— ENTRY FEE $34.95. Submit an article or essay of 5,000 words. Deadline April 15, 2014. Prize: $1,500 in prizes plus publication in EVENT. EVENT reserves the right to award the prize money as it sees fit (e.g., two prizes valued at $750, three at $500, or one at $1000 and one at $500, etc.) in accordance with the judge’s decision. Published entries will be paid our standard publication payment in addition to any prize money. Visit...

  — $65 ENTRY FEE. This prize is the only recognition of the art of humor writing in the United States. The winner receives $5,000, a commemorative plaque, and is invited to Thurber House in Columbus, Ohio. Deadline April 1, 2014. Eligible books are those that are published in book form, whether as a hardcover or as an original paperback, in the United States. Fiction, nonfiction, and collections of short stories are eligible. Visit the...

 — $25 ENTRY FEE. $1,000 plus publication by Lost Horse Press for a book-length poetry manuscript. Submit a manuscript of 48 or more pages of poetry. Deadline May 15, 2014. Mail manuscripts of 48 or more pages of poetry, no more than one poem per page. Visit the website for details:  http://www.losthorsepress.org/the-idaho-prize/

 — $28 ENTRY FEE. Categories of fiction and poetry. Winners will receive a cash award of $1,000. Deadline April 30, 2014. Debut books first published in North America between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013 are eligible in fiction and poetry. Authors, agents, publicists, or publishers may submit entries. Entries must be published in English and available for purchase in either hardcover or bound paperback book form. Visit the...

 — £7 ENTRY FEE. Deadline Friday, May 30, 2014. The first prize is £500, and there are at least five finalist prizes of £100 each, with both winner and finalists being published in an upcoming Fiction Desk anthology. Stories should be between 2,000 and 5,000 words in length. Visit the website:  http://www.thefictiondesk.com/submissions/ghost-story-competition.php