AndWeWereHungry, a new online arts & literary magazine, seeks literary prose (fiction, nonfiction and essay), poetry, photography and artwork for debut issue & calls for entries to its short story competition! The debut issue and short story contest (four winners shall share a total prize fund of $5000), is sponsored by “Ashes & Snow” artist Gregory Colbert. Debut issue & contest submission theme or creative prompt...

Romantic Fiction Writing Competition 1st Prize: £100.00 2nd Prize: £75.00 3rd Prize: £50.00 Closing date: February 14th Entry Fee: £2.00 per entry Using the photo for inspiration, write a story that has an integral romantic element and leaves us gripped by every word. There is no set word count, the story can be as long or as short as you like, but it must have the ring as a core element. Full rules online. All of our writing competitions are...

Big Universe is sponsoring a Nature Writing Contest for students in grades K-8, with a focus on the new Common Core curriculum. It’s time to get excited about writing! Writing Prompt Take a look at the world around you. From the animals, to the plants and trees, to the weather and climate, and even outer space and the environment — these are all parts of nature. Write a real or imaginary narrative, which includes some aspect of...

The editors are excited to announce that beginning with Issue 11, the magazine compensates $100 per piece (poem or group of poems, essay, or short story). Wag’s Revue holds two contests annually, the Winter Writers Contest from December through March and the Summer Writers Contest from June through August. The contests are open to all three genres and are judged by the editors. For each, first prize is $1000 and guaranteed publication, second...

GeminiMAGAZINE We are pleased to announce the fourth annual Gemini Magazine Short Story Contest. The Grand Prize is $1,000. Second place wins $100 and there will also be three honorable mentions at $25 each.   No restrictions on content, style, genre or length—just send your best. All five finalists will be published online in the June 2013 issue of Gemini.   Entry fee: $4 (almost free!). Deadline: April 1, 2013. Enter by email or snail mail....

Words have the potential to shape and change the way we think about the world. If you could single out one thing that needs to change, what would it be? All sorts of people constantly decide what we should be talking about. But what is it that we’re not talking about? Real change requires that we step outside the circle drawn by those whose interests are served by the status quo. There are no limits to the themes that may be explored. Freedom,...