We are again running our annual Writing Contest Chair for the Society of Southwestern Authors. Categories: Short Story – 2,500 words max Personal Essay/Memoir – 2,500 words max Poetry – 40 lines max Prizes 1st: $250 2nd: $125 3rd: $75 Honorable mentions: $25 All work must be previously unpublished.  The full set at rules are posted at http://www.ssa-az.org/contest.html Deadline is August 31, 2013.  For more info contact Donna...

The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is international, 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, 30 lines or fewer on any subject,...

Deadline: November 1, 2013   For an upcoming issue, Creative Nonfiction is seeking new essays about mistakes—major or minor, tragic or serendipitous, funny or painful. We’re looking for stories about poor decisions, missteps, or miscalculations; we want to read about embarrassing boo-boos, dangerous misjudgments, or fortuitous faux pas in well-crafted stories that explore the nature and outcomes of human fallibility.   Essays must be...

DEADLINE: July 1, 2013 GENRE:  Nonfiction DETAILS:   Award for promising new journalist or essayist whose work contains warmth, humor, wisdom and social justice.  Submit two samples of your writing (published or unpublished) 30 pages max. PRIZE: $5000 and one month residency at Blue Mountain Center. URL:  http://award.margolis.com/

NO ENTRY FEE Notting Hill Editions is delighted to launch an annual literary prize for the best essay in the English language, of between 2,000 and 8,000 words, published or unpublished, on any subject. Award value £15,000. Five runners-up will each receive £1000. Deadline August 1, 2013. Authors of any nationality are eligible, but submissions must have been written originally in English. If already published, the essay must have appeared for...

Sports Fiction & Essay Contest Submit Online by May 31 It’s last call to enter the 2013 Sports Fiction & Essay Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. The final judge is Jendi Reiter. We’ll award $3,000 in prizes. Fiction Category First Prize, $1,000 cash Five Honorable Mentions, $100 cash each Essay Category First Prize, $1,000 cash Five Honorable Mentions, $100 cash each Entries should be original and unpublished Each entry...