Writer’s Digest has been shining a spotlight on up and coming writers in all genres through its Annual Writing Competition for more than 80 years. Enter our 82nd Annual Writing Competition for your chance to win and have your work be seen by editors and agents! The winning entries will also be on display in the 82nd Annual Writer’s Digest Competition Collection. Wondering what’s in it for you? A 30-minute Platform Strategy Consultation...

Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest 21st year. $5,550 in cash prizes, including a top prize of $3,000. Seeks short stories, essays and other works of prose, up to 5,000 words. All entries that win cash prizes will be published on WinningWriters.com (over one million page views per year) and announced in the Winning Writers Newsletter, with over 40,000 subscribers. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Fee per entry is $16. Enter...

WRITER ADVICE 8TH FLASH PROSE CONTEST http://www.writeradvice.com/ — $13 ENTRY FEE WriterAdvice seeks flash fiction, memoir, and creative non-fiction running 750 words or less. Enlighten, dazzle, and delight us. Finalists receive responses from all judges. Deadline: April 18, 2013 First Place earns $200; Second Place earns $100; Third Place earns $50; Honorable Mentions will also be published. Visit the website:...

1 Grand Prize of  $500 29 Prizes of $100 Overview: 2000-2500 word short stories on the topic of your choice written at a 5th or 6th grade level. Contest ends February 24, 2013   Contest Text: Moby Reading is curating stories for it’s popular web-based reading curriculum. In addition to awarding over $3,000 in prize money for great children’s stories, winning stories will be published and read by millions of students across the nation. We will...

  Unpublished short stories of up to 3,000 words but with no lower limit •       Any genre/theme •       Prizes of £100, £50 and £25 plus a firstwriter.com voucher for each winner •       Closing date: 31st March 2013 •       Entry fee – £5/story. Multiple submissions permitted •       Critique options available. See website for full details •       Website:...

Do you like attending creative arts events ? Do you like interviewing up-and-coming artistes ? Do you enjoy writing commentaries on creative events and personalities ? Come have fun with us at Redbridge Review  www.redbridgereview.co.uk Send us your article up to 300 words (interview, commentaries etc) . Every two weeks we chose from the best submitted and we pay for it. plus you will have something to add to your portfolio. Send all...