Writers of short fiction are encouraged to enter the 2011 Canadian Tales of the Mysterious Short Story Competition. To be considered, a story must have two things. First, it must contain an element of Mystery; second, it must be identifiably Canadian. An element of Mystery is self-explanatory, but what is ‘Identifiably Canadian’? If the story is written by a Canadian, or written about Canadians, or takes place in Canada, then it meets the...

Enchanted Conversation: A Fairy Tale Magazine, is running a writing contest starting April 1. Here are details:   Your task is to do a retelling of “Rapunzel” in 2,000 words or less or write a poem. The normal rules for submissions guidelines apply in terms of content. You must also be a follower either through the Google system at left, or on Twitter. Up to four winners will be chosen — stories and poems in any combination....

Mind’s Eye Magazine is coming in June of this year. If you would like to see your work published and sold amongst the public, as well as the having the chance of winning a £50 Book Token, then all you need do is fulfil these criteria: Submit a piece of writing under one of these three categories:  Fiction Non-Fiction Poetry Rules – No longer than 1200 words Only one submission per entrant (i.e. you may only submit a piece for...

Albedo One, Ireland’s magazine of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror, is proud to announce the Sixth International Aeon Award Short Fiction Contest, for 2011. Grand prize is 1000 euro and publication in Albedo One. Second and third place prizes are 200 and 100 euro, respectively, alongside publication in Albedo One. This year we have an added bonus prize for the winning story courtesy of the respected Authorlink.com. The winning story will...