in Bayou. Judged by Pulitzer prize-winner Robert Olen Butler. Entry fee: $25. Deadline: November 15, 2010. Info: www.tennesseewilliams.net/contests

Saints and Sinners Literary Festival Full-Length Playwriting Competition. Plays never produced in greater New Orleans area are eligible. Characters should be kept to a minimum, preferably 5 or under. Staging should be simple or adaptable to a small stage. Grand Prize: $250, production by the Marigny Theatre Corporation at Festival, registration at Festival (May 12-15, 2011). Entry Fee: $15. Deadline: December 31, 2010. Info: www.sasfest.com.