With the fiction issues, Sawmill ups the proverbial ante on web-based publications. By forging partnerships with authors, illustrators, and graphic designers, we present digital packaging as gorgeous and important as the literature housed within. We want to show you a journal created with love and attention to detail, as memorable and honest as any book you’ve ever held in your own hot hands. In other words, something worth coming back for time...

Bayou Magazine Literary Journal of the University of New Orleans FICTION AND POETRY EDITOR’S PRIZES CALL for Submissions October 1 – December 31 JAMES KNUDSEN EDITOR’S PRIZE FOR FICTION WINNER: $500, publication and a year subscription. FINALISTS will be named on our website. 2011 Judge: Joseph Boyden Submissions must be original, previously unpublished work of fiction, no longer than 7500 words. Reading fee: $15, includes a one-year...

We are currently accepting short story submissions for the Winter 2011-2012 Elephant Prize. Submissions must be under 7500 words. Multiple submissions are accepted: you may submit as many stories as you like. There is a $10 reader’s fee per entry. We understand the reluctance many writers have toward reader’s fees. The contest entry fee allows us to pay out prizes and keep our site running. We try to keep our fees at a minimum. If...

South American Short Story Writing Contest We are looking for the best possible short stories. Winning prize is $100 USD and publication in gringolandiasantiago.com. Deadline: 30 March 2012. Candidates must have previous writing experience either in a print publication or on-line in a blog. We are also seeking interns and writers. Submit entries along with links to any work you have published to werowe@walkerrowe.com. There is no reading fee....

The Americans for Democratic Action Education Fund is hosting its second annual “What Would Martin Do?” essay contest, questioning what would Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. say to President Obama if he were alive today. This contest is part of our third annual “What Would Martin Do?” forum in which a group of speakers will discuss how Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. might address the policies and situations that are seen in the...

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