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 totaling $1275.00. All works must be original. http://www.dreamquestone.com Guidelines: Write a poem, thirty lines or fewer on any...

Deadline: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 Entry Fees Donation of $15 per entry. Prizes The first prize in each category (fiction and poetry) is $1,000 and a package of books from some of Canada’s best publishers (including Coach House, House of Anansi, and Bookthug) valued at $700, plus publication in our Fall 2014 issue. Description The Third Annual Thomas Morton Prize is a yearly contest run by The Puritan Magazine which searches for the...

Deadline: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 Entry Fees $40 Prizes First Place Category award winners will compete for the Overall Best Book CBR Grand Prize of a $1,000 and 1st Place Genre Awards for $250. Award winning books will have the opportunity to be placed on the Chanticleer Book Shelves (which sell and promote the winning titles). Our CBR Book Shelves are located in participating Independent Book Stores across the U.S. A Chanticleer Book...

Deadline: Monday, September 15, 2014 Entry Fees $10 for unlimited entries (only one entry allowed at a time; see Response/Notification section for more details). Entry fee is due at time of submission and will be collected through Submittable. Prizes Prizes: A minimum of $500 will be awarded, with at least $300 going to the grand prize winner. Our five finalists will also appear in Issue 13 of the magazine due out in January 2015. Last year we...

Deadline: Monday, September 15, 2014 Entry Fees $50 per entry Prizes – Entrance to the Book Pipeline event in Santa Monica, CA in November 2014, where one winner is announced (finalists chosen will range from 2-8) The event will include representatives from Energy Entertainment, Benderspink, and Paradigm. – $1,000 cash to winning entry – Airfare to attend the Book Pipeline event (or $500 airfare reimbursement for international...

Deadline: Sunday, August 31, 2014 Entry Fees $2-$3 for GRW members $3-$5 for non-members Prizes 2 Grand Prizes 1st: $175 2nd: $100 3rd: $50 16 Fiction and Poetry Categories 1st: $30 2nd: $20 3rd: $10 Some are higher, varies by category & sponsor Description Offers contests for short fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction and writing for children in a variety of subjects and forms. Poetry categories include sonnets, limericks, rhymed poems,...