Unpublished short stories of up to 3,000 words but with no lower limit •       Any genre/theme •       Prizes of £100, £50 and £25 plus a firstwriter.com voucher for each winner •       Closing date: 31st March 2013 •       Entry fee – £5/story. Multiple submissions permitted •       Critique options available. See website for full details •       Website:...

Do you like attending creative arts events ? Do you like interviewing up-and-coming artistes ? Do you enjoy writing commentaries on creative events and personalities ? Come have fun with us at Redbridge Review  www.redbridgereview.co.uk Send us your article up to 300 words (interview, commentaries etc) . Every two weeks we chose from the best submitted and we pay for it. plus you will have something to add to your portfolio. Send all...

AndWeWereHungry, a new online arts & literary magazine, seeks literary prose (fiction, nonfiction and essay), poetry, photography and artwork for debut issue & calls for entries to its short story competition! The debut issue and short story contest (four winners shall share a total prize fund of $5000), is sponsored by “Ashes & Snow” artist Gregory Colbert. Debut issue & contest submission theme or creative prompt...

Call for Entries for 2013 Next Generation Indie Book Awards If you would like to receive greater recognition, monetary prizes, awards and exposure for your books, here is an opportunity not to miss. Enter the 2013 Next Generation Indie Book Awards at www.IndieBookAwards.com Calling all indie book authors and publishers – including small presses, mid-size independent publishers, university presses, e-book publishers, and self-published...

Romantic Fiction Writing Competition 1st Prize: £100.00 2nd Prize: £75.00 3rd Prize: £50.00 Closing date: February 14th Entry Fee: £2.00 per entry Using the photo for inspiration, write a story that has an integral romantic element and leaves us gripped by every word. There is no set word count, the story can be as long or as short as you like, but it must have the ring as a core element. Full rules online. All of our writing competitions are...