CameraBooru is looking for personal stories and essays from photographers and filmmakers. You can be a student, a pro or anything in between so long as you have something to say. We’re interested in stories that explore every facet of film and photography (social, artistic, entrepreneurial, whatever…). Tell us your war stories or reflect on your career or the industry as a whole. We are looking for submissions that are around 1000-2000 words,...

If you are a passionate writer or artist, this is a tremendous opportunity to get your ideas and work in the public eye and be part of a growing content network called CONSENT.COM. Submit an article and earn a chance to win a $50 Amazon.com Gift Card. CONSENT focuses on anything and everything that involves the idea of “consent”. The word consent refers to the provision of approval or assent, particularly and especially after thoughtful...

To celebrate the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens in 2012, Cambridge University Press invites U.S. high school students to participate in an essay contest inspired by the iconic author. Students are encouraged to submit an original essay discussing his/her personal experience with Charles Dickens. The winner will have his/her bylined entry published on the press’ popular industry blog, This Side of the Pond, and promoted through Cambridge...

Step right up! We want to see mysteries, anomalies, and clashing energies. Bring your giant rats, conjoined twins, Fiji mermaids, and bearded ladies. We invite any writing that complicates issues of performance and identity. Real and unreal. Exposed and concealed. Submit: March 5th – May 31st Fee: $15 per entry Prize: $1000 + publication in Midway Journal for a winning poem (or group of poems), story, or essay. Judges: Ana Božičević and...

Dear Writers,   Do you realize that Wag’s Revue Winter Contest closes  in two days?  Like this Friday, March 9th?* Have you been paying any attention? Sure, AWP was distracting and exhausting, but, can you really afford to not enter to win the $1000 first prize? (And that’s not to mention publication in the magazine, which is priceless, nor the second prize of $500 or $100 third.) The answer is you can’t.  We know because we...

We love new writing and new writers and so we would like to give you every opportunity to get your work out to the public!   Therefore, we are now running a monthly writing competition.  Each month, you will be given a theme. You will need to then write a 500 word short story related to that theme.   Try not to be too tenuous though!   All entries will be judged by a panel of three avid readers.   They will choose a first, second and third...