The Strange Circle Magazine showcases the best new dark fiction from around the world. We are currently looking for submissions for our December 2010 issue. The best short story will receive a prize of £50 (payable through PayPal), with the runners up receiving tokens for the excellent FirstWriter writing site. The Strange Circle Magazine is primarily published in electronic formats, including iPhone/iPad applications and secure pdf. Submission...

Submit a poem in the Southern Gothic genre of literature.  Think about William Faulkner, Flannery O’Conner, Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, Harper Lee, Anne Rice, Katherine Anne Porter.  And then forget about them and go for it.  It doesn’t have to have anything to do with our record – but it could.  There’s a little info on what we’re up to HERE and you can also check out some stuff on the BLOG if you’re so inclined. Everyone who enters...

BLOOMINGTON PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT (Founded 1979) 107 West 9th St, Bloomington, IN  47404; (812) 334-1188 literarymanager@newplays.org, www.newplays.org Josie Gingrich, Literary Manager (contact) Chad Rabinovitz, Artistic Director Submission procedure:  accepts unsolicited scripts for a New Musical Series (small-scale only).  All comedies and dramas will be accepted only through our Woodward/Newman Drama and Reva Shiner Comedy Contests (see...

Call for submissions – 10 Minute Play Competition and Festival Weathervane Playhouse 1301 Weathervane Lane Akron, OH 44313 Previously unpublished and unproduced (readings and workshops excepted) short plays are being sought by Weathervane Playhouse in Akron, OH. Plays must be no more than a ten minute/page maximum and must utilize no more than 2 men and 2 women. All genres, except musicals and children’s plays, will be accepted....

BURNER MAGAZINE:  CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! send to: burnermag@gmail.com Burner is that girl. She’s witty, pretty, and doesn’t dumb herself down.  By day, she’s a kindergarten teacher and by night, dances gogo.  She’s the chick you knew in high school who quoted Kirkegaard by heart and kept a copy of Cosmo under her bed.  She’s a muse and amusing, compelling and never complacent. Burner contributors’ work gets your...

We’re searching for the best unpublished poem on ANY subject or theme. Poems may be in any form but must not exceed 100 lines. Poems must be in English. Submission Period October. 1st – March 31st, 2011. This contest is not yet open, and the rules below may change. Please wait until November 15 or later to submit. Prizes First Prize: $25.00 Cash Prize and publication, Laureate Award Certificate (and logo), $100.00 worth of...