The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who loves expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful art of poetry or writing a story that is worth telling everyone! And welcome to all having the ability to dream… Write a poem or short story for a chance to win cash prizes. All works must be original. http://www.dreamquestone.com Guidelines: Write a poem, thirty lines or fewer on any subject, style, or...

Silver Apples Magazine Currently accepting submissions for inaugural issue on the theme of “Modern Mythologies” in poetry, one act plays, etc.  See website for current calls for submissions before submitting.  Current deadline is: March 31st, 2014. New ezine with no need for previous publication history to submit.  See website for more details on theme. Submit original, previously unpublished works.  Will consider works only published on your...

The enthusiastic response and the amount of submissions for the first and second issue of our new magazine NOVELLE were quite overwhelming. Now it’s time to gather some great material for issue #3 to be released in June 2014. Submission guidelines: •          The submitted work may be unpublished or published – in the latter case please make sure there is no third-party infringement involved. •          We are interested in all sorts of...

Do you have a piece of creative nonfiction that is just waiting for an award? CNF writers, send us your best work. The Diana Woods Memorial Award in Creative Nonfiction is currently accepting submissions until Feb. 28. The winner receives $250 plus publication in Lunch Ticket, a literary magazine published by the Antioch University Los Angeles Creative Writing MFA Program. For guidelines and submission manager, visit our website:...

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/01/04/star_short_story_contest_seeks_entries.html# — NO ENTRY FEE. A first prize of $5,000 plus tuition for the 30-week creative writing correspondence program at the Humber School for Writers valued at $3,000. Deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. February 28, 2014. Second prize is $2,000 while third is $1,000. Open to Ontario residents 16 and older, submissions can be on any topic, but must be...

A competition for unpublished short stories of up to 2,200 words. We accept work on all subjects, so write about anything and everything you fancy – we love to read it. First prize £2,000 plus two optional extras: a week’s writing retreat at Chawton House Library, and a day with a Virago editor. Second prize: £500. Third prize: £250. Three other finalists each receive £100. Deadline March 17, 2014. All winning stories will be published in...