Harpur Palate’s Milton Kessler Memorial Prize for Poetry is open to all writers who submit unpublished poems in any style, form or genre. The small $15 entry fee includes a one-year subscription to Harpur Palate. No more than 5 poems per entry. The winner receives a $500 prize, publication in the winter issue of Harpur Palate, and two copies of the issue in which the winning piece appears. Winners are also featured on our blog and highlighted...

  The Writers’ Workshop of Asheville is sponsoring two contests, Fiction and Memoirs, open to any writer regardless of residence. The awards for both contests are:  1ST PLACE:  Your choice of a 3 night stay at The Mountain Muse B&B in Asheville; or 3 free online workshops; or 100 pages line-edited and revised by our editorial staff 2nd PLACE: 2 night stay at the B&B; or 2 free workshops; or 50 pages line-edited 3rd PLACE:  One free...

The Time & Place Prize is an international literary award established to provide the two things every writer requires . . . the time and the place to write.   Join us in France! The winner of The Time & Place Prize receives a month-long stay in an idyllic cottage nestled among the menhirs, myths and mists of Bretagne, France. The Prize includes:   Round-trip airfare to and from Paris, France plus ground transport to and from the cottage...

The London Magazine is currently hosting a short story competition! 1st – £500 This will be published in the magazine and featured on the website. 2nd – £300 This will be featured on the website. 3rd – £200 This will be featured on the website. We will consider short stories of up to 4,000 words in length (no flash fiction). The title is NOT included in the word count. The competition is open to everyone: it is not restricted...