DEADLINE: June 1, 2014 JUDGE: Matt Bell, author of In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods. WHAT WE WANT: Your absolute best, most imaginative fiction up to 1,000 words. Submissions should be typed and double-spaced. Include a cover letter with a brief biography, your contact information and any other pertinent information about your submission. Simultaneous submissions are fine but please let us know as soon as possible if...

— $15 ENTRY FEE. Deadline May 15, 2014. Essays and nonfiction up to 6,000 words. Hybrid projects warmly welcomed. Winner receives $1,000 prize and publication, and finalists will be considered for publication in Issue 66 of Sonora Review. Visit the website:  http://sonorareview.com/contest/ 

Fiction Contest $15 ENTRY FEE. Deadline May 1, 2014. Grand prize $250, publication in short story bonus issue, photo on cover, year’s subscription, five free online subscription to friends/family, guest appearance on radio show and full access to promos Mic Nite, Take Five and Must Read TV. Second place $100 plus publication, photo, online subscription, three guest online subscriptions, access to promos Mic Nite, Take Five and Must Read...

“Liam Rector First Book Prize for Poetry.  Briery Creek Press will be reading for the 2015 contest. Deadline:  May 31, 2014.  No late mss.  Winner receives publication, 50 copies, $1,000.  Entry fee: $20.00. All entries receive a copy of the winning book. Guidelines for SASE to: DPR/Briery Creek Department of English Longwood University 201 High Street Farmville, VA 23909  or visit: ...

For unpublished poems up to 40 lines or fewer on any subject, theme or form. Prizes: £750 + 5 runner up prizes of pamphlet collection. Entry fee: £2 per poem. £1 for each subsequent poem. Judges: Roy McFarlane & Charlie Jordan Closing date: 31 May 2014 The Birmingham Poetry Prize 2014 is organised by The Magpie’s Nest, a literary magazine which provides a platform for emerging and established poets and writers. the magazine welcomes...