Call For Submissions Editors are soliciting individual nonfiction accounts for an anthology about real-life “bad date” experiences.  Did you date have terrible manners?  Overshared?  Drank too much?  Or was there just a series of bad events?  Your entries should be between 200 and 800 words in length, and give a quick but detailed overview of the most uncanny, strange, humorous, embarrassing or downright awful encounter you’ve ever...

Judges include Booker short listed author Clare Morrall, poet Jeff Phelps, children’s authors Ann Evans and Simon Cheshire, and former Birmingham Poet Laureate and non-fiction writer, Chris Morgan. 1st Prize £800 (approx 1,270 US $, 963 € ) The winning book will also be read by a top literary agent from MBA 2nd prize £150 (approx 240 US $, 180 €) 3rd prize £50 (approx 80 US $, 60 €) Closing date: March 31, 2011 We are now accepting...

We are reading submissions now. http://thesmokingpoet.com/ THE SMOKING POET publishes flash fiction; fiction; nonfiction; poetry; feature author interview; feature poet; feature artist (by invitation only); travel essays; book and cigar reviews. We publish work that ignites our imagination, inflames our passion, leaves us with a smoky aftertaste. The Smoking Poet also shares an extensive list of links and resources for writers and the cigar...

Prose and Poetry Prizes 2010 from The New Writer magazine Closing date 30 November Established in 1997, one of the major annual international competitions for short stories, novellas, single poems, poetry collections, essays and articles;  offers cash prizes as well as publication for the prize-winning writers in The New Writer magazine. Back copies of previous annual “Collections” are available at the TNW website:...

PARIS SHORT STORY CONTEST Deadline: November 30, 2010 Prize: 200 euros plus publication of top 12 stories in a book called “The Best and Most Delightful Stories About Paris” Entry fee: 10 euros (paypal) Finalist judges : Nicola Keegan, Janet Skeslien Charles, Elizabeth Bard, Charles Trueheart, Brian Spence, Charles and Clydette De Groot, Cara Black, Anne Korkeakivi, Heather Stimmler Hall, Penelope Fletcher, Robert Stewart, and Diane...

2011 KORE PRESS SHORT FICTION AWARD Judge: Antonya Nelson Deadline: October 31, 2010 A prize of $1,000 plus chapbook publication by Kore Press will be given for a short story written in English. This competition is open to any woman writing in English, regardless of nationality. How to Submit Submit your manuscript and $15 entry fee on-line here: http://korepress.org/submissions Comment box should include: daytime and evening telephone numbers...